Enjoy applying for entry level positions that require 3-5 years of experience.
And that 3-5 years experience is needed in technology that came out 1.5 years ago!
I applied for an internship in 2009 and got turned down because I had no experience.
lmao
Going to university means you have a better chance than average at getting a good paying job*, not that you will get one.
*assuming you didn’t degree in some low-pay field or something.
Ok, it’s true college isn’t what it used to be.
A college degree used to be rare, meaning you could get any degree and do any job.
Obviously, it’s not like that anymore. Everyone has a degree. You need to get a degree that means something.
If you have rich parents that will support you, great, you can fuck around and graduate after 8 years with an English degree, and you’ll be alright.
If your parents aren’t rich and can’t support you indefinitely, you need a degree in something that is hiring or will be hiring when you graduate. Preferably, with a large paycheck, so paying back the loans is reasonable.
Or, ya know, just don’t go to college. Learn to weld or install sattelite dishes, or even better, be a general contractor. You can make a goddamn fortune as a general contractor.
Or, do what Mark Twain did, and mary into wealth. Love is fake anyway!
But, ya know, being 18 and impressionable to romantic ideas, it’s tempting to think you don’t have to follow this guidance and get an art degree and you’ll be fine. Don’t fall into that. Be smart.
That’s the thing, some people aren’t smart enough to study. Or better said: some people never received the right guidance to know what they’re good at.
Agreed.
It also used to be a liberal arts program for developing critical thinkers, not a new form of trade school with an infinitely more predatory profit model.
Go figure - capitalism killed higher education, too!
Who was Mary?
Going to a good university and getting a degree in STEM means you get a good paying job.
Partner has a STEM master’s degree from a good university. I make the same amount in desktop support with no degree.
Dad has an MBA. Works on databases for a living.
Sister has Bachelor’s in Industrial Design from a top design school in the US. Has worked for big name industry players. She make more money from her 1 year self-paced coding boot camp.
Most degrees are worthless these days, and it’s high time we start demanding refunds. Cancel student debt. The promises made to us in highschool about career paths were blatantly false. Also, tax billionaires.
Going to University means you have a chance at a good paying job. Depending on the job, likely a better chance then someone who didnt go. I make decent money and did not go, however I am incredibly lucky and am not betting on that for any children i have. Trades or University/College is a must.
That being said, how about the Government reduces the cost of post-secondary education, instead of allowing banks to earn off billions of school loans each year. Here, they do reduce it for citizens, however not nearly enough. Additionally, many graduates end up moving to other countries because the pay is lower here.
Depends on what you go for.
I don’t understand people who go study for a profession that’s hard work and low wage, and then complain that it’s hard work and low wage.
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Your wrong little Billy. It can help in getting you a we’ll paying job, it it depends on both your degree and perception.
University is in the end what you make out of it.
Talk to people, make some connections - this is what might end up landing you a job, not necessarily what they teach you or the diploma you might or might not get.
It also teaches you things like time management and organization and generally how to be an independent adult. Of course, it’s not the only way to learn these things, just like it’s not the only way to learn math or computer science. But it’s holistically a culture which is structured around these things, and is a massively helpful stepping stone for a lot of people.
Did you use your time at university to network and make lasting connections with people who will likely be more successful than you? Because that practically guarantees a job. If you kept your head down and did nothing of note except get a diploma, you wasted your time.
I barely scrapped through high school and now 20 odd years later I’m in an office job on a 6 figure salary. One of the lucky ones I guess?
Good thing your job doesn’t require you to be able to spell
No you misunderstand, he attended the school of hard knocks
