Greatest Myths About Work:

[Cat_Whisperer]

@Voyager

Ever get assigned stretch goals? Stretch goals are goals that are nearly impossible to attain with the resources they give you. Instead of giving you the resources, they say rah rah while you are supposed to work extra hours to make the goal. Then when you don’t meet it, they say good try, and you get nothing.
I’ve never seen an honest stretch goal in my life.

Even the name doesn’t sound honest - it should be maybe “Scam goal” or “Goal you’ll never achieve, so have fun working your ass off to miss it.”

@And_his_buzzer_goes

Haven’t seen this one (maybe I missed it):

“This is just a temporary thing, plenty of interesting stuff will come your way pretty soon!”

Is it just me, or is anyone else scared by the idea of what “interesting stuff” at work means?

[msmith537]

@rachelellogram

Third path would be getting skilled but not going into debt to do so. Become a plumber or a bricklayer or an electrician.

People still lay bricks, right? Anyway, pick a trade and do it well. You get paid to be an apprentice, and once you’re skilled you can join a union and make megabuxxx.

Sort of off topic, but here is an interesting ROI chart of school costs vs expected lifetime earnings. (My schools are both upper right quadrant;))
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/collegeroi/?chan=bschools_special+report+--+college+return+on+investment_special+report+--+college+return+on+investment

[phreesh]

re: degrees, research shows that every year of education results in greater wages over a lifespan. And it’s linear. Each year results in more lifetime money.

Of course, those are average numbers and some people do better and some do worse.

I know my education has allowed me to make MUCH more money than I would have been earning without it.