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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Interesting question. My first thought is that among my colleagues at work, who all do exactly the same job, one of us went to a large Midwest state school, one went to a small Jesuit Midwest school, one of us went to a “public Ivy”, and one went to an Ivy League school. So, range of schools, our families have a range of backgrounds, we all studied different things (all liberal arts background) and we all ended up in the same place.[/quote]

That’s interesting. I work in niche field, with people from all over the country, a few went to prestige colleges, many went to public Ivys, a few to small private colleges that specialize in our niche. But we all grew up fairly poor (like never employed or absent fathers, family members in jail or on welfare, debilitating alcoholism). It’s funny, I think I would have ended up in a similar role with whatever college I went to. The work is very stable and of national importance, so I think the stability appeals to us from chaotic backgrounds. Pay sucks though. [/quote]

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