CorsAsh
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Originally posted by ed
Now everyone knows that's a lie Ash. You can get any job without a degree, you just need experience. Ask anyone who has never been to uni and has never even thought of going to uni and they'll tell you that!
Yeh but 99% of places won't hire you without a degree, so how do you get the experience?
Ed and I have degrees, we're taking the piss 
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Tommy L
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UNI BUMS
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Jules S
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I had a bizarre afternoon today.
I gave a talk to two groups of 'cross graduates'....basically people who have a 'degree' in something or other. They have basically found out their degree isn't worth the paper its written on, and are fast tracking a degree in another subject.
Now that got me thinking, esp in light of this thread author who has done two years out.
The people I was talking to this afternoon had a degree in something poo.....but are now doing an 18 month part course and will have a degree that somebody else has studied for for 4 years plus for at the end of it.
So today I had 30+ graduates on a cross training course who could ask me questions....cue an embarassing silence. I would have hoped that 'one' would have asked me what his job was all about but not one did.
So tbh.....fuck UNI. a total waste of time career wise IMO. I would take a hands on person with 5 years experience going through a ONC/HND every time over a graduate.
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ed
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Originally posted by Matty G
I didn't go to Uni but still managed to get myself a good job. Never been one for schools/college etc. always preferred to just work.
90% of the people I work with have been to Uni and they do earn more. But then they are doing more complex things than me and it does not interest me at all!
Really if you are doing something which you enjoy then the route in which you take to get there doesn't matter at all. It's just annoying to hear stupid fuckers who whinge about not getting paid enough and how they hate thier jobs complain about people trying to better themselves by getting an education so they can go down the path that they wish.
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ed
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Originally posted by CorsAsh
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Originally posted by Paul_J
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Originally posted by ed
Now everyone knows that's a lie Ash. You can get any job without a degree, you just need experience. Ask anyone who has never been to uni and has never even thought of going to uni and they'll tell you that!
Yeh but 99% of places won't hire you without a degree, so how do you get the experience?
Ed and I have degrees, we're taking the piss
I wish, only 2 years to go before I can charge twice as much because I am Lord Edward Coleridge Smith of the Shires BSc  Or 3 years if I decide to be Lord Edward Coleridge Smith of the Shires MSc
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CorsAsh
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I assumed it was pretty certain you'd have one, not like uni is hard after all.
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ed
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I've as good as got one really. I've been here for 2 years now, I'm probably better than most of the people on my course 
Arrogance is a good quality in a man.
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James
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TBH I find that when most people say "I didn't go to uni and ive got a good job", that their idea of a good job differs considerably to mine.
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CorsAsh
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Originally posted by ed
I've as good as got one really. I've been here for 2 years now, I'm probably better than most of the people on my course
Arrogance is a good quality in a man.
I'm not conceited, I'm as good as I say I am tbh.
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Andrew
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Originally posted by James
TBH I find that when most people say "I didn't go to uni and ive got a good job", that their idea of a good job differs considerably to mine.
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Andrew
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We can be called bums, dossers or what ever you like. But most of us will have come out of uni thousands in debt. We have to pay that off..
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Paul_J
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Originally posted by James
TBH I find that when most people say "I didn't go to uni and ive got a good job", that their idea of a good job differs considerably to mine.
Yeh haha.  Same.
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baza31
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most of time its people who dont know what they want to do, and they think it sounds good, also so thier parents can say there kids are at uni for bragging purposes , half when graduated still doss it off and end up with shite jobs
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DR11
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I didnt go to uni. Didnt wont to, nor do I need to. I often joke with my friends that they are dossing and that they are a paracite on society
I personally couldnt gaf if they go to uni or not though. I work, they study. big whoop
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charlessurr
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Uni is good if you do a good course. People who call me a bum can say what they like, i have one more year left doing the legal practice course, having already done my degree.
Im starting on 24k next year as a trainee solicitor after 2 years training 30k+, a mate of mine has got a contract, 31k starting, 62k after 2 years qualification.
The whos going to be the bum.............
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stuartmitchell
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Originally posted by Marc
Whats the job big guy?
He'll be responsible for writing BIC on the sides of biro's.
bouncy castle repair man?
I hated being a student
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