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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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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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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.

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plexico 3

Sunday 17 May 2009 15:49

#13 Wrong! If you wanted to go into psychology, you would know that a bachelor's degree is only a stepping stone to more studies. Almost everyone in the physical health care field has more education and training than what you'd get from four years at a university. If you want mental health care to achieve parity (and I do), you are going to have to insist that the people working in that field are similarly educated.

spinarium 2

Sunday 17 May 2009 16:03

psych is not an easy course, but it is true that undergrad psych is more of a stepping stone for post graduate studies

kitties_fml 12

Sunday 17 May 2009 16:03

a) Sorry, psych majors, but every moronic drunk bimbo from every college across the country obtains a psych degree with no trouble. It's not too impressive. b) Construction workers can make a lot of money, are incredibly knowledgeable in their field, and provide an extremely useful service. Just because it's physical instead of mental work doesn't mean it's somehow inferior. c) With that said, OP, that does suck, and I'm sorry. But this is no guarantee that you won't be able to find a well-paying job in your field (that is, after grad school). Also, good for you for volunteering. Luck!

kitties_fml 12

Sunday 17 May 2009 16:05

oh yeah, and #39: "Psych degrees involve, sociology, biology, neuroscience, statistics and philosophy..." Yeah, the most watered-down versions of these things for people who aren't smart enough to actually be a neuroscience or philosophy major.

yottskry 0

Sunday 17 May 2009 16:09

Psychology is the subject people take when they don't know what other subject to take. Just the sheer number of people studying it should cry out that there simply aren't enough psychology jobs for all the graduates!

guitardedman 0

Sunday 17 May 2009 16:13

hahahahaha thats awesome. look forward to your career options with a bachelors in psych.. get a real degree seriously, the courses might get a little tricky but where will that degree take you? takes you into a DOT uniform and a job working the jackhammer

TJCapsani 0

Sunday 17 May 2009 16:20

Thank god I'm a Psychology minor!

Bassorandy 0

Sunday 17 May 2009 16:23

EVERYONE majors in psych. Just like how nearly everyone takes Political Science as a minor because it's so simple.

ChefBoy6382 0

Sunday 17 May 2009 16:25

what else did you think you would do with a bogus degree? teach? the world doesnt need that many psych teachers

iDontFail_xD 0

Sunday 17 May 2009 16:28

I don't get it =(. So you have a degree in psych, and then a construction worker sais he has one too? How's that FML? Someone please explain, and is Psych PHYSICS? What is it short for?