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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A philosophy major as being the career path for the future?

I guess this is a case of the delusional leading the more delusional!  Do you guys have a clue as to what it means to work in a corporate environment and deal with real life business challenges?

Hint: Kant will be no help![/quote]

I'm sorry, but when I went to school, the business classes were easy.  Really easy.  In fact, most people majored in business so they could party all of the time.  Yeah, they got corporate jobs, not because of their education but because of their parents' connections.  That's the reality of how the world works.

I'm not saying to major in philosophy as a career path.  I'm saying that liberal arts majors are not necessarily dead ends.  It all depends on what you do with it, whether you do internships, develop other skills, et cetera.

I think all of the people who pursue computer science thinking it's a sure thing are going to be disappointed.  Jobs are not outsourced because of lack of labor.  They're outsourced for cheaper labor.  Anything that can be done remotely and that doesn't necessarily require excellent communication skills can be outsourced and eventually, if it will save money, will be outsourced.

Sure there are engineering jobs and IT jobs that don't lend themselves to outsourcing, but those are very specific, and I imagine there will still be a steady stream of immigrants who will do those jobs for cheaper.

My point is that nothing is a certainty.  I don't know if there's much point to majoring in something you hate because you think it's a sure path to a job.  But no matter what you major in, you should always be looking to add skills that are marketable, and that can be done with any major (either by supplementing with certain courses, adding a minor, interning, et cetera).[/quote]

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