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I don't care what anyone says. If you have a degree and you are making peanuts after you graduate then your degree is worthless, especially if you are making peanuts and not even working in your field of study.
Indeed, because the economy is so fruitful these days. Jobs are blossoming from Job Trees on every corner in every field.
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Thanks for sharing that, Zenith. I enjoyed going to college for an education, not job training. I took as many philosophy courses as I could handle (my favorites were logic-based), and I took a variety of electives such as economics, art history, chemistry, French, marketing, and music history. I also studied physics independently because I had read a book, The Philosophy of Physical Science, that piqued my interest. It's too bad my school has a weak science program.
What point am I trying to make? All of these subjects complemented one another in some way, and I feel that I have plenty of marketable skills to find or avoid employment - namely, the ability to learn how to learn very quickly. The most erudite individuals I know majored in philosophy, music, and classics (at another school), and they don't regret their choices one bit. They entered their fields with an actionable plan and followed through, making adjustments along the way.
Maybe where you are, my wife is an RN working @ two hospitals, both of which are understaffed because they can not find qualified nurses.
Really? Well I'm surprised...I will pass that along.
I still am proud of my degree-I thought about becoming an accountant-I took classes up to Cost-It didn't interest me and downright bored me to death-if you don't have a passion it doesn't matter how educated you are I believe you won't succeed.
I don't care what anyone says. If you have a degree and you are making peanuts after you graduate then your degree is worthless, especially if you are making peanuts and not even working in your field of study.
Is the degree useless or is it a personal failure that you haven't built skills to compliment your degree that makes you an appealing job applicant?
I enjoyed going to college for an education, not job training. I took as many philosophy courses as I could handle (my favorites were logic-based), and I took a variety of electives such as economics, art history, chemistry, French, marketing, and music history. I also studied physics independently because I had read a book, The Philosophy of Physical Science, that piqued my interest. It's too bad my school has a weak science program.
What point am I trying to make? All of these subjects complemented one another in some way, and I feel that I have plenty of marketable skills to find or avoid employment - namely, the ability to learn how to learn very quickly. The most erudite individuals I know majored in philosophy, music, and classics (at another school), and they don't regret their choices one bit. They entered their fields with an actionable plan and followed through, making adjustments along the way.
Well done, IMHO. This is an education, and it will enable you to read, learn, and think productively for the rest of your life.
No degree is useless unless you let it be useless.
If you are waiting for a piece of paper that you think is going to magically guarantee you a job, you are screwed. That goes for every degree. You have to be a compelling applicant.
The old "I have a degree. Job, please" ship sailed in 2007, now we're back to reality, which is what we had before everyone with a pulse, became an accidental success story in the 2000s. Sadly, all you probably saw in your memory, was people who didn't do much, but were rewarded highly. That's just not how it is anymore. Unfortunately, a lot of people are clinging to that dream, and now expecting to have their debt forgiven if it doesn't work out.
I don't care what anyone says. If you have a degree and you are making peanuts after you graduate then your degree is worthless, especially if you are making peanuts and not even working in your field of study.
I find it hard to argue with this. Needless to say, I don't disagree.
I find it hard to argue with this. Needless to say, I don't disagree.
It's too bad you have the attitude you do. I know plenty who have gone far with lesser degrees than yourself. Your degree doesn't define you, but your attitude sure as hell does.
I find it hard to argue with this. Needless to say, I don't disagree.
It depends entirely on one's intent and purpose. For some, that's making as much money as possible, and other factors come secondarily, if that. For others, the money, beyond meeting one's needs, may be secondary or lower on the scale of priorities. Not everyone has the same motivations or expectations when it comes to career/lifestyle.
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