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Originally Posted by Axe
Along those same lines, the days when somebody gets paid $100k/yr to sit behind a desk (because they have a degree in "business management") and say "Work faster guys" SHOULD be over as well. Im a techinician for a utility company, easily make at least 90k/yr, and never spent a day of my life in college - nor do I think people who did are the least bit better than me.
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+1. I'll agree with that. Mismanagement in the business offices was the other major component of the GM bankruptcy. However, I did not mean to imply, nor do I think, that I am better than anyone else just because I went to college. My point was simply that I have invested a lot of time, energy, and money (tuition) into developing a marketable skill.
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Originally Posted by dbotsfordtat
Amen. I don't even have a H.S. diploma and I make a bit over six figures annually. The only people still pushing college are those that work in education and those that don't understand NAFTA and CAFTA.
Its morning in America and if your job is capable of being shipped overseas or done by illegal aliens you better be willing to work cheap. Most of the college educated folks in our country work on Wall Street now defrauding investors.
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To avoid discussing politics, I'll just say that I do understand NAFTA and CAFTA, and stop there.
I'm not trying to tear anyone down. I'm happy for anyone who finds success, and the path they choose to get there doesn't matter. Just because some of us choose to work with our minds doesn't mean that we aren't working just as hard (or honestly) as those who choose to work with their hands. I have many college educated friends and family, and none of us work for Wall Street.
For the record, my degree is in the sciences, not business. The closest I will ever get to Wall Street are through my IRA's and 401k.