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I think the point about the workforce being flexible is tremendous.

I had an engineer tell me- in America people don't care about your title, they care about how much money you have. In Europe it's all about titles. In Japan it's about seniority.

I've had no problem picking the job that pays the highest and it changed me from chem engineer to programmer.

My peers that are obsessed with a title have fallen behind, making 80k a year as a 30 year old. I think these people have a significantly harder time finding a new job, where as being a programmer and engineer, I'm able to work in any industry.



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