firefighters, cops and nurses in many Bay Area communities make more than typical programmers and have more deterministic career/salary upgrades...and in many c

firefighters, cops and nurses in many Bay Area communities make more than typical programmers and have more deterministic career/salary upgrades...and in many cases, pensions. and they don't have to worry about market forces the other day there was a story of a nurse in San Jose (no one special) making $260k...more than most people here I bet Programming is declining in attractiveness and may become a McJob for most