Been a long night of defending my opinions.
Software engineering >>>>>>>Social working, teaching, Nursing(in SOME respects) on the level of complexity. We aren't simply talking doing programming and passing
it to the next in line. Software engineers typically plan, oversee the design process, and follow through with software updates and debugging. Its soul-sucking for some, but shows
an incredible amount of fortitude in the way of mathematical and logical applications to algorithmic problems. This is one of those jobs where describing her daily functions
can sound like absolute gibberish to most people, whether she is speaking of design, testing, maintenance, practical applications, quality of service, etc. It takes a particular
type of aptitude to deal with the kinda mind-numbing tasks and tedium that can come with the entire software design process. Most other careers aren't nearly as taxing.
As for debt, she may be in it
Buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut she is 22(very young) working in Silicon Valley. Not some Podunk town doing helpdesk work. She is making
BANK, and if she sticks with this career path, can be running her own shyt at a relatively young age with an impressive resume to boot. It isn't the same as other people getting
degrees and looking at 10+ years to pay them back because their career isn't as in demand
Software engineers are riding a wave of globalization, demand for apps,
the computerization of things that never before needed as much complexity (cars, watches, cell phones...and thousands of other mobile trinkets). Whatever the investment, she
is gonna get that back in spades. The IT and software programming brehs on the coli can attest to the burnout rate of workers and what people on the top end get paid, much
less those working in pretty much the Technology center of America.
I never said debt had anything to do with her intelligence, just that her VERY CAREER dictates she isn't the average bear.
Software Engineer Salary in Silicon Valley, CA | Indeed.com
You can see the average salaries of various disciplines in Silicon valley for software engineers, though I may have missed the median. In any case, you aren't started
at these kind of wages if you are basic
That same article has pictures of other women, who even looking SLIGHTLY above average, are quite literally
cream of the crop cause they took their skills to places even a lot of men can't go. I'm not sure what the purpose of the quote was, but this ain't no chick with a BA
holding tight onto a job making 40k, and there are a lot more of those than women in top 10% earning territory in a field that would flummox most of the population.
TL:DR I stand by everything I said.
