As a B.A. holding custodian I resemble that remark!
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Many moons ago I ran the production floor in a factory. Seasonally we'd hire day laborers to help us clean and do the gross stuff, shoveling waste from behind the machinery, cleaning out sumps etc.
I remember this one guy who was having like, a crisis while cleaning dead seagulls from our ventilation system. He was just like "I have a degree, I went to school!". When I asked what his degree was he said Medieval Art History and I laughed. I felt bad laughing but like, what did he think he was going to be?
The worst part was 6 months later we had the agency send us more people and he came back.
I'm in university now, and I was very very careful about my choice of degree.
Are you also finding a lot of students just aren't interested in getting involved at Uni anymore? Its just turn up for class (if that), then leave. No discussions, no involvement, no real understanding?
I ask this because I'm also a student, and I think this could be what this person did as well. A degree is just a tick in the yes box for a job interview - its the bare minimum you can get from uni. They likely didn't actually get involved in the topic, talk with fellow students, build their networks and get into it - just passed. Im worried because based on what I see, this is where many current students are going.
Networking is also difficult if you're not neurotypical and/or handicapped...
What field are you in? If you're in computer science then congrats, you're surrounded by them!
Comp Sci students don't do the hiring though; business majors and HR do. So being anything other than neurotypical is still a disadvantage.
Students don't do the hiring, but they can tell the people who are hiring that you're the right choice.