On 2008-08-19, Michael "Dog3" > wrote:

> I accomplished all of this without using my degree.

Either you are being disingenuous or extremely naive. A degree makes an
enormaous difference. I discovered in my long journey from blue to white
collar that a 4 yr degree was more a membership to an elite fraternity than
any indication of mental prowess.

I ran into more degreed bozos than you can imagine. People who could barely
find their own ass! But, they were pulling down twice as much as I was,
regardless. Plus, the basis of the degree was always irrelevent. Greek
history? ....production engineering! MS in philosophy? ....R&D management!
It matters not what the discipline, only the sheepskin. Like I said, if
you have the paper, you can do no wrong and regardless of the job, if it
calls for a degree, you're in, we'll sweat the details later.

I'm not saying you are a bozo, Andy, just that that degree opened more
higher paying doors than you realize.

nb