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Are you sure this needs to be fixed? Of course this is Hacker News, so our bias will be towards finding a way to stay in software (I hate calling it tech when i
by bryananderson 4y ago
Are you sure this needs to be fixed? Of course this is Hacker News, so our bias will be towards finding a way to stay in software (I hate calling it tech when it’s a small subset of technologies that exist) and be happy. But really, do you need to do that? This is just one profession of many (and this one is far from immune from automation, contrary to popular belief!). If this isn’t what you feel passionate about, cool. Start thinking about everything else that exists. Software isn’t the holy grail.
- Existenceblinks 4y agoGood question. I may not need to make myself feel .. let's write software with a cold face!
- eastbound 4y agoI’m going to throw a bomb: There is no other job that pays that much money. Developers are paid more than managers, even in any other sector. My uncle manages a refinery. He probably gets paid around 140k€, his house is fancy but normal. Most people who work like hell in France max out at 80k€. Meanwhile my devs start at 35k€ and get 65k€ after a fee years only (Note: French salaries are low, but employees prefer Ticket Restaurant and public healthcare to earning more, it’s a long debate - 70k€ is the top 8% of French people[1]). As a dev, you have extremely low risk and responsibilities, you need extremely little human talent which makes all the difference elsewhere, but if you study a popular framework hard enough, you can land a high paying job. So, a lot of devs are stuck because they need the money but can’t reconvert as an electrical engineer for the same money, even if they have the qualifications. [1] https://www.inegalites.fr/Salaire-etes-vous-riche-ou-pauvre https://www.inegalites.fr/Salaire-etes-vous-riche-ou-pauvre