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Agree. College really isn't an optional thing nowadays. I haven't worked anyplace that would hire a receptionist without at least a bachelors in a decade.
Yet the majority of Americans do not have a 4-year degree. And truthfully, many jobs should not require a specif degree of any kind in order to perform the job duties of those jobs. On-the-job training is where many people learn the particulars of how to do a job. But many employers demand a degree (any degree) simply as a weeding out tool.
I don't make any value judgments about people (men) who work minimum-wage jobs. I just filtered them out because at some point, if a relationship gets serious, I would expect him to pay half the rent and I can't see that happening on such a low income.
Also, right from the get-go he's going to need some discretionary income for going on (cheap) dates, and if you're on minimum wage, I don't see where you would find that money.
Yet the majority of Americans do not have a 4-year degree. And truthfully, many jobs should not require a specif degree of any kind in order to perform the job duties of those jobs. On-the-job training is where many people learn the particulars of how to do a job. But many employers demand a degree (any degree) simply as a weeding out tool.
I did a Cortana search and only 30 percent of Americans over 25 hold a bachelors degree. So I'm not so sure that companies are requiring receptionist to have a BA as job requirement.
Truth be told, and this may be unpopular, probably not. In most cases, I am likely not hanging around people who make minimum wage. If it's a temporary layover while they are lining something up more in line with their skill set, that's one exception. However, I am not hanging out with many people who make minimum wage. People tend to associate with people who are most like them. I hang out with other college educated professional types who have ambition. These types of people are not typically making minimum wage.
Truth be told, and this may be unpopular, probably not. In most cases, I am likely not hanging around people who make minimum wage. If it's a temporary layover while they are lining something up more in line with their skill set, that's one exception. However, I am not hanging out with many people who make minimum wage. People tend to associate people who are most like them. I hang out with other college educated professional types who have ambition. These types of people are not typically making minimum wage.
Yeah, I agree, like to tends to hang with like. I don't have a large circle of friends and family but everyone I do know either makes really pretty good money and are educated. I typically think of min wage jobs as jobs for teens, college kids or perhaps retirees looking to stay busy.
I never get these people demanding that burger flippers and the like to be making 15 bucks an hour, I means it's sort of ballsy and a silly entitlement mentality that seems to be so pervasive now. Heck, it's how Sanders is so popular, you start blathering on about free this or free that and you get'm lining up, that 's for sure. Bottom line if you don't like your lot in life, go get some job training that pays a better wage, it's how the world works people. There's still opportunities out there for people that have some ambition.
It would be very interesting to see some of you high earners get knocked off your high horse and lose your precious jobs and be forced to take minimum wage and see how the other half lives.
Some of you have egos as tall as the Eiffel Tower and seriously lack empathy.
Just remember, nothing is secure. Job security is an illusion. You can lose it at any time.
Only if we were both under 25*, or if s/he were retired, or if the job was a second or third job, or if the person was almost independently wealthy and just needed a little extra.
By the time a person is 25, I think s/he should be self-supporting (beyond minimum wage, I mean) and well on the way to establishing a career/skilled trade. If not, I think the person is in danger of becoming a taker, either from a S.O. or through government assistance, or both.
*(However, if s/he were going for an advanced degree of some kind in a practical career field such as medicine, I would extend the age limit to allow for that.)
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Yet the majority of Americans do not have a 4-year degree. And truthfully, many jobs should not require a specif degree of any kind in order to perform the job duties of those jobs. On-the-job training is where many people learn the particulars of how to do a job. But many employers demand a degree (any degree) simply as a weeding out tool.
Yup, true and true, but what "should be" and what are aren't the same, and I like to prepare for reality.
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I did a Cortana search and only 30 percent of Americans over 25 hold a bachelors degree. So I'm not so sure that companies are requiring receptionist to have a BA as job requirement.
I'm talking about the places I've worked, which are professional places. Oh, I'm sure there are plenty of places that don't, but I haven't worked at them. But living and working in some place like Boston or SF, or even Chicago, is different than Topeka or Kansas City.
Just remember, nothing is secure. Job security is an illusion. You can lose it at any time.
Absolutely.
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