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We as software engineers make a damn good amount of money for literally sitting down all day and basically bossing computers around. It is not slavery. I enjo
by matt_s 8y ago
We as software engineers make a damn good amount of money for literally sitting down all day and basically bossing computers around. It is not slavery.
I enjoy what I do and am making decent money doing it. If I won the lottery with FU money, yeah, I'd be done working for others.
I think around 35 is when you may see through any illusions employers have with buying into their grand mission statements or whatever to get you to work more for them with no more reward. You realize working for someone else is what the gig is and accept that.
When I get home from work sometimes I want to continue on the problem I was working on all day. Most of the time I stop myself and do other things I enjoy - relaxing things, hobbies, etc. Sometimes I will work on work stuff but that is up to me (unless it is some outage or emergency type thing).
- woogiewonka 8y agoSoftware engineers / developers live in their own bubbles. It takes a certain amount of willfulness to want to get into that type of work, so it is no wonder a handful (or more than a handful) of well paid engineers actually enjoy their work. Of course that goes for other professions but I imagine the majority of the population does not live in your reality.
- matt_s 8y agoIs the hate of the job just general hate for any job? If that is the case, it won't matter what profession you choose if someone doesn't like the way humans have structured society. One option is to go work a different job for a day like volunteering for Habitat for Humanity building houses. It puts things into perspective about how physically easy working with software is when compared.
- robjan 8y agoAssumption: everyone here is a software engineer