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Old 2012-12-23, 18:38   Link #25401
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That's pathetic. Seriously. I regret not finishing college because being a house painter kinda blows, but that's just not enough money for the amount of loans one needs to pay back.
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Old 2012-12-23, 18:57   Link #25402
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Things are pretty ok for system engineers, though. Especially as a $25k debt with a $60k is a lot less painful than a $15k debt on a $30k salary. Let alone a $25k debt on a $25k salary...
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Old 2012-12-23, 19:24   Link #25403
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Old 2012-12-23, 19:52   Link #25404
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The top 4?

... meh

The top 4 looks inflated... will be "corrected" by the market in the near future as we can always get more low-cost, top notch "import" talents. Extra bonus if 113th congress can pass an immigration bill that includes more visa and green card slots for STEM degree holders.
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Old 2012-12-23, 20:24   Link #25405
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Whether it's a bakery or a rebel gathering his thugs have hit, I think Assad is really insane.
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Old 2012-12-23, 20:41   Link #25406
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Old 2012-12-23, 21:04   Link #25407
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how did biology wind up at the worth less then ethnic studies? of course it does explain why i am selling inusrance when i study genetics.
A massive glut of post-docs working at slave wages with no advancement prospects doing mundane but very important things in the labs. Biology has it worst, as I recall.

The scientists are more pissed off than us Liberal Arts. At least we know what we're getting into ("I like reading and fuck you, capitalism") whereas they are repeatedly told by the world at large from the President down that we need more scientists, more more moar, upon which after a decade of intense dedication it appears there are more biologists than there are jobs for them in academia, and the system is rigged so that they are just about as replaceable as Walmart employees, because there's always a new generation of suckers to replace them. The old "lab technician" (a capable, long-term staff scientist who doesn't want to lead and manage projects, and face it who really wants to do that?) doesn't really exist anymore in academia.

Engineers are always in demand; IT always has new frontiers coming up (website design overstuffed? Medical IT is in desperate need of new people right now, especially with Obamacare soon in effect, and they have deep pockets); mathematicians can probably make money on the stock market, if they're desperate and inventive enough (lol). What's a biologist to do?
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Old 2012-12-23, 21:40   Link #25408
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A massive glut of post-docs working at slave wages with no advancement prospects doing mundane but very important things in the labs. Biology has it worst, as I recall.

The scientists are more pissed off than us Liberal Arts. At least we know what we're getting into ("I like reading and fuck you, capitalism") whereas they are repeatedly told by the world at large from the President down that we need more scientists, more more moar, upon which after a decade of intense dedication it appears there are more biologists than there are jobs for them in academia, and the system is rigged so that they are just about as replaceable as Walmart employees, because there's always a new generation of suckers to replace them. The old "lab technician" (a capable, long-term staff scientist who doesn't want to lead and manage projects, and face it who really wants to do that?) doesn't really exist anymore in academia.

Engineers are always in demand; IT always has new frontiers coming up (website design overstuffed? Medical IT is in desperate need of new people right now, especially with Obamacare soon in effect, and they have deep pockets); mathematicians can probably make money on the stock market, if they're desperate and inventive enough (lol). What's a biologist to do?
design new virus capisce

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...820235514.html
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Old 2012-12-23, 21:54   Link #25409
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IT industry wages are so hilariously overpriced. Honestly surprised they haven't crashed yet. Still don't regret getting out of the industry though... well, maybe a little, since it's all I've done the last 10 years.
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Old 2012-12-23, 22:15   Link #25410
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I was a History Major. I still haven't figured out a job that uses it that pays. Nearly everything I see is volunteer or teaching.
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Old 2012-12-23, 23:28   Link #25411
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Systems Engineering is supposed to be a cross between management and engineering, meaning which its graduates are supposed do be "ambidextrous" (good with technical logic and social skills). Not surprising that it pays alot, but those with leadership skills remain yet to be seen.
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Old 2012-12-23, 23:30   Link #25412
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I was a History Major. I still haven't figured out a job that uses it that pays. Nearly everything I see is volunteer or teaching.
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Old 2012-12-24, 00:27   Link #25413
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Systems Engineering is supposed to be a cross between management and engineering, meaning which its graduates are supposed do be "ambidextrous" (good with technical logic and social skills). Not surprising that it pays alot, but those with leadership skills remain yet to be seen.
Anyone who graduates with a "systems engineering" degree should *worry* if they're immediately given a position with any management responsibility
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Old 2012-12-24, 01:42   Link #25414
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Anyone who graduates with a "systems engineering" degree should *worry* if they're immediately given a position with any management responsibility
I wish they do. However, isn't it common for management to blame "incompetent subordinates" for anything that falls through?

"It is not my problem yo, I am just gonna take the money off the table and RUN."
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Old 2012-12-24, 01:54   Link #25415
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I wish they do. However, isn't it common for management to blame "incompetent subordinates" for anything that falls through?

"It is not my problem yo, I am just gonna take the money off the table and RUN."
Heh, that's why they should worry -- "cannon fodder" is on their name tag.
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Old 2012-12-24, 03:19   Link #25416
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Well people like me who have a Biology degree tend to go directly to either teaching, research, or medicine. Medicine in my case.

Then again medical school is horribly expensive, and doctors don't get the level of income and respect they used to.
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Old 2012-12-24, 06:03   Link #25417
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Russia investigates protest leader for theft of party funds
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/...8BN05O20121224
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Russian authorities have opened a third criminal investigation into opposition leader Alexei Navalny, saying on Monday that the critic of President Vladimir Putin is suspected of stealing millions of dollars from a political party in 2007.
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Old 2012-12-24, 07:14   Link #25418
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Holidays for the superpower.

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I'm surprised to see all those ships in port. That's like half the capital ships of the US Navy grouped up on 1 square mile. I bet that makes the person in charge of security pretty nervous.
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Old 2012-12-24, 09:30   Link #25419
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As a Mechanical Engineering Graduate, I haven't seen any of that $50,000 income.

Though I wonder, how many of those Mech Engineering graduates are actually working as Mech engineers...
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Old 2012-12-24, 15:29   Link #25420
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As a Mechanical Engineering Graduate, I haven't seen any of that $50,000 income.

Though I wonder, how many of those Mech Engineering graduates are actually working as Mech engineers...
My uncle is a mechanical engineer for Standard Oil and he makes close to $100,000 a year... granted, he has a master's degree and the job he has now is the only job he's ever had in his entire adult life. Hired right out of college back in the 80s.
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