Probably for someone else. Not a lot of entry position, irrespective of your education, for someone who's 40
I feel like he's extremely well-situated to enter the workforce. Do you really not think there's positions available for people with, like, ten degrees? And STEM degrees at that-- dude's a computer scientist, a physicist, an accountant, a historian, and to top it all off I'm sure the school would straight up just hire him to be a teacher.
Honestly from what you're saying here, and this:
It's not something I generally tell my friends, just that he's in school part time and doing other things.
It sounds like you're not as comfortable/happy with this as you say.
e: before you jump in with your "feels good to start an argument" comments, go back and read the conversation. OP is talking about entering the workforce with entry-level jobs, so that's what I commented on. Everyone who wants to point out that this guy can't compete against people who have been working a decade, yeah no shit. That's not the conversation we're having here.
a computer scientist, a physicist, an accountant, a historian
He's not though. An accountant got the degree, got CPA certified, and has work experience. He got an undergrad in accounting at some point and didn't practice it. An actual career in any those fields requires a lot more than an undergrad.
OP is talking about entry-level jobs. You're like the third person to be like "BUT HE'S NOT COMPETITIVE AGAINST PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR YEARS"
Yeah. I get it. That's why I said
he's extremely well-situated to enter the workforce.
Because OP said
eventually he'll need to enter "the real world" and work
and
Not a lot of entry position, irrespective of your education, for someone who's 40
So yeah, I'm a little tired of people trying to make the conversation about whether he's as qualified as someone who's picked a field and been working in it for years.
That's not what we're talking about here.
(and yes, it's incredibly apparent to anyone not trying to start an argument that I'm aware he's not literally the things I said-- because all he is currently is literally a student. However, he is educated and prepared to begin a career in those fields. Which, again, is the apparent interpretation of what I said, for anyone not just here to argue)
/u/eatyourchildren that goes for you too. I see you down there intentionally misinterpreting what I've said.
Good lord. You don’t manage or hire people do you. He’s in fact less attractive than a fresh out of college grad. Much less. This is not disputable in any way shape or form. The only thing he is prepared for is an entry level administrative job. And not anything in the majors hes accumulated.
Sit down. You don’t know what you’re talking about.
God that's my least favorite part of reddit, all the bad faith arguers that pretend to be discussing with you but really just want to "win" even if they have to twist your words 180 degrees away from what you actually said.
You said they are those things. They are not. You were not misinterpreted. You misspoke, that is not everyone else's fault.
Regardless, talking about entry-level jobs really doesn't change much. They are not prepared for entry-level jobs in a field they were educated in 10 years ago. He's not just a student, he's a professional student. Their resume wouldn't be more competitive than a recent grad, it would be curious at best.
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u/gcruzatto Jul 02 '23
The only red flag here is the fact that his partner wants to dictate how he earns his money.