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I graduated with a BA in English in 95.
My first job out of college was a temp job, fielding irate phone calls from customers of a sketchy vitamin company.
My second job was as a marketing assistant at a large gourmet food store. I managed signs, labels, and web presence. I got an education in printing and Internet technologies, and helped write copy and do design work for a mail-order catalog.
My third job was as a web developer for an e-commerce consulting shop. I built literally hundreds of websites with all sorts of fancy e-commerce features.
My fourth job was as a freelance web developer. That's the one I'm doing to this day.
Am I "using" my degree or what I learned in school? Sure. Now, being able to quote Chaucer in proper Middle English doesn't really get me too far. But I can write a clear email and communicate well. In my line of work--where basically, I'm the implementor of somebody else's idea--communication is critical.
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