nah but really things got so out of hand. bachelors degree required to be a fucking barista just about. and then half the time the requirements aren't really requirements but you have no way to know for sure so you have to decide whether to spend time (likely wasted in many cases) filling out an application
great system
@roboneko @Awoo a typical college degree has been pointless for a while, the most efficient thing you can do to get a professional job is to go to a trade school or "bootcamp" program instead. smaller classes, less pointless classes you have to take so lower expenses, and a lot shorter of a time period so you can get into your profession faster.
or you can do it the way that i prefer which is to just learn shit on your own and then prove your worth with a portfolio.
the people who are going to college now are either doing it because somebody else is paying for it and they have no direction in their life, or they are shooting for some serious professions that absolutely NEED degrees, like the medical field or astrophysics or something.
fucking walmart doesn't need to require degrees, and honestly neither does something like google because any person can learn to code on their own and it'll be way more efficient. at the end of the day, companies are looking for that efficiency. a young man who already has a great portfolio because he started learning how to code when he was 12 years old is going to outshine a 25+ year old who spent 4-6 years at college and has only his school projects to show off.
@roboneko @Awoo as for myself, i prefer my work to stay my work and my passions to stay unbridled by some guy telling me how to do things. i'm glad i can and will hopefully continue to make money from my passions, but i'd rather make no money from them and work retail than have them be my primary income but have no creative control. that's a big reason why i haven't gone to college, because i don't want to end up just working for someone else and not being able to apply my creativity.
