Re:A Project of One’s Own
by tmp_anon_22 on Tuesday June 08, 2021 @04:18PM
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> I never told any adults what I was doing until I was nearly an adult myself, out of fear they'd ruin my hobby like they did everything else.
I dropped out of college and was ~4 years into a successful career before it clicked with parents and other "adults" of what I had done and what I had "thrown away".
Having been through 3 serious tech jobs and dozens of interviews only one company rejected me due to my lack of a degree - Capitol One.
All said however I do think about going back to complete my degree at some point as I expect as my career progresses to upper upper management it might get in the way.
Re:A Project of One’s Own
by vidarh on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @01:29AM
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I only went back and did my degree as pure resume stuffing. Did it by distance learning alongside work. Overall it was a security thing - it felt like plugging a minor hole - and I'm still not sure if it was worth the time I invested in it.
I dropped out of college and was ~4 years into a successful career before it clicked with parents and other "adults" of what I had done and what I had "thrown away".
Having been through 3 serious tech jobs and dozens of interviews only one company rejected me due to my lack of a degree - Capitol One.
All said however I do think about going back to complete my degree at some point as I expect as my career progresses to upper upper management it might get in the way.