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[stinglikeabee]

Last night, whilst I was making dinner for my brothers and their friend (pasta sauce made from scratch, of course) I was momentarily blind-sided by numerous questions about what I had studied at uni. The friend, who I am fond of, kept on a steady stream of inquiries about whether my business administration degree was worth it in today's market and if not, what qualification is? Do I regret choosing business?

University is a sore subject with me. I hated my study, hated my university, and worked until my health gave out full-time to pay for a degree I can't use to get a well-paying job. Nevertheless, I answered as truthfully as I could, and tried to steer him towards well-paying paths that don't necessarily require graduation to be hired. He said he lacked any patience with science, and was attracted to business and the idea of making lots of money. I don't blame him; after working in the finance industry, I've seen minimal work being rewarded with obscene sums of money. It's attractive, and seems attainable -- until the next recession.

He even asked when I thought I would be able to be back to receiving the salary of my corporate job. HA HA HA! With the way things are, it probably will be a decade for me to climb out of mediocre hourly pay and rejoin that rat race. Looking at his eager eyes though, I lied and said I expect the end of this downturn might bring me more opportunities for a bigger pay. I don't know if he believed me.

Sigh. Life's just not looking quite up when even a highschooler pities your financial and career predicament. At least I have my salarymen porn to comfort me.

Comments

[cold-nostalgia.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

[stinglikeabee.livejournal.com]

*hugs* Thank you.

[ldragoon.livejournal.com]

HUGS!

[triestine.livejournal.com]

*joins the wave of hugs*

[fictionalknight.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

(lovely layout, btw!)

[stinglikeabee.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

(thank you! I felt like having a strong female figure on my side)

[cissie-king.livejournal.com]

Yeah, things look dire for B-schoolers these days. A lot of them even decided to spend the next couple of years getting an MBA instead of working, which in turns makes getting accepted into a MBA program a lot harder because suddenly the average GMAT score goes up a bunch of points.

OH well, things should fix themselves up soon... I hope.

[stinglikeabee.livejournal.com]

I could grit my teeth and curse out these guys who were able to get loans for said programs, but word is no one is hiring the newest UCLA MBA graduates. It's a tougher sell these days to justify the hiring of yet another MBA, my friend told me as her company hired one as a receptionist. Me, I'm thinking of going into programming instead.