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> What makes me nervous, though, is that we don't really understand why programmers are paid this well Are you kidding? Computer programmers have extremely hig
by s3p 4y ago
> What makes me nervous, though, is that we don't really understand why programmers are paid this well
Are you kidding? Computer programmers have extremely high burnout and surprisingly low job satisfaction. People are eager to rush in to the field but they slowly realize how tiring the work becomes. I chose industrial engineering in college as my computer science friends would constantly tell me about just how much programming they had to do as part of their internships. I can't even recall a person who said they loved programming for 8 hours a day and wanted to do it for the rest of their life.
The pay is deserved. Case closed.
- xur17 4y agoDo you have data to back this up? It seems like an absurd claim based on the developers I know.
- Viliam1234 4y agoAs an anecdotal evidence, my wife told me that she first considered my complaints about work a red flag, but that happened when I was the only programmer she knew. As her social circle expanded to contain more programmers, she realized that all of them, without exception, were complaining about their jobs. (To compare, the people happy about their jobs are mostly teachers. Possibly a selection effect, because teachers who are not happy about their jobs simply quit; they can get a better paying job anywhere.) The part about "programming for 8 hours a day" only makes sense to me if I interpret it as doing the stuff the programmers do at their jobs: the dark Scrum, Jira tickets, endless meetings, open spaces, etc. Most programmers hate that with a passion; that is why many of us were so happy about Covid allowing us to work from home. Actual coding is quite fun, if it comes without the baggage.