Re:Ask HN: Why are we (developers) way overpaid for what we do?
by PaulHoule on Wednesday July 12, 2017 @11:54AM
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I don't see it that way.
When Walt Disney became the highest paid executive in the U.S. a reporter asked him what he thought of that and he said "It's about time."
Many developers perceive they are underpaid, certainly many of us face competition from people who get paid $35k a year in developing countries.
The deeper problem in the industry is a rabid antiprofessionalism that means, among other things, you won't get anything consistent out of a $20k or $200k developer.
When Walt Disney became the highest paid executive in the U.S. a reporter asked him what he thought of that and he said "It's about time."
Many developers perceive they are underpaid, certainly many of us face competition from people who get paid $35k a year in developing countries.
The deeper problem in the industry is a rabid antiprofessionalism that means, among other things, you won't get anything consistent out of a $20k or $200k developer.