As someone who has both coded and worked in restaurants for over a decade each, I assume that once the novelty wears off, you'll a) probably get start getting f

As someone who has both coded and worked in restaurants for over a decade each, I assume that once the novelty wears off, you'll a) probably get start getting frustrated with restaurant life, overall and b) the lower income has its own long-term stressors that will grate on you. I could be wrong though. If you end up just genuinely being a restaurant person, maybe occasionally doing some coding to supplement your income, that's fantastic. There are many things I loved about the restaurant industry.