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Unglamorous jobs have their audience too. I am pretty close in my career to the point where taking a boring, well-paid job would suit me just fine. I am not there yet, but likely in another 5 years I will be. I mean, I am not averse to glamorous and exciting ones, just it's not the only acceptable option for me anymore. Of course, it has to be worth it - if it's boring and pays peanuts, no thank you. So maintaining legacy system is not that hard, if you are willing to pay for it. Of course, top management in BigTech Inc. wouldn't want to, why would they.
This is something doable in a large non-tech company. You won't be safe for life, but when another long, painful, expensive project to replace the system you're maintaining finally looks like it has a chance to succeed, you will still have enough time to move to a different position by the time it finishes.
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