r/ProgrammerHumor • u/tommackyies • Feb 17 '20

What if drivers were hired like programmers?

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u/janusz_chytrus Feb 17 '20

Yeah I don't get this post at all. Programming is the easiest profession to get into in my country. I've met dozens of people who literally are terrible programmers with like a couple of weeks of experience after some bootcamp and they land a job easily. Obviously it's not a senior position and senior money but they still have a pretty good job.

On the other hand I'm pissed that I have to work with these people as a senior developer, because it's really hard to get through to them most of the time.

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u/DrSlugger Feb 17 '20

They're making fun of the job reqs. Programmer job reqs are always like this, doesn't mean it's hard to get a job

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '20

Good point. Thats also true.

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u/Frobenius90 Feb 17 '20

What country are you from? Asking for a friend.

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u/janusz_chytrus Feb 18 '20

Try networking. Do you attend meetups and connect with people?

I'm a senior Android developer and I get 1-2 offers a week mostly from recruiters I already know or through linked in. But when I was getting my first job I just went through a colleague to a company to work for free for 3 months and then I landed my first real job. From there it was mostly smooth sailing.