Tim, why not take Ayn Rand seriously and test your abilities in the true free market system? In the Free Market, the best are the ones who make the most and the worst are the ones who make the least. A "degree" means nothing in the true Free Market, so why limit yourself?
>I am in the same situation. Our CFO came here last week to personally thank
>me and my team for all the work we put in for this nasty project we had.
>While he was here I told him that I was going after my GSEC and CISSP, and
>he started lecturing me basically, that they wouldn't be able to promote me
>higher than I already am without a degree, that they wanted to but couldn't.
>
>I am going to have to find a way to make time to go. I am looking into
>strayer now.
>
>--
>Timothy Heald
>Web Portfolio Manager
>Overseas Security Advisory Council
>U.S. Department of State
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Phillip B [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 10:23 AM
>To: CF-Community
>Subject: I need a little pick me up
>
>
>We are having our end of the year reviews. I have a new boss that has
>turned out to be real cool. She looked to see what the average income
>some one like myself should be making and told her boss that I needed a
>big raise. He said that despite the money I have saved the company, tens
>of thousands, my streamlining of every ones job, my dedication blah,
>blah, blah,...... I wont get one. You know why? My ten years of
>experience, college but no degree, and training are not equivalent to a
>bachelors degree. :-|
>
>I was hired to write and maintain eight CF web sites for the company.
>Now I manage five servers, an email server, twenty plus sites, I'm the
>DBA, and a countless number of other jobs I hate to think about. I'm
>still getting paid squat. This job has taken the fun out of web
>development. I'm ready to walk away from it all. Get a job cooking again
>or some thing. At least I know what is expected of a cook.
>
>I feel a little better now.
>
>Phillip B.
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