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Re:Fvck school (2012) by mrspeaker on Monday April 11, 2016 @05:58PM (#11475480)
Also if you get the travel bug, it's a requirement by many governments if you want to work in another country ever in your life: a degree is pretty-much mandatory for obtaining a "skilled laborer" type visa.

Heck, I even did english teaching in Japan and THAT needed a degree (in ANYTHING)!

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Re:Fvck school (2012) by EduardoBautista on Monday April 11, 2016 @06:13PM (#11475586)
The only western country where a degree seems to be an obstacle for getting a work visa as a Software Engineer has been the USA. Unfortunately, I wouldn't really bother getting a visa to anywhere else, so it does kind of come back to bite me at times.
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Re:Fvck school (2012) by 0x5f3759df-i on Monday April 11, 2016 @08:52PM (#11476408)
To get a highly skilled visa in the EU you need a formal degree.
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