To Hate on a Non Degreer or Not? That is the Question.
I really despise jealous people. Ok, so this chick at work keeps complaining about how she doesn't think the company is paying her much attention. She's always whining about how people who don't have college degrees are being promoted within the company when she's still sitting their feeling unappreciated. I have a college degree, but you don't see me hating on people who are being promoted for working harder than my ass so why is she complaining? I mean, really? A college degree doesn't guarantee a promotion. It doesn't mean you were trained harder than the next guy. A college degree just means you took the extra step. It just means you have a better chance than the next guy to climb that latter of success but if you have someone with no degree who is working a hell of a lot harder why shouldn't they get that promotion over you? The girl who was promoted works hard...she deserves her promotion. I even asked this chick if she felt the other girl didn't deserve it and she couldn't say no.
So really what does a college degree really mean? I'm not going to kid myself and say a college degree doesn't mean anything nowaday, because the truth is it still does. Even though I'm pursuing my second BS and will be in a masters program right after I'm in a better boat than most people with 10-20 years of experience because the likelihood is that it took them a hell of a lot longer to get that executive position than it would've been for that college graduate.
So after all this rambling what conclusion have I come up with...well...even though I encourage EVERYONE to pursue that paper don't think that because you already have it means you're entitled to any level of advancement. In college your competing against students, at work you're competing against other employees. Your employer doesn't care that you had that higher grade in calculus III only that you can apply what you learned to advance their company. Life follows the Darwin Theory of Evolution, only the strongest survive. I know a hell of a lot smarter people without a college degree than with one.
posted by Jbrit @ 7:48 PM
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