• RealFknNito@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Me @22: Boy, IT work sure looks fun and I love computers already so let me take out some student loans to become a cybersecurity specialist!

    Me @29: Retail is fine too.

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      8 months ago

      Getting a degree to work in IT seems weird to me, but I was admining before IT classes existed

      • Redredme@lemmy.world
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        8 months ago

        We’re from a different era my dude. These days it’s all analysts, architects and data scientist.

        Who can’t do jack shit without guys like you.

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          8 months ago

          Except now we have to find jobs through connections because we aren’t getting past HR filters.

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          7 months ago

          Architects where I work don’t have degrees, they’re programmers who have shown they understand a significant chunk of our enormous system (government IT)

          Analysts are a mixed bag. Some have relevant education, others have relevant experience

          Data scientists seem to all be appropriately degreed