I lived that exact experience and chose not to take the debt. I honestly have very little sympathy for this cause. Anyone with a degree can get a job way better paying than someone without a degree (me) so I’m not really sure why your friends chose to take what they did. I’m super fucking bitter to see this gaining traction to be honest.
Why should people who chose to study something specific and then not get that job get to have everything paid for them? Are you saying that no one with a degree can get any kind of job that pays more than $25/hr? I’m not talking about some McDonald’s janitor bs, but some management position, or some kind of office work that requires a degree. It pays way more than the shit work people without a degree are limited to unless you’re in a union/trade.
Anyone with a degree can get a job way better paying than someone without a degree
Wrong.
Why should people who chose to study something specific and then not get that job get to have everything paid for them?
People don’t just elect not to accept jobs in the industry their degree is in. It’s usually either that the jobs don’t exist or they suck ass.
Are you saying that no one with a degree can get any kind of job that pays more than $25/hr?
Of course not. I’m saying that $25/hr is not a living wage in most areas, and also that many many people can’t, even with a degree.
It pays way more than the shit work people without a degree are limited to unless you’re in a union/trade.
Often times it doesn’t. There are plenty of amazing jobs people get that require 0 degrees. Most everyone I know (especially in tech) don’t use the degrees they graduated with, including myself.
I’m making $31 an hr plus per diem with just a professional cert. I’m not even all that good at what I do. This is no humblebrag. Every college grad should be making more than me. Nobody anywhere should be making any less. It ain’t right.
100%. I was able to get my employer to pay for my tuition in exchange for a 2 year-contract after graduation. That’s the way it should be done, ideally.
I lived that exact experience and chose not to take the debt. I honestly have very little sympathy for this cause. Anyone with a degree can get a job way better paying than someone without a degree (me) so I’m not really sure why your friends chose to take what they did. I’m super fucking bitter to see this gaining traction to be honest.
Why should people who chose to study something specific and then not get that job get to have everything paid for them? Are you saying that no one with a degree can get any kind of job that pays more than $25/hr? I’m not talking about some McDonald’s janitor bs, but some management position, or some kind of office work that requires a degree. It pays way more than the shit work people without a degree are limited to unless you’re in a union/trade.
Source: I’m living it.
Wrong.
People don’t just elect not to accept jobs in the industry their degree is in. It’s usually either that the jobs don’t exist or they suck ass.
Of course not. I’m saying that $25/hr is not a living wage in most areas, and also that many many people can’t, even with a degree.
Often times it doesn’t. There are plenty of amazing jobs people get that require 0 degrees. Most everyone I know (especially in tech) don’t use the degrees they graduated with, including myself.
I’m making $31 an hr plus per diem with just a professional cert. I’m not even all that good at what I do. This is no humblebrag. Every college grad should be making more than me. Nobody anywhere should be making any less. It ain’t right.
100%. I was able to get my employer to pay for my tuition in exchange for a 2 year-contract after graduation. That’s the way it should be done, ideally.