This isn’t wrong. In every industry, there will always be people who struggle to find employment. It’s a necessary part of the economic machine. One hopes it is not always the same person suffering, of course.
Still, absolutely everything about this industry is inflated. Pepsi just bought Poppi for $1.5B. That’s a HUGE DEAL, but hardly worth mentioning when compared with the $70B that Microsoft spent on Activision-Blizzard.
Making $80k a year is a GREAT salary. That’s going to invoke a hearty yawn from many when comparing to dev salaries.
Hell, you don’t even need a degree to get in. Just the knowledge to back yourself up in an interview.
I’m old enough to remember the hiring frenzy of the dot-com bubble, as well as many smaller hiring frenzies since.
Having watched my parents claw their way to a very happy retirement, it’s insane how easy life is in this career field.
I bring great energy to my teams, but technically I’m not incredible. I’ve never been Big-N quality. Still, I’m going to retire earlier in my life than my dad, who (very regrettably) even got an infusion of life insurance cash via my mom’s passing. I’ll retire with more spending power too. I have one nice toy - a car I spent $45k on. Otherwise, I live a modest life on my income, but all of this is based on watching my parents’ spending habits and lifestyle, so it feels like a fair comparison to me at least.
This is an absolutely blessed field. Can’t imagine where I’d be if I’d been born even just a hundred years ago.
Still, absolutely everything about this industry is inflated. Pepsi just bought Poppi for $1.5B. That’s a HUGE DEAL, but hardly worth mentioning when compared with the $70B that Microsoft spent on Activision-Blizzard.
Making $80k a year is a GREAT salary. That’s going to invoke a hearty yawn from many when comparing to dev salaries.
Hell, you don’t even need a degree to get in. Just the knowledge to back yourself up in an interview.
I’m old enough to remember the hiring frenzy of the dot-com bubble, as well as many smaller hiring frenzies since.
Having watched my parents claw their way to a very happy retirement, it’s insane how easy life is in this career field.
I bring great energy to my teams, but technically I’m not incredible. I’ve never been Big-N quality. Still, I’m going to retire earlier in my life than my dad, who (very regrettably) even got an infusion of life insurance cash via my mom’s passing. I’ll retire with more spending power too. I have one nice toy - a car I spent $45k on. Otherwise, I live a modest life on my income, but all of this is based on watching my parents’ spending habits and lifestyle, so it feels like a fair comparison to me at least.
This is an absolutely blessed field. Can’t imagine where I’d be if I’d been born even just a hundred years ago.