truth is somewhere in the middle. '996 culture' white collar work can be quite bad, including health wise even if it is much better compensated. However it is a

truth is somewhere in the middle. '996 culture' white collar work can be quite bad, including health wise even if it is much better compensated. However it is also true that a lot of people in cushy tech jobs can be pretty big divas and severely overstate how stressful their jobs are. I personally know a fair amount of people in the industry who basically work half a job at full pay.