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AngryEngineer

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AngryEngineer··on Ask HN: How do you suggest we technologists get our industry back?
I honestly have no idea what you are talking about.

I work for a big technology company, I am one of the lowest level of "technologists" (a few steps above an intern). I get paid over twice the average household income of the surrounding area...all that money for just me! And that is just my base salary!

On top of that I get bonuses, to travel around the country (and occasionally to a different country) and stock.

And what do I have to "deal with"?? I get into work around 10am, we do standup, I grab a coffee, have a few meetings maybe, code away, a design review, grab an hour long relaxed lunch with my team at a nearby restaurant, back to work, code, maybe the odd board game or table football game, design etc. 6-7pm head off home (some of my team get in at 8 and are home by 4-5 - i prefer the later mornings), back to my lovely, spacious Downtown apartment, go for a walk with my girlfriend along the waterfront.

I find my work interesting - I don't choose the projects, people with business goals and spreadsheets do that, but I find there are fun challenges everywhere when you start talking to people. And I get dedicated time to explore my own ideas.

On top of that I get 3 weeks paid vacation, plus statutory holidays (2 weeks less than I got in europe.. but meh), not forgetting the weekends.

99.9999% (probably more) of people on this planet work harder, for less (or no) money, struggle to live day by day and I spent $10 a day ($300 a month, $3600 a year!!) on coffee.

I have no plans to "rally against" that.