Be Like Him..........

[Emily]

60k a year
That is nothing after taxes

Get your degrees guys

 

[Abdalla]

I still vividly remember when one of my professors said that she holds several degrees and is an associate professor, yet her brother in law is a carpenter and earns more than her. I immediately wanted to quit and find myself a rug.

 

[Emily]

Not a bad post. Too many people going to college. Some people are naturally better at reading, writing, and deep thinking than others--they should always go to university and should study the liberal arts if they like. Most people are not like this and should think about becoming a plumber or electrician or some other trade, as they will either fail college or only narrowly graduate and struggle to land a job. Nothing wrong with people taking different paths. Shanta farood ee gacanta ku wadayaala ilaahay muusan simin, in other words--diversity is part of life.

 

[SOULSEARCHING]

Somali men don't like physical work.
They like doing computer desk jobs
Or business.

 

[Mr.Haggis]

60k a year
That is nothing after taxes

Get your degrees guys

after tax it’s £30k

 

[HMuuse]

I study architecture

 

[land owner]

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[VixR]

Not a bad post. Too many people going to college. Some people are naturally better at reading, writing, and deep thinking than others--they should always go to university and should study the liberal arts if they like. Most people are not like this and should think about becoming a plumber or electrician or some other trade, as they will either fail college or only narrowly graduate and struggle to land a job. Nothing wrong with people taking different paths. Shanta farood ee gacanta ku wadayaala ilaahay muusan simin, in other words--diversity is part of life.

What actually screws people is not so much the degree, but financial illiteracy, ie, not figuring out the payoff of some of the degrees they’re racking up debts for in future earnings, but that’s not to say liberal arts degrees, and classes especially, shouldn’t exist like some people say.

I still think they should exist, and that people should be taking those classes in undergrad if they’re pursuing STEM. Students are taught critical thinking in the humanities and certain science courses like physics, but many other science and pre-med courses are actually rote memorization, so liberal arts are not without its value since they expose us to problem solving and critical thinking.

Trades is good for some, those who’re not so good in school definitely, but I think a society without its intellectuals would be a disaster, not that trades would be attractive to those types of people to begin with.

 

[Molotoff]

60k a year
That is nothing after taxes

Get your degrees guys

Get da f*ck outta here with that bullshit.

 

[Molotoff]

What actually screws people is not so much the degree, but financial illiteracy, ie, not figuring out the payoff of some of the degrees they’re racking up debts for in future earnings, but that’s not to say liberal arts degrees, and classes especially, shouldn’t exist like some people say.

I still think they should exist, and that people should be taking those classes in undergrad if they’re pursuing STEM. Students are taught critical thinking in the humanities and certain science courses like physics, but many other science and pre-med courses are actually rote memorization, so liberal arts are not without its value since they expose us to problem solving and critical thinking.

Trades is good for some, those who’re not so good in school definitely, but I think a society without its intellectuals would be a disaster, not that trades would be attractive to those types of people to begin with.

The problem is everyone wants to be an intellectual nowadays having an easy well paid job. It is not realistic.

I fear the days to come, when digitalization, electrification and automatization has rationalised 90% of the jobs that currently exist.

 

[VixR]

The problem is everyone wants to be an intellectual nowadays having an easy well paid job. It is not realistic.

I fear the days to come, when digitalization, electrification and automatization has rationalised 90% of the jobs that currently exist.

Automation as of right now is only good for repetitive, simple tasks like taking orders word for word from a customer (which people consider miserable work anyway), hence kiosks and self-checkouts popping up everywhere so businesses can improve their bottom line with a machine that needs minimal maintenance instead of a human being who needs pay and benefits. Another example of that is capping lids, or simple assembly line type robotics.

It isn’t going to take away “smart jobs” (people actually want to do) that require human oversight/intelligence.

Even Elon Musk who tried to design a factory completely run by robots using machine learning and the current programming capacities tweeted,“Humans are underrated” when he kept having serious malfunctions and expensive damage from the machines destructively and repeatedly making the same mistakes, so much that he had to reintroduce humans in there.

 

[PhySom]

Tradee is a boring job which you will pay for as you age

Stem fields are the way to go and you will make 100s of thousands of dollars.

 

[Molotoff]

Tradee is a boring job which you will pay for as you age

Stem fields are the way to go and you will make 100s of thousands of dollars.

We cant all be stems.

 

[Arma]

If you're taking General Business, then yeah that's not really useful.

But specializing in Accounting or Human Resources is specific enough that you'll find work if you look hard enough once you graduate. Those are decently good careers.

Many Somalis I know have taken that route and are doing good.

Trust me, darling, you do not need a University degree in HR and Accounting. You'll do fine enough, with just a A levels. In these fields of work, experience is everything. You're better off doing unpaid internships, gaining the relevant experience, than a three year spell at uni, in a ridiculous course for a useless degree.

It’s because of schools in the UK framing it as you’re a failure for not going to university, which shames people from doing vocational courses, trades and apprenticeships, despite the fact that’s it a solid career choice.

I really wanted to do an IT degree apprenticeship, but my family hounded me to instead study medicine abroad. Now my friends who did an apprenticeship are earning £21,000 a year at 18 with a guaranteed job and free degree after 3 years and I’m in Döner land.

Indeed, the UK education system will label you a failure, if you dont go to university. Trust, I know. I finished school in '07, and my teachers were banging on about the importance of going to university.
Glad I didn't listen to those c*nts.

If you're in med school, then i approve stick to it, saxiib. You've got a great career waiting for you at the end of the tunnel.

Facts

Your father is a wise man

Cheers, saxiib.

 

[Arma]

Arma @loool


U r not "humble".

U can't be, especially with a thread title like that! U sound like an insurance sales man.


BE LIKE HIM. INSURED!

But.....i am proud of u, but may i suggest to stop posting your business every where huuno, i am concerned for yourself, the envy eye is a real beast.

Believe me, I'm very humble, dear.

 

[Arma]

Ohhh aight. Also, are u just not interested in wifing a Somali at all or you don't really care about that stuff?

I believe in the old-age, warrior tradition of marrying out, and forbidding foreigners marrying my women. In any case, I'm a man, my children follow me, take my name, and are of my clan. Simples.

 

[Arma]

Not a bad post. Too many people going to college. Some people are naturally better at reading, writing, and deep thinking than others--they should always go to university and should study the liberal arts if they like. Most people are not like this and should think about becoming a plumber or electrician or some other trade, as they will either fail college or only narrowly graduate and struggle to land a job. Nothing wrong with people taking different paths. Shanta farood ee gacanta ku wadayaala ilaahay muusan simin, in other words--diversity is part of life.

Well said. People are just sheep, and follow what others are doing. They're just unable to think for themselves.

 

[Arma]

Im into tech engineering, which we need the most
I want to innovate new things for our community for example motor engineering with Somali brand names
Introduce these vehicles and replace toyatas and land cruises plaguing the somali landscape

I just haven't met any somalis with the same ambitions and Im certain they dwell somewhere on this earth and not a parallel universe

When I see a successful somali like yourself
A lot of us are motivated

Masha'Allah, you're in a great field of study. Work hard, keep up the good work, and the skys the perferbial limit for you, my son.

 

[Arma]

What’s the tea? How did u met your potential second wife?

Lol didnt your wife gave birth a month ago?

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[Gambar]

Maybe you should wait until you hit 200k before considering a second wife, 60k for two families living in London sounds like poverty to me

Most Somalis get by on much less. You can’t assume the other spouse isn’t working. They’re probably making good money.

@Arma trade school is very sound advice. I convinced my baby brother to become an electrician. He is pretty much self employed and loves it. I think he has three other Somalis who work with him (occasionally). He initially wanted to work in construction but hated it.