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**JET** · 01-30-2005

One other thing, where you get a degree from really doesn't mean shit. Most companies look at it where a degree is a degree. My Ex was convinced that she would get a better job because she went to a private college costing $18k/yr. She ended up making $12.50/hr answering calls in a customer service department. In a large company like Wells Fargo, they usually have a cap on how high you could move up w/o a degree. She could have spend her 2 years working at the entry level while going to school, then move up one level (the top w/o a degree) and be there for the 6 years you needed to to move up to the next level and gotten her degree. She would have had 4 more years of experience at the same point in her life.

Like I said though, it depends on the job, but this applies to most. A mechanical engineer? Get a job as a machinist then go to school. The experience you gain from being a machinist is invaluable. It works like that in most jobs, but not all.

01-30-2005	#20
JET Is funding Exxon. Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Ham Lake Drives: like a bat outta hell! Posts: 7,983	Re: Is a degree necessary? Debate on that here. One other thing, where you get a degree from really doesn't mean shit. Most companies look at it where a degree is a degree. My Ex was convinced that she would get a better job because she went to a private college costing $18k/yr. She ended up making $12.50/hr answering calls in a customer service department. In a large company like Wells Fargo, they usually have a cap on how high you could move up w/o a degree. She could have spend her 2 years working at the entry level while going to school, then move up one level (the top w/o a degree) and be there for the 6 years you needed to to move up to the next level and gotten her degree. She would have had 4 more years of experience at the same point in her life. Like I said though, it depends on the job, but this applies to most. A mechanical engineer? Get a job as a machinist then go to school. The experience you gain from being a machinist is invaluable. It works like that in most jobs, but not all. __________________ Is burning corn and stayin' warm! My motorcycle is stock and reliable, my Talon is neither!