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[JimmyJeffers]

My lad is in his first year, so I`ve recently been through the " should I go to Uni " stuff.

I can only speak from my own recent experiences, but in my opinion some of the fault lies with the parents of some kids, who despite having quite poor grades, push them into going to Uni to do " non courses ", out of snobbery and the fact that they`re living vicariously through their kids ( kids sport is the same too )

The results day for A levels, was a real eye opener on social media, as apart from all the showboating / boasting posts, by the parents of kids who`d smashed their results, there was the other set of parents, who`s kids had got rubbish grades and been accepted to do a " non course ", and who found a way to spin that their kids had passed and where on the way to Uni - no mention of grades or the course they were doing !

Up until quite recently, there was no way these kids would`ve got into any Uni, it would`ve been an old fashioned Polytechnic or a College of Further Education.

A lot of employees request applicants have a degree no matter what field it’s in. Mate of mine who probably gets paid the most out of my friend group got a degree in social sciences which allowed him to get a job as a trainee data analyst and he’s worked his way up from there.
My degree bears little relation to my work but I thoroughly enjoyed it and it gave me certain skills and understanding that has helped me in different ways. Not everything has to be so robotic and formulaic.
Think any 18 year old that is certain what career path they want to follow is weird tbh.

 

[Amw79]

When you became a leftie did they remove all humour from you….

I don’t find this funny.

 

[Hinchcliffe's Corner]

I’m more concerned with the tens of thousands of lower qualified people in the leisure, hospitality, food production, food sales, shops etc, who will lose their jobs due to business closures, staff reductions due to changes to NIC and its levels of kicking in. Unemployment is already rising, it will only get worse as this budget kicks in. I think it should be mandatory for all MP’s to spend a month or more working in the real world of shops, farms, pubs, restaurants etc before they are allowed to take up office, then perhaps they may comprehend. The elite will always be fine and will always look after themselves at the expense of the poor…

It's weird that you're concerned about these trades when you regularly call posters burger flippers as an insult.

 

[COYBL25]

A lot of employees request applicants have a degree no matter what field it’s in. Mate of mine who probably gets paid the most out of my friend group got a degree in social sciences which allowed him to get a job as a trainee data analyst and he’s worked his way up from there.
My degree bears little relation to my work but I thoroughly enjoyed it and it gave me certain skills and understanding that has helped me in different ways. Not everything has to be so robotic and formulaic.
Think any 18 year old that is certain what career path they want to follow is weird tbh.

I’ve known a few kids over the years who always knew what they wanted to do tbh - nurse, fireman, armed forces, police etc, but as you say it’s not generally the norm.

 

[JimmyJeffers]

I’ve known a few kids over the years who always knew what they wanted to do tbh - nurse, fireman, armed forces, police etc, but as you say it’s not generally the norm.

I respect it don’t get me wrong. In my 40s now and still unsure.

 

[Yarrgh]

Led by Red Tory.

We're all Tories now.

 

[Harryflashman]

When you became a leftie did they remove all humour from you….

How very dare you Peter

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

A lot of employees request applicants have a degree no matter what field it’s in. Mate of mine who probably gets paid the most out of my friend group got a degree in social sciences which allowed him to get a job as a trainee data analyst and he’s worked his way up from there.
My degree bears little relation to my work but I thoroughly enjoyed it and it gave me certain skills and understanding that has helped me in different ways. Not everything has to be so robotic and formulaic.
Think any 18 year old that is certain what career path they want to follow is weird tbh.

My degree certainly opened doors and I've done things in my life/career i'd never thought possible. Gone on all sorts of directions not necessarily linked to the subject.

18 year olds knowing what they want to do is scary and impressive in many cases. The Medical students are something else. Freaks. Blessed freaks.

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

My lad is in his first year, so I`ve recently been through the " should I go to Uni " stuff.

I can only speak from my own recent experiences, but in my opinion some of the fault lies with the parents of some kids, who despite having quite poor grades, push them into going to Uni to do " non courses ", out of snobbery and the fact that they`re living vicariously through their kids ( kids sport is the same too )

The results day for A levels, was a real eye opener on social media, as apart from all the showboating / boasting posts, by the parents of kids who`d smashed their results, there was the other set of parents, who`s kids had got rubbish grades and been accepted to do a " non course ", and who found a way to spin that their kids had passed and where on the way to Uni - no mention of grades or the course they were doing !

Up until quite recently, there was no way these kids would`ve got into any Uni, it would`ve been an old fashioned Polytechnic or a College of Further Education.

Volunteered on the clearing lines where I work this year. Maaaaan. Some of these poor kids were clearly under pressure from parents to get onto specific courses and they were distraught at being told 'no'. Could hear some parents in the background or had to deal with them. The entitlement is real.

Honestly, take a year out. Do resits. Get a job and reflect/maybe realise you can take a different route. I've never got this linear trajectory thing that one must go to uni at 18.

 

[JimmyJeffers]

Volunteered on the clearing lines where I work this year. Maaaaan. Some of these poor kids were clearly under pressure from parents to get onto specific courses and they were distraught at being told 'no'. Could hear some parents in the background or had to deal with them. The entitlement is real.

Honestly, take a year out. Do resits. Get a job and reflect/maybe realise you can take a different route. I've never got this linear trajectory thing that one must go to uni at 18.

It’s mad the pressure parents and schools put on kids and you don’t think about it at the time. What’s the rush? Take 2/3 years out. Do resits. Get work in the service sector. 2/3 years feels like nothing now.

 

[Rita_Poon]

It’s mad the pressure parents and schools put on kids and you don’t think about it at the time. What’s the rush? Take 2/3 years out. Do resits. Get work in the service sector. 2/3 years feels like nothing now.

"Bertie is in the top one percentile of the medical students nationwide don't you know"..."a regular Doogie Howser, we're thinking top surgeon in the country, but could probably go on to cure cancer and world hunger single handed"...

twits*!

 

[COYBL25]

"Bertie is in the top one percentile of the medical students nationwide don't you know"..."a regular Doogie Howser, we're thinking top surgeon in the country, but could probably go on to cure cancer and world hunger single handed"...

twits*!

You jest, but the parent of one of the lads in my footy team, posted a screen shot of his A level results on the footy teams WhatsApp group - he’s studying medicine now

 

[Rita_Poon]

You jest, but the parent of one of the lads in my footy team, posted a screen shot of his A level results on the footy teams WhatsApp group - he’s studying medicine now

How much of a failure do you have to feel to participate in such negative behaviour. You cannot live vicariously through your child, their life is theirs, you prepared em through childhood to as best you can, controlling them into adulthood probably ends in severe alienation.

 

[COYBL25]

How much of a failure do you have to feel to participate in such negative behaviour. You cannot live vicariously through your child, their life is theirs, you prepared em through childhood to as best you can, controlling them into adulthood probably ends in severe alienation.

Couldn`t agree more. I really felt sorry for the kid too, as he`s not like that at all and was a really popular kid in the team, yet his dad just couldn`t help himself.

 

[Rita_Poon]

Couldn`t agree more. I really felt sorry for the kid too, as he`s not like that at all and was a really popular kid in the team, yet his dad just couldn`t help himself.

There's a gaping hole in some peoples lives where only rubbing others noses in some semblance of success can alleviate the issue, temporarily. The cost often means prolonging the initial damage. The chain of negative parenthood. Poor kids bamboozled by the expectation and false fights of their idiot parents.