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Topic	Would you date someone that didn't graduate from high school?
Zeus 12/13/21 5:48:47 PM #41:	jiffdiff posted... They'd better have a really good story because high school is an absolute joke, so if it's simply that they couldn't pass then the answer is no. It's never a matter that they can't pass because people get held back, it's that they drop out. LinkPizza posted... I would go that far. I mean, most jobs I've worked required either a High school diploma or a GED (The ones I got after high school, at least). But in most cases, you can't get a GED until 18. So, if you have no reason to, might as well get it. Or try until you're 18. After that, you can drop out and get your GED if you fail... Let's be honest here: First, most shit-level jobs for a long time have asked for a bachelors, not just a HS diploma (because bachelors are a dime a dozen and the labor market was tight for a while). Second, they don't really need either. Third, and most importantly, demonstrable skills matter more than education (outside of fields where government mandates are a thing) and most of the really wildly successful people work for themselves or are appointed to a position. And finally, public education is always going to be garbage because you're trying to teach to a median. LinkPizza posted... Maybe some won't. When I was applying for a few different jobs, I had to bring a copy of my diploma with me to even be considered. So some actually will... You're in Canada, though, right? That might just be a Canadian thing. From my very first job to my most recent one, I've never once been asked to prove any of my educational achievements. ReturnOfFa posted... This gal didn't have her GED at 30. I'm definitely being a judgemental ass, but I was quietly a bit shocked in the back of my head lmao. Let's be honest here -- if somebody dropped out and they've gotten by fine without a GED, why would they just decide to go back for it later on? Unless they need it for something, they're going to go without. I never finished my MBA (because I switched jobs and went from an employer who covered 75% to one who covered 0%) and, considering it hasn't really made a difference, I'm not sure I'll ever go back and that's something that actually can have an impact, unlike a GED. My bachelors was discussed while interviewing for my first few jobs after college, but after that everybody has always looked at work history or, more likely, it's a connection I either already have or a personal recommendation so even the previous work history takes a bit of a backseat in the discussion. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:960886125] in Would you ... [t:79808061]...</cite> <quote>jiffdiff posted... </cite> <quote>They'd better have a really good story because high school is an absolute joke, so if it's simply that they couldn't pass then the answer is no.</quote> It's never a matter that they can't pass because people get held back, it's that they drop out. LinkPizza posted... </cite> <quote>I would go that far. I mean, most jobs I've worked required either a High school diploma or a GED (The ones I got after high school, at least). But in most cases, you can't get a GED until 18. So, if you have no reason to, might as well get it. Or try until you're 18. After that, you can drop out and get your GED if you fail...</quote> Let's be honest here: First, most shit-level jobs for a long time have asked for a bachelors, not just a HS diploma (because bachelors are a dime a dozen and the labor market was tight for a while). Second, they don't really need either. Third, and most importantly, demonstrable skills matter more than education (outside of fields where government mandates are a thing) and most of the really wildly successful people work for themselves or are appointed to a position. And finally, public education is always going to be garbage because you're trying to teach to a median. LinkPizza posted... </cite> <quote>Maybe some won't. When I was applying for a few different jobs, I had to bring a copy of my diploma with me to even be considered. So some actually will...</quote> You're in Canada, though, right? That might just be a Canadian thing. From my very first job to my most recent one, I've never once been asked to prove any of my educational achievements. ReturnOfFa posted... </cite> <quote>This gal didn't have her GED at 30. I'm definitely being a judgemental ass, but I was quietly a bit shocked in the back of my head lmao.</quote> Let's be honest here -- if somebody dropped out and they've gotten by fine without a GED, why would they just decide to go back for it later on? Unless they need it for something, they're going to go without. I never finished my MBA (because I switched jobs and went from an employer who covered 75% to one who covered 0%) and, considering it hasn't really made a difference, I'm not sure I'll ever go back and that's something that actually can have an impact, unlike a GED. My bachelors was discussed while interviewing for my first few jobs after college, but after that everybody has always looked at work history or, more likely, it's a connection I either already have or a personal recommendation so even the previous work history takes a bit of a backseat in the discussion. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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