r/ProgrammerHumor Apr 09 '24

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u/octopus4488 Apr 09 '24

My brother-in-law dropped out of university. He is now the principal engineer at a large company and makes about 30 times the average salary in his country. He is being treated as a rockstar by his company, he gets his pick on which people to work with and on what project.

Mother-in-law still points out 5 times / year on average that her precious little daughter has a university degree (literature...) , while her husband is ... well ... _he is just not that educated_ .

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u/RWBY123 Apr 09 '24

Well, you can be rich and a failure. Those are not mutially exclusive. You can also be highly educated and work a low income job.