That's interesting. I had a similar experience, where I was proficient with computers and programming before entering university, chose to get an EE degree inst

That's interesting. I had a similar experience, where I was proficient with computers and programming before entering university, chose to get an EE degree instead of CS, and then immediately went into software engineering where I've never used my degree. I've long since forgotten pretty much everything EE-related that I learned in school, so my degree is also pretty worthless at this point. But I never got advice encouraging me to get an EE degree as a way to get a "leg up" on SWEs. Most of the advice I got was that I was making a mistake, and should get a CS degree instead if I was interested in programming. I went ahead with the EE degree anyway, but it's never seemed to hurt me in the eyes of potential employers, at least not that I've noticed. Can you say a little more about how employers held your education against you? I've also been asked questions about why I chose various aspects of my education and job history, but never assumed it was hurting me as long as I gave a reasonable response.