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		jimboyoungblood on Oct 20, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The coffeeshop fallacy i don't know about other countries, but being a software developer is not high-status anywhere in the united states. i lived many years in sf and mountain view. even there, being a "product manager" is higher status than "software developer" or "engineer".

ido on Oct 21, 2011 | [–]

It is considered quite high prestige in Israel (as does working in high-tech/engineering in general).

aaronblohowiak on Oct 21, 2011 | [–]

Higher status, but often paid less.

timcederman on Oct 21, 2011 | [–]

Sometimes, not often.

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