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Not mocking cobol devs but yall are severely underpaid for keeping fintech alive (lemmy.world)
submitted 10 months ago by Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev
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[โ€“] BilboBargains@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

There is no relationship between what you earn and your skill level. If there were, theoretical physics would be a top paying field. The reason is, this is capitalism and we are horrible negotiators. If you want to earn top money in a technical field, the best you can do is insert yourself in a revenue stream. Roles that are critical to revenue like a billing system or associated with a intrinsically valuable commodity e.g. petrochemical, are more lucrative than other similarly skilled professions.

[โ€“] linuxdweeb@lemm.ee -1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

It feels like blaming everything on capitalism is a Lemmy meme.

EDIT: smh look at all the capitalists smashing the downvote button as if it were a poor.