> Not everyone in Europe works or has the opportunity to work at big wealthy corps like the ones you mentioned.
Because you think 90% of people in the US works in 'big wealthy corps'?
You probably have a skewed opinion based on what you see on hacker news.
For the overwhelming majority, the condition are pretty similar to what you describe: A SCRUM point driven job, where you just implement whatever boring BS you are asked for a product you most likely don't care about, with a mediocre pay, and no job security.
Because you think 90% of people in the US works in 'big wealthy corps'?
You probably have a skewed opinion based on what you see on hacker news. For the overwhelming majority, the condition are pretty similar to what you describe: A SCRUM point driven job, where you just implement whatever boring BS you are asked for a product you most likely don't care about, with a mediocre pay, and no job security.