Because they are willing to pay my asking rate. Maybe it’s 3 jobs, but for me it’s still one. I can’t help that their 3 other devs aren’t as productive. I’m not here to defend them either. Absolutely quite some companies are going this route, it’s not a unique situation either. What should I do? Not adapt and complain about the job market? Using AI -IDEs since day one, I also see the writings on the wall, so I’m also taking advantage of these things (like anyone should).
You're absolutely right. The rational thing for you to do is to enable further exploitation of your own class and hand over the extra profit on a silver plate to others.
Either you adapt, or you don't. But this is what's coming for all software/web & IT jobs. I am not making up the rules of the game; neither am I sitting here and be bitter about it.