Flaylo
Handsome Devil
The real world. A college degree is not a "skill". It is not training. It is not a clear path to success. A degree will open more doors, result in higher starting wages, result in higher earning potential( the last three tied ot the performance of the individual) but it offers NO guarantees. There are no guarantees. Nor should their be.Really? Where did you hear that garbage?
The notion of a "living wage" is a myth. A myth forwarded by union supporters and the lazy slackers who think that because they "put it time" deserve to be paid high wages.
It is not surprising a whiny person such as yourself buys into this garbage.
We each are responsible for improving our situation. If one's wages are not adequate for the type of lifestyle one wishes to have, you do what you must to improve that situation on your own. We ALL have choices.
Improvise overcome adapt.
" Ican't afford to my house payments/rent on the wages my mean rotten boss pays me."...That doesn't cut any ice.
The answer is. Don't buy what one cannot afford. If the rent it more than one can afford, move to where the rent is affordable. OR......WOW!! Improve one's skill set , go to school, etc so one CAN afford their desired lifestyle.
So, what world is it you live in again? You sure as heck don't live in this one, where hundreds of thousands of college graduates aren't getting jobs....
America May Have Too Many College Graduates - Jordan Weissmann - The Atlantic
They are not getting hired for a number of reasons.
1. No marketable skills
2. Degree in field with little or no demand
3. Expectation of initial salary and/or benefits too ambitious
4 unwillingness to start at a low(er) paying position even if rapid growth can be achieved in an accelerated fashion.
5 lack of or poor writing or communication skills.
6 poorly or unprofessional dress for interviews.
7 has parent(s) accompany them to interview
8 parent calls HR or hiring manager to lobby for child's hire.
9. 1,000,000 new college grads enter job market each year. most with few skills or no experience. No research into the position for which they have applied.
10. inadequate or overstuffed resume.
If a college grad can master this list, he or she will have a much easier time finding choice work.
To be quite honest if I were hiring for say a logistics manager for a trucking company and I needed a person with experience, is reliable, is willing to learn new techniques, is more likely to stay with me for a long period of time, will be less likely to call in sick on Monday, I would hire a guy who's been in the business, has a stable work history and is a bit older, before I'd even consider a college grad with less than stellar qualifications. Even though I know for a fact the younger person with the degree is more computer savvy and have some research skills the other guy has. But I can count on the other less educated person to go on his own and learn the requirements of the position. He gets the job over the younger college grad because I know I will have to look at a person who will not do anything unless he is told what to do.
The degree gives that person a leg up. It gets them the interview. The degree does not necessarily get them the job. I'm not impressed by style. I want substance.
You say there are no guarantees and that's a fair enough statement but then turn around and say that if a person is not making enough he/she isn't working hard enough and that they should do all of these things if they want to move up, well if there are no guarantees as you put it even if you get a college degree and training how can you blame others for their own condition?