Changed my Mind

I have always thought attending school and getting a degree would bring a stable income into a person’s life. I have come to the conclusion that now at this point in our country this in not happening anymore. Many people have attended Universities and have graduated and have not been able to find a job for what they went to school for due to the economy. I have recently changed my mind about how degrees now don’t get you into your dream job most of the time is by having the experience or by knowing someone who  already has been there and hooking  you up with a position. I recently met a person who went to school and now has a big school loan and was working in a bank as a teller. That person was getting paid the same thing as a friend who didn’t have a degree and who had just been a part time teller at a bank and their salary was the same. I also believe that company rather hire someone who doesn’t have the degree to pay them less than a person who went to school, and that is also due to the economy in our country. Many big companies are also suffering from the income and have to find a way to benefit their companies as well. I am not against college, but sometimes I do ask myself what if all this time and money that I am investing doesn’t make a difference in my life due to how our country has changed and I think is going to continue to change. I hope this changes back to normal soon because I do want to encourage my kids to attend college for a better life, but if it doesn’t I will feel guilty by telling them that a degree gives you better opportunities when in reality the real world is not focusing on education.