> the only people getting any praise or promotions are "developer advocates", i.e. the marketing department. Another harsh reality I am learning more and more

> the only people getting any praise or promotions are "developer advocates", i.e. the marketing department. Another harsh reality I am learning more and more lately: if you are not in the people's faces you will NEVER get any praise and a just material reward. So yeah, sadly you're right. > I'd rather enjoy the time I have now "If hard work paid off, show me a rich donkey". Truth is, stable jobs are nice training wheels for our psyche so we don't get too stressed but at one point we must roll up our sleeves and either figure out our own business, or co-found one with another person, or just devise any and all scheme for making at least 3x more money than your day-job is giving you, and for only 1-2h of work a day. Or if I am wrong here, I can't see how.