I don't know that any jobs are worthless.

Maybe some people put more value on jobs where you create something or make a lot of money.

Dunno.

A lot of people consider what I do worthless, too.

Teaching Contemporary Spanish Lit.

Because it's what you want to do.

Seriously, though, there is no worthless job. If someone's paying you to do it, it's not worthless, as you say.

The thing with contemporary Spanish Lit is, is there anything else you can do with it besides teaching contemporary Spanish Lit? Because for every teacher, there must be many students. And if you only teach Spanish Lit majors, who are doing it to become Spanish Lit teachers, there's not going to be enough students for all the teachers.

Wal Mart Greeter.

I stand corrected.

Hey, Wal-Mart greeters also glance at your receipt before you walk out the door.

Stores that employee greeters have a lot less shoplifting. It takes away the anonymity that the shoplifter wants to feel. Plus they will wipe the rain off of my cart or go get me one when my hands are full so I say not worthless.

The thing with contemporary Spanish Lit is, is there anything else you can do with it besides teaching contemporary Spanish Lit? Because for every teacher, there must be many students. And if you only teach Spanish Lit majors, who are doing it to become Spanish Lit teachers, there's not going to be enough students for all the teachers.

There's plenty of students in the Spanish department, even in the upper-division classes. Most of them are Spanish minors, so there's not a lot of competition. (A foreign language minor can be an asset to almost any degree.) Plus, there's a national shortage of foreign language professors, so I'm not too worried.

Ha, the Wal-Mart greeters where you are are a lot different than the ones here.

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And hey, SC, if it doesn't work out, Wal-Mart greeter.

That is it in a nutshell.

And many college graduates do not get jobs in their degree, but in other fields. College is ill equipped for a job in technology (other than R&D) since it is changing so fast. So most of the people in the field have degrees in non-related areas, and then got OJT.

Ah, well, I, being awesome, got right out of college and fell into a career in my field. Actually, being lucky. Or God's hand on my shoulder. Something.

Liberal arts major.

Hmmm...I don't consider any jobs worthless...

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