The problem isn't whether or not you're a software engineer. The problem is finding balance. I started out as a mechanical engineer and eventually found my way to a software job that pays triple what I made as a ME and rarely requires me to work more than 35hrs/wk. That gives me plenty of money and time to build robots and make furniture as hobbies. Every once in a while I daydream that I'd rather be a chef, my other major hobby, but then I talk to chefs and they tell me either 1) fuck off with that shit 2) I will definitely be happier remaining in software. We as an industry are still insanely pampered and spoiled, even if our jobs are slightly less cushy than they were in 2021.