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I’ve seen philosophy, English and history majors work in tech, I’ve never seen the reversal. Personally I’m a little worried about ageism, something that doesn
by jaabe 8y ago
I’ve seen philosophy, English and history majors work in tech, I’ve never seen the reversal.
Personally I’m a little worried about ageism, something that doesn’t even enter the mind space of any of my friends with degrees in the humanities.
So maybe there is something to it. I mean, they had much harder times finding jobs than me, and aren’t rigoursly headhunted, but every one of them found jobs.
- throwawaymath 8y ago> I’ve seen philosophy, English and history majors work in tech, I’ve never seen the reversal. I don't think you can draw a meaningful conclusion from this, other than the idea that it's easier to demonstrate competence in tech versus humanities. If someone asks you to demonstrate your programming ability, you can point them to something you threw up on GitHub. If someone asks you for a critical analysis of Chaucer, Sein und Zeit or the death of Franz Ferdinand, what are you going to do? A degree is expected in the absence of any clear and demonstrable competency.
- cowsandmilk 8y ago> I’ve seen philosophy, English and history majors work in tech, I’ve never seen the reversal. I'm not sure how you define the reverse, but Amazon's head of HR majored in electrical engineering. I would say that's a traditionally liberal arts job with someone who majored in tech.
- jaabe 8y agoThat is exactly how I would define the reverse.