You probably don't need a degree to be a UI/UX designer
It was a regular day at the office, and I was sitting in the common area of our open office space with my manager at the time. We were seated around a table of supplies gluing squares of patterned wallpaper to those sample tiles that you get at hardware stores like Lowe's or Home Depot. It was arts and crafts day at the office, so we were making DIY coasters.
I'd been interning at Skookum, a software consulting agency, for almost two months. She and I were chatting about Mexican food for whatever reason, and she mentioned that there's a Mexican spot near where she went to college that has delicious tacos. We chatted briefly about other related college experiences of hers, and then in passing, she asked - "where did you go to school again?" - I'd never told her. I'd never told anyone at Skookum, actually.
Not because I was ashamed or embarrassed - it had simply never come up. Not once in interviews, onboarding, or casual conversation - until this conversation, at least. I told her I went to business school for a little over a year then dropped out to pursue a side project full time. I explained that as the company grew, it consumed so much of my time that if I wanted to take it seriously, then I needed t
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