I've never been rejected for a job because of it, but have experienced other things: https://medium.com/@spencer_th0mas/why-software-developers-should-still-cho

I've never been rejected for a job because of it, but have experienced other things: https://medium.com/@spencer_th0mas/why-software-developers-should-still-choose-to-go-to-university-if-someone-else-is-paying-45091d22acc1#.29nbflvqj https://medium.com/@spencer_th0mas/why-software-developers-s... TLDR version: you may have to deal with lower salaries, less respect, lower quality organizations or departments, lots of free time catching up/keeping current, more questioning compared to degreed peers, and occasional culture shock. Not everyone deals with all/any of those, but chances are higher with no degree.