I'm afraid it's become an unnecessary expense.Once upon a time, a college degree made you an educated person. You were worth hiring. You learned critical skills. Nowadays, not so much.
And a law school degree is also descending into irrelevance.
It's an entertaining discussion. From the comments:
What would happen if they lower the salary of a women's studies professor? Would she take a job in private industry bitching at men?
Absolutely. And she'd be well paid to do it.
Sorry, I gotta do it.
ReplyDeleteThat private sector job is already filled, the title is WIFE.
I saw an ad today for a position of Senior Interior Designer in a AEC company, with all responsibilities and skills implied by this position, able to manage projects with $ multi-million budget; first requirement being a Masters degree. And the offered salary:$50,000.
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2 years ago it has been a min of 150K.
I'm sure they'll be buried under a mountain of applications now.
So yes, degree is not everything..but w/o it your resume will not be even in a "maybe" pile.
I saw an ad today for a position of Senior Interior Designer in a AEC company, with all responsibilities and skills implied by this position, able to manage projects with $ multi-million budget; first requirement being a Masters degree. And the offered salary:$50,000.
ReplyDeleteIn NYC.
2 years ago it has been a min of 150K.
I'm sure they'll be buried under a mountain of applications now.
So yes, degree is not everything..but w/o it your resume will not be even in a "maybe" pile.
There are plenty of opportunities in the private sector to make a good living promoting diversity, women's rights, etc.
ReplyDeleteBusinesses are always sponsoring seminars and workshops in "sensitivity," "fairness," and "minority concerns."
Tat: The bad job situation distorts the market. During the Depression, I'm told, you needed a PhD to get a job as a floorwalker in a department store. That doesn't mean it's fair, or that the PhD will make a better floorwalker.
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