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[–] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I’ve been saying this pretty much since I started working in tech in 2005.

They paid too well for a while and gave nice lunches and free lattes while sucking 60-70 hours per week out if us.

I quit and fix cars now with hardly any retirement funds and shit health and dental care.

[–] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

There are no more perks, just the soul crushing work.