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This is interesting, I would be more bold and call these problems instead of features, as I think programmers deserve better. (Then again I may be biased!) Pro
by uptownfunk 11y ago
This is interesting, I would be more bold and call these problems instead of features, as I think programmers deserve better. (Then again I may be biased!)
Problem 1 is more systemic and harder to solve.
For Problem 2 I feel there may be a way to strategize around it. Specifically, wondering if there is a point where salaries increase, and then after a certain point, rate of salary increase drops off at which point it may be beneficial to do a masters, phd, MBA or some professional work to refresh the resume. Either that, or perhaps dedicate some time (in lieu of higher ed) to some interesting open source project. Thinking more about economy of time here than education, education is just a way to make this concrete.
- douche 11y agoI'd be very hesitant to push a system that gave significant bonuses to salary increases based on going out and getting an additional degree. A.) Does the material in the additional education in any way contribute to making you better/more efficient/whatever at your job? B.) The risk of bullshit diploma mills goes up again. I have family in education, and many districts have incentive programs for teachers to get Master's degrees, so that in addition to the pay bump, they get some or all of the tuition covered. I've known a number of people who've done this, and not one says that it helped them do a better job as a teacher - the programs were big rubber-stampers, and the only real outcome is that they are now not quite so pitifully paid.
- devonkim 11y agoThis is very much a requirement for promotion in federal service. I've joked I'd get paid less than my wife whom holds a masters in government when I currently make 5x what she does and I'm currently underpaid.