Do You Need To Go To College?,

[XFACTOR]

Enough to support his beach house within 5mos.

So much for your “few hundred” a month theory

Taking over the world my man.  Good job big coach.

[SF1900]

I majored in Sociology with a minor in Gender Studies.

[Atlas pump]

If you dont have  a specialized education, skill or trade then its highly unlikely you will open many doors besides some low skilled labour position in the trade industry or some form of clerical position in an office.


A college education a basic meal ticket nowadays to scramble your way into an entry level position.


But then again if you study something of value, you wont have to worry about asking these questions. You will most likely be employed and not working at a call center or doing one day courses to become a certified trainer.

[joswift]

I took science and religion that way if I failed science I could just believe in God and everything would be OK..

[Thin Lizzy]

At this point, I would guess about 75 to 80% of the educational infrastructure is unnecessary and redundant. The only reason we haven’t seen massive downsizing is because it’s such a heavily intervened industry by the government.

[Eyeball Chambers]

Understanding management methodologies and financial/accounting principals (most of the time) require further education.

I agree but I think it was stupid that I had to sit through Accounting 101, etc... and bullshit like that. If I could have tested out (I could have) it would have saved a lot of time and money.

[Primemuscle]

I majored in Sociology with a minor in Gender Studies.

How's that working out for you?

[Thin Lizzy]

I agree but I think it was stupid that I had to sit through Accounting 101, etc... and bullshit like that. If I could have tested out (I could have) it would have saved a lot of time and money.

Just think of how much unnecessary traveling is done for people to go sit in a room and listen to some professor regurgitate the same lecture year after year when it could be done online anytime anywhere.

[SF1900]

How's that working out for you?

Quite well. I have a job.

[Eyeball Chambers]

Just think of how much unnecessary traveling is done for people to go sit in a room and listen to some professor regurgitate the same lecture year after year when it could be done online anytime anywhere.

It's absolutely sickening! The smart independent thinkers who realize there is something wrong with that system are made to feel bad for questioning it.

[Thin Lizzy]

Quite well. I have a job.

Irrefutable evidence regarding the strength of the Trump economy.

[Vince G, CSN MFT]

But you went to college Vince and are relatively successful, you have your own mobile home, several cars and even a Cadillac, multiple businesses and websites, you can handle angry customers when they want to speak to a supervisor and even won a bodybuilding contest trophy. Would you have made it that far without the college diploma?

First off,  I am the supervisor so I handle angriest of them all ..lol.  Secondly, I went to ITT and got ripped off big time for a job I could have gotten without it.  The only real use I got was from my Fitness & Exercise Diploma from Ashwoth College and i should have done that instead although honestly without ITT, i would have never ended up in Greenville, SC which i love living at.


Honestly, my whole dig is to only go to college for something worth while doing.  However if you are dumb as rocks or have interest in car repair and building, you should go to a trade school and make real money like this lineman

[Primemuscle]

Quite well. I have a job.

How is everything at AutoZone? 

[SF1900]

How is everything at AutoZone? 

Prime, would love to give you a free lube job at Auto Zone.

[avxo]

I have a roofing contractor friend, high school drop out, has a firm grasp on business doing $50-$100mil In sales.

If "$50-100mil" is meant to per year that seems just a little far fetched for a "roofing contractor." Assume the average roof job costs $100,000 (a number I'm pulling out of thin air; I've no idea how much it does, but I can't imagine it's more than $100,000 unless your roof is made of gold), then he's doing between 500 and 1,000 of those a year, which works out to more than a roof job per day, 7 days a week, 365 days per year. Unless you live in a place where the rate of roof failures is unusually high (or your buddy does a shitty job) at a rate of 500 roofs per year, he'd probably run out of roofs to repair relatively quickly.

For reference, Kiewit Corporation, "one of the largest construction and engineering organizations in North America" with over 22,000 employees which handles things like highway interchanges, dam spillways, bridges and more had revenue of $1.2 billion (and a profit of about $580 million). I just find it hard to believe that one of the largest construction companies in North America would only do 10x in revenue compared to your "roofing contractor" buddy.

Something smells.

[Atlas pump]

First off,  I am the supervisor so I handle angriest of them all ..lol.  Secondly, I went to ITT and got ripped off big time for a job I could have gotten without it.  The only real use I got was from my Fitness & Exercise Diploma from Ashwoth College and i should have done that instead although honestly without ITT, i would have never ended up in Greenville, SC which i love living at.


Honestly, my whole dig is to only go to college for something worth while doing.  However if you are dumb as rocks or have interest in car repair and building, you should go to a trade school and make real money like this lineman

Tradesmen have real education, something you dont have. They have a skilled craft, that requires 4-5 years of schooling and training  before they are licenced.


Maybe you should try going to school for four years and get an actual education before you bash people with real skill sets. What you have is a job role, not an actual career. A placement no different then a cashier becoming a McDonalds supervisor after there committment.

[wes]

I`m a certified and qualified Gynecologist and I`m fine with that.

[tres_taco_combo]

I disagree

glad I went to university
Purdue and ASU

great memories and I really worked my ass off. 

[tres_taco_combo]

Jordan Peterson on college - good video

[XFACTOR]

Tradesmen have real education, something you dont have. They have a skilled craft, that requires 4-5 years of schooling and training  before they are licenced.


Maybe you should try going to school for four years and get an actual education before you bash people with real skill sets. What you have is a job role, not an actual career. A placement no different then a cashier becoming a McDonalds supervisor after there committment.

Couldn’t have said it better. Anyone claiming that education is overrated or not needed to be truly successful doesn’t understand the world and the doors it opens. Just some of the practical experiences I got out of getting an MBA, I use daily in my practice.

[tres_taco_combo]

Couldn’t have said it better. Anyone claiming that education is overrated or not needed to be truly successful doesn’t understand the world and the doors it opens. Just some of the practical experiences I got out of getting an MBA, I use daily in my practice.

finishing school creates confidence and shows you can achieve tough tasks

[Coach is Back!]

If "$50-100mil" is meant to per year that seems just a little far fetched for a "roofing contractor." Assume the average roof job costs $100,000 (a number I'm pulling out of thin air; I've no idea how much it does, but I can't imagine it's more than $100,000 unless your roof is made of gold), then he's doing between 500 and 1,000 of those a year, which works out to more than a roof job per day, 7 days a week, 365 days per year. Unless you live in a place where the rate of roof failures is unusually high (or your buddy does a shitty job) at a rate of 500 roofs per year, he'd probably run out of roofs to repair relatively quickly.

For reference, Kiewit Corporation, "one of the largest construction and engineering organizations in North America" with over 22,000 employees which handles things like highway interchanges, dam spillways, bridges and more had revenue of $1.2 billion (and a profit of about $580 million). I just find it hard to believe that one of the largest construction companies in North America would only do 10x in revenue compared to your "roofing contractor" buddy.

Something smells.

Oh I’m sorry, are you in the roofing industry? I was for over 20 years as I’ve said on here MANY times. Don’t believe everything the internet tells you. Keiwit are general contractors that generally sub out their contractors (roofing, HVAC, etc).

When the work comes from public works and major construction (100,000+sqs mainly tilt-ups) plus being a union shop and being in business for over 20 years, it adds up quickly especially with a good rep.

Your turn

[Tapeworm]

finishing school creates confidence and shows you can achieve tough tasks

You always know which fork to use and you develop a mean courtesy.

[wes]

You always know which fork to use and you develop a mean courtesy.

LOL 

[BB]

You always know which fork to use and you develop a mean courtesy.

You can find that on the internet too, no fancy pants book learnin' required -

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(The first video is actually pretty good).