in the macro: look at how many people in positions you'd like to be in (CTO, VP Eng, etc) have backend vs frontend backgrounds. there's a statistical "frontend

in the macro: look at how many people in positions you'd like to be in (CTO, VP Eng, etc) have backend vs frontend backgrounds. there's a statistical "frontend ceiling" (https://twitter.com/changelog/status/1466420085908807681 https://twitter.com/changelog/status/1466420085908807681) in career progression. in the micro: statistics dont matter if YOU know what you enjoy + are good at + pays well. theres ways to do well and make money in whatever background. you can even do this by rotating ends every 2 years until you find a natural stopping point