Recent graduates with degrees in psychology or art are having trouble finding jobs

[RambleTamble]

I majored in Journalism. Boy, now there's a useless field of study.

I did work for a major newspaper for years.....selling ads. It paid a lot better than reporting....

I would think that the job of reporter would be really interesting -- even if you weren't making a lot of money.

 

[RambleTamble]

This isn't a new issue. For some reason students have been attracted to these fields of study with dreams of changing the world. It is a sad commentary about the guidance that students receive when planning education choices.

... or it's a sad commentary about the world right now that it can't be fixed.

 

[RambleTamble]

Meta on Wednesday laid off around 700 employees, a person with knowledge of the company said, the latest downsizing as the Silicon Valley giant shifts its priorities toward artificial intelligence.

Less than 24 hours earlier, the company unveiled a new stock program for six top executives that could increase compensation for some of them by as much as $921 million each over the next five years. Meta said the move was a way to retain talent in the A.I. era and push it toward ambitious growth.

Last year, Mr. Zuckerberg shelled out billions of dollars to hire a team of A.I. specialists. At the same time, the company planned to cut 10 percent to 15 percent of Reality Labs, its division making virtual reality and metaverse products.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/technology/meta-layoffs-ai-executives.html

How much money do they frickin' need?!! Jeeze!

 

[Michael Z]

Now, more than ever, a hands-on trade is a very good bet, given what AI is going to be doing to a lot of jobs.

 

[Jocko]

I’ve made more dough than 90 percent of the population in the US in my career, zero debt learning my craft too. (If that means anything) I spent one day in college and decided it was stupid. Some dope yakking up front in a political science class was enough for me to want to die! He was Hitler Youth which wasn’t very becoming either. Maybe no choice but…

 

[Paco Dennis]

100 years ago higher learning was "learning to live" it became "learning to work". Now that is in trouble...no jobs.

 

[retiredtraveler]

This isn't a new issue. For some reason students have been attracted to these fields of study with dreams of changing the world. It is a sad commentary about the guidance that students receive when planning education choices.

Yup. Wife and I were both sociology majors because in the 60's and 70's, sociology was a 'relevant' subject and we had to be 'relevant'. Yeah, we thought we were going to accomplish something for the social good. Triedbut didn't work out. So, back to school at night to change careers.

 

[JustDave]

I enjoyed the two philosophy courses I took, but I had no clue what they were good for job wise. I even had a talk with the professor in his office, on the order of "Philosophy; What's it good for?" He was very nice about it, and named a couple of jobs where it was used, neither of which registered with me.

Maybe we are looking at this wrong. In today's environment, maybe college doesn't have to be only about jobs. Maybe it's just a luxury. I don't quite buy that idea myself, but maybe it's worth considering. If I was just starting out today, I'm not sure I'd go to college as much as I enjoyed it, but when I did it, it was at least affordable.