I went through the same thing and had no problem getting a place of my own. Plus with junior devs the salary increase is pretty steep in the first few years.

I went through the same thing and had no problem getting a place of my own. Plus with junior devs the salary increase is pretty steep in the first few years. I think the argument “he has to live in a share flat otherwise would need to compromise on maxing out with 401k” isn’t as convincing an argument as the OP thinks.