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0 pointsstackbutterflow3y ago0 comments

They can't. Margins are thinner. Hardware companies have extra costs that software companies don't have.

I almost tripled my salary by moving from what the person your replied to is looking for to the web. AND it's easier. AND I can work remotely.

I don't blame them. But they'll be more and more desperate to attract people. The democratization of remote web jobs after COVID is another nail in the coffin. They pay less, 99% of the time you have to be in office. It's a losing battle.

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vitno3y ago

This frequently isn't true, although I'll admit it's industry dependent. This is the rhetoric used to depress the wages. Sure, they have extra costs but when you do the math, frequently the wages are still just a drop in the bucket of the operational expenditures.

Ancalagon3y ago

Agreed, its the same tactic used in healthcare.

Workaccount23y ago

I think the real issue is that software is way overpriced.

ZephyrBlu3y ago

Software is underpriced for the value it generates.

Workaccount23y ago

So is everything else, you just take it for granted at this point.

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