Do you use your Degree?

FDM68 · 04-05-2012, 10:22 AM

My degree is in pimpology and I'm pimpin every single day sooo....yes JK

My degree's in emergency management and I am an emergency manager in the Air Force and should transistion this to the civilian sector.

335 oClock · 04-05-2012, 10:23 AM

nope- unless your some kind of doctor or engineer- you dont need a degree. i majored in
economics - coincidentally- there are no fucking jobs for me

KingOfJericho · 04-05-2012, 10:32 AM

BS in Finance and I'm director of performance analytics for a large institutional investment management firm.

SS32 · 04-05-2012, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by 335 oClock

nope- unless your some kind of doctor or engineer- you dont need a degree. i majored in
economics - coincidentally- there are no fucking jobs for me

I have an engineering degree and haven't used it once since I graduated.

335 oClock · 04-05-2012, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by KingOfJericho

BS in Finance and I'm director of performance analytics for a large institutional investment management firm.

hiring? background ba bus econ w years of experience - jpmorgan, merrill, etc

Templar · 04-05-2012, 04:13 PM

Environmental Engineering is my degree.

Logistics officer in the military is my job.

Pretty much blows.

Elliott@DetailAddict · 04-05-2012, 04:59 PM

Yes. Graphic and Web Designer for a company. Use it every day.

MidwestGolfBum · 04-05-2012, 06:29 PM

No - EE and now in corporate IT sales as a reseller.

Kroy · 04-05-2012, 07:39 PM

Hospitality Management

And no, I'm an overseas print broker.

gcochard · 04-05-2012, 07:50 PM

Yes, computer science and I write code every day.

dryicerx · 04-05-2012, 08:09 PM

Yes, computer engineering degree, software engineer right now.

Just a though: People who are successful in field X may have a degree in X, but that doesn't necessarily mean that success was caused by the degree... they very well could have been successful in field X regardless of a degree (because they may have already had the needed knowledge/experience or would be able to pick it up without a degree), and so they got the degree just as a afterthought or supplement. Correlation does not imply causation. Just something I feel is the case for a lot of folks I work with and have run in to. (counterpoint: I think a degree helps indirectly regardless of the field though because of all people you make connections with, internship opportunities, and the piece of paper you get at the end).

MichaelSNU · 04-05-2012, 08:09 PM

Attorney - Yes

OOOSQ · 04-05-2012, 08:33 PM

BA PR - sorta.

Ehwnnc · 04-05-2012, 09:54 PM

I feel as if a degree gets your foot in the door yet now a days most people do go to college so therefore a college degree isnt as prestigious as it once was

Sara · 04-05-2012, 09:58 PM

I went to school for business.. now I work in law... Oh well, I used it for four years. I see more school though...bar exam

ejheverest · 04-05-2012, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by TroyDeJ

im going to SUNY Maritime right now to be an engineer, is the USCG engineer license worth as much as they say?

Depends on what you plan on doing upon graduation. I tried MEBA, AMO, container ships, preposition and now in oil field services.

More money in petroleum engineering as far as working offshore but, the license will help greatly, if you plan on being a third, second, first or chief engineer on a rig/ship.

How many years till you graduate?

We have a few SUNY grads on my rig.

1speedbike · 04-05-2012, 10:38 PM

So far I have not used my major (Cognitive science) or my minors (Psychology + Music). That's likely to change, though. I've only been out of school for a few years. Did some bone disease research on mice for a while. That was fun. Also worked with illegals in a warehouse building desks for a couple months. I'm going back to school to be a doctor because there are no jobs, and pay is shit for the ones that exist for me. Kind of sucks because I genuinely hate people. "Hi Doctor Ce-..." "Go fuck yourself; how are you feeling?"

just4kickz · 04-05-2012, 11:57 PM

b.s. in neurobiology,physio,behavior work in oncology pharm company... so i use my degree

uberschnell · 04-06-2012, 12:06 AM

BBA = in the door
MBA = moving on up

I watch people with no degree struggle to move up all the time.

Conflagrare · 04-06-2012, 12:09 AM

yes

Bimmer Nerd · 04-06-2012, 01:54 AM

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Originally Posted by 335 oClock

nope- unless your some kind of doctor or engineer- you dont need a degree. i majored in
economics - coincidentally- there are no fucking jobs for me

Sarcasm ? Your project car seems to be moving pretty smoothly

platnumdesi01 · 04-06-2012, 01:20 PM

Masters in IT....work as Quality Manager for LM

04-05-2012, 10:22 AM	#23
FDM68 Captain 36 Rep 761 Posts Drives: 11' 135i Join Date: May 2010 Location: Georgia (hearts still in Germany) iTrader: (0)	My degree is in pimpology and I'm pimpin every single day sooo....yes JK My degree's in emergency management and I am an emergency manager in the Air Force and should transistion this to the civilian sector. __________________
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Templar Lieutenant Colonel 269 Rep 1,883 Posts Drives: 2011 E92 M3 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: One of the coasts... iTrader: (1) Garage List 2011 BMW M3 [10.00]	Environmental Engineering is my degree. Logistics officer in the military is my job. Pretty much blows. __________________ '11 BMW E92 ///M3 - ZCP and DCT '15 Ford F-250 - Lariat, 6.7 Powerstroke Turbo-diesel
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04-05-2012, 08:09 PM	#33
dryicerx First Lieutenant 25 Rep 379 Posts Drives: 335is Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Austin, TX iTrader: (1)	Yes, computer engineering degree, software engineer right now. Just a though: People who are successful in field X may have a degree in X, but that doesn't necessarily mean that success was caused by the degree... they very well could have been successful in field X regardless of a degree (because they may have already had the needed knowledge/experience or would be able to pick it up without a degree), and so they got the degree just as a afterthought or supplement. Correlation does not imply causation. Just something I feel is the case for a lot of folks I work with and have run in to. (counterpoint: I think a degree helps indirectly regardless of the field though because of all people you make connections with, internship opportunities, and the piece of paper you get at the end).
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04-05-2012, 08:09 PM	#34
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Ehwnnc Second Lieutenant 107 Rep 243 Posts Drives: 11 335i Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: North Carolina iTrader: (0)	I feel as if a degree gets your foot in the door yet now a days most people do go to college so therefore a college degree isnt as prestigious as it once was
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uberschnell Brigadier General 680 Rep 4,077 Posts Drives: Wide Body 1 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (48)	BBA = in the door MBA = moving on up I watch people with no degree struggle to move up all the time.
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