i don't think morality is really useful here: right or wrong, it doesn't matter. labor is labor; that software engineers are a talented, "woke" (or at least perceived as such) group of labor doesn't change anything. you trade your time for money, which you use to buy stuff and then continue to trade your time for money. that's the game.
software engineers have it pretty good, anyway. this manager's example is perfect: sure, people grumble, but they typically eventually accept a reduced salary. why is that? even at a reduced salary, most laborers will be OK with a non-physically-straining, intellectually decent job that lets them live where they want to live and largely earn enough to not worry too much.
software engineers have it pretty good, anyway. this manager's example is perfect: sure, people grumble, but they typically eventually accept a reduced salary. why is that? even at a reduced salary, most laborers will be OK with a non-physically-straining, intellectually decent job that lets them live where they want to live and largely earn enough to not worry too much.