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Re:What Silicon Valley “Gets” about Software Engineers by rwmj on Sunday September 17, 2023 @04:18AM (#37542724)
They're not paid for the value they generate either. They're paid proportional to the leverage they have to extract money from the business.
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Re:What Silicon Valley “Gets” about Software Engineers by candiodari on Sunday September 17, 2023 @11:35AM (#37546156)
In other words, can you run the business into the ground? If yes => $$$$$$$$$$$$$$, if no => $.

The CEO can tank a company (in fact they frequently do)

An engineer certainly has more power than average to sink a company (isn't half the star wars story pretty much this?)

Cleaning personnel does not

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