Years ago I was "the computer guy" at an Architecture and Engineering firm. I'd been there for a little while when I realized how tough it was on the guys who were actually really passionate about Architecture. Always hoping for a client with enough money to fund a real project but never finding that combined with a client still open to their ideas. Then one day I saw a cartoon that summed it up perfectly:

The cartoon shows one guy gluing the last toothpick onto a model of the Empire State Building made of toothpicks. Another guy is looking at this and says "Wow. You must be a frustrated Architect at heart." and the first guy calmly says back "No, it's mostly Architects who are frustrated Architects at heart"