Hey mind telling me how the part time courses caused you trouble? I'm thinking of taking some myself.

But you will notice the common denominator is they all have a degree - the content of the degree may not be actually used but the paper helps them get into the door.

Not saying that a university education is a must-have to succeed, plenty of people who didn't go to university become pretty successful. But for 90% of people I would say that going to university makes the path upwards easier.

Yes definitely its tougher now without a degree than before. But there are still avenues for people without a degree, such as sales or entrepreneurship, or working in a skilled trade. Plumbers, hawkers, welders can all make a ton of money if they are good. However for climbing up in the corporate world I do agree with you, a degree is a must nowadays...