<prompt> Human: Back story: Im a 30yo male working as a supervisor of an IT Service Desk. I make 68K per year. My long team career goals are to acquire a director or executive level position, most likely at the company at which Im currently employed. Ive been with my company for about 11 years, working on both the business and IT side of the house. As I said, Id like to pursue a high level leadership position, most of which require a bachelors degree or equivalent experience. Should I spend tens of thousands of dollars and 6 years of my life attaining a degree or continue focusing on working hard in my job and hope that the experience is enough?  <response>: Usually when Ive seen someone go back to school so that they can advance further at work, theyve had a conversation with someone there who was basically like hey, get this degree so that we can eventually promote you. Often the degree is partially paid for. 