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- From: marc@dumbcat.sf.ca.us (Marco S Hyman)
- Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk
- Subject: Re: Professional registration
- Message-ID: <1992Dec20.042806.16537@dumbcat.sf.ca.us>
- Date: 20 Dec 92 04:28:06 GMT
- References: <L2PwVB5w165w@entropy.mcds.com> <2#brxdn@dixie.com> <1992Dec18.124017.28360@cbfsb.cb.att.com>
- Organization: MSH Software, Hayward, CA
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- In article <1992Dec18.124017.28360@cbfsb.cb.att.com> cooper@cbnewsg.cb.att.com (Ralph 'Hairy' Moonen) writes:
- > - Of all people in the computer industry I've met, those without degrees
- > seem to be:better at what they do than those with degrees
- > more idealistic
- > happier in their personal life
- > slightly anarchistic
- > pot smokers
- > pink floyd fans
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- Yeah, but none of the modern crap. The good stuff like "Careful with that
- Axe, Eugene", "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun", and "A Small
- Gathering of Furry Animals Gathered in a Cave and Groving with a Pict".
- (I probably got all three of those titles wrong -- the memory isn't the same
- 25 years later).
-
- As to degrees: the smart manager will weigh the degree with all the other
- information in chosing a new hire. Not all managers are smart. Some
- companies have policies that get in the way. I've been in the business for
- 20+ years, so my lack of a degree doesn't hurt me -- now; they either want
- what I've got or not.
-
- In the early days the lack of a degree kept me out of some jobs. This was not
- a problem when known. If company X required a degree and let me know it I
- didn't waste their time and didn't let them waste mine. However, on one
- occasion a company kept me waiting many weeks and never actually said no! It
- turned out they wanted somebody just like me, but with a degree.
-
- > I say, get the best person for the job, regardless of
- > degrees.
-
- Good advice.
-
- // marc
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