The "cooler" a field is, the more unbalanced it is from a supply/demand point of view for labor and the more you're going to have to bust your ass to get anywhere in it. People need to understand this.
It's even true within fields. You can usually find 40/hr week jobs in software that pay a good or even great wage, but they're usually doing boring stuff: business apps, IT support, financial stuff, etc. But in sexy areas like game development you're into crazy 60-80 hour work week for no pay territory again.
It's even true within fields. You can usually find 40/hr week jobs in software that pay a good or even great wage, but they're usually doing boring stuff: business apps, IT support, financial stuff, etc. But in sexy areas like game development you're into crazy 60-80 hour work week for no pay territory again.