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Re:Why I Studied Full-Time for 8 Months for a Google Interview by amirmc on Friday December 16, 2016 @04:25PM (#13196999)
> People spend years at medical school or law school to become a doctor or lawyer.

True, but both of those are professions. Qualifications that you carry irrespective of your employer. Being 'a Google engineer' is not the same thing, although people might like to imagine it is.

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Re:Why I Studied Full-Time for 8 Months for a Google Interview by pcvarmint on Friday December 16, 2016 @07:10PM (#13198087)
According to the Department of Labor, a Google engineering job qualifies as professional and therefore exempt from overtime pay.
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Re:Why I Studied Full-Time for 8 Months for a Google Interview by ijustdontgetit on Friday December 16, 2016 @05:08PM (#13197341)
What is it then?
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Re:Why I Studied Full-Time for 8 Months for a Google Interview by narutouzumaki on Saturday December 17, 2016 @01:41PM (#13201808)
I think what he is getting at is while being an 'Engineer' definitely is (a profession), a 'Google Engineer' is not.
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