Typical hippie non-sense from a programmer with an over-inflated ego. Every company is rife with them.<p>1. You do not have to prove yourself. 
&gt;&gt; Um, yes, you do. Because you&#x27;re getting paid to work and work well by people who are risking capital to have you there. You&#x27;re not entitled to your job. If you feel you should be then move to France and make half the money for the safety of not being able to be fired, or join a sweepers union.<p>2. You are not a commodity.
&gt;&gt; Once again, yes, you are. You are paid to generate profit for the company. If you don&#x27;t like that then you are free and encouraged to risk your own money on the business of your choosing. Create some jobs yourself.<p>8. Software engineering is full of lies and people who will try to take advantage of you.
&gt;&gt; This is just too easy. Author Jeff just has no real-life experience whatsoever, it seems.<p>9. You are not your credentials nor your past.
&gt;&gt; Then you should go ahead an hire some repeat offenders. Put your money where your mouth is and give a convicted murderer a chance and risk your own money to hire him. You won&#x27;t.<p>Tl;dr, Author thinks he&#x27;s special; he&#x27;s not.