I’m a high school dropout.

I’ve worked five jobs and each of them had a high school diploma or equivalent under the qualifications.

I don’t hide the fact that I’m a dropout. I put that down on my applications and if questioned about it. I explain what happened.

I’ve come to realize that this “requirement” for jobs is mainly written down as a formality that looks good and companies don’t really care as long as you seem right for the job.

Obviously for any work that involves higher education such as college, you can’t get around this issue, but for anything else. It’s possible.

The fact of the matter is, companies need workers and as long as you excel in every other way they’re often not going to be caught up on a detail like not having a diploma.

That being said, I still recommend getting one because it is a valid excuse every workplace can use to reject you if they want. The less reasons you have to be turned down, the better.

You aren’t doing yourself any favors by not graduating, but it’s also not the be-all and end-all people make it out to be.