I’m on the opposite coast working for $BigTech remotely. Just to keep the answer simple, when people outside of tech ask what I do I just say “I am a software

I’m on the opposite coast working for $BigTech remotely. Just to keep the answer simple, when people outside of tech ask what I do I just say “I am a software developer” [1] and leave it at that. The same answer I’ve given for 25 years across 8 jobs. If they then ask where I work I say where I work, I tell them. They usually just shrug and the conversation continues. Most people outside of the tech bubble just think a job is a job, many don’t even know the compensation of the large tech companies. [1] The title isn’t strictly correct. But close enough. It beats droning on with the longer explanation