How many people have a degree & a sucky job with no future?
It really depends on what degree you have, the state of the job market, and who you know. I have a graduate degree, and I was unemployed for a few months after graduating. Now, I’m in a crap job. I hate it. It pays well, but I don’t enjoy getting paid as much as I do to update spreadsheets all day, only to have my boss go in and change it all because she does like how I formatted it. That’s my corporate job. I also teach college English. I really enjoy doing this except for two things: grading papers and no full-time opportunities. Because full time jobs in teaching at a college are limited in my hometown, I have to do this part time. I don’t have time for anything really. So, I’ve decided to get out of my dead end jobs and take a new path in life. I figure once I get done working on my education in counseling, I’ll have enough degrees and experience that I’ll end up with SOMETHING that I like. Another major part is networking. Because I already know a lot of the counselors at the coll
