[cafard]

> Most of the people doing this work are just surprisingly bad at it, especially for how much they charge for it.

A friend quotes a sometime co-worker of his: This is C+ world, and if you can do a solid B- you won't starve.

[bityard]

Yes, exactly! I keep telling my kids that literally just consistently showing up and doing the work you are asked to do will put you far ahead of most of your peers. I'm not sure they believe me now, but eventually they will.