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They don't really need the degree, what they really are trying to say is "please can we have an employee who won't jerk us around for months, whine constantly, and steal sandwiches from the refrigerator" and this is the lengths they are going to.
They don't really need the degree, what they really are trying to say is "please can we have an employee who won't jerk us around for months, whine constantly, and steal sandwiches from the refrigerator" and this is the lengths they are going to.
I didn't know getting a degree made you less whiny, while stopping you from stealing anything from the refrigerator!
It's a stupid requirement. Either the position is "fake", or they are just cheap, but the degree is overkill here.
They don't really need the degree, what they really are trying to say is "please can we have an employee who won't jerk us around for months, whine constantly, and steal sandwiches from the refrigerator" and this is the lengths they are going to.
Back in 2008-12 they could have used a degree requirement to effectively narrow the candidates in the Seattle area, after that it's just being foolish since the market is so thin.
Degree or not, they will need to raise the wage to fill that spot.
Automation and Immigration mean more people for less jobs.
Employers stay not wantin' to pay people what they're worth, now because of increased amounts of workers and decreased amounts of jobs you can see sh-t like this:
Class B CDL position needed
Drive passengers with medical issues and, an inability to access public transportation from one dispatched location to the next...
Requirments:
2 prior years of class B CDL employment
AND
1 prior year of home health care aide employment
Automation and Immigration mean more people for less jobs.
Employers stay not wantin' to pay people what they're worth, now because of increased amounts of workers and decreased amounts of jobs you can see sh-t like this:
Class B CDL position needed
Drive passengers with medical issues and, an inability to access public transportation from one dispatched location to the next...
Requirments:
2 prior years of class B CDL employment
AND
1 prior year of home health care aide employment
OR
Bachelor's Degree
AND
1 of the above 2 criteria
Bilingual (Spanish) a plus
Pay rate:
$16.50/hr
...that ain't even worth responding to...
Spending thousands and thousands on a degree for that low of pay isn't worth it either!
Here is an example of credential inflation for a job. I found this job on Indeed.com, but I am not showing the employer's name:
"Join a thriving startup in the heart of downtown Seattle! We are looking for a bright, fast learning data entry & customer support professional to join our team of high achieving professionals. If you consider yourself an overachiever or the most reliable person in a group project, you will fit right in."
Job Type: Contract
Salary: $14.00 to $15.00 /hour
Experience: Customer Service: 1 year (Required)
Education: Bachelor's (Required)
How could a job for "data entry & customer support" require a bachelor's degree? I can't see how such a basic job could require such a level of education, at such a low rate of pay.
Employers want top educated talent, but they don't want to pay for it any more. More temp positions, less permanent positions. Dumbed down wages. Pensions, vacations, and other perks sailing out the door. Top educational requirements for minimum wage jobs. Cut, cut, cut, to save on labor costs. Why do you want to do this, Mr. Employer? Cause I wanna, I wanna, I wanna!
Essentially my relative did the data entry and customer support.the customer was govt. Entity.
the employer also govt. He made much more then this ad though. Not t a degree in his career..just alot of sensitive data that required 'imput,send,then forget you ever typed it. '
Employers are not responsible for your college bill. Deal with it. They are paying you for the value of a skill.
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I Wanna!
