Can only speak for tech. Nope, not envious. Early in my career I felt fear. PhD/etc are thrown around as status symbols and I felt inferior to my colleagues w

Can only speak for tech. Nope, not envious. Early in my career I felt fear. PhD/etc are thrown around as status symbols and I felt inferior to my colleagues with an honours/master/PhD. I also knew there was no way I could overcome this difference without investing years and money (that I didn't have) into that education. Later in my career I felt distrust. I realized just how little a strong academic background contributed to solving real business problems. What I mean is there was little correlation, not that academics weren't good contributors in general. I witnessed inferior contributors with a stronger academic background being chosen over superior contributors with a weak academic background. Now I just don't care.