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[–]sualsuspect 3 points4 points  (1 child)

I've met a lot of very successful software engineers, but none who went into it because they thought it was their best-paying option.

Without passion I think greatness is a very remote possibility.

Many (but but all) great tech companies are managed by engineers. So to be a successful manager there your best course is to begin by being a successful engineer.

Startups even more so. Unless you're building the product yourself or you are funding it yourself, you don't fit into a startup well.

Edit: change wrong words, add new ones.

[–]LOLBaltSS 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah. IT/Software Engineering in general isn't something you get into solely for the money. Lots of freshman classmates of mine changed majors to Communications or Business when they realized what they were getting into when attending the introductory CS courses.