quote:Originally posted by Malnurtured Snay: I shaved my head last night.
Good, now it will be completely indistinguishable from your ass.
And FYI, Benson, at least I had a job for the entirety of the FIVE years I lived at home.
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"Final Exam: What will you do with a degree in Philosophy?"
I get asked that a lot, since I'm graduating in December. But I do have an answer: anything I want! Writing is a versatile skill to have. Your college degree is not the rest of your life, after all. If you can't stand engineering, an engineering degree would be worthless to you. What about money, you say? Do what you love, and either a)money will follow or b)you won't care.
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Chances are someone who hates Engineering would not have an Engineering Degree. And if they did, well, they are dumb.
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Not really. I have a Graphic Design and Visual Communications degree (that means "Commercial Art") but found that I HATED the ad world. Still, with any degree, you can find several uses other than a specific niche.
Philosiphy could be expanded on to include anthropology or even the study of aincent greek law. It could even be stretched to include cross cultural negotiations between foreign governments or corperations. Tora could get really corrupt and become the President some day. Then, of course, she's crush you like an ant.
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quote:Good, now it will be completely indistinguishable from your ass.
I didn't shave my ass, I shaved my head.
quote:And FYI, Benson, at least I had a job for the entirety of the FIVE years I lived at home.
You're right Rob - I lived at home for sixteen years without a job. Then do you know what happened? I turned 16 and got a job. I've been working pretty much full-time since then: Subway, Blockbuster, Sam Goody's, Domino's, Papa John's, Pizza Connection, Villa Pizza, Chi-Chi's, Bertucci's Brick Oven Pizza, Towson U's Writing Lab ...
I was able to move out on my own a few months before my 21st birthday, and for much of last year I was working 60+ hours a week at three different jobs, plus going to school full-time. This semester I'm slacking - 50 hours a week, one full time job, one part time job, and 15 credits.
The point is, those people who are too lazy to get jobs so they can afford their own places, and mooch off mom & dad, have no business making fun of philosophy majors for being 'homeless.'
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Jason: I'm an English (creative writing) major, not quite philosophy, but there are similarities.
You'd be surprised how many people (engineers, doctors included) got their "useful" degree and then realized it was what their parents wanted, what society wanted, and not what they wanted. So they end up going back to school or getting a job that has nothing to do with their degree. But in my opinion those are still smarter choices than staying in the job you hate and waiting for retirement. Better late than never.
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Thank god I have a Political Science major...
I can either become an anal lawyer or a oral politician.
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I work and sleep in a van four nights a week....
I get three nights in an actual house, which feels kind of odd after the van and the jets at Midway...
Speaking of which, are their any Flarites in the Chicago area???
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quote:Originally posted by Malnurtured Snay: You're right Rob - I lived at home for sixteen years without a job. Then do you know what happened? I turned 16 and got a job. I've been working pretty much full-time since then: Subway, Blockbuster, Sam Goody's, Domino's, Papa John's, Pizza Connection, Villa Pizza, Chi-Chi's, Bertucci's Brick Oven Pizza, Towson U's Writing Lab ...
I was able to move out on my own a few months before my 21st birthday, and for much of last year I was working 60+ hours a week at three different jobs, plus going to school full-time. This semester I'm slacking - 50 hours a week, one full time job, one part time job, and 15 credits.
The point is, those people who are too lazy to get jobs so they can afford their own places, and mooch off mom & dad, have no business making fun of philosophy majors for being 'homeless.'
Cry me the Potomac.
The whole "Philosophy majors are not employable/stoned/loony" thing is a joke that dates back to the 60's, if not earlier. The character of Charlotte, in "Lost in Translation."
Linda Emery: "A philosophy major? Now, what can you do with a philosophy major?" Bruce Lee: "You can think deep thoughts about being unemployed."
"As a member of the Department of Philosophy, I speak from experience here. Almost every parent of a philosophy major initially thinks: "Oh my God! What are they doing? How are they going to pay the rent?"
I can imagine the discussion now: It'll take place at the kitchen or dining room table, maybe during Thanksgiving break. "Hey, Dad and Mom," your son or daughter will say nonchalantly, "I've decided that biochemistry/computer science -- whatever -- just isn't me, and so I've switched my major to . . . " -- and at this point he or she puts a spoonful of mashed potatoes in his or her mouth to muffle the sound -- "philosophy." And, quickly, images of your child handing out burgers at the local fast-food restaurant enter your mind." -- Provost John Etchemendy, Stanford
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There are far better degrees to use if you want to play the "You'll end up unemployed" joke card. Communications. Media Studies. Klingon. And so forth.
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Jeff: Why?
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