First: I work in tech. I know this world. It's not the best, but it's not the worst either.
Second: Compensation is awesome, but also a little evil. Tech companies are paying through the nose, so there is a lot of pressure to keep costs down. This is why they pay a small portion of comp via cash (salary) and a larger portion through stock or "promises of future value." Those promises do not always come true, but fortunately the salaries start around $130k per year (in California). Where it gets really evil is that if you are really good, they company will intentionally overpay you. If you have discipline, that's great, save your money. But most of us buy more a more expensive home with great schools for our kids and a much better car or two or three and then... we cannot find any other job at any other tech company that will match our insane compensation package--because they do not know how good we are and doubt we could be worth that much. Certainly not from a simple interview. This is known as "golden handcuffs."
Third: These companies are not "woke" because of the compensation. They are woke because they primarily hire college graduates and the vast majority of college graduates have been brainwashed for the past 17+ years with communist nonsense.
Lastly: I love working in tech. My pay is awesome and my co-workers are really great. I will admit not all companies are the same though, you have to move around until you find one you like.
First: I work in tech. I know this world. It's not the best, but it's not the worst either.
Second: Compensation is awesome, but also a little evil. Tech companies are paying through the nose, so there is a lot of pressure to keep costs down. This is why they pay a small portion of comp via cash (salary) and a larger portion through stock or "promises of future value." Those promises do not always come true, but fortunately the salaries start around $130k per year (in California). Where it gets really evil is that if you are really good, they company will intentionally overpay you. If you have discipline, that's great, save your money. But most of us buy more a more expensive home with great schools for our kids and a much better car or two or three and then... we cannot find any other job at any other tech company that will match our insane compensation package--because they do not know how good we are and doubt we could be worth that much. Certainly not from a simple interview. This is known as "golden handcuffs."
Third: These companies are not "woke" because of the compensation. They are woke because they primarily hire college graduates and the vast majority of college graduates have been brainwashed for the past 17+ years with communist nonsense.
Lastly: I love working in tech. My pay is awesome and my co-workers are really great. I will admit not all companies are the same though, you have to move around until you find one you like.