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A layoff fundamentally changed how I perceive work

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1041 points mertbio | 5 comments | 27 Jan 25 08:22 UTC | HN request time: 1.159s | source
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talkingtab ◴[27 Jan 25 14:51 UTC] No.42841687[source]▶
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1. ergocoder ◴[27 Jan 25 15:14 UTC] No.42841942[source]▶
I know what you mean, but a 500K software engineering job doesn't seem to match what you say...
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2. dumbledoren ◴[27 Jan 25 16:07 UTC] No.42842560[source]▶
Doesnt it? It requires a $180,000~ minimum to get by as a family of 4 including 2 kids in San Francisco according to statistics. Before taxes and unexpected expenses and other things. And VERY few people get that $500k. The rest get shafted by the system like others.
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3. BizarreByte ◴[27 Jan 25 19:25 UTC] No.42844652[source]▶
500k/y jobs are not common and as such the vast majority of us are not making that much.
4. closeparen ◴[27 Jan 25 19:53 UTC] No.42844942[source]▶
The zero-sum competition for housing absorbs any wage level you throw at it. If you can fault the employer for something in this scenario, it is for locating the role in the Bay Area. Which they would tell you is a concession to the existing talent pool.
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5. immibis ◴[28 Jan 25 11:56 UTC] No.42851356{3}[source]▶
It's not about fault. It's about business. Corporations have no moral obligation to you and you have no moral obligation to corporations.