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Originally Posted by RobinMask
That said any degree proves to an employer that you have the determination, intellegence and effort needed in the workplace, because it shows you've spent three/four years in higher education doing work at a very high level. I don't think any degree is a "bad" degree to have per se.
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To me, that's the equivalent of the "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" thing. Just as it seems ugly people like to quote this phrase, telling people any degree shows dedication holds the same value to unwise people who got their degree in underwater basket weaving.
Sure, a degree shows that you may have learned something, but that something may have nothing to do with the job you're looking for, and many companies won't spend their time and money re-teaching you skills you should have learned in school to prepare you for that type of work.
To me, it's almost insulting to hear someone think they can get a "general education" degree and think they can march into the same line of work I've been preparing for by studying business and marketing since I enrolled in college. Not saying it doesn't happen, though, which is unfortunate.