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Originally Posted by Diesel911
When you graduate form the Ivy League Schools and do well the Jobs come looking for You if you Education was about something the Business or Science can use.
Also Parents of Wealthy Kids want their Children to know enough to not only hang on to the Wealth that they have but able to increase that Wealth.
And, in fact Wealth can easily be lost.
If I believe what the Article is saying Business is evidently hiring a bunch of highly trained and motivated Ivy League Drones.
The article frequently mentions how the Students seem to be confused about why and what they are doing. What the Article does not mention is that the Students may be confused but despite that they are still making the grade in College. Meaning that despite the supposed confusion they are still able to successfully push themselves to make the Grade. That is a skill all by itself.
When you hire one of those Graduates you know what you are getting more then you do with someone from an unknown College. You are getting someone driven and trained to succeed even if they don't have a clear reason why. You are also getting someone from an upper class culture.
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As long as you take a degree asking ROI questions first, it is good. If you have an Ivy League degree in basket weaving, probably not so good.
But of course. Chances are I will rub shoulders with someone who is the scion of a rich and powerful person in the future. My father will also be able to make contacts with the other kid's parents. Everybody wins.
Yes, if you screw it up, anything can be lost. A prominent doctor who abuses his skills and messes it up might not be able to get a job as a CNA cleaning bedpans. Rich today doesn't mean rich tomorrow. You have to maintain it or it can get lost.
As opposed to some unmotivated kid that doesn't want to come to work on time? That is a no brainer.
I would love to strip the author of everything he has and stick him with a temp/seasonal job and see how philosophical he waxes at the end of the day. I would love to see if he wonders about the meaning of life while contemplating where his next meal comes from or which would take precedence.
As long as they can do the job I paid them for and have a ROI on MY money, what do I care? Go find the meaning to life on your own time. My time is work time.