> Salaries are much higher and developers are a respected career that isn’t just “IT”. I agree the compensation is higher. I don’t agree the respect is any hig

> Salaries are much higher and developers are a respected career that isn’t just “IT”. I agree the compensation is higher. I don’t agree the respect is any higher. Software engineer is highly associated with terms like neckbeard, redditor, incel, autistic, etc. I’m extremely hesitant to tell anyone I’m a software engineer. If anything - I’ll lie and say I do product management just to avoid the association. People treat me way better when I say I’m a PM instead of an eng.