This is such a strange thing to doubt. I'm so distracted by it I can't really answer your question. Being a software engineer is a bunch of knowledge accompanie

This is such a strange thing to doubt. I'm so distracted by it I can't really answer your question. Being a software engineer is a bunch of knowledge accompanied with some level of problem solving. You can even be a medicore one and use the paychecks to pay your hobby or something you actually like. So why throw it away if you don't know what you are throwing it away for? There are work conditions where you have to call the police on the manager because he locked you in the building until the release is done. There are also work conditions where you want to work but everyone else wants to pet a cat for another half hour after lunch and the boredom slowly kills your mind. And there are a lot of nice workplaces in-between. If you have any memory about the joy of programming I highly suggest to doubt the workplace before yourself.