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"If you think these things aren’t fair or suck, then you should try to move out of the leet coder path and get on the capital owner or business operator side."
by tdb7893 3y ago
"If you think these things aren’t fair or suck, then you should try to move out of the leet coder path and get on the capital owner or business operator side."
Some people like engineering and don't want to have to do an entirely different career. I would love to be treated as a human as an engineer (which is why I'm trying to leave the big companies but it's hard to find a company much better)
- lgkk 3y agoThen unfortunately they will always be at the mercy of their employer. Whether that employer is paying them 400k plus or a govt job paying 70k.
- fsloth 3y agoApproaching your work as contracting (even if you are regular employee) helps to think about the job more rationally. You exchange x hours of time for y amount of money. Also helps to keep in mind to check you value in the job market. There are positions where you can just stay put engineering all day but entails being an irreplaceable resource to your employer - so only few generally can get to this niche.