Guess I'd better stop whining
Apr. 13th, 2006 08:24 amNot only does the gmaps pedometer tell me I'm only 2.6 miles from work (which amazes me; I always thought it was much more like 4, which is the only reason I've never walked), Money magazine is now telling me that software engineering is the #1 best job in America.
They gave it a B for stress, B for flexibility, A for creativity and C for ease of entry though, which don't seem that high. It beat out some higher-paying jobs, but I'm still imagining the $80,500 average salary and the 46% 10-year growth number (whatever that means) are a lot of why it popped to the top.
Still, a good reminder that my job doesn't actually suck just because it's less awesome than it was in late '04. It's just down from excellent to pretty damn good.
They gave it a B for stress, B for flexibility, A for creativity and C for ease of entry though, which don't seem that high. It beat out some higher-paying jobs, but I'm still imagining the $80,500 average salary and the 46% 10-year growth number (whatever that means) are a lot of why it popped to the top.
Still, a good reminder that my job doesn't actually suck just because it's less awesome than it was in late '04. It's just down from excellent to pretty damn good.