gutted :(

[easy-lift guy]

Why do so many people need degrees these days? You see them later on bleating on the TV that they can't get a job and they've got a masters. There were a couple of them on last night. Looked like they had the combined common sense of a turnip.

 

I didn't go for a degree because I didn't want to pursue a career which required one.

 

Stereo, My HS Biology teacher use to comment about some folks having the brains of a dead plant!, gutted, get another job and pay for your kit and move on. You will be able to do this and be far wiser in the future.

easy-lift guy

[RobArb]

It depends on which sector of the industry you want to work, doing a degree is essential for appropriate learning and proof of that study

 

Even tree climbers in my opinion should have at least some basic acedemic knowledge of arboriculture and tree biology even if it isn't to degree level

 

You can't just disregard degrees and say they are worthless because you are not interested in doing one, i agree that some are by far more important than others and there are some superficial qualifications out there but feel Arb isn't one:biggrin:

[WorcsWuss]

I don't think the Arb degree has been knocked... it's a proper science based subject and to reach the highest levels of the profession a sound academic qualification is a must if you're giving advice. And it's not the sort of thing anyone would just wander into uni and do, it's a conscious step down a decent career path...

 

It's kids merrily going off to do 'law' or English or 'travel & toursim' or 'great biscuits of the early 20th century' because they either don't have the imagination to research a career, any passion to follow an interest or subject , or are simply too idle to get a job, who I take issue with.

It costs the country a lot for these wastrels to toss off 3 or 4 years doing a pointless degree, only to then whinge about not being offered a CEO position at 25 years old 'Because I've got a degree you know'.... And they never pay their student loans back either! [Fees may as well be 100 MILLION POUNDS... makes no difference in reality....]

 

Just hopping off my soap boax to get a coffee.... !