notbob wrote:
> 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
Amen! My first job after college (graduated at age 36 after being in the
work force for nearly 20 years)was in management. guy that hired me told
me all the degree meant was that I could be trained. He was pretty much
right. Of course I had good job skills in my blue collar job and knew
what work was and what it was for so that also helped.