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Re:Follow-up to “The dystopian world of software engineering... by wutbrodo on Saturday February 22, 2020 @10:51PM (#22395001)
I hate to break it to you, but I think you've just worked at shitty companies? If you think that other fields don't have the same or worse issues, you're dreaming.
Re:Follow-up to “The dystopian world of software engineering... by tonyedgecombe on Sunday February 23, 2020 @05:31AM (#22396163)
Or you've been very lucky. When I was consulting I visited a lot of companies. There were only a couple that didn't suffer from at least half of those problems.
Re:Follow-up to “The dystopian world of software engineering... by trashface on Sunday February 23, 2020 @11:12AM (#22397559)
Some of the companies I worked at were indeed shitty, and what I wrote is a caricature. And I never said other fields don't have problems, most in fact are worse than what we've got.

But I'm concerned that the popular perception is: go to a coding bootcamp for a few months, or even study CS at university, and that is your golden ticket to a solid, happy, lifelong career. Which I believe will be untrue for many people.