[tonyedgecombe]

You don't need to open your source to get rude customers, endless demands, and gigantic requirements.

In my experience the less you charge the more of that stuff you get. There is something about the very bottom of the pricing scale that is toxic.

[lsc]

It is... really weird. I think it might be related to how the boss will be more respectful to you after you successfully negotiate a raise.

Like normal people are somehow wired to treat more expensive people better than less expensive people. The immediate explanation is that normal people are kind of jerks?

I mean, I'll put up with more shit for a lot more money... but that's not how it works. As I've gotten paid better, every step of the way, I got treated better in other ways, too. And that expectation is built in everywhere.