Bad code causes real harm to everyone else on your team, so coders have more incentive to worry about the skill of their coworkers than other professions do.  You don&#x27;t need to be nerdy for that, just good, but the two are correlated because you gain skill if you willingly spend all of your free time on technical stuff.<p>As for workload, lawyers and doctors tend to be overworked and honestly that&#x27;s really not okay for doctors, as it leads to dangerous mistakes.  My cousin is a lawyer and she always seems to be working, but she&#x27;s also great at what she does.  Another cousin of mine is becoming a doctor and residency is quite a gauntlet for her to run.  But those are other issues.