Re:Hard-to-swallow truths they won't tell you about software...
by aleph_minus_one on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @08:29AM
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I'd be more invested in something which improves the human condition but that's a 1 in 100,000 job.
I think the ratio is much larger.
But consider that market forces do work: since a lot of people want to do such a job, the salary will be quite low (i.e. so low that there won't be a long queue of people who want to do the job for such a salary; the salary will just be high enough that the positions can be filled). On the other hand, the salaries of "bullshit jobs" or jobs where you do evil things will be much larger, because otherwise the company will have difficulties filling the positions.
I think the ratio is much larger.
But consider that market forces do work: since a lot of people want to do such a job, the salary will be quite low (i.e. so low that there won't be a long queue of people who want to do the job for such a salary; the salary will just be high enough that the positions can be filled). On the other hand, the salaries of "bullshit jobs" or jobs where you do evil things will be much larger, because otherwise the company will have difficulties filling the positions.