Who else finds it ironic that the ringleader of the "You don't need a degree" mob is DMC?
This is the same tool who was willing to fly halfway across the country and show his engineering degree to a college kid at the Chuckbox.
If you have a good job right now then completely forget furthering your education for the time being. I recently read in an article showing the stats for how flooded the market is with post grads and how many are completely ed or have to move back in with parents because of a lack of jobs. The idea of furthering your education just for the POTENTIAL is completely dated and unpractical. Of course, if you have a strong passion for a specific field then by all means learn up on it as much as possible. Unfortunately in today's world, there's so many students going for their bachelors just...cause. There's a mentality that higher education is not only everyone's right, but necessary to "find yourself and learn about the world"
No it wasn't obvious, but I apologize for my over the top response.
I interview people with degrees all the time. What I see is that those who have spent time in the field then pursued a degree generally have a much more solid grasp on the concepts of the position in which they are applying then someone who finished school first and put in a couple years at some firm.
All those diplomas your about to hang on your wall and yet you act like a sexually frustrated 15 year old online. My advise is to start deleting your postings before you apply at your next job.
There are many successful people with no degrees. Neither the wife or I have a degree and we do ok but for some doing ok is not enough and I can understand that. We both feel that we screwed up by not getting a college degree but we also believe that getting depressed over it won't solve anything. Since both our jobs offer tuition reimbursement we are taking advantage of it although it does mean it will take longer just to get an associate's degree but it would be an accomplishment for us.
The people in here who don't have college degrees have some other kind of tangible skill or trade that will make them money. koriwhat doesn't have that, unless you consider tattooing the local produce a skill. He needs as much higher education as he can get.
But seriously on a side note........if your going to apply at UPS or any other job that allows shorts?
you might want to consider wearing these...first
Congrats, man. All bull ting aside, it's more than I can (officially) lay claim to so far.
Don't have any advice, though. Pretty sure I'm wasting my time at UNT as is...
you're one to talk mr. dumpster diving hobo who lives on a messageboard.All those diplomas your about to hang on your wall and yet you act like a sexually frustrated 15 year old online. My advise is to start deleting your postings before you apply at your next job.
btw, you're very unfunny but that's a realization for you to figure out on your own.
yeah, i don't have any tangible skill or trade... yep, running a whole screen-printing biz by myself meant nothing, knowing how to program websites and whatnot means nothing too, as well as tattooing because we all know how simple it is to just lay ink on skin, putting together computers and troubleshooting them isn't much of a trade or skill, and...
hating on me cause' it's the cool thing to do, that's fine by me. give me another goal and i'll find a way to accomplish it. my motivation seems to only come from others hating, wish i could just motivate myself instead.
thanks man! i am still not so sure i am "proud" of this degree even though i have a flood of people at the moment, here and in my real life, telling me i should be proud. i appreciate the congrats from you all.
You should be proud. I know I'd be. I believe in the end you won't be judged by how many degrees you have. In all honesty I couldn't tell you what the majority of my friends education level is. It is not an issue.
tbh in today's world an associates of APPLIED science/technology/arts could end up being more valuable than any other degree. Problem is actually getting into the programs.
do whatever you enjoy doing as long as you are well off
life isn't all about making the most money
Unless you want tons of money tbh. In all seriousness tho, life is about happiness, it's just that as a money grubbing jew I believe money = happiness.
most definitely. It's just in today's world (that's like the 20th time I've said that), going out there with a bachelors degree in world FULL of bachelors degree applicants doesn't exactly give you a leg up. But, if you're able to get into a program for an applied associates degree, you're pretty much guaranteed a job afterward. Granted you might not make as much money, you'll at least have a leg in the door
It depends on the bachelors degree. Being one of the many people with a bachelor's degree in liberal arts isn't gonna do jack for you. A degree in some kind of engineering or accounting/finance will.
man that was a long ordeal... it took almost 3 hrs for that ceremony to end.
i have one funny story from earlier... my school asked a prior student from the late 80's to speak at this ceremony and the dude was cracking everyone up. his introduction spoke highly about how the dude went on to be a success, how he left an imprint at my school, etc... when the dude went to speak he immediately said, "congrats! i have no idea why i am here but i am honored. i was never someone who made an impression or left an imprint so i don't know why i am giving this speech but i am thankful for the opportunity. i was a C/D student while i attending this school and just did what i had to do to get out of it..."
that dude had us all balling but after him came some annoying goodie two-shoes girl who turned her speech into some sort of political agenda. everyone was wishing she'd shut up and sit down but instead she went on and on and on for like 10 minutes, maybe a bit longer.
all in all, it's been a great day. i also went and had some badass food at my favorite little mx restaurant off broadway, picante grill.
I laughed pretty good at that.
Congrats again. Good idea earlier about deleting posts that have your picture or anything linked to something that might get you fired or just not hired. They do internet searches for things like that and I've seen plenty of people get denied an interview, including one guy who's credentials were impeccable, but he had a facebook page called "Spanish Fly" in which he billed himself a gigolo. It was funny, but not to HR.
True. Liberal Arts degrees are everywhere, mostly waiting tables.
Liberal Arts degree = 1 year later saying "Oh I need to go to law school now!"
people saying money can't acquire you happiness are basically lying to themselves.
Money cannot buy happiness but it can by a yacht that you can name "Happiness" or a hooker named "Happiness". Poverty can't buy . If you are wealthy and aint happy, it's not the money.
Yep, and 5 years later saying " this waiting tables , I cannot even pay off my Liberal Arts degree"
Money can't buy you happiness is probably the belief that I hate most..
While it's true for some people, it's false for the majority of humans, in all honesty..my girlfriend was the same, she always told me that she didn't care about money and just wanted to pursue her interests in school..she did, she loves her job, but her monetary issues are evident and do affect her life, in regards to desired luxuries, obviously..
As for koriwhat, I fully agree with the poster that said you should continue going to school, as long as it doesn't affect you from a financial perspective..for me, I'm still relatively young and in school right now, I was fortunate to have won a large amount of $ a few years ago, which will allow me to potentially pursue long-term education for a Masters..obviously, this isn't an option for a lot of people, money is an issue, but if you can do it, I'd stay in school as long as you can..
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