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Being a physician or attorney confers additional compensation in the form of social status and prestige which I think it's fair to say we don't get by virtue of
by markbnj 10y ago
Being a physician or attorney confers additional compensation in the form of social status and prestige which I think it's fair to say we don't get by virtue of working on code. I also think that as a general rule there is a fairly small percentage of people who like programming, and can sit in front of a computer and focus on code for hours at a time and consider that a fulfilling way to make a living. I doubt that percentage is ever going to be much higher than it is now.
- morenoh149 10y agoSocial status and prestige is all in our minds. You can code and be very respected in society if you act that way. The problem is that the type of work attracts (filters?) for introverted behavior. The folks that aren't going out and being flashy.
- ryuker16 10y agoI beg to differ....nobody thinks programmers are slouches in the pay and intelligence area. Plenty of broke ass lawyers running around like Better Call Saul.