Keep telling yourself that. No chit. I don't understand, but I guess the difference becomes clear when you have done both. they both have pros and cons to me. I got tired of doing work that I wasn't getting paid to do in school, and work I just didn't like to do in general (spanish, english papers, etc.). But you have fewer responsibilities in school, and the schedule is easier. Most people don't go to school from 8-5 like many jobs, your classes may not start till 9-10 and only last a few hours, or some days you may only have one class or something and get a bunch of free time. But the thing I like about working is that you have no homework. Once you go home you can forget about work and not have more work to do. No homework? I have never, ever had a job (since I stopped bartending) that didn't leave me with things to do after hours. And hell getting an advanced degree you get paid as well.