• sosodev@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    I remember talking to an older fella about his experience becoming a programmer back in the 60s (I think). He told me that he decided it was time to start a career so he went to a nearby IBM office and asked for a job. They gave him an aptitude test and then hired him the same day. He wrote code for their mainframes until he retired.

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      10 months ago

      “Boy, when I was your age I just walked into the nearest IBM office and asked for a job, and that’s how I’m a billionaire today. Don’t know why kids nowadays are so lazy & complaining about how hard life is.”

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        10 months ago

        Lol he was nothing more than middle class. He also was telling the story from the perspective of “I understand how easy it was for me”. He was a really cool guy.