Originally Posted by wheresmyplane

How many doctors do you know that had to get a degree in an unrelated field in order to practice medicine? We require doctors to go to medical school, lawyers to law school, etc. By your logic we should require doctors to get training in a 2nd field before they can become doctors just so we can be really sure they can finish what they started and that they're well rounded. Actually, let's make every profession like that. Not only do you have to learn to do what you want to do for a career, but pick something else (anything really, because what the degree is in makes no difference, right?), and then maybe you'll get a job that almost covers your monthly expenses.

I'm not knocking anyone who has a degree. I think that's great. Education is a good thing. I'm not against taking classes to have better understanding of a subject. I'm not even denying that a degree makes you look better to a potential employer. I believe it does. What I AM saying is that in reality it's just a blanket way of weeding people out that has no bearing on the reality of the quality of employees with whom said employer will end up. There's more to being a professional than just checking the 'Bachelor's Degree" box on a resume.