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I'm definitely not a slacker when it comes to jobs and I know I have real-world applicable skills. I've always pulled my weight and received great feedback, I agree with everything you said. I got hung up on the credentials because they're so important to everybody else, but actually it's only half (or less) the story.

Thanks for your perspective, you've given me a lot to think about.

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Everyone else like who? Once you've been in the field for five or so years, no one cares about the college you went to - or more often whether you went to college at all.

Everyone else as in people who are in charge of hiring, don't misunderstand but many startup people are from privileged backgrounds who only hire people from the same alumnus as themselves.

There are plenty of companies where you can make good money without having to deal with the startup culture.

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