I was in a similar situation. I started working at 17 as well, and felt like I wasting my time at school. I stuck with it and put in minimal effort, just enough

I was in a similar situation. I started working at 17 as well, and felt like I wasting my time at school. I stuck with it and put in minimal effort, just enough to pass all the classes and the exams. Depending on where you are in the world, this is a good idea or not. This worked against me a little bit later in life, when after a long break, I applied to a university abroad and I had a hard time explaining my relatively low grades. I am glad I stuck with it. Not having a high school degree is frowned upon and it'll not be fun to explain that down the road. Society does not take kindly to people who don't finish high school. You are already going to have a harder time being a youngster in the industry, don't make it harder by not having a high school diploma. It's going to suck. I know. But please, do us a favor and stick with it. If you want to talk, contact me by e-mail (see my profile). In the mean time, maybe you could talk to your school. At my high school they were pretty appreciative and they let me do some software projects for the school. It was extra work for me, but at least it made me feel going to school was not a total waste of time.