Newsgroups: tor.general
Path: utzoo!henry
From: henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer)
Subject: Re: Dilemma with Career Plans
Message-ID: <1989Nov13.175803.1277@utzoo.uucp>
Organization: U of Toronto Zoology
References: <2434@ists.ists.ca> <25599880.22874@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca> <1989Nov10.175137.1712@utzoo.uucp> <1989Nov12.163704.18325@nebulus>
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 89 17:58:03 GMT

In article <1989Nov12.163704.18325@nebulus> root@nebulus (Dennis S. Breckenridge) writes:
>>equate "no degree" to "uneducated" with a further connotation of "probably
>>due to low intelligence or some other unpleasant reason".  This can be a
>
>B.S. look at the top of any major corporation and you find a grade 12 education
>and lots of good hard work!

But send in his age-25 resume to his own personnel department, applying
for any sort of job involving brains, and they'll send you a xeroxed form
letter saying essentially "go away".

Actually, look at the top of a major corporation today and you'll usually
find a lawyer or an accountant, both of which require a bit more than
grade 12.
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