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Barry_Cotter comments on Signaling of what, precisely? - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Barry_Cotter 17 September 2013 11:53:21AM 1 point [-]

I cannot be the only person who had no trouble getting up at five in the morning for money but found getting up at ten verging on impossible in college. No one cares what you do in college but if you don't show up for work you won't get paid. I'm not sure whether people like me support your argument or not. Maybe I'm just a workaholic with a high discount factor.

Comment author: James_Miller 17 September 2013 02:36:16PM 0 points [-]

No one cares what you do in college

Lots of employers care about grades. If you don't get As at my school, you don't get a job at an investment bank.

Comment author: Barry_Cotter 17 September 2013 10:06:33PM 2 points [-]

My failure to write precisely strikes again. As long as your work process isn't illegal or against a relevant code of conduct no one cares how you got your grades. This does rather speak against what I wrote above. College is a four year adventure in less supervision than you will have at work.