The "... or equivalent experience" has been in job descriptions for as long as I can remember. Since the 80s, for sure. I have only seen one instance of a soft

The "... or equivalent experience" has been in job descriptions for as long as I can remember. Since the 80s, for sure. I have only seen one instance of a software engineer not being hired because they lacked a degree, and the three or four of us in the org who also did not have degrees were pretty upset at a certain idiot manager. I wish I'd kept track of that candidate, because they were on fire and going places.