re: All Those Arts Majors Can't Find Jobs.... Oh Wait

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i quit reading

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I did think that was pretty funny. She's one of the few that was able to grab the golden ticket, and she decided to throw it away.

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A huge part of the problem is that universities have raised tuition to that make a healthy roi almost impossible. We have allowed universities to grossly exaggerate their value in the workplace and it's only getting worse.

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That's the truth. I have a forestry degree, and really enjoy it. I also really enjoy engineering. Forest engineering is basically a combo of civil, environmental, and mechanical with a strong concentration on forestry.

After getting paid dog shite as a forester, I looked into forest engineering. After doing research, I really wanted to do it. There are two schools that offer it, Oregon and Auburn. Tuition at those two schools for out-of-state students is over $40k per year. Tuition at UNO is $3k per year.

So I could come out of school not owing anything because I can afford it, or owing $160k with a bachelor's degree. That's outrageous. So instead of doing forestry work while in school, I have put it on hold for the four years it is going to take me to get a ME degree. Makes my forestry degree almost worthless

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Graduates today think they deserve a job out of college making mega bucks.

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My biggest issue has been the desire to feel challenged. The job I took immediately out of college was one I knew wouldn't be my "forever job", but it ended up being such a useless job that I only stayed for 9 months. Buzzwords like "marketing" and "communications" were used in my interview, and it ended up being dicking off on TD all day with some filing and typing thrown in for about 2 hours per week.

Left for my current job, which has luckily been more related to my degree and might possibly lead to something good later, but has also been not at all what was pitched in the interview process. If I chose to leave my job anytime in the near future, my resume is now screwed.. which sucks.

Lesson learned about digging deeper before blindly accepting jobs It never really occurred to me that while I am selling myself, they are also trying to sell the position and are going to make it sound the best they can. Goes both ways.

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I have put it on hold for the four years it is going to take me to get a ME degree.

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Why is it taking you four years to get a second bachelors? Don't some of your credits from the first degree transfer over?

I ask because I am thinking about going back to undergrad for geology ten years after I got my first bachelors.

i was an art/art history major, but i knew i wouldnt be an artist. I tried it for 5 years..what it did do for me was increase my intellectual mind set and it helped me become more sophisticated and appreciate things a lot more. I own a specialized high end product line of which i sell to designers/architects and my degree definitely helped me with that situation

Shoot me an email at bestbike85 at yahoo if you want some deets baw.

It has been really surprising to me how misleading people can be. I guess I was just naive.

I think my new move has the potential to improve, but I have to admit that it is quite infuriating if I let myself think about it too long. Twice now I've been hired to basically do the things that other people don't want to mess with.
My previous job was actually really weird in that regard, and I didn't even notice it until I started working here. I had no responsibilities, never sat in on any of the meetings my boss had, nothing. I had no idea what was ever going on with the company--big sales we made and stuff like that.. I was basically paid to just be present in the building.

That's them blue hairs for ya though. Very much committed to the idea of someone being physically present in the office for those 40 hours even if there isn't actually anything to be done. My boss basically just wanted me to be there if he needed me, but otherwise I had no work tasks.

I also knew there was no room for growth and no chance of a real raise. They went as far as keeping regular AA batteries locked away where you had to get permission if you needed some Going from such a cheap company to now being somewhere where my boss throws money around is a huge difference.

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Even went through the whole training and orientation program for salesmen.

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Holy shite. Wow. That is conniving.

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It is just ridiculous what they went through to get a glorified secretary.

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This is what I don't understand. Why didn't my previous job just put out the word for a secretary/assistant position? Surely, there are people out there looking for that kind of work and okay with that kind of pay. The job flat out wasn't for someone with an education. A high school student could have done it part time and they'd have saved money by doing that.

Currently, I don't necessarily think I was intentionally lied to. I think my position has just developed into what it is, and that happens to be quite different from what was pitched in the interview. It is very unique. My company is an energy/industry publication, and I was under the impression I would be writing for it. It turns out that my boss is using his fortune to do all kinds of stuff in the Christian film industry/Christian film investments. Basically, he comes to work every day and pays me to work on his hobby. Problem is that I am not religious, not an investment banker, and not interested in film... and would have never taken a job in that field. So it has been interesting.

I'm pushing to work my way over to the oil/gas side, which is where my interest lies.

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Lesson learned about digging deeper before blindly accepting jobs

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Yeah, I research the hell out of companies before I interview.