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I wonder how many other of us have had "non conventional" careers, stepping down from (whatever) higher paying positions in order to work as developers. Similar
by itsmemattchung 6y ago
I wonder how many other of us have had "non conventional" careers, stepping down from (whatever) higher paying positions in order to work as developers. Similar to the author of the article, I stepped down from management, took a pay cut, in order to become a developer. Eventually, after many years, my pay caught up and the temporary sacrifice was totally worth it.
- the_only_law 6y agoI’ve been thinking about going the other way (developer->something else) and all I have to say is holy shit being in software is in many ways a godsend. When I look at other fields and the credentials required/pay it’s somewhat a marvel that some uneducated kid with barely no experience such as myself was able to get into what’s considered a high paying technical field.
- soneca 6y agoSimilar here. I took a 50% cut from a Director at an NGO to junior frontend developer (with a 8-month no earnings interval while I studied software development). Now, 4 years later, I am earning 6 times that pre-dev earnings.