February 10, 2018 05:57PM
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There's some wisdom in pieces of this thread. College is not for everyone and not everyone needs it but there are a lot of jobs that require a college education. Technology is the present and will become more prevalent in the future, we need highly trained people to develop and maintain this technology. But, yes, we still need plumbers, truck drivers and secretaries. Some of these jobs do pay well, some don't and most will hang you out to dry if you injure yourself.
There's also some B.S. in this thread with out of touch curmudgeons.
I went to high school, graduated, got a Bachelor's at a local university and now I work in IT. I never expected to make $100,000, even 10 years into my job. I did expect to make a decent wage and to have decent benefits. I worked hard, had an array of experience and got that decent pay and decent benefits.
I know people my age that are working in IT, sales, restaurant business, mechanics,military, journalism and construction. I'm even FB friends with a couple pals around my age that work on the C&TSRR or the D&SNGRR. Please don't put us all into the same bucket, because most of these problems can be traced back to your generation.
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Dirk Ramsey |
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Randy |
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Mississippi |
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Ross Miller |
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MD Ramsey |
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tinticng |
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tinticng |
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GeorgeGaskill |
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Curt Bianchi |
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GeorgeGaskill |
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kcsivils |
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