> Folks have told me to "just go to Google" don't understand the anguish of being worth 75% of a human at best, and not having the intelligence to pass an interview loop anywhere consistently.
The majority of SW developers in the US make less than $100K right out of college. Are you suggesting they are less than 50% of a human?
And most Google employees make less than what the top earners in hedge funds make. Does that make Google employees less human?
I'm not a counselor, and I suggest you seek one. However, the warning signal in your comment is "Folks have told me..." Why are you letting other people tell you what constitutes value?
Sorry that I keep riddling my comments with anecdotes and stories, but here's another one: A friend of mine spent over a decade trying to get a PhD. He's smart, but there's a lot more to smartness that is needed to get one. He kept having problems (some from his side, some external). I told him for years to quit - the PhD isn't all that great a goal. But he insisted on sticking to it so as not to be a failure. Last year I had to tell him "Be prepared for the inevitable depression after you get the PhD and then realize all that effort wasn't worth it."
He graduated recently. Let's see how he holds up.
If Google is good for you, I hope you get in. But be prepared to discover the opposite if you do get in.
The majority of SW developers in the US make less than $100K right out of college. Are you suggesting they are less than 50% of a human?
And most Google employees make less than what the top earners in hedge funds make. Does that make Google employees less human?
I'm not a counselor, and I suggest you seek one. However, the warning signal in your comment is "Folks have told me..." Why are you letting other people tell you what constitutes value?
Sorry that I keep riddling my comments with anecdotes and stories, but here's another one: A friend of mine spent over a decade trying to get a PhD. He's smart, but there's a lot more to smartness that is needed to get one. He kept having problems (some from his side, some external). I told him for years to quit - the PhD isn't all that great a goal. But he insisted on sticking to it so as not to be a failure. Last year I had to tell him "Be prepared for the inevitable depression after you get the PhD and then realize all that effort wasn't worth it."
He graduated recently. Let's see how he holds up.
If Google is good for you, I hope you get in. But be prepared to discover the opposite if you do get in.