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re: Any solutions to macro-economic trends?
Posted on 10/3/23 at 12:31 pm to LemmyLives
Posted on 10/3/23 at 12:31 pm to LemmyLives
Correct me if I’m wrong, but I seem to recall that LOTS of people in corporate America in the 60’s-80’s were hired fresh out of college with degrees in non-business or STEM subjects. Seems like a lot of English, Philosophy, and History majors used to get great white collar jobs that weren’t in their field, but by the 2010’s, they didn’t anymore. What changed? Why?
Posted on 10/3/23 at 12:39 pm to kingbob
Corporate HR, and the liberal takeover of Universities in the 60s.
Corporate HR (and FedGov) placed an outsized value on having a 4 year degree, even in circumstances where it wasn't necessary or productive. This helped create a narrative that Johnny wasn't going to amount to anything in life without a 4 year degree. Thankfully, this is starting to shift, at least in tech.
If you got a history degree from U of Illinois in 1955, you could probably read and write pretty well. The focus on social justice/protests in the 60s took a liberal environment and dumped rocket fuel on it.
Corporate HR (and FedGov) placed an outsized value on having a 4 year degree, even in circumstances where it wasn't necessary or productive. This helped create a narrative that Johnny wasn't going to amount to anything in life without a 4 year degree. Thankfully, this is starting to shift, at least in tech.
If you got a history degree from U of Illinois in 1955, you could probably read and write pretty well. The focus on social justice/protests in the 60s took a liberal environment and dumped rocket fuel on it.
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