Discretion still matters – don’t hurt your career by sharing too much
I&#x27;m 40, and some of my coworkers are like 25.  I&#x27;m about two management levels above the basic engineers, but we&#x27;re a small company and everyone knows everyone.<p>So I&#x27;m having lunch with some of the engineers, and one of them shares out of the blue that she regrets getting a computer science degree at her (good) college, and thinks she should&#x27;ve gone into business instead.  And my immediate thought is, &quot;For god&#x27;s sake, don&#x27;t SAY that shit around me, I&#x27;m someone who has a big say in your career prospects.&quot;<p>I like having a casual, informal work experience.  But it&#x27;s a thin layer.  Ultimately, this is still a hierarchy, and ultimately, you have to think about who you&#x27;re talking to.<p>(Separately:  Don&#x27;t get an undergraduate degree in business.  What a worthless degree.)