Originally Posted by Unregistered

presumably you are that 'friend' that caused the person to make the post regarding whether should just go do cs etc.

you must compare apples to apples. if you compare low end jobs like book keeping and repetitive roles like AP AR, basic finance functions, you can equate them to basic CS jobs. you dont get to make a statement saying oh there low barriers to doing book keeping lets go FAANG and be a software dev. it doesnt make any sense

theres no discounting that swe have a tough life and are in demand, same fact is top tier finance/assurance people are in demand as well. compliance professionals are getting swept up easily by tech firms. can anyone do them? no. can you do it just because u have a degree in the area? no.

every field requires self improvement and learning/upgrading outside of work. supposedly putting down another field to prop up your perceived ego in picking a different field is pointless and stupid