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I always see these "you don& #39;t need a degree to work in esports!" posts, and while yes, it is true, imo it& #39;s not a message we should be spreading to impressionable kids.
My chem degree doesn& #39;t relate to my job in social media at all, but that doesn& #39;t mean I "wasted my time"
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My chem degree doesn& #39;t relate to my job in social media at all, but that doesn& #39;t mean I "wasted my time"
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While at uni I learned so many life skills, and despite hating my degree I& #39;m so glad I kept at it and came out the other side with a qualification.
Aside from the life skills I learned, it also gave me a fallback option.
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Aside from the life skills I learned, it also gave me a fallback option.
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If I realised I hated esports, G2 decided not to continue with me or I just never got the opportunity to work for G2 when I did, I had a degree in Chemistry that I could use to get a decent job.
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Sure, it& #39;s great to say "well I didn& #39;t need a degree / my degree doesn& #39;t relate to my job so who needs a degree", but for every one of you, there& #39;s a bunch of kids who threw all their chips into the esports basket and it didn& #39;t work out.
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If you want to work in esports, or any industry, stay in education for as long as you can. It doesn& #39;t matter if it& #39;s uni, an apprenticeship or whatever, just make sure you at least give yourself a fallback option by having qualifications, in case it doesn& #39;t work out.
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For people in the industry, I know you mean well, but you have to recognise that while you worked very hard to be where you are, this industry isn& #39;t cut out for everyone, and not everyone gets the lucky breaks a lot of us got to get where we are right now.
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