My first comment on slashdot...:)
I agree that having a degree may have little to do with on the job performance.
I think the real reason why vembu likes to hire undergrads and high school students is that they will stick around with his company for 5-6 years at low enough salaries that it makes his business competitive.
The employees cannot obviously leave the company in search of greener pastures since they lack the requisite qualifications and knowing that, they have no option to quit the company, but to perform.
And in India, it is a notoriously difficult to land a job at a software company without a degree. (15 years education) unlike in the west, where you may get a job if you show the aptitude.
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My first comment on slashdot... :)
I agree that having a degree may have little to do with on the job performance.
I think the real reason why vembu likes to hire undergrads and high school students is that they will stick around with his company for 5-6 years at low enough salaries that it makes his business competitive.
The employees cannot obviously leave the company in search of greener pastures since they lack the requisite qualifications and knowing that, they have no option to quit the company, but to perform.
And in India, it is a notoriously difficult to land a job at a software company without a degree. (15 years education) unlike in the west, where you may get a job if you show the aptitude.