I love programming. But certain aspect of the career do get to be a grind: Sitting in a chair all day makes my hamstrings tight, working on a large globally dis

I love programming. But certain aspect of the career do get to be a grind: Sitting in a chair all day makes my hamstrings tight, working on a large globally distributed team is frustrating because I spend so much time just trying to coordinate rather than writing code, and some days every tool we use seems like a half-broken POC. I'm starting to think programming is a lucrative career not because of the skills or intelligence it takes, but because of the frustrations you have to be prepared to handle over the long term. Do many people wash out of programming? It seems like we need to invest more time figuring out how to handle the pain of the career in order to reap the benefits of have a great salary over several decades.