Made a throwaway account just to post this. 
I&#x27;m a well-respected professional (in a different, though connected field) with many years of experience and I earn a hair over what the blog poster earns.<p>I just can&#x27;t be sympathetic with the desperate tone -- yes, I get it, other devs earn more money, and a Ruby pro can probably get upwards of 70 or 80k. But making it sound like you&#x27;re on the brink of poverty with 40k? You&#x27;re spending too much.<p>The laptop cost keeps getting mentioned as a huge factor, but a MacBook is $2000 at most, and it can be had for a lot less, especially if you buy second hand.<p>Don&#x27;t get me wrong, his treatment at that company was far from fair. And he could and probably should get a job elsewhere. But the drama is non-existent here.