> Accepting that organizations are incentivized to extract the maximum amount of value from you means you should be: 1. Aware of the value you produce 2. Know how to sell it
Do you think this is important even if one is already satisfied with one's compensation and mainly cares about the positive impact that they're making for end-users of the company's software?
You are donating a lot of money to your employer’s shareholders if you knowingly work for below market rates. I hope you have an excellent work environment but even if you do you should interview at least yearly to see if there’s anything really attractive around. Other companies have end users too.
What matters in the end is that you're content/happy with where your life is and the trajectory you're on - whether that's making 200k a year or having enough time off at work so you can do other interesting stuff
Do you think this is important even if one is already satisfied with one's compensation and mainly cares about the positive impact that they're making for end-users of the company's software?