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I remember talking to an older fella about his experience becoming a programmer back in the 60s (I think). He told me that he decided it was time to start a career so he went to a nearby IBM office and asked for a job. They gave him an aptitude test and then hired him the same day. He wrote code for their mainframes until he retired.
"Boy, when I was your age I just walked into the nearest IBM office and asked for a job, and that's how I'm a billionaire today. Don't know why kids nowadays are so lazy & complaining about how hard life is."
Lol he was nothing more than middle class. He also was telling the story from the perspective of “I understand how easy it was for me”. He was a really cool guy.