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> What does that have to do with what you should be paid? I would expect that my effort would have at least some positive effect on my starter's income. > I t
by meuk 9y ago
> What does that have to do with what you should be paid?
I would expect that my effort would have at least some positive effect on my starter's income.
> I think Western Europe has a harmful fixation on a persons credentials.
I think so too. At my work I am doing similar stuff as when I started programming at 12. The main difference is that I had significantly more enthusiasm and energy back then.
I did learn a lot during my study, but it is absolutely not required for most of the jobs. Yet, it is required to have at least an undergraduate degree for practically all jobs. There are lots of improvements possible to this system if you ask me.
- ryandrake 9y agoI haven’t in my life seen a programming job that requires skills that are only available through university. The only employers (USA) that I’ve seen even care about or ask about degrees are the ones that practice “alumni nepotism” (we only hire Stanford grads, etc.). Nobody else gives a crap.
- sheepmullet 9y ago> I would expect that my effort would have at least some positive effect on my starter's income. > At my work I am doing similar stuff as when I started programming at 12 Given the second comment I'm surprised that you have that expectation and I think it's heavily influenced by your culture. In the states we don't care about effort at all. We care about outcome. I think this leads to a huge number of efficiency gains.