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| That sucks. If you can perform your job (in a position that shouldn't explicitly require a degree) without it, keep on trucking, IMO.
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No, not like Bill Clinton
| What a stupid asshole, why in the heck would a receptionist need a 4 year degree?
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Fire begets Fire
| I would argue that many degrees are quite good indicators of stupidity.
"Pacifism is a shifty doctrine under which a man accepts the benefits of the social group without being willing to pay - and claims a halo for his dishonesty." ~Robert A. Heinlein |
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I Am The Walrus
| I saw a law firm in NYC requiring a college degree (they did not say which degree) for their receptionist position. It paid $16/hour. But then people get that college degree and then the employer says they don't have professional certification. Get that professional certification and the employer says they don't have experience. It's a vicious cycle and employers are doing it because "that's the way it's always been done" and don't know how to change. To me, college was a waste of time and money.
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| LMAO… Certification is even worse. If you have PMI after your title, I’m not even gonna bother.
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I Deal In Lead
| quote: Originally posted by SIGnified: LMAO… Certification is even worse. If you have PMI after your title, I’m not even gonna bother.
There's a fact. I've got around 12 professional certifications. Only 2 of them are for real, the other 10 are nothing more than attendance certificates. I told a lot of people in the business that was the way it was, but a bunch of people think that certifications mean something. Some do, but in my experience, most don't. The two I have that are for real both have flunk rates of around 50% which shows the subject matter is difficult and the test is not open book and requires real knowledge. I'm proud of those two. |
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| I didn’t mean to impugn all certifications… That would be a gross overreach. All I’m saying is certain degrees and certifications tell me a lot about you; not necessarily good things either.
"Pacifism is a shifty doctrine under which a man accepts the benefits of the social group without being willing to pay - and claims a halo for his dishonesty." ~Robert A. Heinlein |
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I Am The Walrus
| quote: Originally posted by SIGnified: LMAO… Certification is even worse. If you have PMI after your title, I’m not even gonna bother.
To me, those organizations are money making schemes. They've convinced employers someone would be a better employee if they have that certification. Then they charge for the training, exam/certification of that person and that person has to do so many hours each year of "approved education" in order to maintain their status to renew their certification or risk having it expire and start the process over again. What a grand scheme to money making.
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| quote: Originally posted by xd45man:
some moron decided that everyone that works in our building must have a 4 year degree.
HR? All the janitorial / maintenance folks are graduates of Harvard Business School?
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| quote: Originally posted by sigfreund: And yet one more demonstration that a four-year degree (or more) does not keep people from making stunningly stupid decisions.
New guy moves in across from me, retired PHD economics professor. A few months later chatting at the mailbox he says “retirement is more expensive than I thought it would be”
Lick the lollipop of mediocrity once and you suck forever.
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Page late and a dollar short
| Twice I had people attempting to get me into a corporate position years ago with one of the “Big Three”. Reason I was given on these instances was that the position required a two year college degree. No if’s and’ or but’s, no degree, no chance. Reason for the requirement was that completion of a two year degree regardless of the course of study showed that the candidate would take a challenge and complete it. Guess working in dealerships and being in various positions for ten to fifteen years (at that time) didn’t prove anything but a degree in Botany would show corporate “something”.
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