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One data point: companies that hire programmers seem to work a lot harder at making it a fun/good place to work than companies that hire laywers. Perhaps progr
by petervandijck 15y ago
One data point: companies that hire programmers seem to work a lot harder at making it a fun/good place to work than companies that hire laywers.
Perhaps programming is just more fun?
- kree10 15y agoYes, though I think this plays into the poster's point about respect/prestige. Right or wrong, a popular perception in the USA is that a lawyer wears nice clothes to work, and likes to unwind with a round of golf, fine scotch, and a cigar. Whereas a programmer is an overgrown teenager, wearing ripped jeans, playing video games, and drinking Red Bull. Of course the lawyer should earn more than that guy.