Thread: Over-educated?
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Old 01-27-2009, 08:42 PM   #27
Shawnee123
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I do plan to finish up on some of this stuff, some day.
There are rare individuals who don't embrace formal education as we see it but who self educate to an impressive degree...that's a gift if you ask me. You're smarter 'n crap...lol

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The irony is that, with a 4 year degree, you may have been "too qualified" for that same job. It says much about how we rate the value and capabilities of people. When how much you cost is more important than what you can do.
Eh, the "too qualifed" argument is only usually brought up if one plays their qualifications like an ass. People overly educated for a certain job should also be smart enough to know when not to play the "I'm so smart" card.

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I think it's nonsense. Education is never wasted. Learning is one of the joys of life. People's attitudes can be a problem, but that's not the fault of education itself. It's because people are jerks.
Amen Cloud! :
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