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Re: I have a BA Degree from a good college but am applying to minimum wage jobs [Re: badchad] 2
#18998775 - 10/19/13 08:32 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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badchad said: Yeah, unfortunately nowadays BA's are pretty common. You have to start at the bottom (e.g., minimum wage) and work your way up.
Soon you will be in charge of french fries.
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Re: I have a BA Degree from a good college but am applying to minimum wage jobs [Re: Prisoner#1]
#18998996 - 10/19/13 09:52 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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bearlion said: Any one else have good credentials but cant seem to break into the job world besides working retail, seasonal, minimum wage, etc..
you have a BA, you dont have good credentials
This. A BA really does not get you much. Should have gotten an engineering / computer science degree if you want a bachelor's to pay off.
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Re: I have a BA Degree from a good college but am applying to minimum wage jobs [Re: thoughts]
#18999123 - 10/19/13 10:39 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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thoughts said: Damn, this is why i didn't go to college.

i am letting this inspire me right now.
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Re: I have a BA Degree from a good college but am applying to minimum wage jobs [Re: yogabunny] 1
#18999306 - 10/19/13 11:27 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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It's all about what your degree is in. Too many people go to college cause they feel that they have to, or go for something that seems interesting, but don't consider what career availability is like with that degree, or what the salary is like. When I decided to go back to school I took my interests & looked through the occupational outlook handbook for matching careers with excellent job growth/availability in the future, and a solid salary/benefits. Then I opted to go to a community college for this degree so that I could graduate debt free. I will be graduating in May, with an in-demand degree, certification & skill set. I'll be able to pick where I work, and I'll have bargaining ability with salary discussions. The best part is that I love the field I'm in.
The lesson here? College is worthwhile. You just need to plan ahead before going.
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Re: I have a BA Degree from a good college but am applying to minimum wage jobs [Re: bearlion] 3
#18999376 - 10/19/13 11:41 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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One of my friends is 31 with a masters degree from a pretty decent college and he still works in a coffee shop.
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Re: I have a BA Degree from a good college but am applying to minimum wage jobs [Re: jewunit]
#18999386 - 10/19/13 11:44 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Probably has a shit ton of debt too, right?
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Re: I have a BA Degree from a good college but am applying to minimum wage jobs [Re: Dark_Star]
#18999389 - 10/19/13 11:45 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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I'm not sure but I don't think so. If he does it's not an amount that's unmanageable. Otherwise I imagine he would be trying to find a job that pays more than working in a coffee shop He could easily get a job teaching, he's just not interested I don't think.
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Re: I have a BA Degree from a good college but am applying to minimum wage jobs [Re: jewunit]
#18999403 - 10/19/13 11:49 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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I am getting a BS instead of a BA!
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Re: I have a BA Degree from a good college but am applying to minimum wage jobs [Re: jewunit]
#18999404 - 10/19/13 11:49 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Gotcha. Yeah teaching isn't that great of a career anymore. It used to be, but things have changed. Some of my classmates are teachers that have opted to switch careers.
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Re: I have a BA Degree from a good college but am applying to minimum wage jobs [Re: Dark_Star]
#18999418 - 10/19/13 11:53 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Dark_Star said: It's all about what your degree is in. Too many people go to college cause they feel that they have to, or go for something that seems interesting, but don't consider what career availability is like with that degree, or what the salary is like. When I decided to go back to school I took my interests & looked through the occupational outlook handbook for matching careers with excellent job growth/availability in the future, and a solid salary/benefits. Then I opted to go to a community college for this degree so that I could graduate debt free. I will be graduating in May, with an in-demand degree, certification & skill set. I'll be able to pick where I work, and I'll have bargaining ability with salary discussions. The best part is that I love the field I'm in.
The lesson here? College is worthwhile. You just need to plan ahead before going.
that's a really great point! curious what your field is....
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Re: I have a BA Degree from a good college but am applying to minimum wage jobs [Re: yogabunny]
#18999430 - 10/19/13 11:56 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Re: I have a BA Degree from a good college but am applying to minimum wage jobs [Re: Dark_Star] 2
#18999453 - 10/19/13 12:02 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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I planned on going to college until I saw how my older sister got her degree and it took her years to get a job in her field. The idea of college just doesnt work in todays world.
I decided, fuck college and wasting money just so I can graduate and MAYBE get a somewhat decent job. Instead I looked into union jobs and they are the way to go IMO. I am 24 years old making $33/hr with a guarenteed raise of $.70 a year. I get full health, dental, vision, and prescription insurance that I dont have to pay a dime for.
All college is, is 4 years of wasting your money to have a good time. After that, the majority of college students get shit jobs and a $50,000+ piece of paper that says they wasted their time enduring 4 more years of school. IMHO
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Re: I have a BA Degree from a good college but am applying to minimum wage jobs [Re: FruitOfLife]
#18999521 - 10/19/13 12:19 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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FruitOfLife said: I decided, fuck college and wasting money just so I can graduate and MAYBE get a somewhat decent job. Instead I looked into union jobs and they are the way to go IMO. I am 24 years old making $33/hr with a guarenteed raise of $.70 a year. I get full health, dental, vision, and prescription insurance that I dont have to pay a dime for.
Do tell me more...
No really, do. What do you do?
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Re: I have a BA Degree from a good college but am applying to minimum wage jobs [Re: FruitOfLife] 1
#18999526 - 10/19/13 12:21 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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I think making sweeping generalizations about college, either positive or negative, is one of the biggest problems that people have. College isn't "only" one thing or another. If you go in thinking "I'll get a degree in four years and then have a viable career path and be happy" you're probably in for a shock. If you avoid it thinking "It's a waste of time and money, I can find a viable career path without it" you may also be in for a shock.
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Re: I have a BA Degree from a good college but am applying to minimum wage jobs [Re: jewunit]
#18999716 - 10/19/13 01:11 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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My undergrad degree was in philosophy. Out of a student base of approximately 15,000 students, we had about 70 philosophy majors. We all knew our career prospects doing the major. My writing skills improved significantly in the program as did my reading comp. All of the top students went either PhD or JD, some others went military, and some others actually got "real jobs." There was definitely a lot of drug use within the major--even from the top students. The problem is that any liberal arts major does not really directly "lead" to any set career like an engineering degree makes you an engineer so you have to be prepared to figure out what you want to do and how to get there.
There is a particular temperament that is attracted to philosophy that values curiosity, abstraction, and mental flexibility. I was an accounting major for a time, and all the business school majors I knew were, quite frankly, sticks in the mud. I personally wouldn't hire them. All the same, without a degree of some sort, unless you have a super huge drive, you are going to fail. As one poster above pointed out, a bachelors is the new high school diploma. Respect it for what it is.
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Re: I have a BA Degree from a good college but am applying to minimum wage jobs [Re: jewunit] 1
#18999740 - 10/19/13 01:16 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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jewunit said: One of my friends is 31 with a masters degree from a pretty decent college and he still works in a coffee shop.
if his masters is in finger painting or other liberal arts then he doesnt even deserve to work there... unless he can do this
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Re: I have a BA Degree from a good college but am applying to minimum wage jobs [Re: Prisoner#1]
#18999758 - 10/19/13 01:21 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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It's not that lame of a coffee shop.
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Re: I have a BA Degree from a good college but am applying to minimum wage jobs [Re: Prisoner#1]
#18999761 - 10/19/13 01:22 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Like I mentioned earlier in the thread, if you want basically a guaranteed career path with only an undergrad degree you want to get a BSc in Engineering or a computer science degree With either of those you will start at ~$60 000 and should be into 6 figures by the time you're 30 if you're worth a damn.
With any sort of general BA you just aren't that marketable anymore.
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Re: I have a BA Degree from a good college but am applying to minimum wage jobs [Re: FruitOfLife]
#18999775 - 10/19/13 01:26 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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FruitOfLife said: I decided, fuck college and wasting money just so I can graduate and MAYBE get a somewhat decent job. Instead I looked into union jobs and they are the way to go IMO.
tell that to the hostess bakers after hostess shut down due to their continuous strikes, tell that to the UAW employees with US auto manufacturing migrating north and south of the borders, tell that to the employees of lockheed when they've shut down in union states and moved to right to work states
unions are dying. I cant tell you how many union workers I've worked with in non union jobs, some of those paying better than union scale and all those workers bitched because it wasnt union
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Re: I have a BA Degree from a good college but am applying to minimum wage jobs [Re: bait_]
#18999866 - 10/19/13 01:56 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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What is an assoc. degree?
Even with a masters degree it can be hard to find a job in your field sometimes.
I get full time hours, health benefits , life insurance and make a little more than minimum , but I enjoy my job.
Far less than what I probably "should" be making with 3 degrees though. But there are lots of perks .
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