After getting kicked in the teeth by Apple, punched in the gut by Tiktok, and stock falling 60% from all time high, Zucc finally realizes that thousands of directors, senior directors, VPs, senior VPs, presidents, and C-suites don't actually do shit and all the work comes from the lowest levels of employees

Too bad all the Meta coders are wannabe capitalists themselves and look down on other working class people, including even their own

  • learntocod [they/them]
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    2 years ago

    Holy shit. When they say work two remote jobs… do they mean collect two checks while a chatbot baffles your manager and commits garbage code? And when they say financial freedom, do they mean a small chunk of change that capital will wash away at the first medical crisis?

    • familiar [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      If you're dedicated and get into the right niche (the niches are fairly sizeable) it's definitely possible to output average quality work in 20-25 hours a week.

      And when they say financial freedom, do they mean a small chunk of change that capital will wash away at the first medical crisis?

      Probably not, two tech jobs is gonna be $140k per year on the lower end which is solidly in "financial independence" territory. Not enough to retire in, but decent saving skills will keep life very comfortable as long as you can keep a job of some kind.

      • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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        2 years ago

        Probably not, two tech jobs is gonna be $140k per year on the lower end

        If you're an experienced developer and you're not making six figures, you're getting robbed.

        • familiar [he/him]
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          2 years ago

          True, but I figure if you're trying to double up, you're putting mediocre effort into mediocre jobs. Decent chance some people are pulling it off and making $200k+ though

          • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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            2 years ago

            The "guy who outsourced his job to some low wage worker overseas" is a classic. I've heard more than a few of those stories.

            At some point you're functionally just running a contracting firm.