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Posted on 12/3/20 at 10:43 am to OweO
Technical writing is a high value skill
Posted on 12/3/20 at 10:43 am to OweO
Journalist
Posted on 12/3/20 at 10:43 am to OweO
quote:It's quite apparent that Larry Leo here has an English degree.
Is there any other profession out there in which you NEED an English degree in order to work in?
It's been a godsend for us all.
Wait Until You See What Paige Spiranac Pooped
Posted on 12/3/20 at 10:43 am to OweO
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Pesticide didn't major in English. That I can say for sure.
You're probably right
Posted on 12/3/20 at 10:43 am to OweO
quote:If you're going to college to earn a degree, you can only teach college courses with... you've a victim of a ponzi scheme.
Is There Anything You Can Do With An English Degree Besides Teach?
Posted on 12/3/20 at 10:44 am to OweO
most English majors I know spend most of their time snarkily correcting grammar on facebook, and posting memes about how much they love books....not sure how much money is involved in that though 
Posted on 12/3/20 at 10:45 am to geauxtigers6492
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My buddy has an English degree.....he is a cop.
I bet he writes sweet tickets.
Posted on 12/3/20 at 10:46 am to OweO
My little brother has an English degree and works for Grubhub.
He actually works for Grubhub corporate and makes way more money than me but I prefer to just tell people he works for Grubhub
He actually works for Grubhub corporate and makes way more money than me but I prefer to just tell people he works for Grubhub
Posted on 12/3/20 at 10:54 am to OweO
Editing, journalism,can be used as a pre law degree, tech writing, dramaturgy, etc. Peopel forget lots of things have writing on and in them. Someone has to mke that stuff up.
Posted on 12/3/20 at 10:55 am to OweO
The only degrees that are truly "needed" are probably Medical Degrees and Law Degrees. All other degrees are largely superfluous. (Hint, Hint: This is why there are "MDs," "JDs," PhDs, then BAs and BSs. That was it when college was initially started. You didn't get a BS in Math. You just got a BS. PhDs was a catch all for English/Rhetoric, History and Philosophy/Theology)
You don't "need" an English degree to write well, understand how to communicate effectively and to grasp and communicate big ideas or complex ideas. You don't "need" a degree to do high level math. You don't "need" a degree to act. But they help move you along the path to those skillsets. They concentrate learning for a period of time to gain expertise.
What those degrees, and those skill sets do (or at least SHOULD do), is help people sharpen their natural talents and allow them to effectively adapt to a lot of situations and put their expertise into use in whatever way they (and a company) find value in. That may or may not mean they "need" their degree for the job, but that they are better, more productive people because of it. Hopefully, then a person will use that to find a job pathway that makes sense, and lets them enjoy their work, whatever that is - again, regardless of whether or not they need degrees.
Most businesses "require" degrees because they don't actually like investing in people anymore (this is also why pensions and the like have gone by the wayside). So they have shrugged off training and people development to colleges, which complicates the ACTUAL role of college, which is again - help people sharpen their natural talents and allow them to effectively adapt to a lot of situations and put their expertise into use in whatever way they (and a company) find value in.
You should know that the English degree is the second or third most popular degree before Law. And is a top five or so degree for American CEOs. This ratio is shrinking - again because of the above, and that isn't good for organizations or for how we run modern companies. Or for people. Diversity of thought is incredibly important every single day, and there is just as much value in a person well versed in an English skillset, as there is in a History skillset and a math skillset and so forth.
You don't "need" an English degree to write well, understand how to communicate effectively and to grasp and communicate big ideas or complex ideas. You don't "need" a degree to do high level math. You don't "need" a degree to act. But they help move you along the path to those skillsets. They concentrate learning for a period of time to gain expertise.
What those degrees, and those skill sets do (or at least SHOULD do), is help people sharpen their natural talents and allow them to effectively adapt to a lot of situations and put their expertise into use in whatever way they (and a company) find value in. That may or may not mean they "need" their degree for the job, but that they are better, more productive people because of it. Hopefully, then a person will use that to find a job pathway that makes sense, and lets them enjoy their work, whatever that is - again, regardless of whether or not they need degrees.
Most businesses "require" degrees because they don't actually like investing in people anymore (this is also why pensions and the like have gone by the wayside). So they have shrugged off training and people development to colleges, which complicates the ACTUAL role of college, which is again - help people sharpen their natural talents and allow them to effectively adapt to a lot of situations and put their expertise into use in whatever way they (and a company) find value in.
You should know that the English degree is the second or third most popular degree before Law. And is a top five or so degree for American CEOs. This ratio is shrinking - again because of the above, and that isn't good for organizations or for how we run modern companies. Or for people. Diversity of thought is incredibly important every single day, and there is just as much value in a person well versed in an English skillset, as there is in a History skillset and a math skillset and so forth.
This post was edited on 12/3/20 at 11:05 am
Posted on 12/3/20 at 10:56 am to OweO
The world is in desperate need of more editors.
Posted on 12/3/20 at 10:56 am to Freauxzen
Dude. Perfectly said!
Posted on 12/3/20 at 10:57 am to scott8811
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most English majors I know spend most of their time snarkily correcting grammar on facebook, and posting memes about how much they love books
Do these same people use the line "The book was so much better!" during any mention of a movie?
Posted on 12/3/20 at 10:58 am to OweO
You can write a ton of “walked into the bar” jokes using different aspects of English grammar in a thread on the OT
Posted on 12/3/20 at 10:59 am to northshorebamaman
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My little brother has an English degree and works for Grubhub.
He actually works for Grubhub corporate and makes way more money than me but I prefer to just tell people he works for Grubhub
Exactly.
I have a BA and MA in English, and I work for a software company, at a high level. And trust me, my pay is not shabby.
And yes, I use my degree every day, and credit it as part of what allowed me to get to this point.
Posted on 12/3/20 at 10:59 am to OweO
Very good pre-law degree.
Posted on 12/3/20 at 11:02 am to OweO
I know several attorneys who had undergrad degrees in English. Also, editors/publishers/other writers or proofers
Posted on 12/3/20 at 11:04 am to OweO
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Is There Anything You Can Do With An English Degree Besides Teach?
Speak English gooder
Posted on 12/3/20 at 11:04 am to OweO
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But do you NEED an English degree?
No one needs an English degree.
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