Is having a master's degree a must in the DC area?

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Anonymous wrote:depends, if you have a stupid major like liberal arts, english etc... then yes.

Also the only place that employs the worthless public policy, poly sci etc... masters in the federal government

DS has a stupid liberal arts major in languages. Why in the world would a stupid major company in the global business community need someone who has a dumb LS degree and speaks three critical languages? Wow! I'll mention that in my email to DS when he arrives in Singapore to assist with cultural/business affairs that he is soooo just wasting his time with his worthless degree. The world needs more enlightened people like you.

unclench.

Agreed -- calm your shizz down, PP. Most of us with other degrees took liberal arts classes as part our of gen eds and had to pursue a language in college in addition to more specialized coursework. It's critical for the development of good analytical thought and diverse knowledge to have that liberal arts background, but a LOT of people (like, everyone) have that background and so it's usually less useful in distinguishing yourself in the workplace. I, for one, found time for a psychology minor and two languages in addition to my hard science undergrad (and yes, I have a masters, to make this somewhat germane to OP's question, and it has provided me with a huge career boost).

P.S. Singapore is heavily English-speaking, so unless he's working with like, construction workers there, I'm not sure how he's going to use those three languages.

Maybe you should calm your shizz down. I think you missed my point as I was being facetious towards a comment that liberal arts degrees are stupid. Anyone who partakes in any intellectual pursuit should not be considered worthless.

Your comments which have no basis or knowledge what DS is doing in Singapore are meaningless. On a final note, while you may think DS is undistinguished because you also took languages, we will leave it to the company that writes his checks to decide whether his fluency in Russian, Chinese, and Korean is beneficial to their company. Good luck in your endeavors.

OMG you talk too much!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:depends, if you have a stupid major like liberal arts, english etc... then yes.

Also the only place that employs the worthless public policy, poly sci etc... masters in the federal government

DS has a stupid liberal arts major in languages. Why in the world would a stupid major company in the global business community need someone who has a dumb LS degree and speaks three critical languages? Wow! I'll mention that in my email to DS when he arrives in Singapore to assist with cultural/business affairs that he is soooo just wasting his time with his worthless degree. The world needs more enlightened people like you.

unclench.

Agreed -- calm your shizz down, PP. Most of us with other degrees took liberal arts classes as part our of gen eds and had to pursue a language in college in addition to more specialized coursework. It's critical for the development of good analytical thought and diverse knowledge to have that liberal arts background, but a LOT of people (like, everyone) have that background and so it's usually less useful in distinguishing yourself in the workplace. I, for one, found time for a psychology minor and two languages in addition to my hard science undergrad (and yes, I have a masters, to make this somewhat germane to OP's question, and it has provided me with a huge career boost).

P.S. Singapore is heavily English-speaking, so unless he's working with like, construction workers there, I'm not sure how he's going to use those three languages.

Maybe you should calm your shizz down. I think you missed my point as I was being facetious towards a comment that liberal arts degrees are stupid. Anyone who partakes in any intellectual pursuit should not be considered worthless.

Your comments which have no basis or knowledge what DS is doing in Singapore are meaningless. On a final note, while you may think DS is undistinguished because you also took languages, we will leave it to the company that writes his checks to decide whether his fluency in Russian, Chinese, and Korean is beneficial to their company. Good luck in your endeavors.

Did they hire him for his translation skills, ie, he can proof and edit docs already written (in broken or strange English) so they are understandable in English?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:depends, if you have a stupid major like liberal arts, english etc... then yes.

Also the only place that employs the worthless public policy, poly sci etc... masters in the federal government

DS has a stupid liberal arts major in languages. Why in the world would a stupid major company in the global business community need someone who has a dumb LS degree and speaks three critical languages? Wow! I'll mention that in my email to DS when he arrives in Singapore to assist with cultural/business affairs that he is soooo just wasting his time with his worthless degree. The world needs more enlightened people like you.

unclench.

Agreed -- calm your shizz down, PP. Most of us with other degrees took liberal arts classes as part our of gen eds and had to pursue a language in college in addition to more specialized coursework. It's critical for the development of good analytical thought and diverse knowledge to have that liberal arts background, but a LOT of people (like, everyone) have that background and so it's usually less useful in distinguishing yourself in the workplace. I, for one, found time for a psychology minor and two languages in addition to my hard science undergrad (and yes, I have a masters, to make this somewhat germane to OP's question, and it has provided me with a huge career boost).

P.S. Singapore is heavily English-speaking, so unless he's working with like, construction workers there, I'm not sure how he's going to use those three languages.

Maybe you should calm your shizz down. I think you missed my point as I was being facetious towards a comment that liberal arts degrees are stupid. Anyone who partakes in any intellectual pursuit should not be considered worthless.

Your comments which have no basis or knowledge what DS is doing in Singapore are meaningless. On a final note, while you may think DS is undistinguished because you also took languages, we will leave it to the company that writes his checks to decide whether his fluency in Russian, Chinese, and Korean is beneficial to their company. Good luck in your endeavors.

I have no dog in this fight but many of the negative comments you are getting is because Americans, unlike the rest of the world, are not bilingual and feel that if you don't speak English than you are ignorant. Other countries look upon us favorably that we have even taken the effort to learn their language. If you think not, go to another country and make an attempt to use their language. They love it! Your son sounds like he is successful without a master's degree (not sure if he has one though).

And to OP, it certainly doesn't hurt to have an advance degree which would make you more marketable unless it's in accounting as a previous poster stated.

[Anonymous]

What does an advanced degree in the same major as an undergraduate degree really bring to the table that couldn't be done by years of experience? Seems like it would be impressive for clients but does it really add value? Not talking about a JD or something along those lines because a JD is the first law degree in the US.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What does an advanced degree in the same major as an undergraduate degree really bring to the table that couldn't be done by years of experience? Seems like it would be impressive for clients but does it really add value? Not talking about a JD or something along those lines because a JD is the first law degree in the US.

I agree with you. Unfortunately, many companies are asking for an advanced degrees to obtain promotions. Registered Nurses now must have a bachelor's instead of an associate's degree which puts many associate's nurses with decades of experience ineligible for advancement if they do not return to school. Not saying a bachelor's is not a good thing but give me decades of experience any day!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:depends, if you have a stupid major like liberal arts, english etc... then yes.

Also the only place that employs the worthless public policy, poly sci etc... masters in the federal government

DS has a stupid liberal arts major in languages. Why in the world would a stupid major company in the global business community need someone who has a dumb LS degree and speaks three critical languages? Wow! I'll mention that in my email to DS when he arrives in Singapore to assist with cultural/business affairs that he is soooo just wasting his time with his worthless degree. The world needs more enlightened people like you.

unclench.

Agreed -- calm your shizz down, PP. Most of us with other degrees took liberal arts classes as part our of gen eds and had to pursue a language in college in addition to more specialized coursework. It's critical for the development of good analytical thought and diverse knowledge to have that liberal arts background, but a LOT of people (like, everyone) have that background and so it's usually less useful in distinguishing yourself in the workplace. I, for one, found time for a psychology minor and two languages in addition to my hard science undergrad (and yes, I have a masters, to make this somewhat germane to OP's question, and it has provided me with a huge career boost).

P.S. Singapore is heavily English-speaking, so unless he's working with like, construction workers there, I'm not sure how he's going to use those three languages.

Maybe you should calm your shizz down. I think you missed my point as I was being facetious towards a comment that liberal arts degrees are stupid. Anyone who partakes in any intellectual pursuit should not be considered worthless.

Your comments which have no basis or knowledge what DS is doing in Singapore are meaningless. On a final note, while you may think DS is undistinguished because you also took languages, we will leave it to the company that writes his checks to decide whether his fluency in Russian, Chinese, and Korean is beneficial to their company. Good luck in your endeavors.

I have no dog in this fight but many of the negative comments you are getting is because Americans, unlike the rest of the world, are not bilingual and feel that if you don't speak English than you are ignorant. Other countries look upon us favorably that we have even taken the effort to learn their language. If you think not, go to another country and make an attempt to use their language. They love it! Your son sounds like he is successful without a master's degree (not sure if he has one though).

And to OP, it certainly doesn't hurt to have an advance degree which would make you more marketable unless it's in accounting as a previous poster stated.

PP who told you to calm your shizz down. Your son is undistinguished. DH is Asian and plenty of undistinguished Americans get jobs there with relatively poor language skills.

Good luck getting over your oddly angry feelings!

[Anonymous]

Didn't poster with kid in Singapore say they are WASPs? Wonder if DS is blonde with blue eyes. That could make a huge difference in him getting a job in Asia.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:depends, if you have a stupid major like liberal arts, english etc... then yes.

Also the only place that employs the worthless public policy, poly sci etc... masters in the federal government

DS has a stupid liberal arts major in languages. Why in the world would a stupid major company in the global business community need someone who has a dumb LS degree and speaks three critical languages? Wow! I'll mention that in my email to DS when he arrives in Singapore to assist with cultural/business affairs that he is soooo just wasting his time with his worthless degree. The world needs more enlightened people like you.

unclench.

Agreed -- calm your shizz down, PP. Most of us with other degrees took liberal arts classes as part our of gen eds and had to pursue a language in college in addition to more specialized coursework. It's critical for the development of good analytical thought and diverse knowledge to have that liberal arts background, but a LOT of people (like, everyone) have that background and so it's usually less useful in distinguishing yourself in the workplace. I, for one, found time for a psychology minor and two languages in addition to my hard science undergrad (and yes, I have a masters, to make this somewhat germane to OP's question, and it has provided me with a huge career boost).

P.S. Singapore is heavily English-speaking, so unless he's working with like, construction workers there, I'm not sure how he's going to use those three languages.

Maybe you should calm your shizz down. I think you missed my point as I was being facetious towards a comment that liberal arts degrees are stupid. Anyone who partakes in any intellectual pursuit should not be considered worthless.

Your comments which have no basis or knowledge what DS is doing in Singapore are meaningless. On a final note, while you may think DS is undistinguished because you also took languages, we will leave it to the company that writes his checks to decide whether his fluency in Russian, Chinese, and Korean is beneficial to their company. Good luck in your endeavors.

I have no dog in this fight but many of the negative comments you are getting is because Americans, unlike the rest of the world, are not bilingual and feel that if you don't speak English than you are ignorant. Other countries look upon us favorably that we have even taken the effort to learn their language. If you think not, go to another country and make an attempt to use their language. They love it! Your son sounds like he is successful without a master's degree (not sure if he has one though).

And to OP, it certainly doesn't hurt to have an advance degree which would make you more marketable unless it's in accounting as a previous poster stated.

PP who told you to calm your shizz down. Your son is undistinguished. DH is Asian and plenty of undistinguished Americans get jobs there with relatively poor language skills.

Good luck getting over your oddly angry feelings!

22:48 here. I think you have directed your comments to the wrong person. However, I still stand firm in my comments about being bilingual. As I said, I don't have a dog in this fight but do question why you are so upset with the poster who's son is trilingual. You can certainly feel the way you want but can't figure out why you are so miffed. Whatever.....to each his own.

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Anonymous wrote:Didn't poster with kid in Singapore say they are WASPs? Wonder if DS is blonde with blue eyes. That could make a huge difference in him getting a job in Asia.

Poster did say they are WASPs and knowing how to speak three difficult languages definitely sets him apart. It's not just learning the language but knowing the culture that makes the difference. Another poster says her DH is Asian. That's all well and good for an Asian (who I will assume speaks the language) but for a white American speaking those languages and knowing the culture does distinguish him. Sigh...how I wish I had gone beyond 4 years of high school French!

[Anonymous]

only if you don't have skills and need 'credentials'.

Bryce harper has a GED and is excelling in the DC economy.

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Anonymous wrote:only if you don't have skills and need 'credentials'.

Bryce harper has a GED and is excelling in the DC economy.

Oh, so true. The other day, I would have gladly exchanged for a day my advanced degrees for plumbing skills to avoid the HUGE bill I received for repairs. I've often thought about taking some of those 'skill' courses at Montgomery College. All the skilled workers (probably just high school grads) who have come to my house for repairs make big bucks!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:depends, if you have a stupid major like liberal arts, english etc... then yes.

Also the only place that employs the worthless public policy, poly sci etc... masters in the federal government

DS has a stupid liberal arts major in languages. Why in the world would a stupid major company in the global business community need someone who has a dumb LS degree and speaks three critical languages? Wow! I'll mention that in my email to DS when he arrives in Singapore to assist with cultural/business affairs that he is soooo just wasting his time with his worthless degree. The world needs more enlightened people like you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What does an advanced degree in the same major as an undergraduate degree really bring to the table that couldn't be done by years of experience? Seems like it would be impressive for clients but does it really add value? Not talking about a JD or something along those lines because a JD is the first law degree in the US.

It's just a way to weed candidates out.

I am going to milk my experience for all that I can. I am 34 and make $95K. Not wealthy by any stretch, but I have no desire to spend my time and money on a master's at this point. I finished undergrad when I was 20! Been there, done that.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:depends, if you have a stupid major like liberal arts, english etc... then yes.

Also the only place that employs the worthless public policy, poly sci etc... masters in the federal government

DS has a stupid liberal arts major in languages. Why in the world would a stupid major company in the global business community need someone who has a dumb LS degree and speaks three critical languages? Wow! I'll mention that in my email to DS when he arrives in Singapore to assist with cultural/business affairs that he is soooo just wasting his time with his worthless degree. The world needs more enlightened people like you.

unclench.

Agreed -- calm your shizz down, PP. Most of us with other degrees took liberal arts classes as part our of gen eds and had to pursue a language in college in addition to more specialized coursework. It's critical for the development of good analytical thought and diverse knowledge to have that liberal arts background, but a LOT of people (like, everyone) have that background and so it's usually less useful in distinguishing yourself in the workplace. I, for one, found time for a psychology minor and two languages in addition to my hard science undergrad (and yes, I have a masters, to make this somewhat germane to OP's question, and it has provided me with a huge career boost).

P.S. Singapore is heavily English-speaking, so unless he's working with like, construction workers there, I'm not sure how he's going to use those three languages.

Maybe you should calm your shizz down. I think you missed my point as I was being facetious towards a comment that liberal arts degrees are stupid. Anyone who partakes in any intellectual pursuit should not be considered worthless.

Your comments which have no basis or knowledge what DS is doing in Singapore are meaningless. On a final note, while you may think DS is undistinguished because you also took languages, we will leave it to the company that writes his checks to decide whether his fluency in Russian, Chinese, and Korean is beneficial to their company. Good luck in your endeavors.

I have no dog in this fight but many of the negative comments you are getting is because Americans, unlike the rest of the world, are not bilingual and feel that if you don't speak English than you are ignorant. Other countries look upon us favorably that we have even taken the effort to learn their language. If you think not, go to another country and make an attempt to use their language. They love it! Your son sounds like he is successful without a master's degree (not sure if he has one though).

And to OP, it certainly doesn't hurt to have an advance degree which would make you more marketable unless it's in accounting as a previous poster stated.

PP who told you to calm your shizz down. Your son is undistinguished. DH is Asian and plenty of undistinguished Americans get jobs there with relatively poor language skills.

Good luck getting over your oddly angry feelings!

What is your definition of 'undistinguished Americans'? You are quick to point out your husband is Asian. Is that a crack against Anglo-Americans being unqualified or just that your husband is Asian so it's no big deal about Americans in Singapore?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:depends, if you have a stupid major like liberal arts, english etc... then yes.

Also the only place that employs the worthless public policy, poly sci etc... masters in the federal government

DS has a stupid liberal arts major in languages. Why in the world would a stupid major company in the global business community need someone who has a dumb LS degree and speaks three critical languages? Wow! I'll mention that in my email to DS when he arrives in Singapore to assist with cultural/business affairs that he is soooo just wasting his time with his worthless degree. The world needs more enlightened people like you.

unclench.

Agreed -- calm your shizz down, PP. Most of us with other degrees took liberal arts classes as part our of gen eds and had to pursue a language in college in addition to more specialized coursework. It's critical for the development of good analytical thought and diverse knowledge to have that liberal arts background, but a LOT of people (like, everyone) have that background and so it's usually less useful in distinguishing yourself in the workplace. I, for one, found time for a psychology minor and two languages in addition to my hard science undergrad (and yes, I have a masters, to make this somewhat germane to OP's question, and it has provided me with a huge career boost).

P.S. Singapore is heavily English-speaking, so unless he's working with like, construction workers there, I'm not sure how he's going to use those three languages.

Maybe you should calm your shizz down. I think you missed my point as I was being facetious towards a comment that liberal arts degrees are stupid. Anyone who partakes in any intellectual pursuit should not be considered worthless.

Your comments which have no basis or knowledge what DS is doing in Singapore are meaningless. On a final note, while you may think DS is undistinguished because you also took languages, we will leave it to the company that writes his checks to decide whether his fluency in Russian, Chinese, and Korean is beneficial to their company. Good luck in your endeavors.

OMG you talk too much!

As I linguistics major who also studied a couple asiatic languages I call BS on this PP talking about someone who allegedly got fluent in three entirely unrelated languages all during 4 years in university. "fo' shizzz".

Maybe he's Mongolian and already spoke them...