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> 2) There are better options than college for many. I agree there are better options than college for many. Thought if I were a betting man, on average, Colle
by balls187 5y ago
> 2) There are better options than college for many.
I agree there are better options than college for many. Thought if I were a betting man, on average, College is the better decision.
> One of my daughters did a six month digital marketing bootcamp. She made $45k year one, and a year later is the director of marketing at her company making over $100k/yr.
I'm curious how old she was when she completed that bootcamp, and if she had a degree in another field, and/or experience. I just cant fathom a 20 year being a marketing director making $100,000.
In nearly 20 years professionally, I have worked with MANY people between the ages of 18-22 (many of which themselves attend or attended prestigious schools), and none showed the aptitude, skill and leadership required to be director at that time.
- ZephyrBlu 5y agoChances are she is working at a very small company, so "Director" doesn't carry much weight. Otherwise I would be similarly baffled.
- balls187 5y agoThe title inflation would make sense, but also paying director of marketing at a small company $100,000? Glassdoor has that salary around $75k on average for a small company.
- baumandm 5y agoIt's just a combination of being in the right place at the right time, knowing the right people, and making a good impression. There are a lot of people in the world, some of them are going to fall upwards. The real question is whether or not this path is scalable for an entire generation to successfully replicate. I suspect it's not.