Whenever people learn that I can draw, make computer games, design electronics, and build tiny robots, they always insist that this should be my day job, because it's such a waste for me to be a software engineer.
I usually just tell them that those jobs don't pay well in comparison, and that shuts them up, with a vague complaint about capitalism.
But I'm actually offended that they consider those things more valuable somehow than my problem solving and programming experience and skills.
