I graduated with an information systems degree about a decade ago, and no employer has ever given me any amount of money for that degree. I have never gotten a bonus or higher pay because of it. Now, I’m seeing so many videos on TikTok and reels lately of students who graduated with a computer science degree costing them upwards of 90K, And they are all packed any huge room with like 20 employers who are hiring for like 300 jobs but there’s like thousands of them…

So basically if you want a digital piece of paper that says you’re “educated”, you can pay $40000 > $350,000. But you’ll never get any amount of money for it from employers, it won’t help you find a job. It’s a myth

    • over_clox@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      22 days ago

      Have you even seen the bullshit job listings in the USA?

      5 years experience required for a programming language that had only even existed for 2 years comes to mind. Even the language developer wouldn’t qualify for the job. 🤦‍♂️

      • deranger@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        22 days ago

        5 years experience required for a programming language that had only even existed for 2 years

        If this is the level of bullshit on the job listing, do you actually want that job?

        If yes: if they’re bullshitting, why don’t you?

        • over_clox@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          22 days ago

          I have soldering experience going back ~25 years. Why bullshit on a new language rather than just go in with examples of my soldering and electronics skills?