The doctor gets respect and the engineer gets sympathy

Two of my school friends and I were attending a wedding last day. One is a doctor and my other friend and I are software engineers at Infopark/Technopark. While meeting and greeting people, the second question is usually about what we do (enthu cheyyunnu/ipo enna paripady). Every single time, the questioner is humbled when the doctor friend tells them that he is a doctor and the sudden spike in respect shown towards him is evidently noticeable. And then when we say we are working in Infopark/Technopark, they are like "It's okay man, shit happens" lol. edit-typo