Like we should all go back to coal mines, work 80 hours a week, die young because it was hard?
Coal miners salaries did NOT reflect the work they did. Developers jobs are the complete opposite. WAY over paid for the work done.
And why would you think any of us look down on a barista?
Not saying you look down on them. Many of them were probably one at some point. Im saying developers have forgotten how incredible easy they have it for the amount of work they put in. Then they kick and scream when asked to put in more.
The hating on Musk is that he's doing the opposite of what should be done.
Twitter (and the employees) road off the easy money of public shares for so long they forgot that they need to be profitable. When someone comes in forcing the company to make its money back, they panic. Its the same reason these FANG jobs are so sought after. Start ups don't put up with 3 meetings a day for "picking colors". They need to turn a profit. Its a business, not a day care center for you.
It's been well established that to build high performing teams you need a healthy environment.
Absolutely, but that "healthy environment" needs to be actually applied too. You aren't productive if you spend all day/everyday trying to make a healthier environment.
You're hating on a middle class profession, as opposed to the worlds richest man who "runs" 3 companies but pretty much sits on Twitter all day and looking at a $56b billion bonus
Well. He's done more for people than you will in 100 life times. That's just a fact. His mass fortune is also tied in the system, it's "working money". All those billions aren't even his, they're tied in investments. Of course not 100% of all his money is in investments. I'm sure he's got some fat cash laying around that he can spend of whatever but it's not a "$56 billion bonus". He's in major debt for that investment purchase. He pulled shares of tesla, and borrowed to purchase Twitter. If he can turn Twitter profitable and pay off the his billions in loans, then he can start making profit off Twitter.