I have worked in the software world for 20 years, and started coding while in grad school studying for my master's in astrophysics. I initially was building websites on the side to make extra money, but then decided to go full time. My physics background never seemed to matter to anyone. It neither seemed to help or hurt, so long as I could do the work, they seemed content to believe I could learn anything else I'd need to know. Which was true. I bought books on various languages, patterns and computation theory (one of my favorite textbooks).

Other than having co-workers find out I have a physics degree and thinking I'm the nerd as a result, there really hasn't been upside or downside to having studied physics.

Though, I totally went into physics not for the career but because I really wanted to learn physics.