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Brain Drain and My Degree

I live in a rural community, and the Brain Drain is REAL. There's nothing really to hold young adults here and so those of us that don't have to work in factories to support 3 kids before 23 get out as fast as possible, and take our skill sets and education with us. But the need for professionals is still here.



So someone please explain to me WHY everywhere in town they want a damn Master's degree to be a secretary?! Nevermind actually working in my field I got a degree in. A few positions in my field FINALLY opened up but they all want Master's degrees and licensures I've never even heard of. Oh, and for all that they're only paying 17 an hour? Are you kidding me? I don't know who to be more angry with, my professor and college for not appropriately prepping me for an actual job market, or these insane businesses that are run by people who got their education off of a cereal box in the 70s that think they can have Ivy league standards with sweatshop pay. Jesus. 


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