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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are university jobs especially appealing to those from lower middle class backgrounds. Went to Wharton undergrad with a guy who grew up on a small farm in the Midwest -- he himself talked about how humble the upbringing was, his parents were only able to visit the campus once at graduation, he only went home once in 4 yrs etc.

Immediately after graduation he went into Big 4 consulting and then when the recession hit in 2008 -- he took up a university job as a budget analyst -- and has been at 2 universities in the last 9 yrs and doesn't seem like he will ever leave the stable job. Now that there are kids, it's all about how his kids will one day be able to go to his (admittedly prestigious) university for a low cost; and how the university has a highly ranked k-12 school where they can go for very nominal tuition. I get it -- the benefits are great - but how is a Wharton grad ok being a budget analyst making 75k (or even a 100k if I'm under estimating) when he could be making 2-3x that and save up for his kids school etc.[/quote]

When you grow up lower middle class, you are very risk averse. If you screw up or your company screws up there is no safety net. You generally see a private employer as someone who takes advantage of the employee (see how shift workers are screwed by last minute scheduling, or the conflict between management and unions).

So essentially there is always the fear you are one misstep away from poverty with no family to help, and growing up with negative association of private employers who take advantage of lower rung employees. Finally there is aura of education as the path to prosperity -- everyone tells you go to college and you will be set (without any discussion of what to do after college but 'get a good job'), and I think that reverence for education carries over to universities as employers. [/quote]

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