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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sabrinathecat" data-source="post: 6236690" data-attributes="member: 89838">Yeah. I just spent 8 months working at what was essentially Indian Fast Food with some service added in. "Starter job"? yeah right. I'm 41, and that was not my first job. But I'm not willing to move to LA, Texas, either of the Dakotas, or San Francisco. (OK, I might drive to SF, but not a great choice). Almost everyone at the Front End of the restaurant had a degree or was finishing one when I started. Now, one has a degree, the new manager has hired mostly HS grads, and a friend of mine who is 60, and hadn't had a job in a few years. He complains that at no time in his life has he been able to afford a house, a car, food, and a girlfriend, and he has worked a number of different jobs.So school systems in Scotland are like Paragon Paths and Epic Destinies? Once you pick one, you're stuck with it?Yes, if forced to, people will grow up faster. But it used to be a matter of pride to grow up. You wanted to support yourself and put away childish things (except when playing with your children, which was a reason to have them).I think we need to put more into making the schools up to date so there are actual job skills, and preparation for the current work place. Heck, half the stuff I needed to know about getting a job never came up in any of the classes I took in HS or college. Part of that is the restrictions put onto teachers, and the disconnect between "real world" and academia. 5-10 years to update a State University class program means that by the time they agree on something and get approval, it is out of date.Another problem is that in spite of all the pep talks, the economy is still in horrible shape. (Let's face it, when was the last time the economy was in Good shape? Late 90s? Sorta maybe?)But again, delayed childhood... Some people don't seem to think it is a problem at all. Maybe I was just brought up too old fashioned. Maybe I don't fit in this "modern" world. But it seems to me that those who do grow up sooner will have a serious edge over those who don't.</blockquote>

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