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  • @alex_02
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    15 months ago

    Been debating about going back to school or not. It might be just easier to start trying to create a job for myself based on my work and experiences, but not sure. Both would take a lot of work, but based on what I do now, I’m not sure if I would be able to deal with the boredom of going through all the classes that might be too basic for me and I don’t test well so I don’t know if it would be worth pouring money into things that I might fail at because colleges, universities, etc. can’t give me the accommodations that I know I need.

    • shellsharksOPMA
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      15 months ago

      WGU is a popular option for school that is more budget and time-friendly. Have you run into issues applying to jobs that required a degree?

      • @alex_02
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        15 months ago

        Applying for jobs that require a degree or stupid amount of experience and a case that is biting me in the ass even though I served my time with probation and would rather stupid people in middle management and hr would mind their own business instead of googling up my name and finding an article that is riddled with misinfo and other stuff that isn’t true which is already causing me problems. Been debating about suing for defamation of character on multiple “journalist” platforms on articles that really are defamation of character and also dox my info plus other shenanigans.

        • shellsharksOPMA
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          25 months ago

          Yikes. Well hopefully you can get that sorted out. Best of luck!!

          • @alex_02
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            15 months ago

            Yeah. Pretty awful. Took a look at WGU and will definitely give it a try with some of its standalone courses before committing to a full degree program. Also looking at several other unis and colleges. Might be a good idea to go somewhere out of state, so I can get away from some of my stress.