On the other hand, I interviewed at Google some years ago and during my conversation with an HR rep, my very first meeting in the day-long interview process, sh

On the other hand, I interviewed at Google some years ago and during my conversation with an HR rep, my very first meeting in the day-long interview process, she noted my lack of CS degree and said point blank: “You know we place a lot of importance on degrees here, right?” (And this was for an ops position, not development)