I got my Associates degree (meant to be a two year degree) at 28. Most of my co-workers don’t even have degrees and most of us are making just shy of 6 figure salaries in tech.
I have a friend who didn’t complete their BA (meant to be 3-4 years) until they were 29. They manage the prop department and stage techs for a “big deal” live theater and performance center (that industry is small, so can’t give more specifics than that).
We’re both in our mid-30s, so this wasn’t multiple generations ago or anything.
Farther back, my father has no degree and is an accomplished nuclear engineer. Has held leadership positions on numerous engineering regulatory and oversight groups. Tagged along on a business trip with him a few years ago and every morning at the convention space/hotel breakfast, there were around 10 new people each day coming up and going “Hey, are you [name]? Your work on [governing standard] is great!” or something similar. I knew he was good at what he was doing where he worked, but I hadn’t realized how well he was known in the wider industry.
TL;DR- No, it’s not embarassing. Success comes in many different forms.
I got my Associates degree (meant to be a two year degree) at 28. Most of my co-workers don’t even have degrees and most of us are making just shy of 6 figure salaries in tech.
I have a friend who didn’t complete their BA (meant to be 3-4 years) until they were 29. They manage the prop department and stage techs for a “big deal” live theater and performance center (that industry is small, so can’t give more specifics than that).
We’re both in our mid-30s, so this wasn’t multiple generations ago or anything.
Farther back, my father has no degree and is an accomplished nuclear engineer. Has held leadership positions on numerous engineering regulatory and oversight groups. Tagged along on a business trip with him a few years ago and every morning at the convention space/hotel breakfast, there were around 10 new people each day coming up and going “Hey, are you [name]? Your work on [governing standard] is great!” or something similar. I knew he was good at what he was doing where he worked, but I hadn’t realized how well he was known in the wider industry.
TL;DR- No, it’s not embarassing. Success comes in many different forms.