Getting a degree in down times can be a liability for some who can’t find jobs and have massive loans.
The conventional wisdom that getting a degree helps your career is not quite panning out for Shana Berenzweig.
The 33-year-old quit her job at the Texas Medical Association to get a master’s in public administration at New York University. She worked part time, graduated nearly two years ago and moved back to Austin, Texas. So far, she hasn’t been able to find a job.
“It’s very scary to be in this position,” says Berenzweig, who is trying to make payments on her six-figure school loans with some assistance from her parents and by cobbling together babysitting gigs.
So. The Liberal elites have finally admitted this problem. I’ve been overqualified in fields that the elites have driven out of the workspace in this country for some time now. I am also over 60. Add to that being the less-preferred gender and the problem of employers considering earned degrees only viable for about 5 years after graduation, and it’s well-nigh impossible to find employment.
No employer that I’ve encountered will consider someone like me for a job that has lower qualifications…”you’d be bored” is one of the attitudes that’s widespread. I would walk dogs if I could get the work, but I can’t get hired. Thankfully, I never had student loans, and don’t have to pay anything back. I’m debt-free, just unemployed. Anyone who goes back to school for retraining in the popularly touted fields like health care is taking a real gamble. Best of luck to you.
Well….the UNeducated don’t need jobs.
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