I appreciate this sentiment and I think it's sad to sacrifice rights for money... but you know, sometimes you need money.
If unions were stronger and the government was more populist, etc., (speaking of the US), maybe this choice could have been headed off better... but it's too late for that this cycle.
OP is way overblowing it. You could tell by their “no him/her”. Way to be obviously transparent about his political orientation. Makes me sick that he’s basically saying “get back in the closet”. Sorry I went through that I my youth: I’m out and I’m not going back. And fortunately the last three companies I’ve coded at in 15 years were aligned with my progressive politics.
If unions were stronger and the government was more populist, etc., (speaking of the US), maybe this choice could have been headed off better... but it's too late for that this cycle.