Royce WilliamsAug 2, 2024
Show threadMrMozzAug 2, 2024

@tychotithonus this is the very thing that kept me from being hired for any tech job after I graduated with an IT degree. At first I was outraged and bitter but having now worked in an IT career for several years I completely understand.

It's still a problem for new folks though. I wish there were more opportunities for on the job training for IT people. I'd love to see something more like an electrician apprenticeship program for sysadmins where they can start out training under an experienced greybeard and graduate to a Journeyman Admin.

Because you also wouldn't send out someone who had just studied electricity in school out to work on a power line; it would be a disaster.

Show threadRoyce WilliamsAug 3, 2024
@MrMozz Totally! Mentor/apprentice arrangements are much less common than they used to be - I think a little could go a long way there.
Show threadRoyce Williams
@MrMozz Also notice that the first person is also in the Olympics. :D
Aug 3, 2024 at 1:14amWeb
Show threadMrMozzAug 3, 2024

@tychotithonus yeah I guess I was looking at it as more of a before/after meme or a school vs field experience meme but fair point. I think I was making up some context of my own.

I also dont mean to say that theres anything wrong with college or trade school for IT education. I learned a ton in school and I was really fortunate that I got to go.

I guess what I'm really trying to say is that the difference between theory and practice is greater in practice than in theory and that "the industry ™" could be more willing to take chances on mentoring people who are just getting into IT.