College Grads Moving Back With Parents
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I've seen articles like this one[^] probably about once a month for the past year or two, and since I'm in college I can't help but skim through, but I've noticed a trend. Each article usually focuses on a few specific people as examples of the "growing trend", and every single one of them has a degree in something useless (the one linked above got "a degree in journalism and art history"). I think we need to stop telling people "if you go to college you'll get a good job and make lots of money" and start putting emphasis on the fact that this only works if the degree is a) useful to society/businesses and b) difficult enough that the market for it isn't saturated. I mean seriously, art history? That qualifies you for what, a job in an art museum? And how many positions are available, even globally, for that? I can't see it being more than thousands, maybe a few tens of thousands, and considering art history seems to be one of those default degrees (along with English and psychology) that people get when they're too lazy or inept to do something like science or engineering, there's a lot of competition for a job related to the degree. (To paraphrase my room mate, "My cousin got a degree in art history, do you know how she supports herself? She married an engineer.") And then of course, these people assume because they "went to college" that they are now too high and mighty for the jobs they're actually qualified for (i.e. the same ones they were qualified for 4 years earlier, when they graduated high school), so they don't get a job until they finally realized they wasted 4 years of their life and tens of thousands of dollars (of money that was probably their parents), and give in to reality, and pick up a spatula at the local fast food place. I just needed to get that off my chest. It really irritates me (but then again, it fits with what many people, including myself, say about my generation: we're a bunch of self-entitled brats).
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I've seen articles like this one[^] probably about once a month for the past year or two, and since I'm in college I can't help but skim through, but I've noticed a trend. Each article usually focuses on a few specific people as examples of the "growing trend", and every single one of them has a degree in something useless (the one linked above got "a degree in journalism and art history"). I think we need to stop telling people "if you go to college you'll get a good job and make lots of money" and start putting emphasis on the fact that this only works if the degree is a) useful to society/businesses and b) difficult enough that the market for it isn't saturated. I mean seriously, art history? That qualifies you for what, a job in an art museum? And how many positions are available, even globally, for that? I can't see it being more than thousands, maybe a few tens of thousands, and considering art history seems to be one of those default degrees (along with English and psychology) that people get when they're too lazy or inept to do something like science or engineering, there's a lot of competition for a job related to the degree. (To paraphrase my room mate, "My cousin got a degree in art history, do you know how she supports herself? She married an engineer.") And then of course, these people assume because they "went to college" that they are now too high and mighty for the jobs they're actually qualified for (i.e. the same ones they were qualified for 4 years earlier, when they graduated high school), so they don't get a job until they finally realized they wasted 4 years of their life and tens of thousands of dollars (of money that was probably their parents), and give in to reality, and pick up a spatula at the local fast food place. I just needed to get that off my chest. It really irritates me (but then again, it fits with what many people, including myself, say about my generation: we're a bunch of self-entitled brats).
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I've seen articles like this one[^] probably about once a month for the past year or two, and since I'm in college I can't help but skim through, but I've noticed a trend. Each article usually focuses on a few specific people as examples of the "growing trend", and every single one of them has a degree in something useless (the one linked above got "a degree in journalism and art history"). I think we need to stop telling people "if you go to college you'll get a good job and make lots of money" and start putting emphasis on the fact that this only works if the degree is a) useful to society/businesses and b) difficult enough that the market for it isn't saturated. I mean seriously, art history? That qualifies you for what, a job in an art museum? And how many positions are available, even globally, for that? I can't see it being more than thousands, maybe a few tens of thousands, and considering art history seems to be one of those default degrees (along with English and psychology) that people get when they're too lazy or inept to do something like science or engineering, there's a lot of competition for a job related to the degree. (To paraphrase my room mate, "My cousin got a degree in art history, do you know how she supports herself? She married an engineer.") And then of course, these people assume because they "went to college" that they are now too high and mighty for the jobs they're actually qualified for (i.e. the same ones they were qualified for 4 years earlier, when they graduated high school), so they don't get a job until they finally realized they wasted 4 years of their life and tens of thousands of dollars (of money that was probably their parents), and give in to reality, and pick up a spatula at the local fast food place. I just needed to get that off my chest. It really irritates me (but then again, it fits with what many people, including myself, say about my generation: we're a bunch of self-entitled brats).
I actually had a nightmare last night in which I was living back home with my mom and there were a bunch of spiders hanging from the ceiling. The spiders were not the most terrifying aspect. I'd be more likely to end up on the street offering to "code" HTML for food.
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I've seen articles like this one[^] probably about once a month for the past year or two, and since I'm in college I can't help but skim through, but I've noticed a trend. Each article usually focuses on a few specific people as examples of the "growing trend", and every single one of them has a degree in something useless (the one linked above got "a degree in journalism and art history"). I think we need to stop telling people "if you go to college you'll get a good job and make lots of money" and start putting emphasis on the fact that this only works if the degree is a) useful to society/businesses and b) difficult enough that the market for it isn't saturated. I mean seriously, art history? That qualifies you for what, a job in an art museum? And how many positions are available, even globally, for that? I can't see it being more than thousands, maybe a few tens of thousands, and considering art history seems to be one of those default degrees (along with English and psychology) that people get when they're too lazy or inept to do something like science or engineering, there's a lot of competition for a job related to the degree. (To paraphrase my room mate, "My cousin got a degree in art history, do you know how she supports herself? She married an engineer.") And then of course, these people assume because they "went to college" that they are now too high and mighty for the jobs they're actually qualified for (i.e. the same ones they were qualified for 4 years earlier, when they graduated high school), so they don't get a job until they finally realized they wasted 4 years of their life and tens of thousands of dollars (of money that was probably their parents), and give in to reality, and pick up a spatula at the local fast food place. I just needed to get that off my chest. It really irritates me (but then again, it fits with what many people, including myself, say about my generation: we're a bunch of self-entitled brats).
Well, I moved back home for awhile and it was only because I was doing contract work and was not sure where my next job was going to be. I thought I would be moving away once I found a full time post so I moved in with the parents and sold all my stuff. WHAT A FREAKING MISTAKE ! NIGHTMARE ! I can't even tell you ... Anyway, I finallly got a full time position and as it turns out I didnt' have to move to another city ! So I moved in for nothing .. Honestly.. I'm still a little messed up from the experience. Its going to take awhile before I regain composure ... My parents aren't bad .. but living with them .. Not Good ! I think they are glad I'm gone as well .. hehe . UBX ..
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I've seen articles like this one[^] probably about once a month for the past year or two, and since I'm in college I can't help but skim through, but I've noticed a trend. Each article usually focuses on a few specific people as examples of the "growing trend", and every single one of them has a degree in something useless (the one linked above got "a degree in journalism and art history"). I think we need to stop telling people "if you go to college you'll get a good job and make lots of money" and start putting emphasis on the fact that this only works if the degree is a) useful to society/businesses and b) difficult enough that the market for it isn't saturated. I mean seriously, art history? That qualifies you for what, a job in an art museum? And how many positions are available, even globally, for that? I can't see it being more than thousands, maybe a few tens of thousands, and considering art history seems to be one of those default degrees (along with English and psychology) that people get when they're too lazy or inept to do something like science or engineering, there's a lot of competition for a job related to the degree. (To paraphrase my room mate, "My cousin got a degree in art history, do you know how she supports herself? She married an engineer.") And then of course, these people assume because they "went to college" that they are now too high and mighty for the jobs they're actually qualified for (i.e. the same ones they were qualified for 4 years earlier, when they graduated high school), so they don't get a job until they finally realized they wasted 4 years of their life and tens of thousands of dollars (of money that was probably their parents), and give in to reality, and pick up a spatula at the local fast food place. I just needed to get that off my chest. It really irritates me (but then again, it fits with what many people, including myself, say about my generation: we're a bunch of self-entitled brats).
lewax00 wrote:
I mean seriously, art history? That qualifies you for what, a job in an art museum? And how many positions are available, even globally, for that? I can't see it being more than thousands, maybe a few tens of thousands, and considering art history seems to be one of those default degrees (along with English and psychology) that people get when they're too lazy or inept to do something like science or engineering, there's a lot of competition for a job related to the degree.
Then who would teach all the art history majors?
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Well, I moved back home for awhile and it was only because I was doing contract work and was not sure where my next job was going to be. I thought I would be moving away once I found a full time post so I moved in with the parents and sold all my stuff. WHAT A FREAKING MISTAKE ! NIGHTMARE ! I can't even tell you ... Anyway, I finallly got a full time position and as it turns out I didnt' have to move to another city ! So I moved in for nothing .. Honestly.. I'm still a little messed up from the experience. Its going to take awhile before I regain composure ... My parents aren't bad .. but living with them .. Not Good ! I think they are glad I'm gone as well .. hehe . UBX ..
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I actually had a nightmare last night in which I was living back home with my mom and there were a bunch of spiders hanging from the ceiling. The spiders were not the most terrifying aspect. I'd be more likely to end up on the street offering to "code" HTML for food.
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lewax00 wrote:
I mean seriously, art history? That qualifies you for what, a job in an art museum? And how many positions are available, even globally, for that? I can't see it being more than thousands, maybe a few tens of thousands, and considering art history seems to be one of those default degrees (along with English and psychology) that people get when they're too lazy or inept to do something like science or engineering, there's a lot of competition for a job related to the degree.
Then who would teach all the art history majors?
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I've seen articles like this one[^] probably about once a month for the past year or two, and since I'm in college I can't help but skim through, but I've noticed a trend. Each article usually focuses on a few specific people as examples of the "growing trend", and every single one of them has a degree in something useless (the one linked above got "a degree in journalism and art history"). I think we need to stop telling people "if you go to college you'll get a good job and make lots of money" and start putting emphasis on the fact that this only works if the degree is a) useful to society/businesses and b) difficult enough that the market for it isn't saturated. I mean seriously, art history? That qualifies you for what, a job in an art museum? And how many positions are available, even globally, for that? I can't see it being more than thousands, maybe a few tens of thousands, and considering art history seems to be one of those default degrees (along with English and psychology) that people get when they're too lazy or inept to do something like science or engineering, there's a lot of competition for a job related to the degree. (To paraphrase my room mate, "My cousin got a degree in art history, do you know how she supports herself? She married an engineer.") And then of course, these people assume because they "went to college" that they are now too high and mighty for the jobs they're actually qualified for (i.e. the same ones they were qualified for 4 years earlier, when they graduated high school), so they don't get a job until they finally realized they wasted 4 years of their life and tens of thousands of dollars (of money that was probably their parents), and give in to reality, and pick up a spatula at the local fast food place. I just needed to get that off my chest. It really irritates me (but then again, it fits with what many people, including myself, say about my generation: we're a bunch of self-entitled brats).
Most of the people in College should not be there. 99% of the people in Grad School should not be there.
Need custom software developed? I do custom programming based primarily on MS tools with an emphasis on C# development and consulting. I also do Android Programming as I find it a refreshing break from the MS. "And they, since they Were not the one dead, turned to their affairs" -- Robert Frost
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I actually had a nightmare last night in which I was living back home with my mom and there were a bunch of spiders hanging from the ceiling. The spiders were not the most terrifying aspect. I'd be more likely to end up on the street offering to "code" HTML for food.
Next week I'll be moving back in with Mum & Dad... ... for as long as it takes to find a place for the family.
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
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Most of the people in College should not be there. 99% of the people in Grad School should not be there.
Need custom software developed? I do custom programming based primarily on MS tools with an emphasis on C# development and consulting. I also do Android Programming as I find it a refreshing break from the MS. "And they, since they Were not the one dead, turned to their affairs" -- Robert Frost
Amen. Most people I know in grad school or law school seem to have had a misconception of what life would be like after graduating the first time. Oh well, they'll realize money isn't free again in a few years. All my friends with good decent majors and realistic expectations have sworn off grad school. I still can't believe so many fools think MBA = 6 figure salary. :doh:
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Amen. Most people I know in grad school or law school seem to have had a misconception of what life would be like after graduating the first time. Oh well, they'll realize money isn't free again in a few years. All my friends with good decent majors and realistic expectations have sworn off grad school. I still can't believe so many fools think MBA = 6 figure salary. :doh:
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Amen. Most people I know in grad school or law school seem to have had a misconception of what life would be like after graduating the first time. Oh well, they'll realize money isn't free again in a few years. All my friends with good decent majors and realistic expectations have sworn off grad school. I still can't believe so many fools think MBA = 6 figure salary. :doh:
I'm going to grad school for personal reasons (all the cool classes are grad level) instead of professional reasons, and because if I do it now I only have to pay for one additional year because I can double count some of my classes. Though, from what I hear a certain large company likes to pick up grads from our Master's program with 6 figure starting salaries. If one extra year brings be from 70k (the average for a BS from my college) to 100k I've got no complaints. :-D
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I actually had a nightmare last night in which I was living back home with my mom and there were a bunch of spiders hanging from the ceiling. The spiders were not the most terrifying aspect. I'd be more likely to end up on the street offering to "code" HTML for food.
Thats all right your parent probably have the same nightmare about returning horrors children.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
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Most of the people in College should not be there. 99% of the people in Grad School should not be there.
Need custom software developed? I do custom programming based primarily on MS tools with an emphasis on C# development and consulting. I also do Android Programming as I find it a refreshing break from the MS. "And they, since they Were not the one dead, turned to their affairs" -- Robert Frost
Extending that proposition -- and based on my experience -- 99% of coders shouldn't be doing programming.
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I'm going to grad school for personal reasons (all the cool classes are grad level) instead of professional reasons, and because if I do it now I only have to pay for one additional year because I can double count some of my classes. Though, from what I hear a certain large company likes to pick up grads from our Master's program with 6 figure starting salaries. If one extra year brings be from 70k (the average for a BS from my college) to 100k I've got no complaints. :-D
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It's an MS in "Mathematics and Computer Science" (which honestly, is a terrible name, as there are exactly 0 math classes in the program).
Yeah, I was referring to MBA's in the original post you reply to. I don't doubt some MS programs do get hired for at that rate. What I meant was that I see a lot of acquaintances get frustrated at their job prospects and go back for an MBA (at any old college) expecting to earn 6 figures out the door. Very few programs are like this, Ivy League and perhaps NU come to mind for MBA earnings. Where do you go btw, if you don't mind? I think I remember Purdue?
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Yeah, I was referring to MBA's in the original post you reply to. I don't doubt some MS programs do get hired for at that rate. What I meant was that I see a lot of acquaintances get frustrated at their job prospects and go back for an MBA (at any old college) expecting to earn 6 figures out the door. Very few programs are like this, Ivy League and perhaps NU come to mind for MBA earnings. Where do you go btw, if you don't mind? I think I remember Purdue?
Colorado School of Mines :-D We don't offer MBAs though (the closest we have is a BS in "Economics and Business", and honestly we only even have that to meet some requirement that we have a liberal arts degree...), so I can't compare that program directly. Though do we have some business related masters program that keeps trying to recruit me, but I'm not interested to look into it. (I'm "officially" minoring in Economics and Business, but I'm dropping it due to the fact I realized it's just not a good fit for me, might get an ASI in Robotics instead because...well why the hell not.)
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I've seen articles like this one[^] probably about once a month for the past year or two, and since I'm in college I can't help but skim through, but I've noticed a trend. Each article usually focuses on a few specific people as examples of the "growing trend", and every single one of them has a degree in something useless (the one linked above got "a degree in journalism and art history"). I think we need to stop telling people "if you go to college you'll get a good job and make lots of money" and start putting emphasis on the fact that this only works if the degree is a) useful to society/businesses and b) difficult enough that the market for it isn't saturated. I mean seriously, art history? That qualifies you for what, a job in an art museum? And how many positions are available, even globally, for that? I can't see it being more than thousands, maybe a few tens of thousands, and considering art history seems to be one of those default degrees (along with English and psychology) that people get when they're too lazy or inept to do something like science or engineering, there's a lot of competition for a job related to the degree. (To paraphrase my room mate, "My cousin got a degree in art history, do you know how she supports herself? She married an engineer.") And then of course, these people assume because they "went to college" that they are now too high and mighty for the jobs they're actually qualified for (i.e. the same ones they were qualified for 4 years earlier, when they graduated high school), so they don't get a job until they finally realized they wasted 4 years of their life and tens of thousands of dollars (of money that was probably their parents), and give in to reality, and pick up a spatula at the local fast food place. I just needed to get that off my chest. It really irritates me (but then again, it fits with what many people, including myself, say about my generation: we're a bunch of self-entitled brats).
Some people study Art History because they happen to like Art History. Science and Engineering are not the only parts of human life, and the world would be a pretty annoying place if there wasn't anyone doing anything else. - Arthur Souza http://en.lotusrpg.com.br