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I would presume it depends on whom you're asking. E.g. Elon's stated multiple times that he believes requirements of degrees on many of Tesla's job postings to

I would presume it depends on whom you're asking. E.g. Elon's stated multiple times that he believes requirements of degrees on many of Tesla's job postings to be "absurd"[0][1] [0] https://youtu.be/ywPqLCc9zBU?t=2733 https://youtu.be/ywPqLCc9zBU?t=2733 [1] https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1208841343440568320?s=20 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1208841343440568320?s=20

xiphias2 6y ago
Having a degree or not is different from having a degree with a low or high GPA. Having a low GPA at a University is a worse signal for hard working person than having no University background.
- dmix 6y ago
  Does anyone even care what your grades were beyond your first job?
  - pinewurst 6y ago
    Much less one’s college admission test scores - how do they signal a “hard working person” especially 20 years down the road?
    - xiphias2 6y ago
      Why would a person with 20 years of experience want to work for a company with no work-life balance? I prefer investing in Tesla/SpaceX instead of working there, and leave working extra hard to young people who have more energy than me.
      - adventured 6y ago
        > Why would a person with 20 years of experience want to work for a company with no work-life balance? The initial comment by bfieidhbrjr already answered that very nicely: out of the desire to actually do something that is important re work. Important being subjective to the person in question obviously.
      - Teever 6y ago
        A lot of people already work meaningless jobs with no work-life balance and they would find it to be a substantial improvement to work somewhere with meaningful work even without a proper work-life balance.
      - dmix 6y ago
        Plenty of mega-corps are full of people who phone-it-in every day, you don't have to work demanding jobs. I personally love working hard, which is why I only work with startups, which tend to have a higher personal ROI and more meritocracy oriented.

xiphias2 6y ago

Having a degree or not is different from having a degree with a low or high GPA. Having a low GPA at a University is a worse signal for hard working person than having no University background.

dmix 6y ago
Does anyone even care what your grades were beyond your first job?
- pinewurst 6y ago
  Much less one’s college admission test scores - how do they signal a “hard working person” especially 20 years down the road?
  - xiphias2 6y ago
    Why would a person with 20 years of experience want to work for a company with no work-life balance? I prefer investing in Tesla/SpaceX instead of working there, and leave working extra hard to young people who have more energy than me.
    - adventured 6y ago
      > Why would a person with 20 years of experience want to work for a company with no work-life balance? The initial comment by bfieidhbrjr already answered that very nicely: out of the desire to actually do something that is important re work. Important being subjective to the person in question obviously.
    - Teever 6y ago
      A lot of people already work meaningless jobs with no work-life balance and they would find it to be a substantial improvement to work somewhere with meaningful work even without a proper work-life balance.
    - dmix 6y ago
      Plenty of mega-corps are full of people who phone-it-in every day, you don't have to work demanding jobs. I personally love working hard, which is why I only work with startups, which tend to have a higher personal ROI and more meritocracy oriented.