Another College thread Math and Ridiculousness

[AdminAssistant]

Some people are able to work and go to school and do both full-time at the same time (some are forced by necessity). That's understandable. But if a person is not able to do that and there is an option to not do that - by taking out loans, living with family, etc - then, to me, that's the way to go. Better to be a full-time student, work your behind off on classwork, and get out of school so that you can get the better paying job.

[Slytovhand]

Ummm, just to throw a brick into that set of works AA, I'm about to start a new job (hopefully) where I'll be on (again, hopefully - if I get the hours I'm thinking) about $80K/year. That's a good $25K higher than my engineer mate, and also my IT Manager friend (unless she's got a pay raise...).

What will I be doing?

Holding up a sign and occasionally turning it around.... stop...go, no you can stop....

The fact is, there are a hell of a lot of jobs out there that pay incredibly well that education is a complete waste of time... if you want to do it. (getting into the mining sector is one easy example!)

Of course - this entire post is rather...OT...

slyt

[AdminAssistant]

Oh, definitely, Slyt. BIL and Big Sis both make GOOD money - combined over $100K. BIL works as a lineman/troubleshooter for an electric company and has a couple of years of college. Big Sis has a Bachelor's in Accounting and is, amazingly, an accoutant. BIL makes a lot of money because there just aren't lines of people wanting to strap on 50 lbs of equipment to climb a 50 ft high pole and play with electricity. (Now that he's got a bit of seniority he doesn't have to do so many climbs). Big Sis, well, she got lucky - right place, right time, right connections.

I will have spent twice as many years in school as they did combined - and will never even touch either of their salaries. C'est la vie. But for people who are getting an education with the end goal of getting into a career that requires a college education - to me, better to get in, get out, and get on with it.

[Boozy]

I will have spent twice as many years in school as they did combined - and will never even touch either of their salaries.

That's the free market for you. Many of us have skills and knowledge that no one wants to pay much for because they don't know how to turn that around and make a dollar from it.

On one hand, that's understandable - I have no problem with capitalism. On the other hand, I like that the governments of most developed countries offer grants to further the studies of things like English literature and Greek philosophy. These fields are valuable to society if only because knowledge cannot exist in a vacuum. We can't predict all the ways something can pay off with dividends towards society's well-being, so it's important to keep all avenues open.