[codingslave]

I've seen this exact situation, so weird that you point it out. Team full of Yale/Penn grads and then a self taught developer from the midwest who got a late start in life. The tension was palpable from the onset, the company ended up firing the midwest programmer even though he was the best one they had. Beyond technical and job ability, there was a camaraderie among the ivy graduates that was largely closed to academic outsiders. Seen this across multiple companies.

One thing I have picked up on is resentment from academic elites who work in small teams with non academic elites. They often feel like the achievements they have from the past entitle them to positions that non ivy graduates should not have. This is really common in finance

[ioddly]

I'm curious how old those folks were. I was I would guess the only person without a degree in my department at my last job (definitely the only dev without one) and never felt this.

[world32]

I'm not saying this kind of situation is the norm, but it happens often enough for it to be "a thing".

EDIT: Academic qualifications are also only a small part of what I'm talking about.

[codingslave]

Age range was 28 - 35