Korean Job Discussion Forums

[Gwangjuboy]

[TJ]

I have a university degree (Politics & Asian Studies), a diploma and a certificate but have been unemployed off and on over the last 20 years. My sons and my son in law all have basic high school education, work as truck drivers and earn much more than I have ever earned. What's more they have never been unemployed.

So why did I spend all those years at university ? Originally I thought I would be more employable, would earn more money and consequently could give my family a better lifestyle. But I also enjoyed the challenge of obtaining a higher education and of proving that I was not as dense as I (and other people) thought.

Was it worth all the effort ? Yes, but I wish I had studied Information Technology. Computer programmers are much more in demand and earn higher salaries.

[flutieflakes]

with my b.a. and b.ed my salary if i stay with epik next year will be 2.5................................plus other incentives (i.e. training courses, supplementary classes, speech contest judging etc.).............

[katydid]

[the_beaver]

[katydid]

Yeah, I'd say that's a pretty useless but interesting subject too.

[Wishmaster]

A university degree doesn't mean dick anymore. I've known plenty of people that have MA's working in less than desirable jobs. Hell, things suck back home...that is the reason why I'm in Korea. I almost went to truck driving school because they make pretty good money. If I knew then what I know now, I would not have gone to University. It hasn't paid off. Unless you consider crappy jobs as the payoff. A University education is vastly overrated and keeps being drilled as the theshold of success so that the Universities make money. They don't care about giving you the degree...only that they get their fat tuition. Degrees don't mean as much as they did 20 or 30 years ago.

[matthewwoodford]

To the OP:

Was it really such hard work to get your degree in the first place? All that drinking and partying...Sure you know what 'hard work' means?

[sublimeshawn]

Yo, like another poster said get another job if your unsatisfied, I used to make 50,000 a year doing a job I hated. The opportunites are out there in whatever endeavor you want man, Im just making a pit stop here myself, refueling then back to the big leagues again.