I have a doctorate in a technical field, and work as a software developer. Fifteen years after finishing, I can say with confidence that the degree was not a go

I have a doctorate in a technical field, and work as a software developer. Fifteen years after finishing, I can say with confidence that the degree was not a good deal. It wasn't useless, mind you, but what I learned wasn't worth the five or six or eight years it took, depending on when you start counting. It might have been worth two.