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Iris

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8. Exactly. I graduatd during the last recession

Tue Apr 2, 2013, 10:22 PM

Apr 2013

Most of my friends had BAs in liberal arts (now only 25% of students take that path). Most of us started in some shitty jobs. But then after a few years, we were finding interesting and lucrative opportunities that grew out of the shitty jobs. Then some of us went to graduate school and studied something related to the fields we found ourselves in, ranging from education to healthcare to business. And now a little over 20 years later, most of us have survived the latest recession and many are even thriving.

To quote a bad 80s movie, this is just their "time on the edge" (cue "Man in Motion&quot

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Why a BA is Now a Ticket to A Job in a Coffee Shop [View all] steve2470 Apr 2013 OP

D'ya want fries with that? Can I Super-Size that? longship Apr 2013 #1

STEMs don't have it nearly that bad ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2013 #3

That's Largely A Myth Yavin4 Apr 2013 #16

It hasn't been where I taught for the last 5 years ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2013 #30

I am retired now, but I am a STEM. longship Apr 2013 #21

Wow, you're right, that sucked Art_from_Ark Apr 2013 #23

or: Why don't coffee shop jobs pay a living wage? limpyhobbler Apr 2013 #2

I do taught_me_patience Apr 2013 #35

Good for you. limpyhobbler Apr 2013 #39

LOL, I wonder how many of those people drive Cadillacs and VW. n/t alp227 Apr 2013 #40

I get SO annoyed.... AndyGra111 Apr 2013 #4

Exactly. I graduatd during the last recession Iris Apr 2013 #8

Welcome to global.. sendero Apr 2013 #5

The problem is employers require a BA for jobs that don't really need them. tammywammy Apr 2013 #6

Your work place is lenient with the requirements DotGone Apr 2013 #32

Maybe they believe a BA builds character? alp227 Apr 2013 #41

It's a way to weed out applicants n/t SoCalDem Apr 2013 #50

This was the same situation I faced more than 25 years ago Generic Brad Apr 2013 #7

I hear you. Iris Apr 2013 #9

yes, yes, you were gritty, kids today are just bums. watch out for your premature dotage. HiPointDem Apr 2013 #10

Did I say kids today are bums? Iris Apr 2013 #11

"things didn't work out right away" "doesn't seem to be much emphasis on grit these days" winter is coming Apr 2013 #12

How do you know that? n/t Iris Apr 2013 #13

Have you been asleep the last five years? winter is coming Apr 2013 #14

No, I haven't been asleep. And I'm surrounded by young people. Iris Apr 2013 #15

Nowhere did I say that college is a waste of time, but thanks for playing. n/t winter is coming Apr 2013 #17

Whatever. n/t Iris Apr 2013 #18

because tuitions have spiked Phillip McCleod Apr 2013 #20

You kind of did say kids today are... not tough LooseWilly Apr 2013 #22

Statistically speaking this is nonsense mythology Apr 2013 #19

The article you linked to doesn't contradict the OP, which is talking about "degree creep" in the winter is coming Apr 2013 #24

It's a trend story Floyd_Gondolli Apr 2013 #44

I never thought of college as a means to make money. It was the learning Zorra Apr 2013 #25

This saddens me because I'll be getting my MS in archaeology Apophis Apr 2013 #26

Serious questions here. Llewlladdwr Apr 2013 #33

Companies cannot build anything on land without first Apophis Apr 2013 #37

Lots of people doing that work, though. MineralMan Apr 2013 #43

I'm not in it for the developers. Apophis Apr 2013 #48

Piss off one developer, and that developer will spread the word -- and you won't get work. FarCenter Apr 2013 #52

Do you have any idea how much info is lost because of developers? Apophis Apr 2013 #56

Yah. Good luck wth that. MineralMan Apr 2013 #53

Archaeology? The job market for that degree has never been MineralMan Apr 2013 #42

I'm in it because I love it. Apophis Apr 2013 #49

Good choice. You will need a PhD. nt MineralMan Apr 2013 #54

I worked as a cashier at a well known pharmacy... Kalidurga Apr 2013 #27

"Now"? Not just now. It's been that way for years. Common Sense Party Apr 2013 #28

True. I've seen ads for $10/hr clerical positions that want 5 years of experience. winter is coming Apr 2013 #29

This is why I keep saying Princeton and Harvard will be just a memory in 5 yrs. We have job CK_John Apr 2013 #31

I don't hire baristas with degrees taught_me_patience Apr 2013 #34

I have an Associates Degree and technical schools madville Apr 2013 #36

my husband worked his way up though a telecom company. liberal_at_heart Apr 2013 #38

There are more people working in high skill jobs than ever before FarCenter Apr 2013 #45

My son took a year off college to work in the field he is studying Marrah_G Apr 2013 #46

Getting a job requires skills, not letters after your name. MineralMan Apr 2013 #47

They want more degrees for jobs that don't require them upaloopa Apr 2013 #51

There are degrees for personal fulfillment and there are degrees to make money Godhumor Apr 2013 #55