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by giantg2 2103 days ago
"I could be doing so much more for society than this."

I'm curious how one measures this. Personally, I don't see my job as a software developer any more beneficial to society than the blue collar jobs I've had (janitor, Lowes, warehouse, etc). If anything, I felt more of an impact and appreciation from dealing with customers directly. Being able to solve a customer's problem and make their lives easier was a great reward.

Posting PM/email on your profile here might also get some responses. What area are you looking in? Open to relocation?