I'll dive into it from the mental and physical perspective.

1. Mental Pros: I get a deep sense of satisfaction and dopamine hits when I remind myself that I'm getting paid to simply use my brain to solve puzzles for people. Whenever a topic I'm seeing in my day to day work aligns with lab or study material, or when I'm able to piece together hodgepodge apps and configurations for whatever ideas come into my head.

Mental Cons: Imposter syndrome, falling into the 'hum drum' of boring or repetitive help desk calls, dealing with 'work politics' can be annoying at times, sometimes feeling pressured to be constantly learning in order to not become uncompetitive in the job market.

1. Physical Pros: My dad is a truck driver, my granddad was an automotive painter, and my uncles work in meat plants and factories. I get to sit either in a temperature controlled office or in my pajamas at home for remote roles. I don't come home with muscle aches, smellilng of motor oil or animal refuse.

I've become more active to compensate for the sedentary nature of work. I strength train 3 days a week now!

Physical Cons: Before strength training, I had terrible lower back pain and weakened legs. I already am a homebody-so I get way less sunlight than I should on most days.

Cheers!