Anonymous wrote:Did we fail in educating them?
"The class of 2025 college graduates is entering a difficult job market. Not only is there economic uncertainty, but hiring managers also express skepticism about the capabilities and professionalism of young workers joining the workforce.
Resume.org surveyed 1,000 hiring managers in April to understand how they feel about hiring recent college grads and what challenges they’ve encountered with this group.
Takeaways:
8 in 10 hiring managers say a recent college graduate didn’t work out at their company in the past year, and 65% say they had to fire one
78% of hiring managers say recent grads spend too much time on their phones
More than half say recent grads are unprepared for the workforce and difficult to manage
1 in 6 are reluctant to hire this cohort"
More:
https://www.resume.org/recent-college-grads-are-hard-to-manage-and-always-on-their-phones-many-managers-avoid-hiring-them/
Anonymous wrote:I’m a Gen-Xer and yes I do see the phone addiction. There also is a little of entitlement from some new hires. But here is where I give props to Gen-Zers in my field (nursing): they have better boundaries and often won’t allow themselves to be abused by management. They speak up about safety issues, like short staffing. I think this generation also sees that work ethic doesn’t necessarily translate into success. For me, it’s hard to not have work ethic. But I know working hard does not mean I’ll get ahead. It’s about personality, who you know, who likes you, being a “yes” person to the higher ups. I still work hard, but some of these kids see the BS and are like “meh, I’ll do the minimum.”
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Universities no longer provide an education; only indoctrination.
Universities provide education, not home training. When I was a young adult, I certainly made some errors as a new professional, but no one has to tell me that I can't wear the same dress to the office that I wore to the club on Saturday. No one had to teach me how to show up on time. No one had to teach me how to answer the phone like an adult or to at least appear busy out of respect for my job and my boss. My mother made sure I knew these things before sending me off to college. Why are kids not receiving any life skills education at home anymore?
Anonymous wrote:I’m a Gen-Xer and yes I do see the phone addiction. There also is a little of entitlement from some new hires. But here is where I give props to Gen-Zers in my field (nursing): they have better boundaries and often won’t allow themselves to be abused by management. They speak up about safety issues, like short staffing. I think this generation also sees that work ethic doesn’t necessarily translate into success. For me, it’s hard to not have work ethic. But I know working hard does not mean I’ll get ahead. It’s about personality, who you know, who likes you, being a “yes” person to the higher ups. I still work hard, but some of these kids see the BS and are like “meh, I’ll do the minimum.”
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Do you really believe college students are packing auditoriums to protest for trans rights? Look at to picture that's with that article. A small classroom with fewer protestors than students in even an advance math lecture. When the numbers get up to a typical Pysch101 lecture, wake me.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Universities no longer provide an education; only indoctrination.
This is the dumbest comment. Nobody is indoctrinated at universities. Did you even attend or you quoting some Fox News line?
Obviously you haven’t been in college for a few decades.
DP... Obviously, you are a FOX-News indoctrinated troll who just believes what they have to say about it.
Yeah, not much.![]()
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/students/free-speech/2023/04/13/shouting-down-speakers-who-offend
It does exist. The article cites several examples of it. There's ideological programming and brainwashing everywhere. It has been building for the better part of two decades.
Sorry to rain on your sacred cow (and your safe space).
NP.
My kid just graduated with a bachelors' in computer science. He can write code in C, Java, Python, Javascript and several other languages, he can query data in SQL, OpenCypher and other query languages, he understands algorithms, he understands git and version control and modular programming and cloud and code reuse and best practices, he understands cryptography, machine learning, and many other things. And he and his classmates did all of this while there were Gaza protests and other things going on on campus.
Because guess what? YOU seem to falsely believe that "wokeness" and "DEI" and "pro Hamas protests" and "marxist ideology" everything else are 99% of what goes on on a college campus when in fact the REALITY of it is that it's barely 1% of what goes on on a college campus.
Sorry to rain on YOUR "sacred cow" of FOX News hyperbole and lies and gross distortion and exaggerations and fabrications. All of this nonsense of yours is to sow fear, uncertainty and doubt about higher education and dumb down the population because authoritarians view education as a danger and believe a dumbed-down populace is easier to mislead and control.
THAT is the biggest truth of this thread.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:First, I totally agree that the prejudiced exclusivity of the past was wrong and should never have been allowed. College entrance should be open to all 💯.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why is this in the political forum?
Colleges are dominated by Democrats. They have f’d up higher ed just like they ruined cities, k-12 schools, the military, sports, & everything else they touch.
Translation: “Things were so much better when higher education, the military and sports were only for white males”
Still, the capitalism of the markets has taken that and created a college for everyone to the point that some of these degrees are no longer certificates of education. They really are participation trophies. I'd be interested to know if the same holds for top 20 schools as for lower tier.
Because they treat the students and their overinvolved parents like customers rather than students. When someone is paying you 10s of thousands per year for a product, the institution (now business) is incentivized to keep the customer happy. So when little Johnny skips his lectures "because of his mental health" and fails his final, he and his parents can throw a fit and get the school to let him retake it. Little Johnny has done this his entire educational career, and expects it to continue in the workforce. Deadlines are mere suggestions, he should get endless second chances, and his comfort is paramount.
Johnny may be president one day.
Hell, Joe Biden graduated 76th out of 85 from SUNY law.
Dummy Trump couldn't even get into law school and probably wouldn't have gotten an undergrad degree if he didn't have a rich dad buy his way in.
Cadet Bonespur would have served his country in the military too.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:First, I totally agree that the prejudiced exclusivity of the past was wrong and should never have been allowed. College entrance should be open to all 💯.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why is this in the political forum?
Colleges are dominated by Democrats. They have f’d up higher ed just like they ruined cities, k-12 schools, the military, sports, & everything else they touch.
Translation: “Things were so much better when higher education, the military and sports were only for white males”
Still, the capitalism of the markets has taken that and created a college for everyone to the point that some of these degrees are no longer certificates of education. They really are participation trophies. I'd be interested to know if the same holds for top 20 schools as for lower tier.
Because they treat the students and their overinvolved parents like customers rather than students. When someone is paying you 10s of thousands per year for a product, the institution (now business) is incentivized to keep the customer happy. So when little Johnny skips his lectures "because of his mental health" and fails his final, he and his parents can throw a fit and get the school to let him retake it. Little Johnny has done this his entire educational career, and expects it to continue in the workforce. Deadlines are mere suggestions, he should get endless second chances, and his comfort is paramount.
Johnny may be president one day.
Hell, Joe Biden graduated 76th out of 85 from SUNY law.
Dummy Trump couldn't even get into law school and probably wouldn't have gotten an undergrad degree if he didn't have a rich dad buy his way in.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:First, I totally agree that the prejudiced exclusivity of the past was wrong and should never have been allowed. College entrance should be open to all 💯.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why is this in the political forum?
Colleges are dominated by Democrats. They have f’d up higher ed just like they ruined cities, k-12 schools, the military, sports, & everything else they touch.
Translation: “Things were so much better when higher education, the military and sports were only for white males”
Still, the capitalism of the markets has taken that and created a college for everyone to the point that some of these degrees are no longer certificates of education. They really are participation trophies. I'd be interested to know if the same holds for top 20 schools as for lower tier.
Because they treat the students and their overinvolved parents like customers rather than students. When someone is paying you 10s of thousands per year for a product, the institution (now business) is incentivized to keep the customer happy. So when little Johnny skips his lectures "because of his mental health" and fails his final, he and his parents can throw a fit and get the school to let him retake it. Little Johnny has done this his entire educational career, and expects it to continue in the workforce. Deadlines are mere suggestions, he should get endless second chances, and his comfort is paramount.
Johnny may be president one day.
Hell, Joe Biden graduated 76th out of 85 from SUNY law.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Do you really believe college students are packing auditoriums to protest for trans rights? Look at to picture that's with that article. A small classroom with fewer protestors than students in even an advance math lecture. When the numbers get up to a typical Pysch101 lecture, wake me.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Universities no longer provide an education; only indoctrination.
This is the dumbest comment. Nobody is indoctrinated at universities. Did you even attend or you quoting some Fox News line?
Obviously you haven’t been in college for a few decades.
DP... Obviously, you are a FOX-News indoctrinated troll who just believes what they have to say about it.
Yeah, not much.![]()
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/students/free-speech/2023/04/13/shouting-down-speakers-who-offend
It does exist. The article cites several examples of it. There's ideological programming and brainwashing everywhere. It has been building for the better part of two decades.
Sorry to rain on your sacred cow (and your safe space).
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:First, I totally agree that the prejudiced exclusivity of the past was wrong and should never have been allowed. College entrance should be open to all 💯.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why is this in the political forum?
Colleges are dominated by Democrats. They have f’d up higher ed just like they ruined cities, k-12 schools, the military, sports, & everything else they touch.
Translation: “Things were so much better when higher education, the military and sports were only for white males”
Still, the capitalism of the markets has taken that and created a college for everyone to the point that some of these degrees are no longer certificates of education. They really are participation trophies. I'd be interested to know if the same holds for top 20 schools as for lower tier.
Because they treat the students and their overinvolved parents like customers rather than students. When someone is paying you 10s of thousands per year for a product, the institution (now business) is incentivized to keep the customer happy. So when little Johnny skips his lectures "because of his mental health" and fails his final, he and his parents can throw a fit and get the school to let him retake it. Little Johnny has done this his entire educational career, and expects it to continue in the workforce. Deadlines are mere suggestions, he should get endless second chances, and his comfort is paramount.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why is this in the political forum?
Colleges are dominated by Democrats. They have f’d up higher ed just like they ruined cities, k-12 schools, the military, sports, & everything else they touch.
Translation: “Things were so much better when higher education, the military and sports were only for white males”
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Universities no longer provide an education; only indoctrination.
This is the dumbest comment. Nobody is indoctrinated at universities. Did you even attend or you quoting some Fox News line?
Obviously you haven’t been in college for a few decades.