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Originally Posted by xepherys
Xavion-
I had much the same fate as you from an education standpoint. I left High School and got my GED. I have some college but have yet to complete my degree. However, I was blessed with an affinity for comptuers and technology. During and immediately after HS, I was working in computer retail. Not ideal, but it was a start. I got a job later for EDS as a systems administrator, and just kept grinding my way up. Now I'm 28 and work at a local IT firm where my 'title' is 'Manager of Security Services' where I'm responsible for client security audits and also for R&D on our security products. I'd love to go back to school and get a degree, but it's hard to find the time.
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As unfortunate as our educational misgivings might be, at least we MADE a way for ourselves. I don't know how other half lives...i couldn't be jobless, living at home with the 'rents...i'd go bonkers.
Your jobs sounds pretty cool though...very professional..."Manager of Security Services"'
...it's got a nice beat and you can dance to it.'
Congrats though on your hard work and perseverance. Keep it up.
I aspire to be the person that works his way up to an awesome position so that i can tell people, "yea, a diploma/degree is helpful...but don't let that piece of paper define you. This is america after all...you build your own success...you make your own destiny"
KUDOS TO US XEPHERYS!