r/financialindependence • u/fidgit86 • Aug 13 '21

What do you do that you earn six figures?

It seems like a lot of people make a lot of money and it seems like I’m missing out on something. So those of you that do, whats your occupation that pays so well?

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u/aluramen Aug 13 '21

Definitely not for everyone. I've had developer colleagues who stuggle daily and honestly aren't very good, and will never get very good. They can implement some familiar patterns but nothing original, and most debugging just flies over their heads.

It's not an enviable position, hard to change careers and anything else they'd find def would pay less. But they don't like the work and are of course stressed about not performing.

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u/CYPJuicy9 Aug 13 '21

As someone who is interested in switching careers into this field, what qualifies someone as being "good" at software engineering? What separates the good ones from the ones who are "not that good"?

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u/socalsmarty Aug 13 '21

If your good at puzzles and keeping large amounts of information in your headspace you will do well.

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u/aspz Aug 13 '21

Probably true, but not a requirement. I'm a decent programmer but I'm bad at puzzles and very bad at keeping information in my head. I rely instead on very logical thinking and pure determination.