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castiron ([personal profile] castiron) wrote in [community profile] agonyaunt 2024-07-22 03:42 pm (UTC)

Shame on me for thinking a PhD has better job prospects than a high school grad.

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Okay, maybe I've just known too many adjunct faculty members, but yeah, I don't assume that a Ph. D is automatically going to be gainfully employed.

I can see being concerned about Sam's family background and whether he'll consciously or unconsciously try to shove LW's daughter into a role against her will, and whether Sam's going to continue trusting daughter when she inevitably makes some small mistake. Also, "thinking about becoming a carpenter" isn't the same thing as "has started his apprenticeship".

But LW's worrying about the wrong thing. If one of my kids wants to become a carpenter (plumber, AC technician, any skilled trade), I will be happy that they've found a job that's currently difficult to outsource/offshore.

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