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If you read my stuff, you're probably in the “office dork” bubble. Don’t get rustled, it’s a term of endearment…
(And it’s not even accurate anymore as so few of us are in offices.)
I read this MSNBC article recently “Post-pandemic, four years of college steadily loses its appeal”, here.
Young people are starting to realize how insane college is:
❌The cost is astronomical.
We’re saddling teenagers under a mountain of debt that will take them a decade to get out from.
❌No one actually uses what they went to school for (save for lawyers, scientists, and engineers.)
Literally no recruiter went to school for recruiting. That I can assure you. It's the same in most fields.
The value hasn’t kept pace with the cost.
❌You can learn any topic you want by yourself, for free.
Online. It’s all there.
❌You can make bank bypassing all that and becoming an electrician. Or a plumber. Or a mechanic.
Then I saw this take by Tom Goodwin (an absolute must-follow, by the way).
I’ll be honest. I’m not an expert in skilled trades. But I do know:
✔️They can pay extremely well.
✔️Many of them are critical, recession proof skills.
✔️You don’t mortgage your entire future to get into them.
Why doesn’t everyone do it? Well, the work isn’t always glamorous. It’s looked down upon by the elitists.
And some people enjoy being office dorks. (e.g. me this guy ✋)
👉Which brings me to my real point here: everyone talks about grit, but do we really commit to hiring off it?
Grit is teaching yourself how to code. How to run a marketing campaign on a side hustle. How to connect with people and become a great seller on a retail level.
By your own damn self.
It’s time we reject the college inflation racket. Acknowledge self-taught, self-starting is a trait we want in our fellow office dorks.
They've got other high paying options anyway.
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