throwaway549

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   by throwaway549 11y ago

   Because we aren't respected the way other knowledge workers are. Look at the abuse heaped on us by the press or the anti-tech worker protests in SF.
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   by throwaway549 11y ago

   Shut up "coder" and get back to work. You don't need a private office. After all, you aren't a doctor, a lawyer, or even an MBA. Also, don't forget about all of those stock options we gave you in lieu of a market-ra
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   by throwaway549 11y ago

   All-nighters' worth of unpaid overtime and crowded, noisy, privacy-free open office working conditions that would make anyone who isn't a 20-something long for the days of the once-denigrated cube farm. Really shows how little res
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   by throwaway549 11y ago

   We also call ourselves "geeks," which is also quite bad, and we've done little to stop the media and industry rebranding us as "coders," a job title with little prestige or connotations of authority and professional