16 Apr
2011
16 Apr
'11
2:07 p.m.
On 16 Apr 2011 at 13:24, Fred Cisin wrote:
But, most of all, I REFUSE to accept the truth of it.
even when the college found out that I have an MLIS, cancelled my
Assembly Language class, and reassigned me to be a librarian :-(
Not meaning to be facetious, but consider yourself to be fortunate.
A good friend with her PhD in Library Science has been existing more
or less had-to-mouth for at least the last decade working for a
contractor to the state as a research assistant on the drugs task
force. She'd love a library position, but hasn't had much luck.
Lately, she's been understating her education, to avoid the "we can't
afford to pay for your degree" answers.
One of the biggest lies in academia is that a more advanced degree
implies more job opportunies and advancement.
I guess that it's a good thing that we will be
dead before the
handbasket reaches hell.
We can but hope, but it doesn't look too promising when two of the
top prime-time TV programs are "The Biggest Loser" and "Are You
Smarter Than a Fifth-Grader?"
--Chuck