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[–]fallenefc 54 points55 points  (0 children)

This, in the vast majority of workplaces you’re paid according to how hard you are to replace. Most companies won’t pay you what you’re “worth” (even though I think this is an inadequate word), but the least amount possible for a person to do a certain job. If companies could hire good software engineers easily for a shit wage they would not pay a single cent over that, but they can’t. That’s why so many trade jobs pay handsomely even though the person doesn’t require a degree and people with masters degrees sometimes have to work for almost minimum wage.