OT: New grad/profession/school pay….

[bearishgurl]

I am acquainted with several young people who have been (SD) county employees for <5 years as they are the sons/daughters of friends. ALL have bachelor's degrees and one has a master's degree.

ALL of these young people are DOING THE SAME EXACT JOBS that my generation did with GED's and HS diplomas. The only difference is that their computers are (slightly) better than ours were.

I CAN TELL YOU THAT THEY ARE BORED OUT OF THEIR MINDS and can't stand the micromanagement and hierarchal/favoritism games. But they OWE SO MUCH $$ IN STUDENT LOANS that they don't feel they can't quit. Not ONE of them sees themselves staying long enough to become eligible for a decent pension. All are still living with parents except one and are trying to pay off student loan debt so they can GET OUT ASAP!!

For the life of me, WHY would the county hire people with THESE degrees to perform THIS grunt work?? The only thing I can come up with is "because they can." :={

[meadandale]

[quote=bearishgurl]
For the life of me, WHY would the county hire people with THESE degrees to perform THIS grunt work?? The only thing I can come up with is “because they can.” :={[/quote]

Maybe they don’t have any skills to do the work that you or they think they should be doing?

I know a lot of teenagers and college students that don’t work and have never had a job. They graduate and think they should start in management–when they’ve never actually had a job doing anything.

Please…

I started working when I was 14 and had various jobs all through high school and college. Even then, I still had to work my way up through crap jobs after college.

I managed to live on my own and pay back my college loans just fine on a low salary. I didn’t get to own a nice car, have nice clothes or go out a lot. I didn’t have the money. I had to live frugally for a long time.

I think a lot of these kids are living at home because they don’t want to give up the lifestyle they’ve become accustomed to so they let their parents pay for it. They are gonna have a hell of a time when they actually get out in the real world and have to pay their own way.

[meadandale]

[quote=bearishgurl]
For the life of me, WHY would the county hire people with THESE degrees to perform THIS grunt work?? The only thing I can come up with is “because they can.” :={[/quote]

Maybe they don’t have any skills to do the work that you or they think they should be doing?

I know a lot of teenagers and college students that don’t work and have never had a job. They graduate and think they should start in management–when they’ve never actually had a job doing anything.

Please…

I started working when I was 14 and had various jobs all through high school and college. Even then, I still had to work my way up through crap jobs after college.

I managed to live on my own and pay back my college loans just fine on a low salary. I didn’t get to own a nice car, have nice clothes or go out a lot. I didn’t have the money. I had to live frugally for a long time.

I think a lot of these kids are living at home because they don’t want to give up the lifestyle they’ve become accustomed to so they let their parents pay for it. They are gonna have a hell of a time when they actually get out in the real world and have to pay their own way.

[meadandale]

[quote=bearishgurl]
For the life of me, WHY would the county hire people with THESE degrees to perform THIS grunt work?? The only thing I can come up with is “because they can.” :={[/quote]

Maybe they don’t have any skills to do the work that you or they think they should be doing?

I know a lot of teenagers and college students that don’t work and have never had a job. They graduate and think they should start in management–when they’ve never actually had a job doing anything.

Please…

I started working when I was 14 and had various jobs all through high school and college. Even then, I still had to work my way up through crap jobs after college.

I managed to live on my own and pay back my college loans just fine on a low salary. I didn’t get to own a nice car, have nice clothes or go out a lot. I didn’t have the money. I had to live frugally for a long time.

I think a lot of these kids are living at home because they don’t want to give up the lifestyle they’ve become accustomed to so they let their parents pay for it. They are gonna have a hell of a time when they actually get out in the real world and have to pay their own way.

[meadandale]

[quote=bearishgurl]
For the life of me, WHY would the county hire people with THESE degrees to perform THIS grunt work?? The only thing I can come up with is “because they can.” :={[/quote]

Maybe they don’t have any skills to do the work that you or they think they should be doing?

I know a lot of teenagers and college students that don’t work and have never had a job. They graduate and think they should start in management–when they’ve never actually had a job doing anything.

Please…

I started working when I was 14 and had various jobs all through high school and college. Even then, I still had to work my way up through crap jobs after college.

I managed to live on my own and pay back my college loans just fine on a low salary. I didn’t get to own a nice car, have nice clothes or go out a lot. I didn’t have the money. I had to live frugally for a long time.

I think a lot of these kids are living at home because they don’t want to give up the lifestyle they’ve become accustomed to so they let their parents pay for it. They are gonna have a hell of a time when they actually get out in the real world and have to pay their own way.

[meadandale]

[quote=bearishgurl]
For the life of me, WHY would the county hire people with THESE degrees to perform THIS grunt work?? The only thing I can come up with is “because they can.” :={[/quote]

Maybe they don’t have any skills to do the work that you or they think they should be doing?

I know a lot of teenagers and college students that don’t work and have never had a job. They graduate and think they should start in management–when they’ve never actually had a job doing anything.

Please…

I started working when I was 14 and had various jobs all through high school and college. Even then, I still had to work my way up through crap jobs after college.

I managed to live on my own and pay back my college loans just fine on a low salary. I didn’t get to own a nice car, have nice clothes or go out a lot. I didn’t have the money. I had to live frugally for a long time.

I think a lot of these kids are living at home because they don’t want to give up the lifestyle they’ve become accustomed to so they let their parents pay for it. They are gonna have a hell of a time when they actually get out in the real world and have to pay their own way.

[bearishgurl]

[quote=meadandale]It’s funny because I saw this article the other day:

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/jul/22/ground-broken-school-auto-shop/

Looks like auto shop is coming back to schools…[/quote]

Sounds like a fantastic facility! In watching my car being aligned, I observed the machines they are using today are very sophisticated. There is A LOT to learn in this area which wasn’t taught in the old auto shop classes because vehicle systems have changed so much in the last 20 years (for the better) :=)

[bearishgurl]

[quote=meadandale]It’s funny because I saw this article the other day:

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/jul/22/ground-broken-school-auto-shop/

Looks like auto shop is coming back to schools…[/quote]

Sounds like a fantastic facility! In watching my car being aligned, I observed the machines they are using today are very sophisticated. There is A LOT to learn in this area which wasn’t taught in the old auto shop classes because vehicle systems have changed so much in the last 20 years (for the better) :=)

[bearishgurl]

[quote=meadandale]It’s funny because I saw this article the other day:

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/jul/22/ground-broken-school-auto-shop/

Looks like auto shop is coming back to schools…[/quote]

Sounds like a fantastic facility! In watching my car being aligned, I observed the machines they are using today are very sophisticated. There is A LOT to learn in this area which wasn’t taught in the old auto shop classes because vehicle systems have changed so much in the last 20 years (for the better) :=)

[bearishgurl]

[quote=meadandale]It’s funny because I saw this article the other day:

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/jul/22/ground-broken-school-auto-shop/

Looks like auto shop is coming back to schools…[/quote]

Sounds like a fantastic facility! In watching my car being aligned, I observed the machines they are using today are very sophisticated. There is A LOT to learn in this area which wasn’t taught in the old auto shop classes because vehicle systems have changed so much in the last 20 years (for the better) :=)

[bearishgurl]

[quote=meadandale]It’s funny because I saw this article the other day:

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/jul/22/ground-broken-school-auto-shop/

Looks like auto shop is coming back to schools…[/quote]

Sounds like a fantastic facility! In watching my car being aligned, I observed the machines they are using today are very sophisticated. There is A LOT to learn in this area which wasn’t taught in the old auto shop classes because vehicle systems have changed so much in the last 20 years (for the better) :=)

[Sandi Egan]

I don’t believe the majority of kids in San Diego even consider higher education. Yet hands-on work does not entice them, either.

[Sandi Egan]

I don’t believe the majority of kids in San Diego even consider higher education. Yet hands-on work does not entice them, either.

[Sandi Egan]

I don’t believe the majority of kids in San Diego even consider higher education. Yet hands-on work does not entice them, either.

[Sandi Egan]

I don’t believe the majority of kids in San Diego even consider higher education. Yet hands-on work does not entice them, either.

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