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>Got a BA in English
>Couldn't find a job
>Desperate
>Tried to get internships at publishing companies
>"Sorry we only want women and gays capable of being secretaries--shakespeare wannabes need not apply"
>Try to get teaching abroad jobs
>Sorry, we want women and we only pay 2000$ or less a month
>Forced to get into trades
>Treated like crap
>Go into welding technology degree
>Work as a welder
>Co-workers are the bluest of working class
>Begin resenting the leisure and white collar class
>They produce nothing yet feel entitled to everything
>Academia chewed me up, spit me out, and left me in debt with no way out other than manual labour and health deteriorating professions
Who cares about lofty ideals of virtue and the human condition? The only thing that matters is money and power.
Don't believe the sociopaths who smile with pearly whites and convince you that your money is well spent pursuing the liberal arts.
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>>9809818
how often do you post this? Every two months or so?
>>the only bad failure's at something you knew wasn't worth doing in the first place
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>>9809818
>only 2k a month
mfw living in poverty because dedication to my lit. you didnt want it bad enough faggot
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Ayyye. I just finished my English degree and now plan on getting into welding too!
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>>9810068
Describe your situation. Sounds interesting
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what are you certified to weld?
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>>9809818
What is it with the publishing company meme? You presumably spent the last 3-4 years honing your ability to think through and structure arguments. Machines cannot do this. You could be an asset to any company if you dropped the prerequisite that the work must have some tenuous link to books.
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