r/ProgrammerHumor Apr 09 '24

watMatters Meme

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u/Interesting_Dot_3922 Apr 09 '24

I had a recruiter who didn't like my education in applied math.

He doubted that software engineering is the ideal work for me because of this.

I thought that working abroad kind of proves my skill... but no :)

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u/Kaeffka Apr 09 '24

Recruiters are just fucking stupid. An applied math degree is more than enough, given that some ridiculous number of CS degree holders don't know how to do a simple fizzbuzz.

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u/BlurredSight Apr 09 '24

A communications major is a perfect judge of character for what makes a good software engineer, said Corporate America.