Sorry for the off topic post but as a successful holder of a BA in political
science (at least in my view (: ) who was able to stop working on a full time
basis as a technology professional before I was 50 I believe I received value
from that degree. I found out after I was hired into my first real job in the
technology sector that my BA played a major role in my selection.
Subsequently I got a 2 year technical diploma and later an MBA, along with
getting married, buying real estate, starting my own business, helping my wife
raise a family, etc... I'll skip the details of my career other than to say
before I turned 40 I was able to meet and then surpass the initial goals I set
for myself after graduation.
I agree with the comments made by others that the technology profession (at
least in my experience) demands a lot of effort (as well as results.)
Have I encountered people who have questioned my choice of my first degree,
yes.
In hindsight I believe the extra efforts I chose to make to prove my abilities
in a technical field played a major role in my career. At times I felt I had
to work a bit harder and dig a bit deeper into issues and in hindsight I
believe it paid off for me.
73
Mark S
VE7AFZ
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Grant Saviers <grants2@pacbell.net>
> To: Roger (K8RI) on TT <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>; towertalk
> <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Sent: Wed, Jul 13, 2016 9:30 am
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] AES SK
>
>
> Engineering as a profession is "too hard" for many US students, PolySci
> is easy but then graduates wonder why their jobs are in retail or food
> service.?
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