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Re:WeWork’s Adam Neumann Steps Down as CEO by warent on Tuesday September 24, 2019 @04:37PM (#21064353)
I'm a software engineer and I wrestled with this for a long time too. It seemed bizarre that we should be getting paid what we do and I had an intense experience of being an imposter. Eventually it clicked with me that the work I'm doing directly affects millions of people on a daily basis, or it affects a smaller number of people in a big way that's unique and hard to reproduce. Viewed from that angle, it makes a lot more sense I think.
Re:WeWork’s Adam Neumann Steps Down as CEO by jjeaff on Tuesday September 24, 2019 @06:30PM (#21065331)
That's a nice justification. But it doesn't really have much affect on your salary. It's simply that there is a lot of demand for software engineers of a certain skill level and not a ton of supply.

The moment your same exact job can be replaced by a worker willing to do it for less is the moment salaries start to fall.