I use system76 pop os as a main driver for my desktop.

There is a learning curve to do everything and i do occasionally switch to windows for some games. I am a senior engineer as well.

I think the biggest thing holding linux desktops back is not technical really it's a human element, like the services to talk on a forum, having things setup ahead of time for the user etc...

Windows has a learning curve which people went through if you want to switch to Linux you need to learn. Just as if you start on Linux and wanted to switch to windows you'd have a learning curve.