It's not just *software* engineers --- it's STEM in general. And they don't necessarily "quit" by choice. In my experience, the half-life of a STEM career is a

It's not just *software* engineers --- it's STEM in general. And they don't necessarily "quit" by choice. In my experience, the half-life of a STEM career is about 10 years --- if you're lucky enough to actually start a STEM career. The stats I've seen say that only about half of new STEM graduates ever obtain a job doing STEM. And it doesn't get better with age. https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2021/06/does-majoring-in-stem-lead-to-stem-job-after-graduation.html https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2021/06/does-majoring... Looking for a STEM job at middle age is like a middle aged woman looking for marriage --- it can happen but the odds are definitely not in your favor. This adverse side of STEM is almost never publicized. https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/W/bo206855230.html https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/W/bo206855...