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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
Yes, and a product of that is the value-less piece of paper degrees that kids go broke paying for just because it's a bare minimum an employer looks for these days. Often times, just having the university degree means nothing at all since a communications or liberal arts degree doesn't translate to skills an employer looks for.
In the past and when university degrees were uncommon and prestigious, a bachelors degree signified someone had demonstrated the ability to study, commit, and work hard for 4 years to achieve something and that would be reflected in their ability to work for an employer.
Now universities are paper mills, taking in tens of thousands in tuition but having a logical disconnect with industry which makes young students feel disconnected and rudderless when going into the job market.
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Yeah, I think kids are beginning to realize this, that they have more options. Say you want to learn python, do you really need a 4 year degree? You can learn on the internet or take the countless number of classes/certificates out there for a few thousand dollars and start working as a freelancer doing projects and building apps. There's an argument that the 4 year degree makes you a move logical and more well-rounded computer programmer, but that's getting less and less relevant.
Or accounting, take an excel and bookkeeping class, and start doing projects. Yes, just like anything, you will need some breaks along the way, but one of my friends has a daughter, 20, and she's already doing payroll for 10 different clients on Upwork. She built her profile for over a year and put in the hours doing tons of little project. Even something simple like,"I need this Excel spreadsheet fixed."A small start up doesn't want to hire a full-time accountant, they just need someone for a few days every month end. So that's all she does, month ends, quarter ends, and year ends, and other odd jobs for clients.