Aug 30, 2023
By: Abhiram SajaiMany individuals grow up with the impression that a college degree is essential for a successful career but this need not be the case in today's dynamic professional landscape, a college degree is not an absolute requirement for a fulfilling career, espec...
Costco, just shy of 18 years, pays $29 an hr, Sundays are time and a half, decent benefits, great 401k and company matches. Also company stock buying options. Bonuses every 6 months are prorated based on hours worked. I get around 4,750 every 6 months, and yea...
I'm a producer at a big animation studio. I dropped out of my business major because I failed calculus while reading fanfiction during class. Later I went to a convention and met a producer who was trying to film a documentary on the convention. He said t...
I'm a character concept artist, so I design fictional characters for games/movies/tv. I took out a loan and worked for free for 9 months when I was 18. I got work at some pretty major production studios that way. By 21, I was working for Microsoft...
I own a gym with 16 employees. Never went to college. I love my job and it treats my employees really well. I did it by saving money over 8 years to have credit and savings for a business loan. Invested every penny I had into the business and now it’s a cash f...
I do open-source Intel! Very, very fun career path where you spend your time exploiting the internet for information. And the more internet focused we become, the more work there is. But had to clawwwww my way here due to having no degree. A lot more proving I...
I work as a barn animal assistant at a nature preschool and care for all and only the animals. Dropped out of art school twice because I realized I don't need a silly degree to be an artist. Plus, I learned I love manual labor and forcing myself to create...
Tattoo artist. Bailed on college after 6 months, and looked for an apprenticeship in the studio, managed to find one, then did an unpaid apprenticeship for a few years until I had enough experience and knowledge to become a junior artist and then made my way u...
I work in the mail industry in a professional role (Systems Control Room Specialist) and I got here after being hired as a manager and transferred internally. I make 67.2k/year with an RRSP and DPSP with a 4% employer match, amazing health benefits, an...
I work for a not-for-profit Search and Rescue organization in my country. Pretty sweet gig, I travel around my region meeting with and assisting all the local search and rescue groups. Anywhere from organizing group training, helping with fundraising, helping ...
I became a wedding photographer after flopping my photography degree due to my mental health at the time. It’s not the artistic vision I had, but I absolutely love the freedom it gives me and I get to work all over the world (just got back from photographing i...