I hate that I make more than a cancer scientist I guess? (The cancer scientist made 140k) I write software and have a 20-year long resume. But honestly I spend a lot of time discussing strategy, planning, offering suggestions, adjusting alerting, troubleshooting things, setting up infrastructure, etc. much more than actually coding. I make 179k and it doesn’t actually feel like the huge amount of money you’d imagine. I bought my disabled mom a house and pay the majority of her bills and my girlfriend has mental and physical health issues and has been unemployed for 8 months because of the entertainment strikes. We have a fairly expensive apartment in the midwest, three pets, and a BMW. I have everything I need but I don’t feel like my future is secure.