I think tech workers, whether it's the passionate geeks or materialistic frat bros, need to understand that a decent chunk of people just want a regular/safe office job that's more exciting and stimulating than spreadsheets and powerpoint slides.
They don't want to engage in intellectual/nerdy pissing contests, nor do they want to jump through a million burning hoops to increase their total compensation. They want to show up 9 o'clock, do their work, and leave around 5 - and that's that.
No hacky side projects. No late evenings reading up on shiny new tools, no grinding leetcode and prepping for interviews, no hustles.
(You'll find the geeky hackers at startups, open-source projects, etc.)
They don't want to engage in intellectual/nerdy pissing contests, nor do they want to jump through a million burning hoops to increase their total compensation. They want to show up 9 o'clock, do their work, and leave around 5 - and that's that.
No hacky side projects. No late evenings reading up on shiny new tools, no grinding leetcode and prepping for interviews, no hustles.
(You'll find the geeky hackers at startups, open-source projects, etc.)