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		the_only_law on May 5, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: If you quit your computer job, which non-c... How much do they work though. I know some nurses that had good pay on paper, but were absolutely desperate to get out of the field. They just worked so many hours it wasn’t worth it.

commandlinefan on May 5, 2023 [–]

> worked so many hours

When you factor in unpaid oncall and unpaid overtime, many programmers are in the same boat.

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