Investment banking is seen as a more prestigious job in some circles which can be more important than the money. Tech is still seen as a trade job to those same

Investment banking is seen as a more prestigious job in some circles which can be more important than the money. Tech is still seen as a trade job to those same people. So even if you can make more money doing SWE those people would rather join the army and then go into banking because that's 'what they're meant to do'.