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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Every time I see a posting for a non-specialized job (e.g., that requires a masters degree in order to apply, it makes me angry. How the hell does having a masters degree making someone more qualified over experience? It certainly helps, and I think its a great thing to have and to advance your education, but I find it odd that jobs that really don't require a masters degree to do well, are requiring one anyway.

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Just get a master's degree.  It's not that hard.  Tons of people at my workplace get one through Strayer.[/quote]

At my job, I work with people with MBAs from Harvard, among other elite schools. We get paid roughly the same and do similar work. I am considered a high performer on my team, and perform just as well or better than most of them. Why should I be blocked out of better opportunities b/c I didn't pay for paper (in theory)?

At this point in my career, I am too locked in on family stuff to attempt to go back to school in my mid 30s at this point (3 kids, 3 aging parents with dementia). When I started in my field, having a masters was not a requirement for advancement. And for what? Why should I pay $70-150k for a degree I don't need to do the job? I get an employer wanting a preference for a masters. But to require, when its not needed, to me is confusing.

The solution for my situation would be to move to NYC, since I have way more connections there, and many jobs in my field up there don't have such requirements for advancement. But unfortunately thats not in the cards in the near future family wise. I have been working my networks down here, so I personally am not too worried, but to me the notion just angers me. Its unnecessary. Even on Wall St, while they do mainly hire newly minted MBAs, contrary to popular belief, its actually not a requirement to make it on the Street. If you have the skills, network, and track record, they will bring you in regardless.[/quote]

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