Having education gave me tools to evolve mentally and definitely placed me in a better place in a variety of senses, but in my case a bachelor's degree has not been useful for the money. But I have to admit that if it was not for college, I would be lost and acting as a caveman. I may not have all the answers but i defend myself very well when it comes to politics, history, art, etc.
Being honest:
I grew up poor and I wanted to get out of that place and push me and my dad further in life. I thought that having a bachelor's degree was the "aja!, of course!" that I needed. My story is kind of long (emotional and mental issues including ADHD and attention deficit, dysfunctional family, discovering talents too late in life such as my love for medicine: too late to start now) and I don't want to bore people here
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So, long story short I kept studying*
(something related to medicine because I also thought it was going to bring me fulfillment and happiness)
*trying to find an even better job. Yes, I do love science and medicine but my biggest moto was the money. Now I am working a job that does not requires any bachelor's degree and I am making more money and also, I have time to spend with my husband and to do things that with a normal 9-5 job was not possible. In case you are wondering what my new job is about, I work on a bakery near home (side to side I must say). Some weeks I have the opportunity to work up to 56+ hours and that is a lot of money per week on here. I can walk, so I save gas. The days I work in the afternoons till 8pm I arrive at home at 8:00pm not 9:00 pm. This job is very easy: cash register, coffee and easy sandwiches, cleaning. I am not alone doing everything by myself, we are a team of ladies. The men do the hard work: trash and other heavy stuff.
In this job, team work has become a reality in my life. I can't complain at all.
In Puerto Rico, people with low key jobs (barbers, nail technicians, mechanics, street food, car washers), are the ones with the nice houses and nice cars and they have a life to live. People working at offices, government public offices, even doctors! are the ones complaining about life and how short the money tends to be.
So, It also depends were you live.
Sadly, in Puerto Rico nobody cares about how much educated you are when it comes to find a job (even for accountants assistants, banks, manager positions) . They care about your connections and who your family is. That is why we have white collar jobs being filled with people with no preparation. If you are lucky to find a white collar job, be prepared to be exploited mentally and physically. That's why I ended up quitting my last job (medical office, all day billing, seeing patients (some of them jerks,rude and uneducated), looking for medical equipment, approving documents, sending them to the correct department, making calls... sounds easy but it was draining my recovered mental health.
I have a love-hate relationship with the fact that I went to an university. For professional reasons, I regret it. But looking at me then and now, I do recognize education changed my view of the world.