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In reply to the discussion: This, my friends, is far too typical for my generation. [View all]meaculpa2011
(918 posts)My daughter dropped out of high school at 17. Broke my heart.
She is fiercely independent. Now at 20, she's working for a growing plumbing/HVAC company and learning the business. Her ambition is to go out on her own before long. I won't be surprised at all if she's running her own company by age 30.
I've been a free-lance speechwriter for more than 30 years. I left a job that I loved with a Fortune 50 Company to work for myself.
Even the best job doesn't compare.
Part of the problem is that federal law has severely restricted the use of aptitude tests since the 60s. To get around the regulations companies simply require college degrees from all applicants. Every job I ever had required college even though the actual work did not.
Law of unintended consequences.