New post, kind of weirdly personal-feeling one. I don't know if it'll land with you, but I hope it at least gives you something to consider.

https://joshcollinsworth.com/blog/devaluing-frontend

The quiet, pervasive devaluation of frontend

I keep noticing those of us in the frontend field being treated much the same as nurses, paralegals, and executive assistants. Our work is seen as important, certainly, but just not the same as, or as important as, the โ€œrealโ€ work.

Josh Collinsworth
@collinsworth I've been denied promotions or jobs because I want to stay front-of-the-front-end instead of learning "real" web development ๐Ÿ˜’