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[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 17 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Degrees are nice but I often wonder if I should have gotten an associates and started working sooner with no debt.

[–] skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 17 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Trade school too. Trades are necessary, can pay very well, and for whatever reason are stigmatized in the US, so there is a high demand.

Doing something tangible is also so much more rewarding than dying overweight at a desk typing the same code over and over ad infinitum.

[–] Glemek@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

Trades did well for me, and financially nearly all my close friends who went trades are doing better than nearly all my close friends who went to college.

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Try a trade job while being disabled, and not in a "helping dad refurbish the bathroom" style scenario. You'll understand why many people are not choosing trade jobs.

[–] Fredthefishlord@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Associates are great. Cheap. Not sure they have any value tho. More like a good launching board for a shorter bachelor program if you want to pivot careers in the future