Exactly, 20 years ago, I got a business degree with a concentration in computer information systems. I learned about programming, application design, database management, network security, project management, a basic understanding in finance, accounting, marketing, and management. Since then, I’ve used knowledge learned from my degree on a daily basis to build what I’ve considered a decent career. I also know that people who went deeper into finance, accounting, marketing, and management know a hell of a lot more than I do. I’m pretty far along on the bottom part of the Dunning Kruger graph to know there’s a lot of shit I don’t know anything about.
Calling all business degrees useless just smacks of someone who knows very little and thinks they’re smarter than everyone in the room. Obviously there are jokes like this meme we’re commenting on, but the comment I replied to didn’t sound like a joke at all.
I would never deny that someone capable can do anything with their degree. It sounds like you’ve managed quite a bit, and I’m glad you’ve built on your learning and found it useful.
While I was commenting just to rib you, I also come from a background where I had friends across a wide span of degrees while we were in college together. By far, the more difficult ones were my friends in Poli Sci and Engineering. And by far the easiest ones were my friends in Business. Though I’m sure there are easier ones still. (Is basket weaving a real degree? Lol)
My own degree veered towards the easier side as well personally speaking so I’m not speaking as some smarmy know it all. It’s just the nature of the content in our degree programs. Business and my own degree, are just degrees that don’t have complex topics. Nothing you listed is a difficult subject for a broad swath of people. And when you compare that to fluid dynamics, or the dry complexity of law, it certainly can look like turning in a coloring page. I turned in my fair share of coloring pages too. It’s all in good fun. 🙂 I get some people get more exhausting fervent about the meme, but they are the ones that just haven’t had enough reality to understand.
Sounds like someone was a business major.
Exactly, 20 years ago, I got a business degree with a concentration in computer information systems. I learned about programming, application design, database management, network security, project management, a basic understanding in finance, accounting, marketing, and management. Since then, I’ve used knowledge learned from my degree on a daily basis to build what I’ve considered a decent career. I also know that people who went deeper into finance, accounting, marketing, and management know a hell of a lot more than I do. I’m pretty far along on the bottom part of the Dunning Kruger graph to know there’s a lot of shit I don’t know anything about.
Calling all business degrees useless just smacks of someone who knows very little and thinks they’re smarter than everyone in the room. Obviously there are jokes like this meme we’re commenting on, but the comment I replied to didn’t sound like a joke at all.
I would never deny that someone capable can do anything with their degree. It sounds like you’ve managed quite a bit, and I’m glad you’ve built on your learning and found it useful.
While I was commenting just to rib you, I also come from a background where I had friends across a wide span of degrees while we were in college together. By far, the more difficult ones were my friends in Poli Sci and Engineering. And by far the easiest ones were my friends in Business. Though I’m sure there are easier ones still. (Is basket weaving a real degree? Lol)
My own degree veered towards the easier side as well personally speaking so I’m not speaking as some smarmy know it all. It’s just the nature of the content in our degree programs. Business and my own degree, are just degrees that don’t have complex topics. Nothing you listed is a difficult subject for a broad swath of people. And when you compare that to fluid dynamics, or the dry complexity of law, it certainly can look like turning in a coloring page. I turned in my fair share of coloring pages too. It’s all in good fun. 🙂 I get some people get more exhausting fervent about the meme, but they are the ones that just haven’t had enough reality to understand.