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Coding is a very particular case, though. You can't self-study your way to becoming a lawyer or a doctor. And even in coding, more companies are slowly requiri
by robteix 9y ago
Coding is a very particular case, though. You can't self-study your way to becoming a lawyer or a doctor.
And even in coding, more companies are slowly requiring formal education as a prerequisite for even applying for jobs. We know someone like you can be just as productive as someone from a great school, but that won't matter if you're cut from the selection process.
- newforice 9y agoAgree on both points. It's ironic, my pay is the same or less today than it was 5 years ago and it was lower then, than it was during the dot com boom.
- sulam 9y agoI would submit that you are not negotiating when you move jobs, are not moving jobs enough, or are sacrificing comp for other things you value if this is true. It is very normal for people to offer you a small bump over current salary to get you to move. Your goal is to at least double that bump, if not figure out how to get on another rung of the ladder entirely. I say all of this because there has been a significant upward tick over the last 5 years. Roughly speaking new grads are now making the same as what people with 5 years of experience made 5 years ago.
- newforice 9y agoWhen it comes to money, I would prefer if I could skip negotiating and probably need overall to work on my negotiating skills. I also happily work for less for remote positions so you got me down to a tee on those.
- stale2002 9y agoYou sound underpaid. Have you considered going to work for one of the big 5 tech companies? The interview process is intimidating, but many people would likely be able to get through it if they did a couple months of intensive interview prep beforehand. Also, consider moving to the Bay Area, or another major city.
- WalterBright 9y ago> You can't self-study your way to becoming a lawyer or a doctor. That's because the law doesn't allow it.
- agentdrtran 9y agoIt would be insane if it did.
- WalterBright 9y agoIn America, licensing of physicians was often used to drive women, jews, and minorities out of the profession. See "Competition & Monopoly In Medical Care" by Frech, pg. 54 for a detailed discussion.
- peoplewindow 9y agoWhy?
- FLUX-YOU 9y agoOversight and mentorship doesn't exist for entry level self-taught doctors or lawyers. Everyone starting out would be learning the hard lessons the hard way, and for law and medicine, that means jail, injury, and deaths.
- peoplewindow 9y agoWhat makes you think that professions other than law and medicine don't have mentorship or oversight?