[hexxiiiz]

While a lot of what the author notes about the issues with security are reasonable complaints, it sounds like the real problem is that the author is burned out because of how all of these underlying issues are dumped onto him as his problems. The real problem is not all of these real world issues that end up effecting him, it is that his work relationships and responsibilities turn these technical issues into personal ones. His response is not to really level with his boss and negotiate a better work circumstance, but instead to vent about how it is the fault of the technical integrity of the entire industry that he has to deal with his boss, his clients, and his workloads. The real problem with the industry is that too few people in it manage interpersonal expectations and boundaries. Instead, it's all too common to hear people in this space to transform interpersonal issues into obnoxious technical gripes, and that only enables the interpersonal dimension to erode further.

[TeMPOraL]

I don't know... The opposite of doing what the author does would be what? Arrange his work so that it's not all his problems? Adopt the mindset of "code to spec, collect paycheck"? To me, the author comes across as caring. They care about the actual value of the work they're doing, beyond their salary. We desperately need more people like that in this industry, because a lot of problems essentially boil down to it being full of people who don't care in the slightest.