On Living with Yourself

When I was growing up, many of my friends' parents worked in aerospace and defense. Later, when I entered the software industry, many of my peers followed the same path. Their salaries were almost always higher than mine.

I had, and still have, many friends working at Fortune 500 companies as engineers. Whenever I've asked "what's it like working for company X?" the response is almost invariably "the pay is good, but they work me hard."

Choosing a career path is challenging. A career in software engineering specifically boasts unique challenges. I want to raise some of these ideas and share my thoughts on them.