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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Huh. No. We paid $55k (total, not per year) for my daughter's degree and she's had no issue finding well paying, full time employment. But we also thought about job prospects and that kind of thing BEFORE, y'know, signing the check and her picking a major. People who don't do the tiniest bit of legwork upfront on majors, job outlook, etc. and then act all "surprised Pikachu" face when they find out that, surprise surprise, their/their kid's expensive English degree doesn't just automatically result in offers for $70k jobs get no sympathy from me. 
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OP here. So grateful for all of the helpful suggestions and wisdom offered in this thread. In response to the poster I'm quoting here...There is another wrinkle to my kid's story. The kid is TUTORING online & in-person and making $60/$70 per hour and $70-$80K/year as a "temporary" gig. Kid is highly rated and really good at it. So this English major earns the money without having a boss and a commute...BUT...

TUTORING [b]isn't a "real" job/career asset[/b] in the traditional sense that will be an investment for the long term, is it? That's the problem. It's not like building a career as a professor or an employee working for an institution. The kid makes as much or more than some full-time teachers or professors, reporters, CBS production assistants, etc! It's unexpected and a bit confusing. But kid gets tired of the prospecting/rainmaking of tutoring, sees it as temporary, and is having a challenging time getting a regular job with an institution for half the pay. Doesn't make sense does it?! It's a stumper. But isn't getting a real job best for the long term? What am I missing here? Thanks in advance for your thoughts.[/quote]

Has she researched the parents of the kids she is tutoring?  I wouldn't be surprised if some work in fields that may be of interest to her and hire English majors.  If they think she is doing a good/great job with her kids, I don't see any reason she couldn't try to reach out to parents letting them know that tutoring is not her "career".  Probably easiest if she is tutoring HS kids where there is a natural end to her tutoring of the kid.

That said, don't waste their time.  She needs to have some vision of her future vs. having zero direction.[/quote]

Why doesn't your kid look to open a tutoring business then? They could develop a marketing plan and social media posts, and use that to demonstrate success to future employers. [/quote]

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