# F*ck You, Pay Me talk by Mike Monteiro

7 Hacker News commenters recommended F*ck You, Pay Me talk by Mike Monteiro and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as an evergreen, funny talk on getting paid as a designer or freelancer. A mixed take notes that it addresses the emotional side while the structural payment problem remains.

## Why people recommend it

- Famous talk people remember (2 comments): "Reminder of Mike Monteiro's famous 2011 talk, "Fuck You, Pay Me"" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47639518)) "Mike Monteiro's talk 'F*ck you, pay me' comes to mind." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47662099))

## What people warn about

- Emotional side only, not structure (1 comments): "he nails the emotional side of it but the structural problem is still there" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47485466))

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## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "F*ck You, Pay Me talk by Mike Monteiro", https://hackerapproved.com/p/f-ck-you-pay-me-talk/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).