What am I supposed to do with this degree thing? Paper hat?

Oldernotwiser

Or perhaps green!

scorpio_princess

Acc72 wrote: »

You poor thing Lady Fuschia - it sounds as though you have had a terrible life.

Hopefully if you carry on in an aimless self-pitying manner, somebody will knock on your door and offer you a perfect job with perfect salary, and maybe even a perfect partner and home to go with it.


Sorry to be harsh, but it seems to me that a lot of people these days say "I don't know what to do" and expect somebody to do something for them.

Why should they - the world doesn't owe you a living.

You firstly need to find a focus and then set yourselves targets. I once read that although a lot of people say "I want to be succesful" - they never actually get there because the goal is too vague.

If you do not know what you want to do, then how would anybody else know ??

Ouch! Not sure there's any need to be quite so sarcastic...

People come on here to let off steam and say what's on their mind - they surely don't deserve to be shot down this.

I don't think the OP came across as whiny or expecting the world to owe her a living - in fact, I can empathise with her as i've never really known for sure what I want to do - does that make me a bad person?

We're not all blessed with knowing what really floats our boat - i'm more of a 'try it and see' type than a 'trample on everything to get what I want'. There's nothing wrong with ambition per se, but some people are free spirits and can't be pinned down to a 9-5.

Like the OP, I can think of nothing worse than working in London at one of those massive corporate firms, earning loads no doubt, but not actually enjoying any of it. Sometimes I wish there was a magic formula - you like x, you're good at y = you shoud do z!! But for now i'm just happy to see what life throws at me - after all, if you're so hell bent on one particular career path, you could miss so many other opportunities along the way!!

si1503

There are too many ill-knowledged statements in this thread for me to comment on them specifically. So this post is directed to all of you "my degree is useless" gang.

What makes you think a good set of GCSEs/A-levels and a degree will guarentee you a top job? Do you really think employers are going to be impressed by your grades? (if you do then you must be on another planet) The grades only make you eligible to apply for a position, to get looked at you need to have much much more... a strong skills set backed up by real-life examples, proven work experience, experience in positions of responsibility, the right attitude and personality for the company, and so on.

University is about more than just gaining a degree. Its about discovering who you are and your independence, meeting others, networking, team-working, setting yourself targets/goals, self management and discipline. All of this stuff is invaluable in my book, and probably the biggest benefit of going to university (bar the degree).

And lets not forget the facts people, over a lifetime those people with degrees earn on average nearly 500k more than those without a degree. And people still complain about paying a mere 1-2% of that figure upfront on tuition fees!

If you have a good grades and a good degree yet you can't find a decent job then in all honesty you only have yourself to blame. You'll need to work your !!!! off to get a good grad job, if you are not prepared to do that then going to University is pointless for you IMO.

scorpio_princess

Ianna wrote: »

English BA Hons from one of the top Universities in the country actually. Bet you're turning pink right now

hahahaaha nice one - I think the poster misunderstood the irony in your post Ianna!

nic_santorini

Sorry to say this, but I truly believe that it is where the degree comes from and quite frankly a 2:2 means between 50-59% - thats a lot of partying in my eyes. Too many so poly's and then colleges have now got university status and are quite frankly handing them out on a platter. To have a degree years ago was special - until the standard was lowered and then you had to get an MA or MSc to stand out in the crowd and now quite frankly it is a PhD but what does a Doctorate in writing books get you - if you don't want to be an author. People should really think about their life plans before embarking on years of fun, debt and then misery of not 'fulfilling' their lives. Sorry to be harsh - but when you can have degrees in watching tv and rubbish like that - it is no wonder there are many people without 'good jobs'. And yes, I have 3 degrees myself and a good job that is related to them - I am happy but knew what I wanted before embarking on a Masters. After all, who would go out and randomly spend £10,000 on a lucky dip bag - not really a money saving expert tip.

slinks

Ianna wrote: »

English BA Hons from one of the top Universities in the country actually. Bet you're turning pink right now

not at all, in fact it makes me feel quite white to think that a 'top university' let you graduate in ENGLISH of all subjects with such appaling spelling...

plaigirism is actually spelt PLAGIARISM

no wonder you're so bitter :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

BigBouncyBall

nic_santorini wrote: »

quite frankly a 2:2 means between 50-59% - thats a lot of partying in my eyes.

That attitude makes me explode with rage. Who the hell do you think you are making a judgement on how hard someone has worked over 3 years based on a number. A 2.2 to you with your 3 degrees maybe a complete failure however to someone at a top uni studying a very hard subject a 2.2 might be the best they can do and they should be justly proud of whatever outcome they get.

nic_santorini wrote: »

Sorry to be harsh - but when you can have degrees in watching tv and rubbish like that - it is no wonder there are many people without 'good jobs'.

What on earth are you talking about?? Where can you get a degree in watching tv? Please tell me. I hope you've done your homework on that one, having 3 degrees i'm sure you know how to properly research a claim before you wildly band it around. A degree in Modern Culture and Society might well have a UNIT on the culture of television or celebrity's. It really annoys me when people claim you can get a degree in David Beckham studies or something equally stupid

Lusignan

slinks wrote: »

not at all, in fact it makes me feel quite white to think that a 'top university' let you graduate in ENGLISH of all subjects with such appaling spelling...

plaigirism is actually spelt PLAGIARISM

no wonder you're so bitter :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

And 'appaling' should be 'appalling.' Not really in a position to throw stones, methinks.

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I found this, it's worth a read:

http://www.prospects.ac.uk/cms/ShowPage/Home_page/What_do_graduates_do__2007/Employability_and_myths_uncovered/p!ebfleki

Oldernotwiser

The Prospects website is an absolute essental for all graduates seeking careers advice.