A Wall Street street sign in front of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. U.S. stocks swung between gains and losses, with moves exacerbated by thin trading on the last session of the year. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg
(Bloomberg) -- Not long ago, tech seemed to promise more than virtually any other industry — more freedom, more perks and, for the lucky ones, more money. That made the calculus for young professionals easy. Forget 100-hour weeks. In tech, employees could work less for the same paycheck.