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Originally Posted by Savage_Messiah
When did i ever say quick buck or that you don't need to work your *** off?
And job security is a funny one... how many jobs have recently been outsourced? Mass layoffs in the news? How about all of the NJ college's recent budget cuts and laying off teachers?
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very rarely does a professional's job become outsourced. you can't outsource a doctor or a professor
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Originally Posted by ****OnWheels
The job market for PhDs is crap right now. There are very few spots for PhDs in colleges right now (in a few years many will retire, yes, but there is already an overabudance of qualified people to take their place just waiting for them to retire), and very few non academic places want PhD candidates because they have to pay them more. Job security for a PhD is not a good as for someone in the corporate world. Might be about the same for an entrepreneur, but may actually be worse than for someone with just a BA. Don't believe me, find a job posting for a university, and then ask them how many resumes they received. I'll bet they receive hundreds of well qualified candidates for one position. And it happens all over the country.
Nonetheless, a BA/BS is much better than just a HS Diploma or GED. But many fields can get away with just a Bachelors. Others need an MA.
For WayFast, he needs to just take classes in various fields and find what interests him. It's not always going to be about the money. You think teachers do it for the money? Teachers with Masters degrees often make less than someone in a management position with just a bachelors. As I said, with my EdS I will still make less than James who never finished college. It's not as uncommon as you suggest.
Bottom line, don't always think about the money. You can survive on a minimum income if you know how to manage your money. Do what you enjoy doing, and the only way to find that is to take different courses in different areas, or as to work in different fields as an intern or apprentice. Looking around on the internet is most likely not going to find you what you like to do.
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life is tough and competition exists, but a good degree will only insure you're place in life. a degree shows an employer that you are disciplined enough and have good work ethics.
imagine i am an employer. i wanna hire a good worker. i now ask the guy, are you a good worker? if he says no, he doesn't get the job, but if he lies, he gets it. so he will lie. and i get stuck with a bad worker. so how do i filter out the idiots? i ask, can you at least get through school? if so, prove it.
so if there are so many applicants for jobs as you claim, then it would make sense that the employer would choose the most qualified. so having a degree gives you an edge on your peers. the idea of being too qualified doesn't exist anymore, people are settling for lower salaries. i can't think of one instance where having a degree is not beneficial. not to mention you get to go away to school, meet people, party, etc...
