Being a programmer is like being a garbage collector. You drive a huge truck, don't mind noxious odors, make frequent stops, you lift heavy things, your job is

Being a programmer is like being a garbage collector. You drive a huge truck, don't mind noxious odors, make frequent stops, you lift heavy things, your job is extremely monotonous, and you get paid better than teachers. The parallels are really much closer to the arts than they are to the service sector.