BA in Philosophy and English.
MA in Ethnomusicology.
Working for a financial company, so resounding “no” there.
BA in Philosophy and English.
MA in Ethnomusicology.
Working for a financial company, so resounding “no” there.
BA in Elementary/Early Childhood Education. I taught school for a year and a half then decided that I couldn’t do this for 40 years. The kids were great. It was everything else about the job that sucked. So, I started teaching adult education (GED prep) classes at a local tech school. As a part of that job, I started teaching a couple classes in adult basic education at an organization that provided employment training for persons with disabilities. I really liked that and when a position as Program Manager came open there, I was asked to take the job. From there I went on to get my MEd in Rehabilitation Counseling, which I still do, well sorta.
I am the Assistant Director for a private-non-profit agency that provides residential, occupational, respite and support services for persons with disabilities. My job is all administrative now, but it’s still in my field. I am the rules/regulations and policies/procedures sob. Everybody hates to see me coming. I also have fiscal responsibilities and some HR responsibilities. I have less and less face to face contact with those we serve and I miss that, but somebody’s gotta mind the day to day stuff. I just spent 15 minutes talking with a plumber about replacing toilets in one of the women’s restrooms. Envy my job people!
I have and AAS in Accounting and I’m using it. I’ve been in accounting for 12 years now and I’m a Controller for a small giftware company, making a lot more than I thought an Associates would allow me to make.
I hate the people I work for and would rather work for a company or a non-profit that made me feel like I was doing something something worthwhile, but I’m staying for the money. That wasn’t your question, though, was it?
To sum up, yes, I’m using my degree.
I have a B.A. and an M.A. in Economics, and I work for the federal government as an Economist. The best part is that the gov’t paid for my grad school tuition. Your tax dollars at work!