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This is a misunderstanding. I meant "you" as the "generic you" (any job seeker), not the "specific you" (you). I hope the fact that you need good skills to get
by BurningFrog 1y ago
This is a misunderstanding. I meant "you" as the "generic you" (any job seeker), not the "specific you" (you).
I hope the fact that you need good skills to get good jobs is not controversial.
I meant this as a message of hope: There really are good jobs out there, so don't give up on the industry!
- whstl 1y agoUnderstood. I don't disagree. However: even joining companies with amazing engineering departments, salaries and even great executive departments is not a guarantee that the software making process is at the same level. I say this with experience in one FAANG, two YC startups and two multi-billion-dollar unicorns. There is a fundamental disdain towards both developers and users in the industry, visible on one side by the RTO/layoffs/AI-replacement, and on the other with dark patterns, cookie-banners, autoplay videos, behavioral experimentation and recklessness with data and general slowness. I still maintain that saying "no" to things that damage the world and compromise the work is the duty of anyone calling themselves an engineer.