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They think that cause they aren't a tech worker. Also, as a non American tech worker were also underpaid.
I'm a senior software developer. I know how the industry works. And I also know the incredible arrogance of IT people thinking they're only millimeters away from being literally gods.
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Sure but thats the same in every technical industry. Doesn't have anything to do with pay.
No, it's not. Other industries have standards. Nobody would try to re-invent bolts for no reason. Software engineers do. All the time.
And it is related to pay. Or better, willingness to pay. VC funded firms are willing to spend a lot of money on hiring "top talent", but they let them run relatively free. So instead of using a not 100% fitting solution off the shelf, they build a custom solution, that costs obscene work hours and fits a tiny bit better for 3 weeks. That means, a lot of the work of these very capable engineers gets wasted in the sense that it doesn't create business value. So the business value they do create gets more expensive to produce.
lol that bolt comment is factually wrong
You seem to have a hatred for the tech industry and a very warped view of it vs the work force.
Again, I'm part of it.
That does nothing to change what I've said