PTSUPLEC...you have found new friends here that can help you get through an unforseen blip in your career.You are guilty of nothing.The company decided to cut and you got the axe.Go forth and multiply.
Getting a degree and consequent job has almost no relationship to whether the person likes their job and thinks it is fulfilling.
That comes from within the person and they would feel that way no matter what job they have (within reason).