Formidable employee here: To be quite honest we are compensated very fairly for our industry already and this program is not meant to ‘provide a living wage’ by any means.
Instead, this is a ‘fair nod’ at the work some of us feel compelled and motivated to do after work hours.
Not saying your perspective is wrong, just hopefully providing a bit more context about what this program means for someone who uses it.
I'm a true designer/FE developer hybrid - I love designing and prototyping with sketch/framer/invision, and then developing frontend components & building single-page apps. I've build simple RESTful APIs for personal projects that include oauth/sql/qless services. I care a lot about UX & perf, and really want to work on an exciting product.
Instead, this is a ‘fair nod’ at the work some of us feel compelled and motivated to do after work hours.
Not saying your perspective is wrong, just hopefully providing a bit more context about what this program means for someone who uses it.