My grandfather died today. That's all I can say right now, I'm still in a state of extreme shock and detachment.
I wish this did not happen.
It is rather difficult to change careers. I am attempting to do so. Yes there are some small good moments, but they are vastly outweighed by the bad. Never, ever, become a lawyer. If an admissions officer for a law school attempts to recruit you, spit on him and call it retaliation. If he questions you further, hit him. He is trying to enslave you in huge amounts of debt and a career that will drive you to drink.
700 local jobs depend on this crap.... And if one of those were yours or your parent's or your friend's would you want somebody to give a shit?
I'm expressly not trying to be controversial here, but I can't really stand people talking about economics as though it had any "natural" aspects to it. The notion that things will "let nature take its course" is incorrect on two fronts: a.) Economics is a human invention, there is no natural course except the stone age, and most importantly b.)
the collateral damage is enormous.
Congrats kids, your parents just lost a job and we don't know how we're gonna pay the rent or buy food next month. Why? Cause, nepotism, and somebody gave their highly educated and highly stupid niece a job and she has no clue what she's doing.
In a cruel twist of fate, she's considered more qualified or a "better fit" for jobs than the lawyer who comes in to repeatedly fix the messes she creates.
I'll have to look at that article, thank you.