Spent all that time and money for a college degree just to work at Starbucks?

Nemesis · 2022-09-23T12:40:18.006Z

SixFoot:

Nemesis:

Outliers can always be found. He is not necessarily representative of all. Plus he is on Tik-Tok! Nuff said.

He’s not an outlier, he’s typical of people my age.

And cos I am not of that age I will defer to you.

SixFoot · 2022-09-23T12:41:59.892Z

Two things define the American Millennial:

Eating ass
Earning useless degrees

TheRedComet · 2022-09-23T12:53:26.455Z

We are a very unimpressive generation.

Janet_Miller · 2022-09-23T12:55:27.594Z

Doesn’t Starbucks offer tuition assistance through the online program of a particular university?

Maybe the Tik Tok poster in the original post can use it to earn an MBA.

Liberty323 · 2022-09-23T13:01:24.714Z

thinkingman:

Samm:

Eagle-Keeper:

A BS/BA is Biology is almost as useless as a BA in Psychology.

Yes, the hard sciences, biology, chemistry, physics, etc., generally require an advanced degree to find good employment right out of college.

He shoulda majored in Civil or Mechanical Engineering where not even a Masters is needed to find a good job as long as one becomes Registered as a PE.

good choice

and the PE may not even be necessary. depends on the company or if contracting etc

For a lot of places you can be an “engineering tech” until you pass the PE.

Janet_Miller · 2022-09-23T13:02:34.574Z

I don’t think so.

And of those who fit that description, some have some overly indulgent parents.

I have a second cousin who, last I heard, lived in NoCal but may be living in Washington now. This kid was pampered growing up in not just private school, but French language immersion private school.

He earned a degree in something like Sports Marketing only to discover that’s a very competitive field.

I’m not even sure he has a job at Starbucks now, hey, that’s better than nothing. His indulgent parents want him to “get a graduate degree in something more marketable “, which is total nonsense.

This kid is outgoing & speaks several languages. He could easily get real estate broker licensure or work as a travel agent or flight attendant, but his donors would rather have a kept man.

Oh well. There are some young people doing the best they can, I think most are, really.

WuWei · 2022-09-23T13:07:41.423Z

Camp:

It keeps kids of wealthy families busy for decades chasing advanced degrees and temporary post doc positions at universities around the world.

Self-licking ice cream cone.

WuWei · 2022-09-23T13:08:44.283Z

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SixFoot · 2022-09-23T13:09:17.234Z

Yeah, you’re telling me!

WuWei · 2022-09-23T13:09:41.689Z

Do we really believe this numbnuts has a degree in biology?

SixFoot · 2022-09-23T13:12:16.543Z

TheRedComet:

We are a very unimpressive generation.

Very unimpressive, although that’s going to be key when our generation is raising its grandchildren.

About 1 in 3 are as efficient as the word gets.

WuWei · 2022-09-23T21:11:31.261Z

Organic intellectual baristas

AmusedObserver · 2022-09-23T22:02:34.573Z

thinkingman:

maybe major in something useful instead of some feel-good virtue-signalling lefty ass woke stupid horsecrap

Biology is “feel-good virtue-signalling lefty ass woke stupid horsecrap”? Congratulations, that’s probably the stupidest thing to be posted on the internet today. Not just this forum, the entire Internet.

thinkingman · 2022-09-23T22:32:23.988Z

AmusedObserver:

thinkingman:

maybe major in something useful instead of some feel-good virtue-signalling lefty ass woke stupid horsecrap

Biology is “feel-good virtue-signalling lefty ass woke stupid horsecrap”? Congratulations, that’s probably the stupidest thing to be posted on the internet today. Not just this forum, the entire Internet.

i didnt say that so you must be congratulating yourself.

but you could suppose i was referring to “majors” other than the dude in op article but that would require your not to be in a hurry to post stupid ■■■■ huh?

Optrader · 2022-09-24T02:24:37.858Z

On the other hand, some people can somehow graduate law school and end up vice president of the United States despite the fact they’re dumber than Forest Gump.

I don’t care WHAT people choose to get a degree in as long as I don’t have to pay for it.

Supreme_War_Pig · 2022-09-24T03:12:30.980Z

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Samm · 2022-09-24T03:55:35.386Z

Optrader:

On the other hand, some people can somehow graduate law school and end up vice president of the United States despite the fact they’re dumber than Forest Gump.

I don’t care WHAT people choose to get a degree in as long as I don’t have to pay for it.

It all depends on who they sleep with along the way.

Janet_Miller · 2022-09-24T07:55:34.419Z

All these posts and I’m not sure I understand the premise of the thread. B A and B S degrees don’t automatically open desired doors, and we all need to start somewhere, usually at the bottom.

Working in a coffee shop is better than being 100% unemployed and will fill a résumé while the applicant searches for those jobs he really wants.

Samm · 2022-09-24T09:33:30.652Z

That’s so two generations ago …

DougBH · 2022-09-24T18:12:19.941Z

My nephew was interested in computer software and hardware as a kid. After high school, he took some technical courses on computers and was noticed and hired for his abilities. He has been working on and managing computer systems for large companies since then. My brother gave him the money saved for college and he used it to buy a house about 15 years ago (which of course has appreciated significantly since then ). Whether he would have “broadened his horizons” in college I can’t say, but there is always the opportunity to do that outside of college if one wishes.
Economically, I’m pretty sure he made the right decision. Being better at doing something that is needed more than most people is likely better job security than a degree.