Edit for context: I never finished school, and as such I have no formal education in what I do. But I’ve always enjoyed tinkering with servers and networks. This coincidentally became highly relevant in this (seemingly very unrelated) job I had a couple of eons ago. After I quit I exaggerated that detail and used it to pretend I was a professional in my field on future job applications, and that worked out well… until one day I suddenly realized that I’m actually a professional in my field.
Today I can say that I’m good at what I do… but it’s (Mostly) a result of winging it and learning as I go.
Yeah my degree is completely unrelated to what I do now. Once that first job lets you get your foot in the door the academic credentials are typically far less relevant than work experience
My career. I made it.
Edit for context: I never finished school, and as such I have no formal education in what I do. But I’ve always enjoyed tinkering with servers and networks. This coincidentally became highly relevant in this (seemingly very unrelated) job I had a couple of eons ago. After I quit I exaggerated that detail and used it to pretend I was a professional in my field on future job applications, and that worked out well… until one day I suddenly realized that I’m actually a professional in my field.
Today I can say that I’m good at what I do… but it’s (Mostly) a result of winging it and learning as I go.
Yeah my degree is completely unrelated to what I do now. Once that first job lets you get your foot in the door the academic credentials are typically far less relevant than work experience
Seems to me you only faked yourself and were professional all along