Experience matters a lot in practice, but having a degree gives you opportunity to learn fundamentals and to have a broader knowledge base in general. Met a few people without formal education with insane knowledge and skills but absolutely helpless outside of their area of expertise.
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Hylactor@sopuli.xyz 6 days ago
I’ve gutted out 3 careers in “skilled labor” (a term I find problematic), eacj time working from the bottom entry level guy, to the guy in charge. In all three I’ve worked side by side with people who actually got degrees in that field.
I have also regretted not getting a degree for my entire adult life.
esc@piefed.social 6 days ago
Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 6 days ago
Meh, I got my bachelor’s, worked, and then got my graduate degree, and still had to work my way up from nothing as well.
I see degrees as a way of improving your cap on the position you can hold.
Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 6 days ago
My buddy is an accomplished self taught violin maker. He won an award and was talking to another renowned violin maker who asked him where he was taught. He was slightly embarrassed to say he was self taught but she was quite impressed and said “Ahh! The slow way!”
maimas@sh.itjust.works 6 days ago
Holy shit, that’s probably the job I would expect for there to be the fewest self-taught people. It’s such an unbelievably precise job, your friend must be unbelievably skilled.