Education will prepare you for the real job; however, once you're out there you will see that it's a totally different story. Being employed in large company helps you develop your social skills and meet new friends, but unfortunately you'll meet new enemies too as the competition to get that elusive promotion will drive you and your co-workers to the point of back-stabbing one another. Not to mention a ton of laundrylistic things that you'll have to do just to get by like paying your taxes, paying your mortgage, paying your for children's education etc. So how do you rise amidst this chaos? You get self-employed! You can start out with the skills you have and move from there to be become the boss of your own business. Nothing is more satisfying than to see your efforts return to you faster, fuller and better than just your regular day-job.