• MarxistHedonism [she/her]
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    4 years ago

    I’ve had the opposite experience where all the discrete math and algorithm complexity stuff I learned in college is completely useless in my actual job.

    Turns out, making a Tower of Hanoi solver doesn’t have much application in enterprise software. Like why did my degree require 3 courses on OS and Assembly, but no full stack development?

    Luckily I work in a tech department of a non-tech industry so I only had to answer personality questions instead of whiteboard bullshit to get my job.

    I definitely make more money than a lot of people my age and I’m not in poverty, but it’s not enough to be a single-income household, buy a house in most cities, or go to the doctor if I haven’t met my deductible.

    I’m pretty underpaid and I’m about to be passed over for a promotion because I’m paid too little to get that big of a pay raise.