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Soft Skills in programming jobs vs. other jobs

 
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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!
 
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I have found that--in most environments--programmers get much more respect and autonomy than other job positions.
Many of the places I worked at as a software developer, had no dress code for the software developers, let us come and leave as we pleased and often let us work on what we felt was important with little oversight.

Now, that isn't to say that all work environments are like that--I've certainly been in ones where I've been micro-managed.

But, in general, it is a more relaxed environment compared to other professions and especially non-professional occupations.
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