Posted by: Gaf.Dya.Hoina June 10, 2009
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Jadedkt, definitely not an FML, but like Quagmire, I'm empathetic to your situation as well.

Although I find a few of your grievances somewhat exaggerated, I want to touch on two of the issues you brought up:
  1. "You work your butt off through 4 years of college only to realize you are going to be stuck doing something that you learned in a 100 level class."

    You spend more time at the copier than analyzing cash flows because that's the natural course for everybody. It would be foolish for a company to make you (a fresh college graduate) the managing partner of an engagement (even though you might think you're more than capable of handling the job) because there are still a lot more things you need to learn on the field, things that have not been covered in classrooms.


    What I'm trying to say (and I presume you already know) is that you've got to experience the whole chain, right from level zero, in order to appreciate what's lined up for you five or ten years down the road. Not only that, but as you assume positions that require you to delegate, you'll be better equipped with the knowledge of how much responsibility a first year professional can effectively manage without putting too much/little on his or her plate.

  2. The job market for your major is tanking along with the economy. You
    realize this senior year when it's too late to change your major.

    I guess this one kinda varies on an individual level, but I think you have to study something you're interested in for the most part. How can one hop from major to major just because the recent economic downturn limits job opportunities for your major?

    Everybody has been hit by the tanking economy, not just accountants, or economists. Okay, yes, if you could switch your major to a health-care related area of study (or theatrics - Hollywood's surprisingly hanging in there) that would have been awesome, but wait...from accounting to theatrics? Is that a leap worth taking just to avoid the initial struggles of landing a decent job? I think not.  
If you haven't guessed by now, I'm kinda bored. Maybe I should open up some joke threads instead of meaninglessly trying to extend this conversation. But then again, what the heck, yea? ;)

Oh and about going back to Nepal, I think it's time for us to put aside these conditional statements such as "I'd go to Nepal if it weren't for..." and openly admit (yea, anonymously in sajha will do too) that life in the US is more appealing to us and difficult to let go.  I mean come on people. I don't buy that and I know you don't either. A close friend of mine went back to Nepal despite of having a good job out here just because she wanted to make a difference in Nepal! No strings attached! You feeling me?
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