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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 04:33 PM Original message |
Master's in English: Will Mow Lawns |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 04:40 PM Response to Original message |
1. Well, he may be making more money than he would have |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 04:41 PM Response to Original message |
2. This? Is why I bit that intellectual bullet and went for the M. Ed. instead. |
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AsahinaKimi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 04:41 PM Response to Original message |
3. I once knew this guy who |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 04:53 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. I find that hard to believe nt |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 05:07 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. It is common in former Soviet bloc countries |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 06:04 PM Response to Reply #6 |
19. I knew many people with Master's degrees, including me, who could not get a job |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 04:45 PM Response to Original message |
4. This guy would have had a hard time even before the economy went bad |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 04:59 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. yes, the old stand-by ("I'll work as a teacher") is harder to come by. |
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lpbk2713 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 04:48 PM Response to Original message |
5. Landscaper in BC in November? |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 04:59 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. maybe it is the grass he is growing and trimming???? |
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haele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 05:21 PM Response to Reply #5 |
13. If he's in Vancouver BC, the snow doesn't start really coming down 'til January - |
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progressoid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 04:59 PM Response to Original message |
8. Two masters degrees and working customer service |
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RoccoR5955 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 05:06 PM Response to Original message |
10. PhD in Physics, will mop floors |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 05:13 PM Response to Original message |
12. Friends daughter has a Masters and works in customer service at Target. |
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Ron Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
14. Education is a business, too. |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 07:06 PM Response to Reply #14 |
31. +100 |
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Uben (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 05:38 PM Response to Original message |
15. I don't have a college degree.....now retired multi-millionaire |
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Ron Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 06:12 PM Response to Reply #15 |
22. Too bad you feel your time in college was wasted. |
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Uben (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 06:41 PM Response to Reply #22 |
28. Oh I agree..... |
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Ginto (439 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 07:11 PM Response to Reply #15 |
33. So the question is always: What type of business did you start? |
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Mass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 05:44 PM Response to Original message |
16. The point being what? Is there something wrong with working as a landscaper? |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 05:46 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Point of story is that many students go thru the VERY EXPENSIVE proces of getting PHD |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 05:55 PM Response to Original message |
18. How about a Ph.D. in archeology to get that Indiana Jones dream job? |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 06:08 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. ^ "People really could use a reality check concerning what they choose as their educational path " ^ |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 07:10 PM Response to Reply #20 |
32. It's nice to go to school for something you love, even nicer to be able to get a job in the field |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 06:18 PM Response to Reply #18 |
24. "People should not confuse what they do to make money with who they are as a person. " |
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Atypical Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 07:03 PM Response to Reply #24 |
30. You can define yourself however you like. |
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Zebedeo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 06:45 PM Response to Reply #18 |
29. +1 |
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hughee99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 06:09 PM Response to Original message |
21. "Glistens the dew upon the morning grass" n/t |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 06:15 PM Response to Original message |
23. It may pay better |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 06:22 PM Response to Original message |
25. Master's in journalism here, and I've done similar stuff and worse... |
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FLPanhandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 06:34 PM Response to Original message |
26. Nothing new here. |
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a la izquierda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 06:38 PM Response to Original message |
27. This OP is depressing the shit out of me... |
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ck4829 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 07:53 AM Response to Original message |
34. K&R |
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4_TN_TITANS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 01:28 PM Response to Original message |
35. Just a B.A. in English here.... |
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