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[–] entwine@programming.dev 2 points 1 day ago

I don't know you, but I'll give you an example of someone I do know

  • Didn't give a crap about computers throughout highschool. Didn't really know what he wanted to do in general

  • Picks computer science last minute because it supposedly makes a lot of money

  • Cruised through shitty community college doing the bare minimum, no side projects or any sign he's even interested

  • At graduation time, he barely knows how to code. Has a github profile with some homework assignments he was forced to do

  • Is part of the job market now, competing against you and me.

I don't know if he's employed as a software engineer right now, but I've worked with people who obviously fit the same profile. People who expect real work to be as simple as submitting a homework assignment last minute using shit you copy pasted from SO (or I guess ChatGPT now), and then fucking off to enjoy life while your coworkers are burdened by your incompetence.

This is a field where actually giving a shit is a requirement.