take a low paying coding job. there are tons of them.
the issue is that most programmers don’t want to work for 50K a year. they want to work for 100K. they were sold on that high income potential rather than middle class income potential.
my company is small, our top programmer with 30 years of experience only makes about 150K. he could probably make double or triple that if he worked for a tech corp.
our start salary from an entry level programmer is about 65K, way below the market expectation of 80-100K
the kicker is, our programmers tend to be lifers. because the job is stable and the benefits are amazing, even if the pay is ‘criminally’ low such that most people won’t entertain it.
take a low paying coding job. there are tons of them.
the issue is that most programmers don’t want to work for 50K a year. they want to work for 100K. they were sold on that high income potential rather than middle class income potential.
my company is small, our top programmer with 30 years of experience only makes about 150K. he could probably make double or triple that if he worked for a tech corp.
our start salary from an entry level programmer is about 65K, way below the market expectation of 80-100K
the kicker is, our programmers tend to be lifers. because the job is stable and the benefits are amazing, even if the pay is ‘criminally’ low such that most people won’t entertain it.
most employees only care about the salary.
I’m only working to pay to be alive