But you have a point, and one I had to realize when I graduate from college right as the bubble burst and there was 0 work in the industry: If you can type >85wpm, you can easily make $12-14/hr starting out in an office temp position. It's not great money and the work is no fun, but it leaves you with open lunch breaks to read a book on programming and nights uncomplicated by deadlines. If software engineering doesn't pay for you, do something that does until you can land the job you want.
But you have a point, and one I had to realize when I graduate from college right as the bubble burst and there was 0 work in the industry: If you can type >85wpm, you can easily make $12-14/hr starting out in an office temp position. It's not great money and the work is no fun, but it leaves you with open lunch breaks to read a book on programming and nights uncomplicated by deadlines. If software engineering doesn't pay for you, do something that does until you can land the job you want.