one of the last american born software developer at a large corporation. make $148K plus 10% after 30 years of Assembler, Fortran, C, C++, Java, Ruby and what else. It was a great ride in the 80's and 90's. Turned shaky in mid 2000's and now just hanging in there until they fire me and replace me with another developer from india or china and I start over again with whatever language is next. Would like to be able to work normal hours and not feel like I am going to be fired every day.

Technology, outsourcing, a growing temp staffing industry, productivity efficiencies, have all replaced the middle class. Everyone is getting fired. Everyone is toilet paper now. All 3 houses directly by us in our quiet suburban neighborhood have people, in 50's and up, that have been fired in last 2 years. PM, Architect, Tech Writer, it doesn't matter. There is no security in IT.

I'm an academic but at a professional school, so I make over 200k/year. I don't love everything about it (publish or perish part is true, though now I have tenure it's not as bad). But it sure beats honest work!

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Anonymous wrote:I work for a Fed financial regulation agency and make 190k.
I absolutely love my job.

Fdic? what was your career path to get there? Were you in gov the entire time?

Cannot disclose which agency for obvious reasons.
I'm an Economist. My colleagues are either from financial industry or academia. Some are fresh graduates. They all have Ph.D. degrees in Finance/Economics.

I work for one of the regulators. I have for years. I do note that some folks are grossly overpaid for what they do in these agencies.

I guess you earn a lot less. Sounds like sour grape.

DH medical device sales $200K+ year, I'm a consultant $100K/yr. Both of us love the people we work with and the nature of the work, and are very happy w/ flexibility in work-life balance.

There are many careers out there than you can transition into OP w/ your background, it's never too late, but if you don't do something that makes you happy you will be in the same boat. Just have to do your research, then plan your work and work your plan.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I work for a Fed financial regulation agency and make 190k.
I absolutely love my job.

Fdic? what was your career path to get there? Were you in gov the entire time?

Cannot disclose which agency for obvious reasons.
I'm an Economist. My colleagues are either from financial industry or academia. Some are fresh graduates. They all have Ph.D. degrees in Finance/Economics.

I work for one of the regulators. I have for years. I do note that some folks are grossly overpaid for what they do in these agencies.

I"m in leadership of a policy non profit. I love my job. It is slightly flexible and I think I am making a difference. Also, we are a membership org and I get to work with really smart people...most of the time.

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Anonymous wrote:I work for a Fed financial regulation agency and make 190k.
I absolutely love my job.

Fdic? what was your career path to get there? Were you in gov the entire time?

Cannot disclose which agency for obvious reasons.
I'm an Economist. My colleagues are either from financial industry or academia. Some are fresh graduates. They all have Ph.D. degrees in Finance/Economics.

Anonymous wrote:I work for a Fed financial regulation agency and make 190k.
I absolutely love my job.

Fdic? what was your career path to get there? Were you in gov the entire time?

I work for a Fed financial regulation agency and make 190k.
I absolutely love my job.

Anonymous wrote:I run marketing strategy work. Work from home a lot, lots of flexibility to take as much vacation as I want, etc. Well north of $175k.

What does this job entail? Can u describe your duties? Thank you

I will make about that in pharmaceutical sales this year. Love my job, very flexible.

Anonymous wrote:I run marketing strategy work. Work from home a lot, lots of flexibility to take as much vacation as I want, etc. Well north of $175k.

Not OP, but how did you find this? or get started in this?

I run marketing strategy work. Work from home a lot, lots of flexibility to take as much vacation as I want, etc. Well north of $175k.

Anonymous wrote:I am an interior designer who also flips houses (I did the flipping first). I love it because I love making things pretty and I love different challenges to make things look the way other people consider ideal.

Not OP, but this is my dream job. How did you get started?

I am an interior designer who also flips houses (I did the flipping first). I love it because I love making things pretty and I love different challenges to make things look the way other people consider ideal.