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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

jmeg_fml 0

Sunday 17 May 2009 19:35

Pretty much every undergrad degree is useless now. The only reason to go to college is for the college experience, or if you plan to go to grad school. If you actually plan to make money, you probably should take a different route.

peopleplz2008 0

Sunday 17 May 2009 19:40

so what, maybe he didn't have enough drive to get a job afterward. nothing to worry about

soniferous 0

Sunday 17 May 2009 19:44

Am I the only one thinking everyone criticizing the OP for "only getting a bachelor's" is slightly ridiculous, as nowhere did they specify what level of degree they have?

synacious 0

Sunday 17 May 2009 19:46

I'm commenting for the sheer irony contained in #60's post versus #60's username.

sageblast95 0

Sunday 17 May 2009 20:03

I'm just wondering but when you said psych maybe he though you meant like PSYCH!!!

waxstigmata 0

Sunday 17 May 2009 20:08

to all those people who are putting down psych as a major and calling it easy and/or a dead end, you are aware for a phd you have to first get a BA/BS, then go to grad school for two or three years, then be an intern for two or three years, thats about 9-10 years of school, yea, sound like a breeze to committe yourself for most of your young adult life to a job which will at most pay around 70,000 and where you have ALOT of options as to what you will apply your degree to. yea, what a waste of time, i'd love to know your majors or planned majors, or majors you flunked out of, if it was psych, maybe you're just to dumb for it

lobstar 0

Sunday 17 May 2009 20:08

I love this FML. At my college there was a running joke that a psychology degree generally doomed you. From all I've heard it seems to be true. Unless you pursue a master's I gather it's pretty hard to get a good job. Hey, look on the positive though, at least it's not a B.A. in philosophy.