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u ever had ppl kind of look down on you after you tell them what you do., oh your a pastry chef. or oh you dont have university. oh just 8 months of schooling hey. or before when i was in school i was just going to college and not univ and they would say oh . or if you in the IT field as computer repair person and not some kind of big shot PC engineer making the chips. well what happens if you just cant get into the univeristy or marks

 

 

they dont care to talk to you after you tell them what you do. and some of them give you that smirk or look like their better than you

 

you ask them what they do and generally they have a univ degree in some kind of technical engieering or high end white collar job in a corp company.

 

this is not with dating or with girls, but just casual talking with ppl you meet at events or social networking. some through church or volunteer co workers,. just everywhere you go.

im guessing most girls wont date a guy with lower education.

 

i like to hear your stories, of ppl if it has happened to you before. what do u think of it and this

 

im chinese but westernized one.

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I know a lot of people without any tertiary education. All of my sisters who are married have husbands with no formal education past high school. I've never noticed them being looked down on because of this.

 

If you think random people are looking down on your because of your job I'd say you're mostly imagining it. Why would someone ask you what you do for a living and then smirk at you when you tell them? (Unless you yourself are putting down people in low jobs prior to telling them what you do?).

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I know a lot of people without any tertiary education. All of my sisters who are married have husbands with no formal education past high school. I've never noticed them being looked down on because of this.

 

If you think random people are looking down on your because of your job I'd say you're mostly imagining it. Why would someone ask you what you do for a living and then smirk at you when you tell them? (Unless you yourself are putting down people in low jobs prior to telling them what you do?).

 

I agree with this.

 

I know guys whom have earned associates degrees, while working and whom are geniuses in their craft - whether it be something like IT programming or foreign language translations.

 

They may not have the credentials and resources from a well-connected University, but they are self-starters who can teach themselves.

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I have a masters but do not look down on those without college degrees. Actually in this economy I would rarely look down on anyone working. Probably the only exception is if you are in a job you are too old for and have been in it for years (ie working as a cook at McDonald's and you are 40 and have worked there for say 5 years).

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OP, let me ask you something. Do you like your job? When I've had jobs I didnt like I thought people percieved me in the same way. I have a four year degree. You know what I ended up doing? climbing wind turbines for a living. I don't think people look down on me, as a matter of fact I look down on them! (usually from about 300 ft. in the air lol)

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I hate it when they ask what I'm studying. I get a scary :eek: look when I tell them I'm in theoretical physics... What's worse is their next question: Does it make a lot of money? (lol, no)

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I've met plenty of older people (in my age range) who snub their noses at my job, but it doesn't bother me - though it obviously bothers them - because I am a hero to their 20-something kids who would do practically anything to work in my field.

 

I think the shock for most people around my job is:

 

  • I never finished college, but make way more than most people with masters degrees.
     
  • That the field I work in allows me to live comfortably in a neighborhood surrounded by all the typical doctors, lawyers, high level suits.
     
  • That I'm happy with what I do.

 

People can snub it all they want, i'm unfazed by others opinions of my job.

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I have the odd situation where, despite the fact that my occupation doesn't require a college degree, people always seem impressed by it.

 

I am a floral designer. When asked what I do, it is always met with approval and even admiration. I think many people idealize my field as being zen-like or calming.

The first designer I ever met was leaving the job to study law because she couldn't handle the stress involved in design. It is NOT calming.

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I get odd looks, but I don't get looked down on; not for long, anyway. I work in a typically white-collar job, but I'm the typical shaved-head, tattooed biker. Most of the people I run with have blue-collar (or no-collar) jobs; repair guys, bouncers, drivers, things like that. New people usually look at me with a little trepidation at first, but it's very short-lived. They quickly realize that I'm not some RUB or a weekend warrior, and then things are cool.

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OP, let me ask you something. Do you like your job? When I've had jobs I didnt like I thought people percieved me in the same way. I have a four year degree. You know what I ended up doing? climbing wind turbines for a living. I don't think people look down on me, as a matter of fact I look down on them! (usually from about 300 ft. in the air lol)

 

 

YOU ARE SO CORRECT! Whenever I've HATED my job, that is when I was the most insecure about it. I thought everyone looked down on me for my job (legal secretary). I thought they too knew what a lame job it was with no advancement. I'm laid off now and would die to have that job back!!!

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In general, if someone tells me they never went to university, it does affect my opinion of them. I guess I tend to think of them as being a bit less bright and more empty-headed.

 

My boyfriend, however, is a real dilemma... he left school at 16 and somehow manages to be as bright as me (and I have a PhD). I can only assume that he's one of those people who should have gone to university, but he never had the opportunity. In general I don't date anyone who doesn't have at least one degree (referably two or more), but I made an exception for my boyfriend because he's genius-level intelligent despite his lack of education.

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