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Re:How I got my dream job in the tech industry without a CS ... by BinaryIdiot on Wednesday March 15, 2017 @08:52AM (#13875713)
> The fact that you can make more money making webpages than teaching some poor kid english is mostly sad.

You're right in a sense; things that matter the most seem to pay the least. Teachers shape our kids tremendously and yet it's common they need donations just to buy simple school supplies.

Now I'm not sure it's fair to necessarily compare the two but it is still sad.

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Re:How I got my dream job in the tech industry without a CS ... by qplex on Wednesday March 15, 2017 @10:13AM (#13876210)
Yes, it's not fair: I made the comparison because the parent painted the picture of teaching English abroad as a "loser" job.

And that's ok, and you don't need to do that, but please do not assume that people who actually do such things do them out of desperation for money.

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Re:How I got my dream job in the tech industry without a CS ... by dualogy on Wednesday March 15, 2017 @10:02AM (#13876129)
At least though it's not without merit that this glaring gap between what people claim to value "most" and where funding flows the most remains as visible as it is. Reality is the best reality-check for most of us. ;)
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