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Bad omen

By blairheir721 - 17/05/2009 04:20 - United States

Today, my friend Kate and I were helping build a playground. Halfway through, a construction worker asked where we go to school. I told him we graduated and proudly held degrees in Psych. The construction worker stopped mid-dig, glanced at us sadly, and said, "Yeah, that's what my degree is in too." FML

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You deserved it 8 868

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By piss off - 08/04/2016 22:05 - United States - Vancouver

Today, a customer at the fast-food joint I work at gave me a pitying look and asked, "How's that liberal arts degree treating ya?" FML

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Nice try

By idiotwithaface - 23/09/2010 14:17 - United States

Today, I recently graduated from high school and I went to a college party. I met these girls and told them I graduated college already, to sound cool. I then heard one of them say, "I went to middle school with you, and I was in your math class." FML

I agree, your life sucks 7 522

You deserved it 62 009

Undervalued

By Franco - 10/04/2009 14:07 - United States

Today, I was sent to an elementary school for safety day. One of the dads was asking about my job, when I told him about the long hours and high stress involved. He turned to his son and said, "Now see why you stay in school?" I'm a paramedic. With a bachelor's degree. FML

I agree, your life sucks 58 052

You deserved it 3 155

Disappointing

By Anonymous - 01/07/2022 12:00

Today, I bumped into a former teacher, one who spent many many weeks helping me get into university so I could become a psychologist. I had to see the look of disappointment on her face when I told her I got pregnant freshman year, and became a stay at home mom with a part time job at Tesco’s. FML

I agree, your life sucks 386

You deserved it 1 358

Foot, meet mouth

By Anonymous - 20/01/2016 02:51 - United States - Mission

Today, I was talking to one of my supervisors at my new job. He asked if I knew a professor at the school I recently graduated from, and I decided to babble on about how shitty of a professor he was and how much I loathed his class. He then looked at me and said, "That's my dad." FML

I agree, your life sucks 12 519

You deserved it 22 647

By Jibber96 - 14/11/2015 13:31 - Norway - Oslo

Today, I was walking with a friend to tell him how excited I was for college and even motivating him to apply for the same school, until I found out later that I got rejected. FML

I agree, your life sucks 23 135

You deserved it 2 467

By Anonymous - 20/01/2010 15:59 - United States

Today, I lost my job to a girl that graduated with the same bachelor's degree from the same college as me. She also got a master's in an unrelated field. I've been working there 7 months, and her master's in maths apparently makes her a better athletic trainer than me. FML

I agree, your life sucks 31 280

You deserved it 4 314

Tilt

By Imwithstupid - 02/06/2024 17:00 - United States - Tulsa

Today, it's the third time this year I was recommended to meet someone because we're "so smart, we'll get along." At dinner, this person complimented how I'd do great in their graduate course on data science. I helped develop the degree program. I can't believe I missed pinball for this. FML

I agree, your life sucks 430

You deserved it 249

By Anonymous - 01/04/2009 03:10 - United States

Today, I was volunteering at a school, as I walked past the swings these two girls smiled and said "wow, you are so pretty!". I smiled back and said "awww, well thank you!." As I walked past I hear them laughing, "she actually believed us." FML

I agree, your life sucks 60 524

You deserved it 5 153

By Anonymous - 11/02/2013 15:26 - United States - Mansfield

Today, a girl came up to me on the street and said, "You have like no swag, bro." Feeling clever, I said, "At least I have a high school education." She then took out her work ID, showing me that she was a surgeon, flipped me off, then walked away saying, "This is totally going on Facebook." FML

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You deserved it 30 147

FrostyNorth 0

Sunday 17 May 2009 9:54

Unless you're going beyond a four-year degree, psych is useless. This shouldn't surprise you as more psych degrees are handed out than any other concentration last time I checked.

Jennika 0

Sunday 17 May 2009 9:52

You have to be willing to move where the job is. If you aren't willing to move, then yeah..you might end up there. I knew astrophys' and microbiologists working in an inking factory because they couldn't find jobs in the area.

Comments

airplanefood 0

Sunday 17 May 2009 12:25

Yeah, my professor jokes about how a psych major is completely useless. FYL. =[

Sgt_Schadenfreud 0

Sunday 17 May 2009 12:57

Why such a snob? Just because you have a degree, it doesn't mean you're elevated to the next echelon of society.

AntiChrist7 0

Sunday 17 May 2009 12:57

psychs are crazy themself. YDI

HurgleGlurgle 0

Sunday 17 May 2009 13:18

#6 and #32 - I don't think the OP was implying that she felt she was above construction work. I think the intention of the FML was to convey that she's chosen a degree with limited job opportunities atm. And when she says 'proudly' - I think it's justifiable to be proud of having a degree. :)

prttyyngthng 0

Sunday 17 May 2009 13:33

And this is the moment when you realized that you need to go to graduate school and receive your PhD. FYL indeed.

imajinethat 0

Sunday 17 May 2009 13:35

I agree with most of the people here in saying that a Psych major is useless unless you're getting a doctorate.

Boogers 0

Sunday 17 May 2009 14:02

I could get a degree in psych, and I'm a minor. Not FML worthy.

Fuzzynavel 10

Sunday 17 May 2009 14:13

You knw, i think Becker and Mad Magazine want their joke back.

Muse_89 0

Sunday 17 May 2009 14:19

It's not snobby... if you've spent years at university, spending thousands of pounds or dollars on getting this degree, and come across someone with the same degree working on a job to which generally a degree is not needed, and a job you have no interest in, then it's not what you want for yourself. If that guy is a construction worker because he wants to be, then all the power to him, but it's not everyones cup of tea. But anyway, just getting a degree doesn't ensure you'll get anywhere. You need to take your qualifications, apply them, and continue to work hard until you get to where you want to be... And to the people that say psych is an easy degree, you have no idea what you're talking about. Psych degrees involve, sociology, biology, neuroscience, statistics and philosophy...