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Too many young people "over degree'd" for today's workforce. University used to be for the select few with the smarts to follow a more in depth career. Now everyone is out with a wallet full of BA's, (in my language "Bugger All") fighting to serve coffee. More emphasis needs to be placed on pushing companies to hire right out of school and spend the time and money to train a lifetime employee(apprenticeship). Far too much energy is being spent brainwashing our youth that University is the only path to a decent job.
Flenflyys · 31-35, F
This I can agree with. But who ever thought that something like gender studies would be a money maker in the first place lol
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@Flenflyys: Bingo. A total waste of time and resources. I see far to o many students bitching about tuition while drinking 6$ coffees and talking/browsing on cellphones while attending a local "protest". In my day I had to work at a local farm to make beer money. Too many "temporary" foreign workers driving farm wages down imo, but that's a discussion for another day.
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It was definitely easier for the older generations to own houses and put their degrees to good use.
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True. And the ones that came before us amassed wealth easier because the taxes were low and the inflation was high.
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Most people on social security that I know personally have to decide which is more important meds or food
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@Flenflyys: they work all their lives to get 340 to 900 dollars a month they busted their butts for pennies an hour paying into social security
Flenflyys · 31-35, F
But don't you have disability pay that's separate? It varies but some get like $2000+ here. And then eligible for social security on top of that
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It depends on the person
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A lil bit. But not all the lil bits. Just one.
Danez · M
yes absolutely true... school costs are obscene these days and not everyone that finishes school finds the job that their degree was intended for. The loans are government subsidized accruing interest that goes somewhere.
Flenflyys · 31-35, F
Yep
tynamite · 31-35, M
Yes. It's much harder to get jobs now than it was 50 years ago, and university has become much more expensive. 50 years ago, people could afford university on a minimum wage job.
Flenflyys · 31-35, F
Or just graduate high school and get a full time job with pension and support an entire family comfortably on that salary.
tynamite · 31-35, M
@Flenflyys: Blame 1. Inflation 2. The government importing millions of people from the third world.
Depends on the Country. Some systems have different free education.Even at 3rd level
wuiop2 · 41-45
I'm bothered by the comma before "yet," and I'm bothered even more by the fact that I can't change it.
@wuiop2: I can't see the word 'Yet'
wuiop2 · 41-45
@Trooper: It is at the end of the center group of text.
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I don't think it's realistic; millennial guys all have facial hair and the women have tattoos.
Flenflyys · 31-35, F
I don't have any tattoos
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Maybe you can get one with your next student loan
Flenflyys · 31-35, F
What are you saying?
Totally... except the part where the seniors are living happily off their social security. My grandfather retired at 70 but wound up getting a job again after two months. Though half of it was because my grandmother was sick of him being around the house every day. Aah, true love. 😅
Flenflyys · 31-35, F
Lol cute
BearDownChicago · 41-45, M
Independent in the industry and location. But overall I think it is directionally correct
JarJarBoom · 41-45, F
I think the concept of student loans are ridiculous, there needs to be a break in there.
Flenflyys · 31-35, F
Definitely
TheConstantGardener · 56-60, M
I think that the blame lies elsewhere.
Flenflyys · 31-35, F
Where?
TheConstantGardener · 56-60, M
Whoever has the levers of power in your country.
TotesNFC · 31-35, M
Needs more farting
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Yeah... I do think the Baby Boomer generation, and GenX'ers (to a lesser extent) have really burdened younger generations.

 
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