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Was path dependency for careers always this bad?
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ghaff • 02/20/2025
It's a more mature industry.
I'm guessing the majority of people now in their 50s and 60s in computer-related careers had very eclectic jobs before settling down in computer-related stuff. After all, many never used computers at all until college or beyond.
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I don’t feel like it was. Every role is hyper specific nowadays.
And most refused to look at anybody deviating from their ideal background in my experience.