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Folks, thanks to loser HR types, today's paralegal requires some bachelor's degree, even if it's basket weaving or ancient Etruscan (pre-Roman) bong making. I guess the latter could just call himself a history major.

In the past, starting paralegals simply had an associates degree. What magically changed, a dozen years ago, which forced 'em to be 4 yr college degree holders?

Thus, any career, where one's an *office person*, needs a college degree. It's now a class/cultural vs actual demarcation.

Facebooksux says

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Minimum wage jumped from $8 to $10/hr in Santa Clara this year. that's a 25% bump.

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Tiger parents want to make sure that their children can afford $888,888 shitboxes in the future. What route is better than buying a $1,888,888 shitbox in Palo Alto right now?

a friend of mine (born & raised in the U.S - aka spoiled, not really a hard working immigrant) went to 4 year university in California to study "advertising" and she used to make fun of me when i complained how difficult school was (being a Comp Sci major and working an almost full time IT job). she said college to her was easy and she was surprised it was so tough for me. i said nothing.

well few years later, my company gave me a full time software engineer job before i even graduated with decent pay while she had to work for an attorney office as a receptionist after graduation making minimum wage because she couldn't find a job for her BS major.

then one time she had to work in the other office near my apartment at the time and she wanted to sleep at my place for a month. i charged her rent and let her sleep on the floor in the living room. she knows who has the last laugh.

It has more to do with will than the degree.

Working hard is good only if you havr found your grooves. Most people have no idea.

CaptainShuddup says

I'm quite certain that anyone with the aptitude and knack for the profession or vocation they chose will do quite well. Where as everyone that defaults to choose to study(X) as their only option to climbing in the back of their Dad's landscaping business truck. Wont do as well as those that chose their passion.

To a point. I doubt even the world's best Renfaire handmade leather mug maker rakes in much over six figures.