No, it was more like dropping out of college is a red flag.

Hm, well I am not sure about that either.

> The completion of a formal education is much more important than the institution

From https://rfd.shared.oxide.computer/rfd/0003 -- which was top of mind since I started looking at the postings after reading the article. ;-)

It's not saying that doing so is a requirement, it's saying that, if you have a degree, the fact that you have one is more important than where it is from.

I dropped out of school, had terrible grades, and ended up going back and finishing, but still got like a 2.something GPA. The subject of school never came up. When I review applicants, I don't rate them poorly if they didn't get a degree.

That's totally fair! I just sympathize with gp as the quoted section and the sentence that emphasizes "completion" from the last paragraph are easy to misinterpret as "you should have finished a four-year degree".

e: hopefully clearer, but tired and still commenting on the internet, so who knows. =)

That section is comedic gold. It reads like a character from Silicon Valley opining on hiring "only the finest." Poe's Law hilarity.

Looks coherent and well considered to me. Oxide can't really get away with hiring friendly-but-incompetent. I liked this section from the written part, that looks worth doing as a self reflection exercise.

> What work have you found most challenging in your career and why?

> What work have you done that you are particularly proud of and why?

> When have you been happiest in your professional career and why?

> When have you been unhappiest in your professional career and why?

>Looks coherent and well considered to me.

It's some of the blandest HR takes I've read.

Besides, I was referencing the hilarious credentialism, where a degree isn't required wink wink, but they wouldn't entertain you if you don't have one.