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by puranjay 3737 days ago
Is it a lack of a degree or a lack of a relevant degree? Like, if you had a BA in History but were a very competent programmer, would your lack of a STEM degree be held against you as much?
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I do not have any degree, relevant or not.

Obviously they were happy with my competency since I was offered a job, they just took the path where they used my lack of degree as a negotiating tactic.

Turns out there are plenty of other places that don't care about degrees and offer more money, so I accepted a job somewhere else. It was an easy decision at the time.