Tell about your success without an advanced degree

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, as a hiring manager, I make a big distinction between Masters/MBAs obtained from regular vs. for-profit institutions. The latter counts against an applicant and given the choice, I would prefer to hire someone with just a Bachelor's, because they had the good sense not to give their $$$ to a diploma mill.

I’ve heard this from a lot of hiring managers as well. Better to just have a BA than a degree from, say, University of Phoenix.

[Anonymous]

College dropout.

Make $200k in sales. Took decade off to raise kids.

[Anonymous]

Teacher with just a bachelors degree in DCPS. Do very well in DCPS performance based pay system and am making ~125 k a year after 10ish years experience, of course with summers and holidays off.