He forgot the third option! Learn to program, found a startup, get acquired by Google... I liked reading the nuances, though, it's fascinating that a HS degree has become almost completely worthless by itself.
It always seems, at least anecdotally, that for the tech industry degrees hardly matter at all, in the cases they do it's because it's a company policy to reject all non-degree-holding applicants. Any Bachelors, Masters, or Ph.Ds willing to share their incomes?
Nah, they don't at all. I'd wager that the tech field is mostly a trade more than anything; I'd like to say that my math and philosophy degrees have actually helped me, but if they ever did, it'd be way more subtle than what would actually land me a job.
I make a decent bit of money by the way, though I'd wager that I would've made the same amount sans college degree. Not yet willing to disclose my exact salary.
It always seems, at least anecdotally, that for the tech industry degrees hardly matter at all, in the cases they do it's because it's a company policy to reject all non-degree-holding applicants. Any Bachelors, Masters, or Ph.Ds willing to share their incomes?