My Biggest Regret as a Programmer
I think this guy may actually just be dumb. Yes, C-Suite positions make more money, and get to make more decisions. If he wanted to do that, it sounds like he could have at any time. Of course just being a programmer would earn you less.<p>&gt; Being a programmer for nearly 35 years...<p>&gt; I doubt I will ever be able to really retire.<p>How do you have a good paying job like being a programmer&#x2F;the other high level gigs he mentioned for 35 YEARS and still not have the assets to retire? How do you manage your money that poorly?<p>Did you buy a house that was way too big? Some brand new cars you have a nice, several hundred dollar monthly payment on? Did you not save 30-50% of what was probably a very fat paycheck?<p>It&#x27;s one thing for someone working minimum wage their whole life to not be able to, but barring some crazy expense like medical bills, people with white collar jobs don&#x27;t really have much of an excuse.