I feel guilty that I'm young working in corporate, and that people who have more work experience than me don't qualify for the same jobs because they lack a bachelor's degree.

I'm 27/F and have been working in corporate for a few years. I basically started working for a company right when I graduated college in 2016, and switched over to a different (great) company earlier this year when I landed a new role right before the pandemic began. I have a TON of motivation, and I work extremely hard. I take pride in my job, get along with others, am grateful for every opportunity that I've been fortunate enough to receive, and genuinely listen to and respect the people that I work with (I've realized that when older folks give you advice, you should take it because it's usually tried & true!). Anyway, I was talking to my vendor the other day who is 43/M, and he mentioned how over the years working with my company (roughly 16 years) he's seen so many young people get hired into roles where they have absolutely no experience except a college degree, and how they're in turn very unprepared for that job. He was expressing that it felt unfair, because even though he doesn't have a bachelor's degree (he went to a 2 year tech school), he has 20+ years of real world experience and many employers don't consider him for roles simply because he lacks a 4 year degree. I couldn't agree with him more, and I had to refrain from getting too heated because this topic really pisses me off. I personally don't agree that college should be the sole qualifying factor for obtaining a specific type of job. But any who, after we were talking I sort of had a bad taste in my mouth. I felt guilty... guilty for having my job, which he probably deserves, and guilty for being given so many opportunities simply because I have a 4 year degree. He's right, real world experience is what matters. But I don't know, I've just been thinking about it a lot and I almost feel like I don't deserve my job. Like there are others out there who would kill for my job. Has anyone else felt this way before?

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