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The brutal truth is that you are either studying for a career or you are pursuing a hobby full time for 3 years. I double majored in math and philosophy. I wou
by rdouble 16y ago
The brutal truth is that you are either studying for a career or you are pursuing a hobby full time for 3 years.
I double majored in math and philosophy. I wouldn't say my studies were either career prep or a hobby. "Learning to learn" seems like a reasonable way to put it.
It has actually worked out great, career-wise. I am qualified for nothing, so I can seek employment doing whatever seems interesting.
- gaius 16y agoIt's certainly possible to parlay a hobby into paying work - musicians, writers, photographers all do it. Nevertheless my point stands: from the perspective of industry, there is no difference between an irrelevant degree and no degree at all, and the evidence for this is holders of those degrees having no advantage in the job market.
- rdouble 16y agoI'm not sure that is true, my math degree has been helpful in getting jobs. The math I specialized in (abstract algebra) was pretty irrelevant to any job I've ever been hired to do. Related, I'm not sure what degree "product managers" are supposed to have. Every product manager I've worked with has had a very different educational background. Philosophy degree, MBA, art history degree, "American Studies," sociology degree, etc.