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Well, I have a PhD, a pretty large github protofolio, a long list of realizations, code running on most tech devices on this planet (and also at least one devic
by Yoric 4y ago
Well, I have a PhD, a pretty large github protofolio, a long list of realizations, code running on most tech devices on this planet (and also at least one device in space, as I've learnt recently), and I'm still asked to complete exercises that are only one step above FizzBuzz.
So... what you write may be true, but it seems to me that many employers are not ready to accept proofs of "base-level skill".
- gymbeaux 4y agoThe problem has always been with companies. They'll pass on people like me, then whine about a tech labor shortage and want H1-B workers. I'm convinced I can do anything an H1-B visa-holder can*, but Google would have to be in dire straits before they even spend time interviewing me. Twitter is about there, I think, but it sounds like such an awful place to work now, so it's a catch 22. *except be willing to work 50 or 60-hour weeks for 20% below market rate