emirate25 Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Are you really working in the field of what you got your degree on? I'm not and I have a finance degree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Are you really working in the field of what you got your degree on? I'm not and I have a finance degree.Yes, or thereabouts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chenevert Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Yes and no... I have an MBA but dont work in "business". I am still an engineer but the business degree has helped me be more productive in my job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDeb Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Yes. Civil Engineering (specifically traffic engineering). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 No, but then again, mine was liberal studies. woo hoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Undergrads no, graduate yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonmacbro Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 My undergraduate degree was in television production (communications) and I never really worked in that field. My graduate degree (working on it now) is in business administration. I am not working in that field, yet either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Bus. Adm. Sales and Marketing. Yep, I'm doin' it. BUT, I am about to go into the Oil industry it looks like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark F. Barnes Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Yep PETE and love doing it, Welcome aboard T.J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Undergrad, I used indirectly for a year and a half prior to law school. Been riding that law degree for 21 years now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmancuso Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 undergrad; no, graduate; yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 undergrad- kindagrad- no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelguy_73 Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 undergrad and CPA...yes to both Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverartfox Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 BFA and MFA, both with emphasis in studio art - yes. State of Texas public school teaching certificate - no way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Yep PETE and love doing it, Welcome aboard T.J......Oh yeah, and it looks like the first assignment would be in Wyoming. Didn't they just have a "whiteout" in Grand Junction, Co. a few days ago ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Yep, degree is in accounting, and I support accounting systems, where the in depth knowledge gives me a huge step up over the straight IT grads (the ones who ask "what's a debit, and why are they important?") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millennica Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Undergraduate, masters, and doctoral degrees all in anthropology and I'm an anthropology professor at a university. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 From what I've seen a good number do not use their degrees in their profession. Even those that study a specific type of law usually wind up working different type of law (Say, Copyright law to...whatever). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark F. Barnes Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 .....Oh yeah, and it looks like the first assignment would be in Wyoming. Didn't they just have a "whiteout" in Grand Junction, Co. a few days ago ?Yeah there's about 40 inches on the Ground in Pinedale Wy right now and more on the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Nope. But they don't offer degrees in what I do, so what the hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PapillionWyngs Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Nope to all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendyps Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 haha, nope not at all. degree in fish. work in energy.but seriously, what 19 year old is prepared to make a decision for their 40 year old selves? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vertigo58 Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Nope in a totally different field. Career change/swap is inevitable. We must be ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnote Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Undergrad and Graduate in accounting and still work in the field, though it has only been 2 1/2 years since I graduated. It isn't glamorous but it pays the bills!!!Oil and gas accounting can actually get pretty interesting....but maybe I am a dork like that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDeb Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 The world needs us dorks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brerrabbit Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Undergad and Grad in Finance and yes I work for a major energy company in an area if Finance. Back when I traded for a living, no not really but other than betting some one elses money in Vegas nothing really gets your ready for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vertigo58 Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Oil and gas accounting can actually get pretty interesting....but maybe I am a dork like that... That was my forte for over 15 years and now it's Software, what a switch. I still have the Oil/Gas/Energy background/experience in my heart though. With a recession looming ever so near, I may have to stay put though. Fiddle sticks. PS Brerr, Finance is where its at. Finance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satriela Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Undergrad...noGrad...yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnote Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 That was my forte for over 15 years and now it's Software, what a switch. I still have the Oil/Gas/Energy background/experience in my heart though. With a recession looming ever so near, I may have to stay put though.Hmmm...seems to me the recession will most likely hit software much harder than the oil and gas industry...I would think it a good time to switch back....Undergad and Grad in Finance and yes I work for a major energy company in an area if Finance. Back when I traded for a living, no not really but other than betting some one elses money in Vegas nothing really gets your ready for that.I have been toying with the idea of getting into trading, starting with the trade accounting and then eventually trading commodities myself...what did you trade? Why did you leave??? If I can e-pick your brain... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Are you really working in the field of what you got your degree on?Yes and no. Depends on what day of the week it is and what tasks are at hand.Not every degree has a "Field", you know? Mine provided opportunities in many fields. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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