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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I do not know you.

Have you always had an inferiority complex?[/quote]

+1.

OP, why do you even care?[/quote]

In OP's defense, this comes up all the time in my field...  "we are looking for someone with at least a Masters degree in"  blah blah blah...  Really?!?!  When right in front of your own eyes you have employees with Bachelors degree outperforming those with doctorates.  I agree that I don't understand the emphasis on these degrees over experience and competence.  I have coworkers who did night school and earned a Masters degree working along side better performing employees who didn't bother and no change was noticeable.[/quote]

OP here.  When staff members look for mentoring and ask about grad school, I always tell them to go to grad school if they want to learn about a topic (for knowledge's sake) or have a grad school experience.  If they want to do it to enhance their career, unless they are changing careers, it will almost always cost more in time and money than the value it will give you in terms of a career boost.  Of course, this is for people who have already started their career.  Certainly, for some it can help them land that first job, and for some careers (e.g. law) it's necessary.  But having a generic masters is not going to give you much of a foot up in many careers, once you've got some experience.[/quote]

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