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Best reasons I can think of is projection and pride. If I couldn't do this job without a PhD and 10 years of experience then of course NO ONE else could possibl
by dikdik 11y ago
Best reasons I can think of is projection and pride. If I couldn't do this job without a PhD and 10 years of experience then of course NO ONE else could possibly do it without those credentials.
Then there's the, if I HAD to have all these credentials to get a decent paying job, then everyone else should have to jump through those same hoops to or it won't be fair to me.
- danieltillett 11y agoIt depend on the problem. Some problems really do require you have a lot of knowledge depth to be able to solve.
- wcummings 11y agoYou can tell from the tone of some other comments that pride is a pretty big factor.
- danieltillett 11y agoIt might be, but it is also a shared culture. People like to work with people who have a shared background and understanding. The natural sciences are similar in that you have to have a PhD to be taken at all seriously even though most of the time there is really no difference between a person with a BSc and 5 years of experience and someone with a PhD.
- wcummings 11y ago>It might be, but it is also a shared culture. People like to work with people who have a shared background and understanding. This is clearly the case for many people, judging from the complete lack of diversity at many tech companies. For a "meritocracy" Silicon Valley sure loves credentialing.