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I stumbled upon this line as well.

And then I realized that he started with just getting home after driving 6 hours of uber to make $200, which didn't really square with on-site work being rock bottom.

On site work is exhilarating at the right place

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Exhilarating on site work often doesn't line up with needing to be a full time caretaker for family, unfortunately.

Employment, in general, doesn't line up with needing to be a full time caretaker for whoever. SWE is a curious exception, sometimes, in some companies, but the vast, vast majority of the workforce goes to a place to work, then hires a nurse/nanny/caretaker to fit their other obligations.

I said what I said. it still beats going into in an office

You think doing gig work for pennies and slowly losing your dignity is better than just going into an office?

I'm sorry but the absolute privilege of the author here, goodness...

You sure about that?

I also can't find in-office work here because there just aren't as many opportunities locally, so I work full time for minimum wage to scrape my bills. Then I code on the weekend.

No dignity lost, but certainly lost my faith in software leadership.

My impression from TFA is not about lack of opportunity, which I would understand. The author simply refuses to work in an office.

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