OT: Degrees and Certifications

[Henry Melancon]

Unfortunately, I have to deal with the young under-educated coworkers who think they know it all........


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> bounces at lists.celestial.com] On Behalf Of Jay R. Ashworth
> Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 5:15 PM
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> Subject: Re: OT: Degrees and Certifications
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> On Wed, Mar 16, 2005 at 10:47:53AM -0600, Henry Melancon wrote:
> > I do not know about others on this list, but I work with individuals
> > who do not have college degrees. There is a difference in my
> > workplace. The individuals who lack college degrees, lack
> > professionalism and basic knowledge on some subjects.........
> 
> I believe you'll find it both ways, and to some extent, it probably
> depends on age: the older someone is, the more likely they are to have
> the professional attitude you mention, even if they didn't go to
> college.
> 
> College, per se, is not necessarily useless or a bad thing, don't get
> me wrong.  Having some college under your belt, if not a degree, is
> likely a useful thing for many reasons...
> 
> but almost none of them point directly to success in a highly technical
> field, any especially faster than someone who is adept, but did not go
> to college for their knowlegde.
> 
> Cheers,
> -- jra
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> Jay R. Ashworth
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