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<blockquote data-quote="diggler1833" data-source="post: 3691218" data-attributes="member: 48072"><p>Degrees don't ensure intelligence, but they do provide insight as to determination as well as exposure to a subject that may be what the business is looking to hire around. </p><p></p><p>My wife is a Veterinarian, and when we first started dating I had nothing more than a PHD (Plain High school Diploma). I figured she wouldn't keep me around forever just because I have a massive...uh...sense of humor, so I started my collegiate journey.</p><p></p><p>Three degrees including an MBA later, and I officially use none of it. We moved back to the ranch, so no corporate life and six figure salary for me. </p><p></p><p>I did look into teaching as it was about the only halfway job around if you aren't in a medical field. At least my education allowed me to walk into the Oklahoma teaching certification tests without studying and knock out a couple of pretty awesome scores. I received my certification in Business Education.</p><p></p><p>Boom...started out as a 7th grade English teacher. Yeah, connect those dots. I learned extremely quickly that junior high wasn't for me, so when a permanent position as a 6th grade English teacher opened I passed. Actually I passed on everything and became a stay at home dad and ranch hand. Thank goodness for retirement (USMC) and disability.</p><p></p><p>We are in the process of building our own practice here on the ranch, and the wife listens to business advice as well as she does any kind of marital input. I self-soothe by buying guns and ammo.</p><p></p><p>So I exhausted my GI Bill and spent seven years of sleepless nights in order to be right back where I started. At least my enormous sense of humor still works...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="diggler1833, post: 3691218, member: 48072"] Degrees don't ensure intelligence, but they do provide insight as to determination as well as exposure to a subject that may be what the business is looking to hire around. My wife is a Veterinarian, and when we first started dating I had nothing more than a PHD (Plain High school Diploma). I figured she wouldn't keep me around forever just because I have a massive...uh...sense of humor, so I started my collegiate journey. Three degrees including an MBA later, and I officially use none of it. We moved back to the ranch, so no corporate life and six figure salary for me. I did look into teaching as it was about the only halfway job around if you aren't in a medical field. At least my education allowed me to walk into the Oklahoma teaching certification tests without studying and knock out a couple of pretty awesome scores. I received my certification in Business Education. Boom...started out as a 7th grade English teacher. Yeah, connect those dots. I learned extremely quickly that junior high wasn't for me, so when a permanent position as a 6th grade English teacher opened I passed. Actually I passed on everything and became a stay at home dad and ranch hand. Thank goodness for retirement (USMC) and disability. We are in the process of building our own practice here on the ranch, and the wife listens to business advice as well as she does any kind of marital input. I self-soothe by buying guns and ammo. So I exhausted my GI Bill and spent seven years of sleepless nights in order to be right back where I started. At least my enormous sense of humor still works... [/QUOTE]
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