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[-] SomGye@sh.itjust.works 30 points 3 days ago

One of them was working really hard on getting two college degrees and finding out the hard way that employers don't give a fuck about those and that networking and sheer luck are the most important factors.

[-] racketlauncher831@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 days ago

On the other way around, it's also a hard reality check that how (not) far you can go on the way to getting employed without a college degree, even though it being totally useless.

this post was submitted on 06 Mar 2026
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