[indigochill]

I'd question the implication behind the question. There's nothing inherently wrong about switching fields unless there's an effect of it that's undesirable like it working against developing seniority. But arguably it gives you a broader perspective than someone who's only worked in a single role.

I graduated in journalism, worked early in localization, started my full-time career in customer support and quickly moved into a technical focus, then switched to software engineering. My journalism degree has been useful in how I think about communicating in the office. My customer support and localization background gives me a particular empathy both for end users and "internal customers".

That said, I wouldn't say I -love- software engineering like I love music (which is a hobby I have no professional aspirations in). I'm not someone who consistently does Advent of Code stuff (I need a real problem to motivate me, not a puzzle or toy problem), but I find the projects I work on satisfying and I like (most of) my coworkers.