You’re right, Seth. There’s a place for certs-surgeons and pilots need their certs, for example-but when when it becomes an unnecessary tool that ends up holding people back, that hurts more than it helps.

A programmer friend shared how some companies he interviewed with refused to hire him, even though he had gathered enough experience to make up for not having a college degree.

Frustrated, he started his own business, which is probably close to a million dollars in valuation.

I was happy to read some tech companies do not require a college degree to employ you. Way to go. Thanks for bringing this up.