When $8/hr Makes You A Senior Developer

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When $8/hr Makes You A Senior Developer

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Ah yes, the classic "market correction" we've all been waiting for. Nothing says "your decade of experience and six-figure student loans were worth it" quite like being offered McDonald's wages for senior developer positions. That smug cartoon dog sipping his drink represents every offshore recruiter who thinks your expertise in building scalable distributed systems is worth approximately one Starbucks latte per hour. The best part? It's a promoted post—someone actually paid money to advertise this absurdity. Welcome to 2023, where your GitHub contributions are worth less than the electricity it took to push them.

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