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When I was 18 i could not have figured out how to approach this. And i had nobody who could have told me what to do. Getting a degree is still the safe option.
by maxxxxx 7y ago
When I was 18 i could not have figured out how to approach this. And i had nobody who could have told me what to do. Getting a degree is still the safe option. In addition at least in
The big companies I know having no degree is pretty much a showstopper. You simply won’t get an interview
- malvosenior 7y agoWhen I was 18 I also had nobody who told me to do this. I figured it out on my own (something I think all 18 year olds are actually capable of). Any giant tech company will all happily interview you if you have a good portfolio without a degree. All of this takes work of course, but not more work than getting a degree. It does take a lot of independent thought and strength to do what you think is right even when others are telling you it's wrong though.
- maxxxxx 7y agoI guess you were way ahead at the age of 18. I had no clue how the workplace works so I got a degree which then got me started. For me that was a good decision.
- malvosenior 7y agoHelping to educate young people about their options and inoculate them against mainstream marketing (overt and covert), would help give people other routes than taking on massive debt. That in itself is a massive business transaction so it's probably best for people to understand how the labor market works before committing so much time and money to a decision they may later regret.