sometimes people here talk about programming like it's some sort of passion for them and that they want to make their software to be the best they can, and i just don't feel that for myself

like, not that i don't like it when software works well, but that there is a reasonable limit to how much effort i can expend in that regard

and you could say "you can just improve, learn new programming languages and techniques", but what's the point? at best, provided this all is recognized by my superiors, i will get paid slightly more, but even then -- i make enough to support me and my family, there are no significant purchases (like a new apartment or car) in the future, any extra money will probably just get spent on frivolous vacations or some other nonsense

and in exchange, i will get saddled with extra demands and more responsibility