[afterburner]

Some parts of aerospace, specifically the higher profile projects where people will feel like they have bragging rights for working there. Also, maybe the game industry? Basically any industry where people people are dying to be on the inside, despite what the job may entail or their long term prospects.

[paulbaumgart]

The strange part, though, is that there's so much money pouring into tech startups right now, and so with a little bit of negotiation skills, you can find all the sexiness and get paid really well.

(This is not meant as a criticism of ZenPayroll or their front-end lead in particular, especially since this instance is just hearsay, but I've come across the attitude described before and have found it personally baffling every time.)