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Garth_Marenghi 12/16/21 2:29:55 PM #1:	do you? yes no do you? - Results (64 votes) yes 12.5% (8 votes) 8 no 87.5% (56 votes) 56 im curious --- hello lover(s). <cite>Garth_Marenghi posted [p:960970515] in do you nee... [t:79813426]...</cite> <quote> do you? yes no Vote View Results do you? - Results (64 votes) yes 12.5% (8 votes) 8 no 87.5% (56 votes) 56 Show Voting Form im curious </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Garth_Marenghi 12/16/21 2:33:27 PM #2:	no leading im no fan of the college degree emphasis society places on us especially in america but how exactly are you making a decent living without a degree your only option wikll basically be to just go ahead and bite the bullet and do side gig/hustles while can be lucrative, but usually requires more hours to make the equivalent amount in a college educated field. --- hello lover(s). <cite>Garth_Marenghi posted [p:960970611] in do you nee... [t:79813426]...</cite> <quote>no leading im no fan of the college degree emphasis society places on us especially in america but how exactly are you making a decent living without a degree your only option wikll basically be to just go ahead and bite the bullet and do side gig/hustles while can be lucrative, but usually requires more hours to make the equivalent amount in a college educated field. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cocytus 12/16/21 2:34:35 PM #3:	No, but you better have a plan. <cite>Cocytus posted [p:960970644] in do you nee... [t:79813426]...</cite> <quote>No, but you better have a plan. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Garth_Marenghi 12/16/21 2:35:14 PM #4:	Cocytus posted... No, but you better have a plan. Such as? --- hello lover(s). <cite>Garth_Marenghi posted [p:960970661] in do you nee... [t:79813426]...</cite> <quote>Cocytus posted... </cite> <quote>No, but you better have a plan.</quote>Such as? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Glob 12/16/21 2:47:03 PM #5:	It's not necessary by any stretch. Helpful? Yes. A guarantee of success? Far from it. <cite>Glob posted [p:960970974] in do you nee... [t:79813426]...</cite> <quote>It's not necessary by any stretch. Helpful? Yes. A guarantee of success? Far from it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
xue1 12/16/21 2:49:32 PM #6:	Bill Gates dropped out of college <cite>xue1 posted [p:960971042] in do you nee... [t:79813426]...</cite> <quote>Bill Gates dropped out of college </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
1337toothbrush 12/16/21 2:54:01 PM #7:	xue1 posted... Bill Gates dropped out of college Yeah, just have a mom who can hook you up with a sweetheart deal with IBM. --- https://imgur.com/a/FU9H8 - http://i.imgur.com/ZkQRDsR.png - http://i.imgur.com/2x2gtgP.jpg <cite>1337toothbrush posted [p:960971162] in do you nee... [t:79813426]...</cite> <quote>xue1 posted... </cite> <quote>Bill Gates dropped out of college</quote>Yeah, just have a mom who can hook you up with a sweetheart deal with IBM. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
garan 12/16/21 6:10:48 PM #8:	If I could go back in time, I'd go to a trade school instead. <cite>garan posted [p:960976556] in do you nee... [t:79813426]...</cite> <quote>If I could go back in time, I'd go to a trade school instead.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
modena 12/16/21 6:12:44 PM #9:	I know a guy who clears over 1k a week mowing yards. --- I'm surrounded <cite>modena posted [p:960976603] in do you nee... [t:79813426]...</cite> <quote>I know a guy who clears over 1k a week mowing yards. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Garth_Marenghi 12/16/21 7:24:15 PM #10:	modena posted... I know a guy who clears over 1k a week mowing yards. this is a perfect example of what Im talking about. that sounds pretty taxing on your body for that amount of money. a college degree job would be more pay for far less work. --- hello lover(s). <cite>Garth_Marenghi posted [p:960978368] in do you nee... [t:79813426]...</cite> <quote>modena posted... </cite> <quote>I know a guy who clears over 1k a week mowing yards.</quote>this is a perfect example of what Im talking about. that sounds pretty taxing on your body for that amount of money. a college degree job would be more pay for far less work. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Prismsblade 12/16/21 7:26:53 PM #11:	Garth_Marenghi posted... no leading im no fan of the college degree emphasis society places on us especially in america but how exactly are you making a decent living without a degree your only option wikll basically be to just go ahead and bite the bullet and do side gig/hustles while can be lucrative, but usually requires more hours to make the equivalent amount in a college educated field. Theres plenty of Blue collar jobs you can find that offer high pay. --- 3DS FC:3368-5403-9633 Name: Kaizer PSN: Blackkaizer <cite>Prismsblade posted [p:960978416] in do you nee... [t:79813426]...</cite> <quote>Garth_Marenghi posted... </cite> <quote>no leading im no fan of the college degree emphasis society places on us especially in america but how exactly are you making a decent living without a degree your only option wikll basically be to just go ahead and bite the bullet and do side gig/hustles while can be lucrative, but usually requires more hours to make the equivalent amount in a college educated field.</quote>Theres plenty of Blue collar jobs you can find that offer high pay. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Garth_Marenghi 12/16/21 7:27:25 PM #12:	Prismsblade posted... Theres plenty of Blue collar jobs you can find that offer high pay. like what? --- hello lover(s). <cite>Garth_Marenghi posted [p:960978428] in do you nee... [t:79813426]...</cite> <quote>Prismsblade posted... </cite> <quote>Theres plenty of Blue collar jobs you can find that offer high pay.</quote>like what? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
modena 12/16/21 7:29:25 PM #13:	Garth_Marenghi posted... this is a perfect example of what Im talking about. that sounds pretty taxing on your body for that amount of money. a college degree job would be more pay for far less work. 0 turn mower's are practically effortless, and fun. --- I'm surrounded <cite>modena posted [p:960978469] in do you nee... [t:79813426]...</cite> <quote>Garth_Marenghi posted... </cite> <quote>this is a perfect example of what Im talking about. that sounds pretty taxing on your body for that amount of money. a college degree job would be more pay for far less work.</quote>0 turn mower's are practically effortless, and fun. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ExtremeLuchador 12/16/21 7:36:28 PM #14:	My dad was in the trades and peaked at like $22/hr before he retired around 2004. His body was destroyed. He was in a wheelchair by his sixties due to his back. --- "It was horrible," guard Jeff McInnis said. "I took 100 naps and we were still in the air." <cite>ExtremeLuchador posted [p:960978618] in do you nee... [t:79813426]...</cite> <quote>My dad was in the trades and peaked at like $22/hr before he retired around 2004. His body was destroyed. He was in a wheelchair by his sixties due to his back. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Solar_Crimson 12/16/21 7:36:56 PM #15:	I landed an IT support job with no college degree. I do have two years of trade school under my belt, though. --- I often wonder if we are growing as a people... or in fact, regressing. <cite>Solar_Crimson posted [p:960978628] in do you nee... [t:79813426]...</cite> <quote>I landed an IT support job with no college degree. I do have two years of trade school under my belt, though. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Pepys Monster 12/16/21 7:37:22 PM #16:	Warren Buffett doesn't even have a degree. --- Ryzen 3700X \| Evga GTX 1070 Ti \| 16GB DDR4 3200 \| Crucial MX500 2TB <cite>Pepys Monster posted [p:960978637] in do you nee... [t:79813426]...</cite> <quote>Warren Buffett doesn't even have a degree. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LightHawKnight 12/16/21 7:38:18 PM #17:	College degree is nearly useless. Get an internship and talk to people. Connections matter so so so much more. --- The Official Odin of the Shin Megami Tensei IV board. "You know how confusing the whole good-evil concept is for me." <cite>LightHawKnight posted [p:960978659] in do you nee... [t:79813426]...</cite> <quote>College degree is nearly useless. Get an internship and talk to people. Connections matter so so so much more. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cokewave 12/16/21 8:06:29 PM #18:	Pepys Monster posted... Warren Buffett doesn't even have a degree. And yet his company wont give me an interview because I didnt go to an ivy league school :/ --- Wave. PSN: WaveyyyA <cite>Cokewave posted [p:960979289] in do you nee... [t:79813426]...</cite> <quote>Pepys Monster posted... </cite> <quote>Warren Buffett doesn't even have a degree.</quote>And yet his company wont give me an interview because I didnt go to an ivy league school :/ </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cocytus 12/16/21 8:13:14 PM #19:	Garth_Marenghi posted... Such as? Such as where do you get income from <cite>Cocytus posted [p:960979459] in do you nee... [t:79813426]...</cite> <quote>Garth_Marenghi posted... </cite> <quote>Such as?</quote>Such as where do you get income from </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Garth_Marenghi 12/16/21 8:18:15 PM #20:	Cocytus posted... Such as where do you get income from I'm a gigolo. --- hello lover(s). <cite>Garth_Marenghi posted [p:960979591] in do you nee... [t:79813426]...</cite> <quote>Cocytus posted... </cite> <quote>Such as where do you get income from</quote>I'm a gigolo. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Glob 12/17/21 11:06:18 AM #21:	Garth_Marenghi posted... this is a perfect example of what Im talking about. that sounds pretty taxing on your body for that amount of money. a college degree job would be more pay for far less work. Not all jobs that require a degree are easy work. <cite>Glob posted [p:960993386] in do you nee... [t:79813426]...</cite> <quote>Garth_Marenghi posted... </cite> <quote>this is a perfect example of what Im talking about. that sounds pretty taxing on your body for that amount of money. a college degree job would be more pay for far less work.</quote> Not all jobs that require a degree are easy work. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Garth_Marenghi 12/17/21 11:44:39 AM #22:	Glob posted... Not all jobs that require a degree are easy work. unless they involve strenuous physical labor, theyre easier by default. --- hello lover(s). <cite>Garth_Marenghi posted [p:960994275] in do you nee... [t:79813426]...</cite> <quote>Glob posted... </cite> <quote>Not all jobs that require a degree are easy work.</quote>unless they involve strenuous physical labor, theyre easier by default. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TreyFlowers 12/17/21 11:45:30 AM #23:	Degrees are more useful for networking than anything --- and i know i'm not dead because i just threw up in my own mouth, swallowed back, this hangover ain't that bad <cite>TreyFlowers posted [p:960994301] in do you nee... [t:79813426]...</cite> <quote>Degrees are more useful for networking than anything </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NecroFoul99 12/17/21 11:55:04 AM #24:	Im an 8th grade dropout and earn quite a bit considering. Hard work and determination, pretty much. Sprinkle in some luck for choosing a good company. --- If you have to lie to make your point, then you're just a liar who has no point. <cite>NecroFoul99 posted [p:960994507] in do you nee... [t:79813426]...</cite> <quote>Im an 8th grade dropout and earn quite a bit considering. Hard work and determination, pretty much. Sprinkle in some luck for choosing a good company. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Pitlord_Special 12/17/21 11:55:12 AM #25:	Probably harder for a woman to make good money without a degree unless she takes advantage of simps or other forms of sex work, and that only lasts for so long until she loses her appeal. Dudes can work skilled trades/labor that most women cant/wont do (partly due to sexist work environment and partly due to the physical demands) --- Posted from my iPhone 13 <cite>Pitlord_Special posted [p:960994510] in do you nee... [t:79813426]...</cite> <quote>Probably harder for a woman to make good money without a degree unless she takes advantage of simps or other forms of sex work, and that only lasts for so long until she loses her appeal. Dudes can work skilled trades/labor that most women cant/wont do (partly due to sexist work environment and partly due to the physical demands) </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ArgonHawk 12/17/21 12:02:39 PM #26:	You don't need one, but it's definitely harder and less likely to make decent money without one >_> I'm still getting my degree but I make like 90k without one. But if I get a degree, I can get promoted to an officer position and make like 20k more. --- NeonOctopus's alt >_> <cite>ArgonHawk posted [p:960994679] in do you nee... [t:79813426]...</cite> <quote>You don't need one, but it's definitely harder and less likely to make decent money without one >_> I'm still getting my degree but I make like 90k without one. But if I get a degree, I can get promoted to an officer position and make like 20k more. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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