I agree. I don’t want my heart surgeon to have a college degree. An online course from the University of Phoenix should suffice...
The problem isn’t that degrees are “mandated,” its that degrees are used as a first level weeding out process by lazy corporate Human Resource (or the more stylish “Talent Management) departments for their hiring processes.
No degree, automatic rejection of resume.
Sorry, I owe you all a closing “ after “Talent Management.