unix_fan <[email protected]> writes: > Let me get this straight: you are having a "negative response" to someone > because they got a community college degree? Hmmmm. When I look at your > explanation you go further and diss people who merely went to community > college.
I was writing of 'soft' degree programs. Using a community college to get the first two years of your math degree out of the way just means that your parents aren't rich. And Math degrees, while not directly relevant to the SysAdmin trade, do seem to correlate with the ability to figure things out. Sure, I'm an arrogant jerk, I never claimed otherwise. (and clearly, I should have kept my mouth shut, but I can't resist digging myself deeper. Besides, I can't leave you just assuming that I hate poor people, or that I think a person's wealth is a good proxy for judging their ability to do a technical job.) I'm pretty sure you glossed over the 'soft' part. Do you honestly think it better to have an AA in psychology, or, say history when applying for a technical job? Does being able to quote Hideki Tōjō help you diagnose a flaky server? I feel similarly about artists who went to more expensive schools, though my assumption is that a person who went to a four year school to be an artist had someone else to pay for it. (how's that for offensive?) Maybe I'm just bitter. Looking at my siblings, if I was born a few years later, I'd probably have gotten my parents to foot the bill for a useless history degree. (It's always been a hobby. Not particularly useful for anything, of course, but fun.) would I have been happier making coffee, arguing about Churchill and not getting a job that paid more than retail before the age of 30? maybe. My grammar and pronunciation would certainly be better than they are. But maybe not. I'm pretty ambitious, and the history degree wouldn't have helped with that. I think things turned out okay. _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
