I quit

And not because I am not afraid of the crisis - the supply in the IT labor market has declined significantly
I wasn’t cut down - not only were we assured that there would be no cuts
The salary was not cut - I could be proud of the size of my salary even before the crisis
And not because there is another source of income - no, the wife is a housewife
I did not win the lottery - on the contrary, the money, taking into account the need to pay for a Moscow apartment, would be enough for a couple of weeks
It was not a hasty decision - I started thinking about dismissing about three months ago.
I found the best place to work? No, I didn’t really search for it yet.

I'm crazy? Not. I just got tired of chasing bullshit. Professional pride above crises, money and status. I want to create, and not to fulfill the changing demands of the rich, profane, who have found themselves a brand new glamorous toy, in the form of an initially promising project. I'm sick of enduring dullness and lack of professionalism. I'm sick of watching how intelligent people cave in under the money argument, and the fear of crisis. And let the colleagues, who also recognize all this, sit and get the loot further. I can't do that. Despite the crisis, I am free, I am free, as before, to do what fascinates me, what is interesting, what is exciting, what makes an extra hour or two to stay at work, what makes you jump up at night with the thought “Eureka ! And no crisis will force me to change priorities in favor of the bubble!

Am I an idealist? May be. But I think this is how a programmer should always remain.