> Majority of plumbing work (which also pays well) is still just fixing legacy pipework from old building that's decaying and needing repairs or replacements, n

> Majority of plumbing work (which also pays well) is still just fixing legacy pipework from old building that's decaying and needing repairs or replacements, not installing the latest heat-pump powered 'Butt-Squirter 2000', which still uses the same plumbing concepts of the last 100 years. This describes software engineering as well, it is just that this site is biased towards people building new stuff rather than engineers who do maintenance work! FWIW the plumbers I know live in nice custom houses and enjoy learning about new things all the time.