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<blockquote data-quote="Working4TheBene&#039;s" data-source="post: 172034" data-attributes="member: 5903"><p>Everyone is right in some aspect of their advice. There are those that suggest that you need a college degree for everything....not necessarily true. Nowadays you seem to need a doctorate defgree in order to get a good job. The days where a bachelors degree was sufficient are over. Most companies now know that they can get away with paying "fresh meat" (college grads) only 18-20K a year for full time. They know that they will work hard because they feel like they have a job right out of college, but face the reality of student loans and a job that you have to work 50-60 hours (not to mention the low salary) as well as the rising cost of health care. </p><p> </p><p>Now I am definitely not advocating that one should or shouldn't go to college, but it just seems like unless you are planning to get at least a masters degree, decent paying jobs will be hard to come by... on the other hand, if you work at a place like UPS, you can get some college re-imbursement thereby getting best of both worlds (Going to school and working). And who knows, after you get your degree, by that time, you may become a driver (depending on the wait)...and hopefully the benefits (fyi- medical costs are rising all the time) and the money will still be good.</p><p> </p><p>In the end, I just wanted to make sure you knew that just a bachelors degree today, doesn't guarantee you a job, especially a good paying job like in the old days. But of course, working at UPS as a package handler, driver, etc. you will get a great workout to say the least. And you may be the few that get the driving positions, but just know that one day you will get older and you will feel pain more and more frequently. </p><p> </p><p>Only one thing you can count on nowadays is that with the way the economy is turning, you will be working harder and harder for that not so mighty dollar.</p><p> </p><p>Hope this helps!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Working4TheBene's, post: 172034, member: 5903"] Everyone is right in some aspect of their advice. There are those that suggest that you need a college degree for everything....not necessarily true. Nowadays you seem to need a doctorate defgree in order to get a good job. The days where a bachelors degree was sufficient are over. Most companies now know that they can get away with paying "fresh meat" (college grads) only 18-20K a year for full time. They know that they will work hard because they feel like they have a job right out of college, but face the reality of student loans and a job that you have to work 50-60 hours (not to mention the low salary) as well as the rising cost of health care. Now I am definitely not advocating that one should or shouldn't go to college, but it just seems like unless you are planning to get at least a masters degree, decent paying jobs will be hard to come by... on the other hand, if you work at a place like UPS, you can get some college re-imbursement thereby getting best of both worlds (Going to school and working). And who knows, after you get your degree, by that time, you may become a driver (depending on the wait)...and hopefully the benefits (fyi- medical costs are rising all the time) and the money will still be good. In the end, I just wanted to make sure you knew that just a bachelors degree today, doesn't guarantee you a job, especially a good paying job like in the old days. But of course, working at UPS as a package handler, driver, etc. you will get a great workout to say the least. And you may be the few that get the driving positions, but just know that one day you will get older and you will feel pain more and more frequently. Only one thing you can count on nowadays is that with the way the economy is turning, you will be working harder and harder for that not so mighty dollar. Hope this helps! [/QUOTE]
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