A lot of the disconnect here comes from the signalling aspect of getting a degree. It's not just that you're educated - otherwise companies would have more skil

A lot of the disconnect here comes from the signalling aspect of getting a degree. It's not just that you're educated - otherwise companies would have more skills-based hiring - it's that you've proven willing to work through a dysfunctional system to get a fundamentally worthless piece of paper. People willing to work through systems of that sort make for less disruptive employees.