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- From: bpwebb@direct.ca (Bradley Parker Webb)
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- Subject: Re: ANNOUNCE: Vacant Job Positions
- Date: Sun, 18 Feb 1996 16:28:38 GMT
- Organization: Internet Direct
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- This is a subject that causes great emotional distress in me.
- If a person has a degree, he is a better person.
- I have taught many Majicians how to open locks without
- a key. I learned this skill while I was in school and wanted
- to pass all the damn tests I had to write.
- I had all the correct tools for my trade, however, I was very
- proud to say that I can open a 6-pinner security lock with
- a paper clip (something that took a lot of practice) with my
- hands behind my back !
- I came first in every subject. I have a piece of paper that
- says that I was the best student ever.
- Does this mean that I am a better person ?
- I no longer teach the trade, I am now a computer programmer
- and would not have been hired without this peice of
- paper that says I passed every course I took.
- I have won more awards than any other employee has ever
- won (I even got money in a merrit award).
- My opinion of the value of a degree is as follows:
- I can get a degree in anything, and know nothing about
- the subject I have the degree in.
- If your company would hire a person with 10 degrees
- for $1,000,000 (or even if the person requires 20 degrees)
- let me know, and I will get the degrees.
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- snmauf@ccmail.monsanto.com wrote:
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- >I actually think this story illustrates the value of a degree "the ability to
- >stick with something", an important job skill. When working it isn't possible
- >to cherry pick what tasks you will and won't do. So a degree shows that for 3
- >or 4 years you were able to stick with a program and deliver results. If you
- >didn't like the class you should have either readjusted things so you did like
- >it, or negotiate a different measure of success (switch course). Thats what we
- >do in business all day..
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- >Simon
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- >> why?
- >> When I am studying in CS, I am only interested in CS, I like algorithm,
- >> programming and system design..., I ignored other subjects, for example,
- >> some stupid math lesson, I hate their ugly formula, I always escaped out
- >> of classroom and ran into our Computer center. as result, I lost my degree.
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