Azelma wrote:
Above poverty, yes. What;s your definition of "capital progress"?
Progress towards owning a house or some other small capital (such as a degree, business, or supporting a family.
You yourself could not do that on $8/hr - you yourself said you had to go deeply into debt just to keep going (then got employed in a nonproductive field that exists only as a political anomaly)
Azelma wrote:
In my opinion, him having an anthro degree is irrelevant and didn't do anything to get him the job. For a job at my business, a bachelor's is a must to get your foot in the door. But, if you're going to be waiting tables...might as well skip college altogether and save the cash. And if you get an undergrad degree in anthropology (without plans for grad school), you're more than likely to have waiting tables be your only option....so again, save your money.
In terms of good looking...my buddy isn't exactly Don Juan. I think what helped him is the fact that I edited his resume, which looked pretty terrible before I got to it. He's also relatively personable. The biggest thing that helped him was also persistence. He went into so many places...just walking up and down the streets of Chicago handing out resumes. I think more people would do well to have that kind of conviction to getting a job.
That waiting tables is competitive is proof that the system is broken. Menial jobs should be all but guaranteed. If menial work is competitive then that proves that there are far more workers than jobs and in fact, there are not even remotely enough jobs for everyone.
Compete with others to slave away so you can live like a pauper for your entire life?
What does that say about the system?
"Hard work pays off". For who?
