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Re:The Smears Against Edward Snowden Have Begun by Nursie on Tuesday June 11, 2013 @12:22PM (#5862776)
I've always felt my degree gave me a good grounding over a wide area.

I've worked with people with and without degrees. Some of the best had no degree, some had PhDs, some had a standard BSc. Some of the worst were in all three categories too.

But I have found my degree useful, and not just for opening doors.

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Re:The Smears Against Edward Snowden Have Begun by MarkHarmon on Tuesday June 11, 2013 @12:28PM (#5862833)
That makes sense. Hopefully my comment doesn't sound like I think people with degrees are worse. My point was that I feel it comes down to the person and not the source of their education.
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Re:The Smears Against Edward Snowden Have Begun by Nursie on Tuesday June 11, 2013 @12:35PM (#5862903)
Heh. I get a bit defensive at times, probably unnecessarily, but there seems to be a "formal education is a waste of time" meme about the place.

Agreed, a lazy or incompetent software/IT worker is lazy and/or incompetent regardless of past educational achievement!

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