Is it fair for a person who has no degrees in computer science to compete with one who has it for the same job?
Is it fair, when there are those who persevered and toiled to earn a degree in CS, only to find that many of the CS positions are held by individuals who just ventured into the marked because they couldn’t find jobs in their own professions or just because they were seeking better income. I would think it’s fair, if it worked both ways.
Can you, as a holder of BSCS, apply for a psychology-related position? If not, then why was it OK for a person who majored in psychology to compete with you for a computer job–if not become your boss. Please, exclude exceptions, i.e. don’t just focus in your reply on the cases in which the guy with no BSCS is doing a better job than you. I’m talking about the situation where you are just as good (if not much better, which is often the case.)
Shouldn’t there be a criterion for computer positions–just as there are ones for most other professions?!
Can I, with no degree in Engineering, go and compete for a job against an engineer with a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering?
Well, why does it seem that anyone on earth with just 3 or 4 months of study of some certification can come and compete for the same job with someone who has spent at least 4 years of academic education for a Bachelor’s degree and experience in computer science? In some instances, they might be working in the cubicle next yours and making MORE money than you do–let alone having your boss as someone who holds a degree in some arts or physical education; or no 4-year degree at all!!! This renders a Bachelor’s in Computer Science truely worthless!!!
Often times, it’s not really that the guy–or gal–in the cubicle next to oyu is doing a better job than you are that earns them the extra money or authority. How about favoritism, attraction, other preferences that are irrelevant to the job?!
If a degree in CS were a benchmark, then at least, you would be competing against peers in the profession.
Or maybe we should do away with degrees altogether, and one could go and apply for any sort of job as long as you demonstrate the willingness to do it and the enthusiasm to learn!
But then again, I should be allowed to open a car repair shop, without having to become a licensed mechanic; I should be able to be an electrician without needing a license to practice,… how about a doc?!
