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cybojenix
7y

I hate the reason why I don't mind people thinking I'm in my late 20s.
See, I've known quite a few people who will happily work with me, only to find out I'm 20. After that, they'll turn their nose up at me, and not bother with my input.
Sure, it might not be an age thing, and instead is a "I'm working with a junior level person", but even so, if someone has valid points to make, you listen to them or you'll get screwed over.
I didn't get to where I am now by acting like an inexperienced graduate.

And that's another thing. I didn't go to Uni/College. I self taught myself everything I know. I'm glad that the culture for smaller businesses has moved on from "you must have a degree to even talk to us".

It still stands though. If people lose respect for someone who didn't take exactly the same path as them, then screw them. I'm not a violent guy, but you'll still end up with a black eye if you push your luck.

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  • 2
    7y
    I fucking detest any form of discrimination.
  • 4
    7y
    I have the same problem with one of the guy at work. He doesn't even say Good morning to me, thinks he is on a completely different level.
  • 2
    7y
    @tahnik even if he was, why would he do that?
  • 3
    7y
    @tahnik I think that guy is just a shitty human being. 👍
  • 2
    7y
    @juzles no idea. Sometimes he just hums a little bit. I was suggesting him some library to get out of javascript callback hell but he threw it off :/ I don't know man.
  • 5
    7y
    Self taught as well but also with a solid education in software engineering and through the years also many relevant certifications. I have no idea what subjects you dived into but in my experience many self taught devs lack some essential knowledge here and there. I know I did but thanks to my education that is no longer the case.

    So even if you feel you are very good at what you do you should really also get a formal, solid education. After all, if you already master all the topics that will be covered it will be a piece of cake to get that bachelor and/or master degree, won't it?
  • 1
    7y
    @CodeMasterAlex, I agree, going through a syllabus does give you a good background.
    My dig about graduate hires is the whole mentality of even the dregs of uni students who have no experience are held in higher regard than someone who never went to uni but has 10+ years of experience
  • 2
    7y
    @cybojenix I even had lots of trouble getting my first full time job as a developer because at that time I did not have a degree yet.

    I hate it when people think they are better or smarter just because they have a degree. Have also seen too many of those that got just out of school with no experience other than the stuff they did in school. And as we all know: a degree without experience does absolutely not make you a good developer. I think in that case you are even more junior than a self taught junior dev as those who teach themselves have a true passion for software development.
  • 1
    7y
    19, self taught and landed job 🙌
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