This post is dedicated to my work… as much as i love it, it is also a major source of my stress.

OK so a little background, I’m a 23 year old who works for a hospital system. (Fabulous oppertunity, with so many open doors to travel in my future careeer) Accepted into a position with no prior work experience (coding, terminology ect), no degree to my name, and no more than being computer/tech savvy and a willingness to learn. I tell Tonya all the time she took the largest leap of faith on a youngin’ like me

There is a statement i keep seeing places and it really is irksome to me… “You realize that you aren’t taken seriously as a professional until after the age of 25″ In working in such a field where professionalism, intelligence and work ethics reign surpeme, i’ve seen the complete opposite in with people i converse and work with day to day. A good 99.9% are at least 10-15 years my elder, but act with complete irreverance to what a professional is to be comprised of? I don’t get it… to me it is all age bias, i am getting to a point where i work too hard and do too much and beyond that- KNOW too much for only working here 2 years to be treated in such a flippant manner and to be spoken to in such condescending tones. I may be younger, but i do act extremely mature and treat all with the utmost respect.

Despite the negative factors i’ve seen a degree hold, i am too intelligent not to go and futher my career. For me, it will be valiadation to myself, and others, of the abilites I already posess and that i am looking forward to. Until then i am sucking up the stressors so that in 6 years I WILL BE the one who they answer to and i can show them all how authoritative figures (managers) should act…

So to the answer of my title: Degree!