So I'm supposed to bring in a roommate or two to live with me, my wife, and my kids. Am I also supposed to accept a lower wage and risk not being able to put my children through college?
You're right about westerners not being willing to accept a lower wage. We've built up a lifestyle for ourselves by getting an education and working hard. Why should we sacrifice our lifestyle and financial goals so corporate execs can take home bigger bonuses?
"Shailesh Thakurdesai, business development manager at Texas Instruments India , says college hiring is a priority for the company because "freshers learn fast and do things differently, without the baggage of past experience..."
Wow, really? So experience is baggage? I know this analogy has been used millions of times in the past, but if I was having open heart surgery, I'd certainly want a surgeon with "baggage" versus a fast-learning "fresher."
About 18 months ago, I upgraded from a 2007ish Dell Latitude D810 with a 1920x1200 screen, to a Latitude E6510. To my surprise, the highest resolution I could get with the E6510 was 1920x1080.
I remember saving my pennies in the early 90s for a video card that displayed 1024x768 (XGA for you old-timers). So here we are, some 20 years later, and the standard display resolution is only slightly better.
You're kidding me, right? To say your single point discredits my argument is laughable. Sure, there are superstars out there with extraordinary talent that don't necessarily need a degree. But overwhelmingly, those people are the exception to the rule. Do you think companies like Pixar or Disney would hire animators without looking at the type of degree a candidate possesses? Do you think a company like IBM, Adobe, or Microsoft would hire technical writers or graphics designers without looking at educational background? Same with the New York Times hiring a reporter. And NBC, CBS, or ABC hiring script writers or CGI effects artists. I can guarantee you that those companies will look into a candidate's educational background.
As a systems engineer, I'm always amazed at the myopic, arrogant view of liberal arts majors by those in my profession. In my opinion, liberal arts majors are just as important to a functioning, civil society as science majors.
Your argument is that liberal arts majors are worthless. I point out through example that liberal arts majors can benefit society through the arts. You simply dismiss my statements through an erroneous ad hominem. Why don't you just support your argument?
Do you like to watch TV? Do you enjoy good movies? Do you enjoy the CGI effects in a movies and TV shows? Do you enjoy listening to music? Do you enjoy reading a good novel? Do you read the news? Or view the photographs in a news story?
If you answered "yes" to any of these questions (and the list of questions could go on and on), most likely you have a liberal arts major somewhere to thank. I tire of these arguments that liberal arts majors are worthless and that a degree only "qualifies them to be a manager of a mall bookstore." How pathetically uninformed.
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Should you MAJOR in history or English literature? Not unless you have rich parents.
I graduated with a B.A. in English, and now I'm an enterprise architect. Uninformed comments like this make engineers look foolish.
So I'm supposed to bring in a roommate or two to live with me, my wife, and my kids. Am I also supposed to accept a lower wage and risk not being able to put my children through college? You're right about westerners not being willing to accept a lower wage. We've built up a lifestyle for ourselves by getting an education and working hard. Why should we sacrifice our lifestyle and financial goals so corporate execs can take home bigger bonuses?
"Shailesh Thakurdesai, business development manager at Texas Instruments India , says college hiring is a priority for the company because "freshers learn fast and do things differently, without the baggage of past experience..."
Wow, really? So experience is baggage? I know this analogy has been used millions of times in the past, but if I was having open heart surgery, I'd certainly want a surgeon with "baggage" versus a fast-learning "fresher."
What a tool. Is this guy for real?
About 18 months ago, I upgraded from a 2007ish Dell Latitude D810 with a 1920x1200 screen, to a Latitude E6510. To my surprise, the highest resolution I could get with the E6510 was 1920x1080.
I remember saving my pennies in the early 90s for a video card that displayed 1024x768 (XGA for you old-timers). So here we are, some 20 years later, and the standard display resolution is only slightly better.
You're kidding me, right? To say your single point discredits my argument is laughable. Sure, there are superstars out there with extraordinary talent that don't necessarily need a degree. But overwhelmingly, those people are the exception to the rule. Do you think companies like Pixar or Disney would hire animators without looking at the type of degree a candidate possesses? Do you think a company like IBM, Adobe, or Microsoft would hire technical writers or graphics designers without looking at educational background? Same with the New York Times hiring a reporter. And NBC, CBS, or ABC hiring script writers or CGI effects artists. I can guarantee you that those companies will look into a candidate's educational background.
As a systems engineer, I'm always amazed at the myopic, arrogant view of liberal arts majors by those in my profession. In my opinion, liberal arts majors are just as important to a functioning, civil society as science majors.
Your argument is that liberal arts majors are worthless. I point out through example that liberal arts majors can benefit society through the arts. You simply dismiss my statements through an erroneous ad hominem. Why don't you just support your argument?
Do you like to watch TV? Do you enjoy good movies? Do you enjoy the CGI effects in a movies and TV shows? Do you enjoy listening to music? Do you enjoy reading a good novel? Do you read the news? Or view the photographs in a news story? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions (and the list of questions could go on and on), most likely you have a liberal arts major somewhere to thank. I tire of these arguments that liberal arts majors are worthless and that a degree only "qualifies them to be a manager of a mall bookstore." How pathetically uninformed.