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I think it's a fallacy to automatically hone in on liberal arts degrees. When I worked for several manufacturing companies, I always came across people with engineering and other technical degrees that were working on the production floor as assembly workers. These were entry level jobs paying $6-10/hr.

They often had one or more or the following attributes:

  - They were 45+ years old.
  - They were more introverted, less likely to network.
  - They had technical degrees from outside the US.
  - Their careers had taken them into management or PM roles.
So these are just a few career considerations if you don't want to be pushing a mop when you're 55.


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