Thanks to everyone who offered their ideas. The decision will be no
easier, but at least it will be informed. :)
nik
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Also quite a few employers say "does he have a degree in anything".
If so, you get a better chance than if you don't.
Especially if you go for a job with a corporation rather than a small
business.
In the case of small business, they usually don't care if you have a degree
or not. With corporation
"Jeff Waugh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > IMHO, staying longer at uni would have made me less employable.
>
> In the short term, or the long term (and in the long term, to what degree)?
>
> Sure, in this situation, you get short term bikkies. How fast are you going
> to 'climb the ladder' though? If
> > IMHO, staying longer at uni would have made me less employable.
>
> In the short term, or the long term (and in the long term, to what
degree)?
I think this is a point often times overlooked. Remember, that after you do
not finish Uni there will be _many_ who do and will be just as talented
Dave Kempe wrote:
>
> >
> > In the short term, or the long term (and in the long term, to
> > what degree)?
> >
> > Sure, in this situation, you get short term bikkies. How fast are
> > you going
> > to 'climb the ladder' though? If your purpose at work is to earn
> > money (mine
> > isn't, but t
>
> In the short term, or the long term (and in the long term, to
> what degree)?
>
> Sure, in this situation, you get short term bikkies. How fast are
> you going
> to 'climb the ladder' though? If your purpose at work is to earn
> money (mine
> isn't, but that's another story), how fast/far do y
> Dave Kempe asked for a 'category' for people who made this
> decision... As a
> fellow Uni-leaver, I reckon the category should be classified as "twit". I
> hear cries of, "Oh, but I wanted to be a programmer!" all the time from
> friends who have become sysadmins, and it's a hard way out into t
> IMHO, staying longer at uni would have made me less employable.
In the short term, or the long term (and in the long term, to what degree)?
Sure, in this situation, you get short term bikkies. How fast are you going
to 'climb the ladder' though? If your purpose at work is to earn money (mine
> except that i dont have enough spare time between work
> and uni to really get into playing/working with linux and this is
> frustrating me.
Famous last words. :)
> a) continue with the degree (will take another 3 years at current
> rate) and find another job in which i would get a chance t
> a) continue with the degree (will take another 3 years at current
> rate) and find another job in which i would get a chance to develop
> linuxy skills?
>
> b) stay with the job and ditch (or defer) uni in favour of some sort
> of linux-based/related training, which could see me using such skil
> ...and I thought my 5 was getting excessive...
>
> OK, let's get OT and have a "Mine's bigger than yours"
Can we maybe also still talk about employment issues
plesee? ;)
I'm also pretty new to the IT industry, and would actually like to
eventually specialise in gnu/linux/free softw
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