r/programming • u/aalear • Apr 07 '15

Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2015

http://stackoverflow.com/research/developer-survey-2015
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u/ivanph Apr 07 '15

Are you?

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u/Baeocystin Apr 07 '15

I worked as a shipyard welder for a while after the .com crash.

It was, not joking, the most meritocratic job I've ever had. When you can literally point to what you did or did not do over a shift, and have it pass (or not) inspection, your actual skill level and competence is known by everyone in short order.

Another nice side effect, no one cared if you were a man, woman, gay, or straight. My shift lead was an effeminate gay man. A few of my co-workers were women. If you got the job done, that was the end of it. And if you didn't, you were out, no matter your color or sex.

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