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damn, i dropped out, so i guess this make me unemployable.
by felipepiresx 15y ago
damn, i dropped out, so i guess this make me unemployable.
- GuySensei 15y agowell..not really.. what are you good at?
- pault 15y agoWhen I see these surveys from the top-tier universities, I often wonder what the ceiling is for those of us who are self-educated.
- ericflo 15y agoThere is no ceiling.
- drido 15y agoLuckily for us, we can prove it. Not many people will ever get a chance to say, "hey, let me show you that I can do it". There aren't many hobbyist surgeons (I hope).
- dodedo 15y agoI have no degree. Base salary 160k roughly 50-60k in equity/year. 10 years experience. I'm not at the top of my game yet. I started at 70k with no experience no degree.
- alexholehouse 15y agoI would perhaps argue that 70k starting with no experience or degree is very much not the norm. I'm not questioning you, but how/where?
- Vishnevskiy 15y agoI have no actual work experience prior to my current job and no degree. I am 23 years old and I have a 6 figure salary and equity in the Bay Area. If you know people that know what you are capable of and can refer you to a company then an amazing resume is completely irrelevant. Last week I turned down a job offer from Blizzard Entertainment (was by referral) because they could not match my current salary.
- Fliko 15y agoI'm jelly, you should post some your story for inspiration for all of us young people without a 6 figure salary :)
- dodedo 15y agoYou are questioning me, but it's fair. I should've said with minimal experience (nothing that'd be on my resume today). It was a contracting gig. Hourly, operations and NOC type work.
- plainOldText 15y agoyou're not employable, but you can be selfemployable :)
- biot 15y agoAt least you're in good company: Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, and many others were dropouts too. Your challenge is to prove that you can stack up against someone with that piece of paper if it's a job you're looking for.
- Vishnevskiy 15y agoDepends if you are actually good at something. Great engineers easily find work anywhere. I am drop out. It took me only 1 week of looking to get a 6 figure job in the Bay Area with equity. It is also my first real job. It is nice knowing that I am in my early 20s with no college debt. College is great for networking though.