> There may not be guns pointed at programmers, but there are long hours expectations. The perks you're talking about tech workers being pampered with are there

> There may not be guns pointed at programmers, but there are long hours expectations. The perks you're talking about tech workers being pampered with are there to keep workers there longer. I’d also add things like ageism to the mix. It’s not hard to find people who thought this was great when they were 25 but now a couple decades later are noticing that it kind of sucks when they have family responsibilities and also the people their age or older are increasingly laid off or pushed to leave.