[resource_waste]

>Every dev here loves doing volunteer work as a favor.

Devs are expected to contribute to FOSS, write free educational blog posts about technology, and fix your friends computer!

Ask a doctor why something hurts and they tell you to come into their office and insurance will bill you.

[sevagh]

This sounds made up tbh. I mean, I agree it's common to feel this "pressure" but the day you discover the pressure isn't real is the day you level up. And I charge plenty for fixing peoples' software pains.

I do open-source and write blog posts to satisfy my own desire to publicize my work, and for exposure, and to put my skills on display. Not as a race to the bottom. I could have had a career without those things.