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> They teach interpersonal skills, social skills, work ethic, self care, professional networking, etc. Judging by the amount of screaming children we've seen e
by throwawaygulf 6y ago
> They teach interpersonal skills, social skills, work ethic, self care, professional networking, etc.
Judging by the amount of screaming children we've seen exit these institutions, they're either not teaching those things, or are doing an extremely poor job at it.
The coddling companies have to do for new grads entering the workforce is a testament to the lack of interpersonal skills, social skills, work ethic, self care, etc. that they gained while away at these institutions of higher learning.
- kube-system 6y agoRegardless of your personal opinion on recent grads, an accurate measurement of success can only be made with the control group. There is definitely no shortage of bad employees in the non-college employment track... and oftentimes the behavior can far surpass a "screaming children" characterization.
- throwawaygulf 6y ago>Regardless of your personal opinion Not an opinion, it's a documented and studied phenomenon. >an accurate measurement of success can only be made with the control group. Luckily behavioral and social psychologist have been studying this phenomenon: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Coddling_of_the_American_Mind https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Coddling_of_the_American... >There is definitely no shortage of bad employees in the non-college employment track... and oftentimes the behavior can far surpass a "screaming children" characterization. No one said otherwise.