12-18-2010, 08:58 AM
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Originally Posted by chops
i am not one of those guys in college, however i am a graduate who's been very grateful for what i've accomplished to be where i am today. while i was in college, i never thought i'd graduate and make bank. in fact, i thought quite the opposite, figuring id fall into the same trap that millions of others have, unemployment. however, hard work and networking gets you places...
anyway in reference to the engineering, excuse me, ive been too caught up in work lately. when i refer to an engineer i think software engineer, or hell even hardware engineer...and back in 1995, those guys were raking in the $$$. you had a few job offers waiting upon graduation, and could actually negotiate a salary, definitely not something thats common, if at all even around in today's job market.
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Indeed. My dad has his degree in EE (electrical engineering) and he is a software developer and has been since he came out of college.
I myself dropped out of college to start working full time and I am glad I did. In my Industry (linux system administration) experience is more important than a degree. Now I have After working for the same company for 4+ years I now get 25 days per year of vacation time (plus another 10 paid sick days). I am 25 years old, own my own home, own a 370z and make over 70k/year. The company I work for has grown to almost double its size since I started and has shown extreme growth over the recession. I definitely count my blessings.
I think a having a college education is important but it certainly not gonna help in all the industries that you can work in. I wanted a degree so I would have a fall back in case I didn't get into the industry I wanted but in the end I think I am glad I went with my decision to drop out when I did. With the experience I have now I don't think it would be to hard for me to find another job. Of course I love the company I work for and I doubt they would go under considering how well they have done through the recession so I highly see myself working anywhere else in the next 5 years.
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