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upaloopa

(11,417 posts) Tue May 1, 2012, 06:23 PM May 2012

You don't get wisdom with a college degree. [View all]

So I'm forced to sit in this meeting were a person is describing her plan to make sure that motor pool charges get to the correct department's income and expense statements.

She has involved numerous motor pool employees and department managers in her discussions to help formulate her plan.

Someone asked her how much money are we talking about and the answer was about $300.

If you add up the salary and benefit cost of all our time spent in this meeting and the salary and benefits of the time the people she involved in the discussions spent it would come out well over $300. And the plan is not complete yet.

The one who called the meeting has a MBA and the one with the motor pool plan has a PhD. Both are just a few years out of school.

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You don't get wisdom with a college degree. [View all] upaloopa May 2012 OP

The only thing college gets you is a piece of paper. YellowRubberDuckie May 2012 #1

Ahh, yeah, so please enlighten me about the history of... a la izquierda May 2012 #4

Point me to a book to read... YellowRubberDuckie May 2012 #6

College is a bit more than reading a book or two and a piece of paper REP May 2012 #10

No, it's more than a book or books, and a piece of paper. a la izquierda May 2012 #22

One of the native nations Taylor Smite May 2012 #17

This is a Mexica (Aztec) ceremony... a la izquierda May 2012 #20

Some seem to think earning a degree in one place creates a job in another. cherokeeprogressive May 2012 #5

What bugs the HELL out of me... YellowRubberDuckie May 2012 #7

Don't hate him.... RagAss May 2012 #14

I guess it all depends on sweetapogee May 2012 #25

Statistically speaking having a college degree makes you mythology May 2012 #28

Those grapes look pretty sour, too REP May 2012 #9

But ... But ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2012 #2

This has been an eye opening experience.. pipoman May 2012 #3

I worked for a major corporation nd this kind of thing happened all the time. Lint Head May 2012 #8

It became more prevalent as DeVry, Phoenix, ITT, etc., managed to buy accreditation Egalitarian Thug May 2012 #12

No, no you don't. And since we've completely abandoned the idea that an education Egalitarian Thug May 2012 #11

I'm sure somehow accountants were involved Taitertots May 2012 #13

Correct but it is an easy way to raise the bar for people to withhold jobs and privilege jp11 May 2012 #15

Just wait until they outsource the motor pool FarCenter May 2012 #16

This is standard corporate meeting stuff. Are you new to the corporate scene? Do you read Dilbert? riderinthestorm May 2012 #18

Or they could just ignore Sarbanes Oxley and GAAP to spare your time. dmallind May 2012 #19

I must be dumb. Seems like it's not just about $300, it's about getting costs correctly assigned. HiPointDem May 2012 #21

It's all about perception. KansDem May 2012 #23

my dad complained about the same thing quaker bill May 2012 #24

Let the GOP bash higher education. JoePhilly May 2012 #26

Good post. nt tammywammy May 2012 #27