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Re:Layoffs at Block by raw_anon_1111 on Thursday February 26, 2026 @08:10PM (#47174947)
Cry me a river for the “average” senior developer who as a rule, makes twice the median income of whatever city they live in. It’s called saving money and living below your means. Yes I was a standard enterprise dev for 25 years before 2020 living in a second tier city.
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Re:Layoffs at Block by shimman on Friday February 27, 2026 @09:45AM (#47181059)
Hey buddy, you may not believe this but helping workers does in fact help everyone. Maybe get out of the crab bucket mentality and help your fellow human, as I'm confident you would want your fellow man to help you when you make the call.
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Re:Layoffs at Block by raw_anon_1111 on Friday February 27, 2026 @01:53PM (#47184100)
Right because software engineers making $140K a year have the same grievances as the McDonalds workers who can’t get a set schedule.

Again cry me a river because (hypothetical) you weren’t able to save 3-6 months salary making twice the median wage.

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Re:Layoffs at Block by project2501a on Thursday March 12, 2026 @12:50PM (#47353727)
Both do not own their means of production.
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