Who has a degree and doesn't use for their job?

[northwind]

Me, to be honest I might as well have not bothered for all the difference it's made in my work, but I did have a top 3 years (and one less good one) on the way to my MA. Which is in Business Organisation, though it might as well be in Macrame.

Originally Posted by gettin2dizzy

. Little ****s with management degrees become your boss

LMAO....not bitter at all.

From the perspective of someone who is in his final year of a management degree....i wouldn't want to work with/under the vast majority of the people on my course.

i have a BSc Geology degree, used it in my job for nearly a year but not using it anymore.

Sweeping generalisations aren't offensive from me though I'm sure there's plenty of management students who are suited to the role, but experience is absolutely invaluable. Studying without anything to relate it to is absolutely pointless; I think Uni should come a few years after work when you have the thirst for knowledge and the drive to want to change your working life.

Originally Posted by gettin2dizzy

Sweeping generalisations aren't offensive from me though I'm sure there's plenty of management students who are suited to the role, but experience is absolutely invaluable. Studying without anything to relate it to is absolutely pointless; I think Uni should come a few years after work when you have the thirst for knowledge and the drive to want to change your working life.

No i think you were right the first time, the majority of my 'peers' should be working in McDonalds.

[JediGoat]

BSc Biological Science

Not especially useful seeing as I spent 9 years working in software development and now I own a shop

Did my dissertation on "The effect of Zinc of the growth of Vicia faba as determined by the mitotic index of root meristems"

In English, that is does zinc poison broad beans? Mind you, it's been so long ago, can't remember how to spell it mitotic (mytotic?).

My mother is endlessly amazed (bemused?) by how I can spend 3 years studying plant biology and kill all houseplants within a week of owning them. My defence is that I majored in toxicology

Jo

My degree in gynaecology isn't useful for my job, but I like to practice it, just to keep my hand in .........

Did my BSc in Engineering and Masters in project management, used them lots over the years and still do. My role is reasonably well paid and I enjoy my job. There are good Engineering careers to be had, especially now there's such a shortage of well qualified and skilled people.

Depsite my efforts people still stick a paper on the copier saying "Faulty, Engineer called out". Don't know how many times I have to overwrite 'Engineer' with 'repairer' in big red marker pen before the penny drops.

Originally Posted by gettin2dizzy

Mines aerospace, so pretty much identical to mech eng.

I know someone who is doing as well as he could. Started at 22 as a MEng engineer earning 25k with a massive company (you will know them), now he's the manager of perhaps 200 people with a turnover in the multi millions and he's on 28k....after 8 years. That's why I don't like engineering. It's not about the money, it's about them not taking the ****.

I have BEng in mechanical engineering, and work in building services.

If you want to remain in a technical capacity it seems there is a cap on earnings, even at the top level. I wouldn't call it low, but certainly not high compared to other professions. You can earn more, but that involves being dragged into a managerial role. Doesn't seem right when the whole job rests on the technical work.

Still, the good news is, with more and more people leaving uni without being able to tie their own shoe laces, anyone with technical ability will be quids in in a few years time. At least, that's what I'm hopping! It's already becoming apparent there aren't enough engineers to fill jobs.

BA English Literature currently helps me build brick walls and do plastering with immense wit, flair and sensitivity

Only just grraduated though and just working to fund travel so who knows if it'll ever come in useful. I imagine the fact that I have one at all, for ticking boxes reasons, will be of more importance than what it's in.

Originally Posted by bluethunder

How many people have done this? For my job I don't need a degree but I have it any way, I have several friends who don't use their degree either! The only downside is repaying my student loan, doh!

So who else is the same?

I have a BSc in Computer Science and I'm a software developer.

I'm such a let down to this thread.

Coat please.