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<p>Gasping here. Please don’t believe this. I’m a senior software engineer (master’s in CS, 30 year career). I love my field, but it’s certainly not “the easy way in life.” Hours are long, competition from offshore is strong, churn and layoffs are frequent.</p>
<p>I’m dismayed for OP. Both CS and accounting are reasonable fields to study in college, with decent job prospects. Why a parent would try to force a child into one over the other I can’t imagine.</p>