• I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world
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    24 days ago

    I can honestly say that going back to college and finishing my degree was the best decision I have ever made in my entire life. Granted, I’m in STEM, and in a field that has way more positions available than people to fill them, so my experience may not apply to everyone, but my life is definitely in a much better place than I was ~10 years ago.

    That’s not to say things are perfect. There are obviously still struggles and hardships and challenges, and I definitely still feel like I’m stuck in the rat race sometimes; but I’m actually running the race instead of getting trampled, and I get cheese instead of starving.

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        24 days ago

        Specialized ME, but from what I’ve seen, pretty much any non-software engineering degree is having no problem finding jobs right now.

        • TotallyWorthLife (She/Her)@lemmy.world
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          24 days ago

          Well, fuck me then because all I have studied has been software related and I was planning getting to uni to see if getting a higher title helped find a job… if I wanted to change career it would take me at least another two years living with my progenitors and I can’t fucking take that anymore.

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          23 days ago

          Yeah, I’m an industrial engineer and it’s not easy finding work as manufacturing ain’t doing great, but it’s not terrible