Comment by nicoburns

3 months ago

Earning highly does not universally command respect the way being a doctor does. Some would even see earning that much as being immoral (i.e. actually negative)

21 comments

nicoburns

Reply
portaouflop  3 months ago

Which very highly paid job does not command respect in society? I can’t think of any (Outside of anti-capitalist circles ofc)

  • throwaway2037  3 months ago

    Many people have a low view of lawyers and investment bankers.

    • chii  3 months ago

      Those "low view" is out of jealousy and the idea that they're "doing evil" to get that money. It's a personal bias, which i personally also would ignore.

      I have respect for lawyers, and i have respect for investment bankers (who make huge merger/acquisition deals work).

      9 replies →

  • nicoburns  3 months ago

    > Which very highly paid job does not command respect in society?

    Banking? Sales?

    > Outside of anti-capitalist circles ofc

    Well that's quite the point. Maybe those circles are small in the US, but they aren't in most of the rest of the world.

    Let me just say that if I called my parents and told them that I had gotten a well-paid job at, say, a hedge fund, they would not be impressed and would likely think less of me for it.

    • somenameforme  3 months ago

      One doesn't need to be anti-capitalist to dislike bankers, salespeople, or many other similar careers. They, in many cases at least, rely on information inequalities to deceive and rip off people. I love capitalism, but I loathe sketchy behavior done in the pursuit of money. They are two very different things.

      1 reply →

  • hattmall  3 months ago

    Crane operators, any equipment operators really. Plumbers, HVAC tech, Boat Mechanics, the guy that climbed down in my septic tank to retrieve whatever he used to clear the line is making $300 an hour.

    And... uhm... software developers.

  • rascul  3 months ago

    > Which very highly paid job does not command respect in society?

    All of them. Respect is not commanded because you make lots of money or have a certain job.

  • ForHackernews  3 months ago

    Lawyers, CEOs, hedge fund managers, investment bankers, congresspeople are all widely despised. To a lesser extent dentists, influencers and advertising executives are not well-loved.