I knew I was the only poor person at my tech startup because nobody else ate the Hot Cheetos that were stocked in our free snack kitchen. Seaweed snacks were always empty. Nobody had those telltale…

Not sure if this is the best comm for this post, but it really hit home with me, and is getting some good discussion in my circles.

  • SoyViking [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    It's a myth that tech jobs = high pay. Some people make a ton of money but a lot of other people working in tech don't. I've been working in tech for about seven years now and I make significantly less than a carpenter or a plumber.