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<blockquote data-quote="inactive" data-source="post: 1657481" data-attributes="member: 7488"><p>I am not discounting education (I have a graduate degree myself). The point the article is trying to make (and I agree with) is that completion of a degree is not where the hard work stops. It takes more hard work simply to find a job, even harder if you want to be profitable in some exclusive industry or field (as I hinted at in my Art History example). It seems the idea of "getting a foot into the door," any door, is absent these days.</p><p></p><p>I was quite happy taking an entry level job making well under $30k per year right out of college in 2004. Once I got in the job, I ensured I stood out and have been rewarded for my hard work and competence. It seems many of my peers don't take to this philosophy.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Indeed. It's a hard point to get across to this conservative audience, but the truth of it is that societal pressures and stigma have created a lot of this mess. And the articles touches on how these stigmas have been fostered for the majority of Generation Yers, a good number of whom are having a hard time adjusting in the workforce.</p><p></p><p>The easy answer is just go back to school and live off the loans. Then the stigma is removed. You're just a scholar then, in love with learning <img src="/images/smilies/tongue.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":P" title="Stick Out Tongue :P" data-shortname=":P" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="inactive, post: 1657481, member: 7488"] I am not discounting education (I have a graduate degree myself). The point the article is trying to make (and I agree with) is that completion of a degree is not where the hard work stops. It takes more hard work simply to find a job, even harder if you want to be profitable in some exclusive industry or field (as I hinted at in my Art History example). It seems the idea of "getting a foot into the door," any door, is absent these days. I was quite happy taking an entry level job making well under $30k per year right out of college in 2004. Once I got in the job, I ensured I stood out and have been rewarded for my hard work and competence. It seems many of my peers don't take to this philosophy. Indeed. It's a hard point to get across to this conservative audience, but the truth of it is that societal pressures and stigma have created a lot of this mess. And the articles touches on how these stigmas have been fostered for the majority of Generation Yers, a good number of whom are having a hard time adjusting in the workforce. The easy answer is just go back to school and live off the loans. Then the stigma is removed. You're just a scholar then, in love with learning :P [/QUOTE]
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