I’m 33 and dropped out after finishing 9th grade (June 2007) because I got pregnant & my priorities shifted to say the least. Satisfied with how my life turned out.

  • ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca
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    2 months ago

    I got bachelors of science in biology. Couldn’t find a job because, unlike what my parents told me, a degree doesn’t guarantee you a job. I ended up going back to college to get a professional degree. I didnt like the profession after a few years so I quit. Now I work at a factory where a high school education is considered an asset. Some of my coworkers are high school drop outs. It is the easiest job I’ve worked and the most money I’ve ever made in my life thanks to the union.

    While my education didn’t really help me get a job, it does allow me to think critically about the news which seems to be the biggest benefit.

    • 👍Maximum Derek👍@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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      2 months ago

      I also have a bachelors in bio. I went into it knowing that a BS would only get me a job in bait shop, if I was lucky, so I had intended to get at least get my masters. But a combination of injury and red tape meant my 5 year degree took me 8 years and it sapped all the patience I had for academia.

      Thankfully my degree wasn’t entirely useless as I had the the easiest/most boring on-campus job those 8 years and I taught myself to program on the clock. Then I counted my coding side-hustles as programming experience. So when I found a job looking for someone with a degree and two years experience I was able to get it.

  • kayzeekayzee@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Recently finished a BS in Physics because I enjoy learning about math with funny letters. Have had trouble finding work due to social anxiety (can’t pull 40+ hour work weeks without WFH) and not wanting to work for the military industrial complex.

    Found an easy job that I hated (just turning a small cog for a big corporation), but got laid off a couple months ago. I’ve kinda given up on everything at this point :(

    I really want to work somewhere like a library or a zoo, but none of those ever seem to be hiring.

  • ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@slrpnk.net
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    2 months ago

    For formal education, I did all the coursework for a BA but couldn’t pay the last year worth of tuition, so I never got a degree.

    Informal education is ongoing. I’ve improved my Spanish significantly and continued to study both information science and philosophy. I’d like to go back and get a teaching certificate, but it’s not urgent.

  • ERROR: Earth.exe has crashed@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I went to a state university and had to withdrawl because I was depressed af and took like an entire bottle of antidepressants in order to try to feel better (its not my first time abusing medications).

    Not satisfied at all.