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/aluramen Aug 13 '21

Basically the not-so-good ones need continuous hand holding to get acceptable output, year after year. I don't know why some people excel at it and some do not. Some just seem to have natural inclination and curiosity that some others are lacking.

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u/ArtFUBU 29d ago

I wonder if you think this is an operational issue from a business stand point though? People obviously need software engineers and not everyone is going to be a rockstar. I often thought that myself as I pursue this profession. As long as I am good enough that people will pay me to create things, I can keep getting better because I enjoy it.

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u/aluramen 29d ago

I think it's completely fine to have some who don't have the knack as long as you do have competent people to oversee. Best would obviously be if everyone was high-performing but it's hard for small and medium companies to recruit in this competitive market.