2014-01-18, 10:36 PM
Employers need to rethink the worth of a degree. If being a cashier requires a degree, it had better be a job worth getting a degree for. Don't put a requirement for a degree just because it looks better. Don't assume that people coming out from college/uni will be better (in whatever irrelevant ways) than those with a diploma, or none of those. Why the hell does a waiter, a chef, a cashier, or some of the "lower-tier" professions need a degree?
A degree does NOT make one more skilled at... say... punching keys on a keyboard. It does not necessarily make one better at teamwork or communication, or make one more trustworthy. A degree equips one with knowledge in that area, and maybe some project work experience.
[Also, I've been through undergraduate on a scholarship. I'm also sponsored for Ph.D. That tells a great deal about where I'm from, for those who are curious, and just how lucky I am.]
Hadriel
A degree does NOT make one more skilled at... say... punching keys on a keyboard. It does not necessarily make one better at teamwork or communication, or make one more trustworthy. A degree equips one with knowledge in that area, and maybe some project work experience.
[Also, I've been through undergraduate on a scholarship. I'm also sponsored for Ph.D. That tells a great deal about where I'm from, for those who are curious, and just how lucky I am.]
Hadriel