How do I explain this to work?

Question

On and off all year at school, I had "Friends" who would frequently turn against me. They bullied me so bad that I had to leave school. I tried changing my schedule, my parents tried talking to their parents, and the school tried talking to the girls and their parents together and seperately but it didn't work. They would just say "it's no big deal!".

I dropped out and now Monday I start classes to get my GED. I start college in January =) so in a way I will be ahead because I am supposed to graduate in June 2009, but I know the GED doesn't have the value of a high school diploma.

When I start the program, they are giving me a paper for work to sign making sure I'm employed, etc. I never told work that I dropped out, when kids from work asked where I was I would say I was homeschooled.

How do I tell work, I plan on telling them when I give them the sheet to sign? I was thinking about saying I was trying to get ahead and start college early or that since I was homeschooled that

Answer 1

I got my GED years ago and people gave me a hard time about it & said that it wasn't going to be worth the same as my diploma--it has made NO impact whatsoever on my career--you can still go to college & get your degree and go on with life--don't let people get hateful with you on here--doesn't matter.  When you take your paper into work--IF they ask-you don't have to give them all the details--just say it's for personal reasons & if you feel like you have to tell them you are starting college early...should NOT be a big deal.  Good Luck!