In the media, recent college graduates are complaining that they cannot get jobs. The kids say, "there is nothing worse than applying for a job you don't want."
Uh, I personally do not exactly have a lot of sympathy for these recent college graduates.
But let us look into this a little more thoroughly. I remember even back in high school, the battle cry was, "everyone should go to college!!!" Even back then I figured out that this doesn't quite make sense. All college degrees are not created equal.
Back in high school the obscure modern musicians were pushing allllll students to go to college no matter what. There were these musical-comedy type inspirational videos we had to watch, that promoted the merits of college versus not going to college. They listed average annual salaries for typical jobs requiring college degrees, versus salaries for typical jobs not requiring college degrees. Tthe college jobs included accountant
--aerobics instructors.
It was admittedly good (((information, compelling__ evidence, statistics)) But they did not tell the whole truth. At the conclusion of the videos, they did not state, “Pursue a degree in accounting or other math and science.” Nope, they just said, “Go to college.”
I was reading some news-ish magazine article that was endorsing college for all high school kids. And I remember thinking, “wait a minute, why are they promoting]]] ALLL kids to pursue 4-year degrees? But they most definitely are NOTT specifying exactly which college degrees to aim for?”
All college degrees are not created equal. What's the point of doing all that work in a college degree if it's all for naught? You can't major in Philosophy and then expect to get a job in "philosophy" after graduating.
Now I find it even more absurd.
Well, too bad. It's your own damn fault for not picking a substantial, marketable major. It's your own damn fault for not looking at the job market, and not accordingly choosing a major that is genuinely employable. You should have studied the job market carefully, followed trends in the news about which fields have the fastest growth sectors. You could at least take a gander at news reports that go into minute, infinite detail on which college majors translate best into job security. Oh dearie me, what am I saying? If you were any good at studying, you would have chosen a useful major in the first place.
It's your own damn fault for being unrealistic and picking a useless <talkie> major like Philosophy of Art History. Liberal arts degrees are a dime a dozen. I have no sympathy for you. Didn't you ever stop to think that if you have to devote four years of your life, and twenty thousand dollars of your parents' money -- that you should have done something worthwhile with your time? Yes, it is your parents' money. They had to co-sign on your student loans. If you will not be able to pay those student loans back, which you probably won't, then your parents will be stranded picking up your slack.
It never occurred to you that you should have chosen an area of study that actually has a career path?
What, did you think that after getting a college degree, <any> given college degree, that [companies institutions]]] would just magically gift you with a job? You thought they would be so [[phenomenally]] enamored with your royal presence that they would present you with a supervisory job title with a flourish? These lib arts kids think they are gracing places of employment with their presence. Bestowing businesses with their existence.
Uh, I personally do not exactly have a lot of sympathy for these recent college graduates.
But let us look into this a little more thoroughly. I remember even back in high school, the battle cry was, "everyone should go to college!!!" Even back then I figured out that this doesn't quite make sense. All college degrees are not created equal.
Back in high school the obscure modern musicians were pushing allllll students to go to college no matter what. There were these musical-comedy type inspirational videos we had to watch, that promoted the merits of college versus not going to college. They listed average annual salaries for typical jobs requiring college degrees, versus salaries for typical jobs not requiring college degrees. Tthe college jobs included accountant
--aerobics instructors.
It was admittedly good (((information, compelling__ evidence, statistics)) But they did not tell the whole truth. At the conclusion of the videos, they did not state, “Pursue a degree in accounting or other math and science.” Nope, they just said, “Go to college.”
I was reading some news-ish magazine article that was endorsing college for all high school kids. And I remember thinking, “wait a minute, why are they promoting]]] ALLL kids to pursue 4-year degrees? But they most definitely are NOTT specifying exactly which college degrees to aim for?”
All college degrees are not created equal. What's the point of doing all that work in a college degree if it's all for naught? You can't major in Philosophy and then expect to get a job in "philosophy" after graduating.
Now I find it even more absurd.
Well, too bad. It's your own damn fault for not picking a substantial, marketable major. It's your own damn fault for not looking at the job market, and not accordingly choosing a major that is genuinely employable. You should have studied the job market carefully, followed trends in the news about which fields have the fastest growth sectors. You could at least take a gander at news reports that go into minute, infinite detail on which college majors translate best into job security. Oh dearie me, what am I saying? If you were any good at studying, you would have chosen a useful major in the first place.
It's your own damn fault for being unrealistic and picking a useless <talkie> major like Philosophy of Art History. Liberal arts degrees are a dime a dozen. I have no sympathy for you. Didn't you ever stop to think that if you have to devote four years of your life, and twenty thousand dollars of your parents' money -- that you should have done something worthwhile with your time? Yes, it is your parents' money. They had to co-sign on your student loans. If you will not be able to pay those student loans back, which you probably won't, then your parents will be stranded picking up your slack.
It never occurred to you that you should have chosen an area of study that actually has a career path?
What, did you think that after getting a college degree, <any> given college degree, that [companies institutions]]] would just magically gift you with a job? You thought they would be so [[phenomenally]] enamored with your royal presence that they would present you with a supervisory job title with a flourish? These lib arts kids think they are gracing places of employment with their presence. Bestowing businesses with their existence.
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