I’m old, so all I know is what I read and I don’t know how much of that is scaremongering

    • agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works
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      Everyone else being pressured to get the same STEM degrees, along with older professionals staying in the workforce longer, together with rampant outsourcing, leads to a very competitive market.

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        Ahhhh of course. Parents etc advice is often wildly out of date. I’m part of the generation that was told “just do any degree and you’ll get a job!” Which was totally outdated bullshit

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          Oh don’t worry we were still hearing that well into the 90s and early 2000s. It hasn’t been true since the 80s but every single parent and teacher I ever interacted with all said that.