[FSU Spear 'Em]

Quote: Originally Posted by ThePebble19

This statement goes way beyond even a college degree. Take my father for example. Did one semester at a CC, and decided it wasn't for him. Got a job doing grunt work at a trucking company, embraced the job, got promoted, and now here 30 years later manages an entire department for a BIG nationwide trucking company. All without a college degree. I followed suit, and am now 8 years deep into the transportation industry, and am doing very well for myself and my family. Another great example would be the last company I worked for. Our regional VP started 30 years ago with that company working on the dock. Worked his way up and did pretty much every position on the way up, and now makes over 100k per year. Hard work goes farther than a degree can any day of the week.

Amen to this. Book smarts only get you so far. Real world experience is what counts.