Unfortunately, I seem to have had a similar experience. Perhaps it is bound to happen in this economy when a lot of people are struggling to find decent jobs on the one hand, and you have this group of people involved with Tech who are doing incredibly well...I've made the decision to always live with roommates not in the tech sector, and I made the mistake of revealing once how much I make. Instantly, my roommate's (and his friends') attitude changed after that. I've learned to never make that mistake again.