Golden Handcuffs in Tech: Why a Higher Salary Makes It Harder to Quit

The raise landed on a Thursday in late October. By Sunday afternoon I had spent $260 on an ergonomic mesh desk chair.

That was not about making my flat look better. Three weeks of fourteen-hour days from a sagging sofa had locked my lower back into a spasm I could not sit or stand my way out of.… Read the rest “Golden Handcuffs in Tech: Why a Higher Salary Makes It Harder to Quit”

The Safest-Looking Salary Is the Riskiest Bet You’re Making

Why relying on a single employer is a dangerous economic gamble — and how shifting from one buyer to two changes the whole picture.

The Black Screen on Tuesday

Last Tuesday, my former colleague logged into a routine 9 a.m. video call. Three minutes in, his screen went black.

Email, gone.… Read the rest “The Safest-Looking Salary Is the Riskiest Bet You’re Making”