These HN topics are almost verging on dogwhistle politics, where people can't take their head out of the sand for a second to see that the compensation system o

These HN topics are almost verging on dogwhistle politics, where people can't take their head out of the sand for a second to see that the compensation system overall in tech needs to be badly overhauled. Even though this is an old article, it addresses something which should be of interest to most here - namely that whatever color or stripe or creed you are yourself, the odds are that you're personally getting less than you should in terms of compensation. I know people almost single-handedly keeping valuable back-end systems running, that accrue millions in revenue for a company, but yet the company pays them less than the industry average for their role. Conversely, I have worked with corporate ladder-climbers who contribute nothing beyond endless catch-up meetings that earn more. If you do good work, that directly supports or creates revenue for your company, you deserve a fair slice of that, regardless of how your role is perceived by often technically illiterate HR and management layers.