[lbo-talk] the view from capital

Bill Bartlett billbartlett at dodo.com.au
Mon Sep 11 02:28:23 PDT 2006


At 11:07 PM -0400 10/9/06, ravi wrote:


>If I may, the point I think is that in the majority (or at least a
>large, significant # of) case(s), neither does education prepare you for
>jobs nor do jobs require the educational qualification that is demanded.

One bloke I know used to call it "certification inflation".


> Ergo, requirements for these qualification (access to which is
>correlated to class) are artificial limits. Perhaps a good example is
>the field of computer programming, where the work of an undergrad
>student is doing quite well against a multi-billion dollar "best of the
>world" team's software suite. This is not an exceptional case. In every
>corner of the field you will find unqualified contributors. Half my
>co-workers are trained in entirely unrelated fields (ranging from
>psychology to history). None of the years I spent learning Math and
>Computer Science has made me better-equipped to cope with the world.
>Hell, if I had learnt some Jujitsu or something instead, I could at
>least challenge Mike Larkin and Anarchuck to an ass-whupping!

"Anarchuck", that's a brilliant name, I'm jealous. He ought to pay you for that!


>Also, even if college is required for a particular job, why a link
>between wage and education? Whatever happened to 'each according to his
>ability, ...'?
>
>(I can't believe I am getting involved in one more thread!!! ;-))

I'm glad you did. The "Anarchuck" alone was worth it.

Bill Bartlett Bracknell Tas



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