Ask HN: Where are laid off employees gathering?

Re:Ask HN: Where are laid off employees gathering? by Panzer04 on Monday February 20, 2023 @06:24PM (#34874267)

You don't think school has any value? There's a reason we have higher education - Work-based learning is somewhat prone to leaving significant gaps in a person's knowledge.

Not to say working has no value, but neither does schooling have no value.

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Re:Ask HN: Where are laid off employees gathering? by chitowneats on Monday February 20, 2023 @08:52PM (#34875496)

It has approximately zero value for doing the job of software development vs. equivalent time spent with actual work experience. It has value otherwise, but I'm really not concerned about that when hiring my future coworkers. There are other ways to acquire the skills you learn in college. This credentialist bias of yours is exactly what I'm arguing against. Guilds tend to promote this mindset, when they're not too busy promoting nepotism.

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Re:Ask HN: Where are laid off employees gathering? by JohnFen on Tuesday February 21, 2023 @11:32AM (#34883065)

School is a good tool to gain a comprehensive education. It is not the only tool to gain a comprehensive education, and it is not effective for everybody.

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