> Pay is not status. Software currently pays quite well, but in most companies today a developer is at the very bottom of the status curve. This is your own pe

> Pay is not status. Software currently pays quite well, but in most companies today a developer is at the very bottom of the status curve. This is your own perspective, and again, it's extremely warped. If you think developers are at the very bottom of the status curve, go sign up to be your company's janitor, receptionist, HR/"talent acquisition", junior accountant, or any "operations"/"administration" role. Someone's gotta order and restock all the free beer and snacks in your office, you know. And other than the janitor, those positions are all still likely 9-5 salaried positions that pay decently. Go be a retail worker, hotel staff, or waiter/waitress and enjoy being shit on by both your manager and your customers all day. Then come back and talk about how being a software dev is low status.