Work or Welfare or college?

[Y]

Bottom line is: the better the degree you have, the better the chance you will find a job that makes you happy.

I wish this is true, but unfortunately with
my corporate experience they do not give a damn
if you are happy with the job or not. You are the
only one making yourself happy with either
a good job and/or a lousy job, no matter what.
(e.g. Top-notched lawyers with nice degrees
are not quite happy even though
they found that job they aimed for. That's what
I heard from a number of lawyers and other professions )

"Accept & Take it or else you leave"
that is the kind of attitude in the business world

Plus nowadays they cannot afford high salaried people

 

[KingCobra]

Why do we have to work or attend to college or welfare like ssi, adc, ssa, ssdi, and etc...?

I have two jobs which I work for 70-75 hours a week. Im planning go back to college in winter as my second year. There are some reasons why i have two jobs and college because it is part of life to depend on. First, I work both job to make my living. Second, I have to pay the bills for my home, car, college, foods, clothes, and my daughter. Third, I would be able to have my money budget better. Finally, both jobs are most priority so is college.

College is important for me to attend and finish it because I would be able to get a degree like Bachelor degree or Master degree that I can get a better and real job in the future. That is all it matters.

Hi Eternity!

I am glad that you made it possible for Deaf people who depends on welfare or SSI to earn livings, to get real jobs and make better living for themselves. With SSI and/or welfare, they tend to make Deaf people dependable and low self-esteemed and what you are doing is to show your high self-esteemed and make it possible.

Of course, college education is always important and there is no question about it.

You gave us a true example of proving that we can live off better with real jobs rather than SSI or welfare, and you are truly a role model that those who depends on SSi and welfare, looks up!

Patting on your shoulder for your accomplishments!

 

[kalboy]

I wish this is true, but unfortunately with
my corporate experience they do not give a damn
if you are happy with the job or not. You are the
only one making yourself happy with either
a good job and/or a lousy job, no matter what.
(e.g. Top-notched lawyers with nice degrees
are not quite happy even though
they found that job they aimed for. That's what
I heard from a number of lawyers and other professions )

"Accept & Take it or else you leave"
that is the kind of attitude in the business world

Plus nowadays they cannot afford high salaried people

I'm talking about numbers here.
Lets look at an example.
Lets compare 100 high school graduates to 100 Harvard, Yale, and Columbia law school and b-school graduates. Do you think that the CHANCE the latter group is more happy in life than the former? I think so.

*they can not afford high salaried people*: this is just an evidence of short slight on your side. There are plently of employers willing to pay 100K+/year for the right person. If you don't believe me, go to monster.com and type in "VP MBA", "attorney jd" or "phd mcb" in the search query and check out the salary.

 

[CatoCooper13]

When I first got out of high school -- I was temporarily on SSI while I had the opportunity to find my feet and getting started in the real world of employment and college life. After the 2nd summer out of high school...I was still attending college, then moved to Los Angeles for personal reasons where I stayed for 2 years. I managed to find a couple of jobs to get me by in L.A.
Moved back home when Dad fell ill with colon cancer -- spent 1993, working 3 different jobs and attending college and looking after my father. Soon, personal conflicts saw to stopping the 2 jobs and focused on myself...then once recovered, I continued with the original job at the State hospital and took on a full course at college for the next 3 years. I was nearly finished with my Masters in Psychology and Social work when my father passed away. Unfortunately, I dropped everything after his death and moved out of town to 2 new jobs in Fremont.

Hopefully sometimes in the future, I'll get the opportunity to go back to school full time and complete my aim of getting Masters in Psychology/Social Work.

Now...am currently unemployed and looking for a job -- (I had a course in CIVICS IV - Community Services in Disability Field) and was only 3 weeks away from completing it when I was discharged from work. Since work had paid for me to attend the course...they barred me from attending the last 3 weeks. Damn them...but I think payback will be coming up for the company as I'm taking them to tribunal (Industrial Relations Commission) court for harsh and unfair dismissal. *sigh* Just have to wait and see how it goes.
Wish me luck..it's happening on the 6th of November. Union contacted me about the date because they felt that I had a strong case of unfair dismissal.

 

[Oddball]

When I first got out of high school -- I was temporarily on SSI while I had the opportunity to find my feet and getting started in the real world of employment and college life. After the 2nd summer out of high school...I was still attending college, then moved to Los Angeles for personal reasons where I stayed for 2 years. I managed to find a couple of jobs to get me by in L.A.
Moved back home when Dad fell ill with colon cancer -- spent 1993, working 3 different jobs and attending college and looking after my father. Soon, personal conflicts saw to stopping the 2 jobs and focused on myself...then once recovered, I continued with the original job at the State hospital and took on a full course at college for the next 3 years. I was nearly finished with my Masters in Psychology and Social work when my father passed away. Unfortunately, I dropped everything after his death and moved out of town to 2 new jobs in Fremont.

Hopefully sometimes in the future, I'll get the opportunity to go back to school full time and complete my aim of getting Masters in Psychology/Social Work.

Now...am currently unemployed and looking for a job -- (I had a course in CIVICS IV - Community Services in Disability Field) and was only 3 weeks away from completing it when I was discharged from work. Since work had paid for me to attend the course...they barred me from attending the last 3 weeks. Damn them...but I think payback will be coming up for the company as I'm taking them to tribunal (Industrial Relations Commission) court for harsh and unfair dismissal. *sigh* Just have to wait and see how it goes.
Wish me luck..it's happening on the 6th of November. Union contacted me about the date because they felt that I had a strong case of unfair dismissal.

That's awful!! Damn them. I believe that you will have a strong case of unfair dismissal.. They should not take your rights away. I hope everything will work out for you eventually. Keep your chin up.