I am. I got into the field because I have the aptitude for it, and it pays well. It’s honestly not more complicated than that. I’m a backend-focused SSE worki

I am. I got into the field because I have the aptitude for it, and it pays well. It’s honestly not more complicated than that. I’m a backend-focused SSE working in healthcare. I got an hourly position working on a legacy company intranet, where 99% of what I had to do was simply be able to write HTML. That was in 2005. I’ve worked my way up since then by constantly looking for new things to learn and apply to my job. I did a bunch of stuff - stocking store shelves, retail, etc. My only other “career” type job was as an electrician, and even that seemed like a fallback even at the time. Tips: as I said before, always be looking for new things to learn that are adjacent to your job. The more skills you acquire the higher the chance that one will “stick” and you’ll be able to move our of your current job and into one that is more closely aligned with where you want to be. Incremental progress was the key for me.