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Wait until you get to your 40s to appreciate other factors. "teachers, firefighters" enjoy: * structured careers with well-defined benefits that they keep even

Wait until you get to your 40s to appreciate other factors. "teachers, firefighters" enjoy: * structured careers with well-defined benefits that they keep even after retirement * accumulate experience that's valued by their employers all the way to retirement * can find a job anywhere; don't need to emigrate/move to SFBA/NYC/London/Berlin, speak foreign languages, be surrounded by aliens from distant lands * are respected for what they do Software development is heavily skewed towards the young demographics. We just don't think about it when we are young and still in love with computers. In the immortal words quoted by Steve McConnell over 20 years ago: "Wanted: Young, skinny, wirey fellows not over 18. Must be expert riders willing to risk death daily. Orphans preferred. Wages $25 per week."

dragonwriter 5y ago
> Wait until you get to your 40s to appreciate other factors. "teachers, firefighters" enjoy: * structured careers with well-defined benefits that they keep even after retirement * accumulate experience that's valued by their employers all the way to retirement * can find a job anywhere; don't need to emigrate/move to SFBA/NYC/London/Berlin, speak foreign languages, be surrounded by aliens from distant lands * are respected for what they do If you get to your 40s as a dev and want that without leaving development, become a public sector (direct government, not contract) software developer.
908B64B197 5y ago
> structured careers with well-defined benefits that they keep even after retirement That's why careers have a stock comp. Jobs don't. > accumulate experience that's valued by their employers all the way to retirement Real engineers do get that. > don't need to emigrate/move to SFBA/NYC/London/Berlin > speak foreign languages > be surrounded by aliens from distant lands I can't help but hear a dog whistle here...

dragonwriter 5y ago

> Wait until you get to your 40s to appreciate other factors. "teachers, firefighters" enjoy: * structured careers with well-defined benefits that they keep even after retirement * accumulate experience that's valued by their employers all the way to retirement * can find a job anywhere; don't need to emigrate/move to SFBA/NYC/London/Berlin, speak foreign languages, be surrounded by aliens from distant lands * are respected for what they do If you get to your 40s as a dev and want that without leaving development, become a public sector (direct government, not contract) software developer.

908B64B197 5y ago

> structured careers with well-defined benefits that they keep even after retirement That's why careers have a stock comp. Jobs don't. > accumulate experience that's valued by their employers all the way to retirement Real engineers do get that. > don't need to emigrate/move to SFBA/NYC/London/Berlin > speak foreign languages > be surrounded by aliens from distant lands I can't help but hear a dog whistle here...