<human>: Can you give me the gist of the text in a nutshell?

Good evening all,

Well I have a little bit of a story.  In 2012 I was arrested for possession of a controlled substance (fake pot, k2).  In 2014 I plead guilty and received one year of probation.  

I am currently working at a restaurant and am going to school full time to get my associates, then my bachelor's in computer information systems.  

After applying to best buy (geek squad advanced repair tech) I realized that they will be running a background check, and once they see this I probably won't get the job.  Chances are no I.T. company will hire me, unless they have some awful background check company.

I know that after 7 years I may have a chance.  So that's 2021.  

Basically my question is this.  I'm work my ass off to get a degree.  I miss spending time with my daughter because my intention was to make her life better through a degree and a career.  But now I realize that there may not be any point.  

If I can't even get a job until 2021, what's the point in working towards a degree 3 classes at a time.  I can take 1 class at a time, spend more time with my daughter, and continue working awful jobs to get by.  Is this what I should do?  Is there a point to a degree (awful jobs don't require one.)

Thank you for all your time if you read this.
<bot>: Is there a point in getting a degree if I can't get a job using the education because of a class b misdemeanor?