When you transition away from “an employment” economy that means you lose your job!
Welcome to the United States of Europe!!
many many obama voters in that crowd
sometimes it sucks to get what you wish for
Explains why the University of Iowa’s Writers Workshop is known as the Waiters Workshop.
Follow the news stories on the economy over the last five years involving the US, Europe and even Asia.
We are in an economic death spiral. And it IS picking up speed.
High schools do not confer Degrees! Diplomas, yes. Degrees NO!
What, no degrees in dead-assed government work?
That’s where the only growth seems to be in the Obamaconomy.
These people better hurry up and find work, there is a $200 TRILLION debt hanging over their heads also, couple that with student loan debt and America’s Youth is so screwed. But I bet they all learned to put condoms on in 4 languages.
Unfortunately, this kid didn't learn any logic or critical reasoning or he would know exactly what to do to enhance this bogus degree.
Universities should be sued for offering degrees that don't result in jobs.
I graduated in 91 and spent the next 6 years working DEAD END Jobs. Eventually, I got my class A cdl while working part time at a bar(cook/barback/doorman-—the grunt jobs) for extra cash.
After several years of pulling double duty with two jobs, I saved up enough money to BUY the bar. I’m not at all rich but I don’t starve.
Nobody gave it to me, I had to earn it. So shall these new college grads. Most of us will start at the basement and crawl our way up the rusted,rotten, ladder of success doing tasks we NEVER imagined we’d be doing but we do it anyway to achieve the American Dream and the Dream is NOT at all like Hollywood describes it.
From what I’ve read on FR, my story is one of many.
And these student loan debt-laden liberal arts students cant’ even connect the dots between their lack of employment opportunities in 2012 and their votes for Zerobama and the Democrats in 2008.
Ummm, yeah....
Nephew with a marketing degree still can’t find work 2 years after graduation. Friends 2 sons graduated with welding engineer degrees both got great jobs in their field after internships and both next year will be making more $ than their manager father.
Die. Especially if they are white. They are messing up the environment, anyway.
I think the real number is a lot higher than 53%. My observation of my children and their friends makes me think it is more like 80%.
There are no jobs for people who have worked successfully for 20 to 30 years. I was recently told a young RN graduate has been unable to find a nursing job 8 months since her graduation.
Everyone I talk to says people who have jobs are scared of being let go.
I don’t believe for a second that the true number is as low as 53%.
Think about this statement and it tells you nothing about the prospects of math and engineering majors. Stupid argument.
I saw the original story posted on Yahoo, in the Finance section. If you follow the links, you might find that Michael Bledsoe, the hold of the “creative writing” degree in the article above, shows more creativity in his choice of jewelry as well: he sports a nose ring and ear “lobe” rings. Combine his “personal style” choices with a “creative writing” degree, and he’ll continue to work as a barista for the forseeable future.
“I just can’t figure out how this could have happened to me. “
Oh, right...I voted for Obama!
Well, students... you WERE warned, were you not?
But nooooooo... your little pea brains submerged themselves in the initially comforting but ultimately toxic juices of “Hope and Change.”
And, the amazing thing is... you’ll be back for more in November.
One of the interesting things I have been seeing lately is that the most successful graduates from the Upper Education System aka UES, are those who graduate with little or NO Education loan Debts. Also they are the ones who entered in to the UES having a good idea of where they wanted to be in five or so years.
Also it REALLY helps to have some “life Experience” aka a job and or Service time in the armed forces to give the prospective student an idea of what an education can do for you rather than go into the UES with only a vague idea about your end goals other than partying.