Keep gettting a hard time from people

Question

firstly apologies as this may be the wrong section to post, but it has the 'c#' word in it
most of you guys know im self studying, picking up books and learning at my own pace in my own way, nd making some good progress.
but my friends and family say that i need to stop this and get myself to university and get a degree as i wont get a job otherwise as there is no qualification in self study apart from Microsoft Certs but most employers wont be interested and would favour a degree.
they say i could do the degree then if i wanted to study for microsoft certs afterwards and i will have a better understanding afterwards.
what you guys think on this? i know its my choice but im stuck :S

Sam Hobbs · Answer

Sounds good John. Whatever you do it will be easier to get work after you have experience. A degree will sure help getting the first job. The advantage of a degree is that companies are more likely to promote people with a degree; many companies require a degree for management.

John Burns · Answer

hey Sam Yeh i know what you mean. I sat down and thought about it and Krishna has a point too. When it comes to employers they are only interested in the paper (not the money form) well... :) so i have decided to enroll with University as of today for Bcs Hons Degree in Computing and IT with Software development as a specialist subject. This decision was made after i done some research as well; employers will favour a degree over MS cert (the majority of employers) and a degree is for life whereas the MS certs can become outdated and may need renewing or new certification track. Plus as a graduate there are so many doors that will open just from me being a graduate after finishing my degree. Once my degree is finished i can always then touch up by gaining the MS Certs then and another benefit as well i will not post as many questions on this forum :) the degree is based around Java though but is very similar to C# so once im profound in Java C# should look a lot easier to grasp. I think i have made the correct choice.

Sam Hobbs · Answer

Of the people telling you what to do are they offering you any assistance other than telling you their opinion? People don't like people that complain and criticize and they lump everyone together that seem to be doing that. For me when I complain and criticize it is usually intended to be the beginning of problem soluton whereas most people dump and run; for most people complaints and criticisms are intended to be the end of the conversation. Instead of trying to help they put the blame on the other person and then they have the nerve to say they are doing you a big favor by giving advice. Religious people will say they will pray for you and that paryer is better than anything else they can do for you. In my opinion it is their way of not saying they don't care. I wish that people would instead say that they wish they could help but they can't. That would be more honest (depending on whether they do really care) and respectful. If they are offering to help more than giving advice then that is wonderful and you should try to work with them. Otherwise they are just making noise and there is a lot of that noise in the world. There are schools that are called occupational colleges I think that teach only the skills that are directly relevant to the career. I am not sure what they are called; you might know them as something else. Do you know what I mean? Is that a possibility for you?

Krishna Garad · Answer

Hi John Today every employer ask for some degree and the some percentage limit as well but there are so many people who have very good knowledge and can perform or can adjust theirself in any situation. That's why those people can't get an oppurtunity to prove themselfs.