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I have a similar life story. This field is toxic and hates developers that build useful software. Look at Max Howell and so many others like him.

Reading through the thread it's all about vibe and liking people. Most of the success stories are products that went nowhere and nobody used. But they got paid and had fun.

Bullshit jobs for friendly people.

At least we can agree on something. Try contracting, you can get more than FAANGs pay in Europe.

US cities are also full of homeless people and thugs with guns. Plus it's not safe to walk on the street, you have to drive everywhere.

Pros and cons.

You should try to read before posting, the question is about contracting.

Also, FAANGs in Europe suck and most of their good developers move to the US.

You get what you pay for. Good european engineers have US rates.

The guys rejecting candidates are next, so no end until companies start breaking down.

You're lying to yourself and trying to convince other people as well.

I get the feeling that more than half of the posted jobs are fake.

Discrimination is both unethical and illegal. People who reject based on vibe are bad people.

If you were a tree, what kind of a tree would you be.

This is what happens when sycophants get promoted.

The stressed out and homeless people everywhere you go contradicts what you are saying.

Funny how you trust numbers fudged by politicians more than your perception.

Only a psycho wants to know "why" someone applies to a job.

Jobs are exchanging work for money. Asking more than that turns it into a cult.

I wonder if psycho employers think they are Jesus.

Wages didn't grow with inflation and nobody is dumb enough to take the jobs.