posted 9 years ago
Hi John,
I was wondering how the atmosphere in programming work is different than in other lines of work. I have had a variety of jobs in other fields, but haven't worked in programming yet. I do feel like I have a leg up on recent college graduates, because I have enough work experience to understand how to be professional at work, to feel comfortable in identifying good and bad work situations, to stand up for myself when I'm able to, and to shut up when I can't do anything about a situation and saying something would just make matters worse. I understand that generalizations are often misleading, but how much respect would you say that programmers get compared to, say, unskilled labor, or college graduates who do not have specialized skills?
Thanks!