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>You don't get a graduate degree because _you_ need a graduate degree. You get a graduate degree because _others_ need to see it. I feel this is more true in o
by entropicdrifter 2y ago
>You don't get a graduate degree because _you_ need a graduate degree. You get a graduate degree because _others_ need to see it.
I feel this is more true in other STEM fields than it is in Software. Could just be bias talking, but I'm a senior SWE with no college degree (couple of certs) and haven't had it stop me from getting good jobs, especially once I got like 3-4 years of experience under my belt and could talk about projects I co-designed and interesting problems I've worked on.
- taylodl 2y agoThat strategy worked well for me until I was about ten years into my career and hit a tough job market. A degree makes it much, much easier to navigate a tough job market, especially as you get older.