17 Social Norms People Quietly Wish Would Disappear

7.

“The high expectation around post-secondary education. We do need people with university education (and higher levels thereof), but not at the level or breadth we treat as normal or desired nowadays.”

“Especially when degrees sometimes get you into jobs where you often learn everything you need on the job rather than from school, essentially making the degree a token of entry rather than suitable preparation. It’s a source of debt, stress, and lost labor we don’t need, nor should be burdened with, unless it really is useful to your career. And, we already seem to recognise how huge experience is and your body of previous work.”

–SFyr