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Does every one who goes to acting school become Meryl Streep? Does Mery Streep do community theater? There is a reason that I want to work with talented peopl

Does every one who goes to acting school become Meryl Streep? Does Mery Streep do community theater? There is a reason that I want to work with talented people, passionate people ones who are smarter and/or more knowledgeable than I am... If the money is the only reason your in the game, you dont make it to Sr engineer... you and up a PM or a Scrum master or... Edit: It isnt about the 9-5... it's about the passion you bring to the table. NO one achieved greatness just because we paid them a bunch of money.

tombert 3y ago
> Does every one who goes to acting school become Meryl Streep? I don't know that I entirely get the analogy you're going for but I'll take a stab at it. There are a lot more software engineer jobs than professional acting jobs. To be competitive in acting you probably do need to live poor for years with the hopes that you'll eventually make lots of money when you become a star. Most people don't become stars, this isn't really secret knowledge, so there's an expectation that you kind of have to be doing it for fun. Software engineering isn't as glamorous as acting, there are a lot more positions available for it, and it does pay reasonably well (not Meryl Streep money sadly), so I think it's perfectly rational for a person to try and get into it for a reasonably stable job that pays well. > There is a reason that I want to work with talented people, passionate people ones who are smarter and/or more knowledgeable than I am... Coding for fun doesn't imply "talented", and doing a job for money doesn't imply "not talented". > If the money is the only reason your in the game, you dont make it to Sr engineer That's just not true. I know several people who became senior engineers but don't code for fun. I can't read their minds so I can't know for sure why they got into software, but by the time I met them they were pretty clear that coding was something that they do just for work. ETA: > It isnt about the 9-5... it's about the passion you bring to the table. NO one achieved greatness just because we paid them a bunch of money. "Greatness" is a term that I don't think I actually understand the meaning of. A lot of people aren't trying to become the next John Carmack. Most people that I've met who think they're some fucking genius engineer really aren't, and write really terrible code. Maybe this isn't your intention but what you're saying is kind of coming off like some sort of purity test, and is needlessly reductive about motivations.

tombert 3y ago

> Does every one who goes to acting school become Meryl Streep? I don't know that I entirely get the analogy you're going for but I'll take a stab at it. There are a lot more software engineer jobs than professional acting jobs. To be competitive in acting you probably do need to live poor for years with the hopes that you'll eventually make lots of money when you become a star. Most people don't become stars, this isn't really secret knowledge, so there's an expectation that you kind of have to be doing it for fun. Software engineering isn't as glamorous as acting, there are a lot more positions available for it, and it does pay reasonably well (not Meryl Streep money sadly), so I think it's perfectly rational for a person to try and get into it for a reasonably stable job that pays well. > There is a reason that I want to work with talented people, passionate people ones who are smarter and/or more knowledgeable than I am... Coding for fun doesn't imply "talented", and doing a job for money doesn't imply "not talented". > If the money is the only reason your in the game, you dont make it to Sr engineer That's just not true. I know several people who became senior engineers but don't code for fun. I can't read their minds so I can't know for sure why they got into software, but by the time I met them they were pretty clear that coding was something that they do just for work. ETA: > It isnt about the 9-5... it's about the passion you bring to the table. NO one achieved greatness just because we paid them a bunch of money. "Greatness" is a term that I don't think I actually understand the meaning of. A lot of people aren't trying to become the next John Carmack. Most people that I've met who think they're some fucking genius engineer really aren't, and write really terrible code. Maybe this isn't your intention but what you're saying is kind of coming off like some sort of purity test, and is needlessly reductive about motivations.