> No other profession has this It is very common for professional athletes and for anyone who wants to live off their art (painters, musicians, writers, etc).

> No other profession has this It is very common for professional athletes and for anyone who wants to live off their art (painters, musicians, writers, etc). Most academic types I know are like that too. There are plenty of programming jobs where 40hs a week is enough and you get paid a good salary. Now, if you want to join a FAANG, that's a different story. But no one wins a Grammy by playing exclusively in weddings either.