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Re:I am sick and tired of hearing tech companies complain ab... by namdnay on Wednesday May 19, 2021 @02:23AM (#27205232)
I really don’t see what you went through as “paying your dues”. Would it be normal for a doctor to start their career as a vet, and work their way up to humans? Would it be normal for a car mechanic to be asked to start on lawnmowers and work up? Not really

And being a junior programmer isn’t “having a big corner office” or “being at the top”. It’s literally the bottom of the software engineering ladder

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Re:I am sick and tired of hearing tech companies complain ab... by bobthepanda on Wednesday May 19, 2021 @03:09AM (#27205515)
The doctor analogy doesn't quite make sense, since doctors do have to complete residency.
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Re:I am sick and tired of hearing tech companies complain ab... by namdnay on Wednesday May 19, 2021 @03:45AM (#27205730)
that would be the equivalent of a developer internship i guess? they're still doing a doctor's job in residency, they're not wiping arses or manning the reception desk
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