Adult Daycare Where Developer Dreams Go to Die
2 days ago
- #Big Tech
- #Career Development
- #Work Culture
- Big Tech companies offer high salaries and good work-life balance but leave employees feeling unfulfilled.
- Employees work on small parts of large projects, spend time in meetings, and deal with office politics.
- Big Tech uses 'talent capture' strategies to recruit and retain young developers, preventing them from working elsewhere.
- Techniques include high compensation, equity vesting, and creating risk-averse environments.
- Over time, employees become trapped by financial incentives and lose the courage to leave.
- The article encourages developers to recognize the trap and consider building something independently.
- Setting an exit plan and saving money can help those already in the system.
- The ultimate goal is to solve real problems rather than contribute to shareholder wealth.