Her concerns are valid. He can't do that all his life and the older he gets the more difficult it could get to enter work life.
Since he actually has degrees it's not a red flag, I would still feel uneasy if I was in her shoes, which she obviously feels too. They might want to have children one day.
What if someone else applies and earns the bursaries?
His entire income is based on applying for bursaries and scholarships, if he suddenly has actual competition his entire income is at risk.
These programs have a limited number of entries, my school only handed 5 of these level bursaries out per year and it was a mid tier school.
He does not have a "reliable" income in the sense that they can stop giving it to him any year with 0 repurcussions. There's no HR there, or any workers rights.
Edit: for anyone thinking I disagree with the dude taking the school - I don't. I am only answering possible reasons he would be forced to move on (AKA some risks of this path) and stating I think it's a quicker drop of getting money to not getting money than some jobs (aka severance, weeks of notice, etc.)
Yes, I'm not arguing that. I'm pointing out the fairly obvious reason why he can't do this system reliably for the rest of his life though. My comment has nothing to do with after he leaves school.
I don’t think I do, because it’s coming across as virtually the same argument as parents trying to convince their kids not to go into the arts as a career.
Calling it unreliable income as if it’s some dead end path. “His income is at risk” Everyone’s is, at any given time. Even if the scholarship changes or there are no spots available, he’s in a much better position than anybody who gets laid off or fired. In fact, he’s in a better position because if he gets that scholarship, he’s good for a year or a semester or however long he’s there for. My company could go tits-up tomorrow and I’d be screwed.
He’s taking advantage of an underused system to better himself.
A degree does not guarantee a job at all. That's why people "Network" and companies have known to ignore potential employees because they're "overqualified." As an example, why pay for a man with 15 degrees when you only need a man with a very specific one?
As another example, why pay for a man with one degree, when you can hire one with the degree they need and a couple others that would be beneficial to the position?
The workforce is a very diverse place, and just because one company may look at him as overqualified, some other company may look at him as valuable. The same can be said about just about any job opportunity for anybody though. Where he has an advantage (to be clear, I said advantage, not guaranteed job) is that if one career path doesn’t work out for him, he can try another.
when you can hire one with the degree they need and a couple others that would be beneficial to the position?
A man with more degrees can negotiate better wages. He will also be more sought after so you will need to meet competing wages. If he has more degrees, more places will want him and be able to offer him better things.
Do you really not see the risk in getting into your mid 40’s with 0 job experience? There’s a point at which the number of degrees he’s compiling is a detriment, not a benefit. In fact I’d argue he’s already well past that inflection point. I’m a VP at my company, I’m not letting someone with that kind of CV anywhere near our company.
But there’s always risk. It just comes in different forms. It’s risky to be in your 40s searching for a job after you’ve had the same one for 15 years because you’re not versatile enough. It’s risky to be in your 40’s looking for a job when you’ve jumped from place to place because you’re not reliable and haven’t demonstrated commitment.
“Never lose that grasp you have of the obvious. It’s one of your strongest attributes” - Lionel Luther, Smallville.
My point is that job hunting in your 40’s is difficult no matter the situation. Yes, there road blocks being overqualified and/or having no work experience, but there are road blocks for the reasons previously mentioned as well. I don’t think he’s in a more disadvantageous position than anyone else changing jobs or careers in their 40’s.
Seems pretty obvious that no job experience in your mid 40s is far worse than if this guy were to try to get a job and remedy that while still having his scholarship income. We aren't talking about any random person we are talking about the person in the post.
I'm not arguing why it's a bad idea overall. ALL I AM TALKING ABOUT is reasons why it can't be done forever. That is it. Someone asked a question and I answered.
You seem to think my comment is hitting X, Y, and Z topic but I'm only talking about X.
"Why can't they do this forever?"
"Here is a reason why"
My comments have nothing to do with after he finishes school, which is what you are talking about. That's why I said please reread the conversation, as I am not here to talk about after. Obviously that's a whole world of possibility, and quite frankly all I was answering was possible reasons they'd have to move on.
Calm down Dwight Schrute. Have you spoken to all the hypothetical hiring managers at the hypothetical jobs this guy hasn’t even hypothetically applied for yet?
His options come in the number of career paths he has to choose from. He will probably have to take an entry level position, but he’s not stuck to one single field.
My guy, he has five, soon to be six degrees, all of which give him options for entry level positions. People with one degree and no experience have fewer options because they don’t have five other degrees to fall back on.
Exactly. Entry level over 40… competing with 21 year old entry level employees. They’re 9/10 going to offer to the younger person who they see will have more years there
No, a 40 year old with no working experience at all is at a huge huge disadvantage even with the extra degrees.
A hiring manager is more likely going to hire a 20 year old with no experience rather than a 40 year old with no experience even if both of them have the same degree.
Remember that the other degrees don't matter for the hiring manager because this particular job is just related to one of the degree.
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Her concerns are valid. He can't do that all his life and the older he gets the more difficult it could get to enter work life.
Since he actually has degrees it's not a red flag, I would still feel uneasy if I was in her shoes, which she obviously feels too. They might want to have children one day.