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In fleeting moments of madness, maybe. But aside from that, of course not! We're so unbelievably lucky to be able to do things that we're good at, most of us en
by throwaway135711 5y ago
In fleeting moments of madness, maybe. But aside from that, of course not! We're so unbelievably lucky to be able to do things that we're good at, most of us enjoy (to some extent), and also be paid eye-watering amounts of money.
It's pretty easy to forget how low the median income really is when one's social group is exclusively tech or other professional occupations (lawyers, doctors, etc). Meeting somebody who's doing physical labour 40-60 hours a week only to make 25k USD or whatever puts things into perspective really quick.
- ClumsyPilot 5y ago"also be paid eye-watering amounts of money." Thats not really true outside US
- barbazoo 5y agoIt obviously depends on where you live and what you do in your job and how much you work and how hard. I'd argue though that, to say it in OP's words, most of us should get watery eyes every time we see our paychecks given how much time we spend actually working, what the work environment is and what that work entails. We're so incredibly lucky it's hard to fathom.
- ClumsyPilot 5y ago"We're so incredibly lucky it's hard to fathom." But we are not, in UK developers are slightly above average office workers, they have no advantage on lawyers, bankers, doctors, etc.
- barbazoo 5y agoPersonally I would still consider that lucky in the grand scheme of things. I'd never compare myself or the work I do to that of a doctor. Is there some logical reason I'm missing why it should be any different than it is?
- HL33tibCe7 5y agoIt is in the UK
- enronmusk 5y agoWhat makes you say that? Outside of contracting and a few elite firms in London, being a developer in the UK is like being an accountant -- nothing special.