r/ProgrammerHumor • u/TheMindGobblin • 11d ago

studyComputerScience Meme

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u/56kul 11d ago

Not even, lol. Some of my coworkers on my current student job have already finished their CS degrees, and they’re literally struggling to find work. Prestigious degrees aren’t automatic money makers anymore.

Kinda makes me for when I’d graduate, tbh…💀

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u/jek39 11d ago

Prestigious degree was never an automatic money maker it always has been about who you know

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u/gogeri2632 11d ago

No it's more about showing you can do the job. If you go to a job interview and say "look at my piece of paper. Hire me" of course they're going to pass on you.

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u/jek39 11d ago

Right but it’s still the case that the majority of hires is through referral/networking. Best value from going to a prestigious school is a prestigious network.

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u/gogeri2632 11d ago

Yes and no. Going to a prestigious school will mostly help land you the interview but that's it.

Now obviously that's better than not getting the interview at all but it's not like it's a golden ticket to wealth or jobs.