By This_Is_Me1982 - 03/01/2011 17:51 - Canada

Today, I found out that my friend makes more money than I do. She's a high school dropout and working at a retail job at the mall. I went to college for four years to get my job. FML
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thisismyname_fml 1

Except that on average a college graduate with a Bachelor's earns tens of thousands more a year then people who only graduate high school, let alone only some high school and no graduation. Doesn't always work out that way for everyone, but saying that "YDI for thinking that going to college would make you earn more money" is a pretty ridiculously ignorant statement.

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Illyssa_fml 4

You don't get paid minimum wage? I think that's illegal..

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malyssious 0

Shouldn't have wasted all that time and your parents' money in college. In the four years you wasted, you could have started in an entry level position and moved up multiple times by now.

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evikeysn 1

Get used to it. Nowadays a college degree doesn't mean as much as it used to since everybody prefers to go to college then to get a job after highschool.

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hideyoself 4

She spends most of her time under the boss's desk

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gtrgdss 0

My freaking ex makes 50k a year - he has a GED. I have more than 6 yrs of college combined, and I can't find a job making over $10/hr.

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PhillyFox 0

So? My dad never went to college and he was up to making 80k a year. This is nothing new. However, while a degree doesn't automatically grant you tons more money than your friend, it can give you a job you actually like and better job security depending on the field. Not to mention many white collar jobs will require a degree before you can even get an entry level position.

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mrwesson_fml 0

the system is flawed you can drop out at 16 get your GED and finish 4 year college by 20. also drop outs have 4yrs work experience which employers value over college.

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gramie 8

So someone in Ontario talks about going to college for four years? Sounds fishy: up here "college" ALWAYS means "community college" (i.e. 2-3 year diplomas) and you go to university for four-year degrees. Are the FML editors making things up, perhaps? Or does the location text for an FML not correspond with reality?

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Phlaill 4

actually i'm from ontario and i got accepted to a 4 yr program in animation at a private college. granted most college programs are 2-3 years but there are more specialized programs that can take up to four just like uni.

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gramie 8

I stand corrected. Actually, now that I think about it, some colleges offer four-year degree programs, often in conjunction with universities. One of my co-workers was looking into business degrees and found one at a nearby college.

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