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Re:“Great resignation” wave coming for companies by jdmichal on Monday June 14, 2021 @10:46AM (#27503195)
> I know a few people who signed up for master degrees in say Germany and found that almost everyone in the program is a few years older then them.

Is that because of gap years, or an interest in actually getting industry experience before continuing academic education? I think I was about 6 years into my career before I thought I could really squeeze a lot of value out of a graduate program. (I didn't ever go back for one, though.)

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Re:“Great resignation” wave coming for companies by morelisp on Monday June 14, 2021 @01:29PM (#27505401)
The Bologna alignment in Germany created a lot of weird situations. The old Diplom degree varied a lot and could be counted as a bachelors or masters (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplom#International_compariso...) leading to some Germans to go back to get a firm masters. Also if it was more than 10 years ago, some Germans I know did their first degree, then their conscripted service, then their second, which caused a 1-2 year gap.
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