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If you have ever worked in software-related industries, the chances are that the word “Rockstar” will elicit a visceral reaction. It’s a word used by a Certain Type Of Manager for an elite software developer who’s so 1337 they don’t play by the rules of ordinary mortals. In reality it’s use is invariably an indication of trouble ahead, either from clueless startups or troublesome rockstar developers making a toxic atmosphere for the mere members of the backing band. Hackaday has a team that brings together a huge breadth of experience, and we’ve been there.
Think I'll stick to being a roadie developer. You know, get my job done so other people can do theirs.
Source: https://hackaday.com/2018/07/28/become-the-rockstar-developer-youve-always-dreamed-of-being/
(Score: 3, Interesting) by The Mighty Buzzard on Sunday July 29 2018, @11:48PM (4 children)
Sour grapes. I do just fine with a GED and my skills/experience. Broaden your myopic window into the job market and you can as well. Unless you suck. I'd advise management if that's the case.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 30 2018, @02:22AM (3 children)
I said that you're "mostly doomed". It's impossible to deny that credentialism is common, or that the vast majority of employers are utterly clueless about the jobs for which they are hiring. If you don't have a degree, you will be discriminated against by many employers. Your options are to use any connections you have, find the increasingly rare employer that will look past your lack of a piece of paper, or to start your own business. Not much of a meritocracy when you're living in a society full of shallow, short-sighted retards.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Monday July 30 2018, @04:15AM (2 children)
It's not remotely rare except in corporate life but then you'd need to go out into the wide world and find this out for yourself instead of sticking within what falsely appears to be a safe little bubble to know it.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 30 2018, @03:18PM (1 child)
Whatever. Many jobs that never used to require degrees now require them. That doesn't mean there are no employers that do not require degrees, but they are fewer in number. I own my own business anyway, so it's not currently an issue.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Monday July 30 2018, @03:25PM
Fewer != few. There are a hell of a lot of tech jobs outside large-to-giant corporations and almost none of them require anything but demonstrable competence.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.