Tech Interview Handbook
There is something I cannot understand and this has already become a cliche:
&gt; Technology industry is an extremely fast-moving one. Many technologies used today didn&#x27;t even exist&#x2F;were popular a decade ago; in 2009, mobile app development and blockchain were pretty much unheard of. Engineers constantly need to upgrade their skills to stay relevant to the demands of the job market. Engineering is a great career for passionate individuals who like to learn.<p>Why would anyone give this advice? Can we stop handing out this advice and encourage everyone to stand up for their rights instead? If you think about it, by proxy this gives you the following advice: as a programmer you will have no life outside of work and you are supposed to be an idiot who spends his time working and studying outside office hours even when you could spend time with your family. So yeah, go for it and suck it up you idiot.<p>At least that&#x27;s how most employers handle this problem. And interestingly by comparison no-one tells a MBA diploma holder that it&#x27;s a great career for passionate individuals who like to spend their whole life studying.<p>And before you think that I am against studying, that&#x27;s not the case at all. If my company pays for it and I can kick back on a sofa during working hours to study I am fine with it. But I cannot see any value studying something on my own expense on my own time which will be outdated in 3 years anyway and so by definition it only benefits my employer.