Like other feedback in this thread has already covered, the upside is that coding is applicable anywhere, and in fact, I think that outside of our little tech-bubble, it has greater impact as fewer people have those skills. Even a small amount of tech applied to the right place can have huge value.

It's just that the Asian kid in me is thinking I need FAANG on my resume even for a short time to get some street cred. Like you, I do like my job, the comp is OK, but eventually all things come to a end.