Maybe significantly less than that if they come out with their sub-30k model soon... :)

I'm not surprised that management encourages it (it's basically free labor from their perspective), but I was surprised that they'd bring it up in an interview. I've been working in this field for 15 years now, I'm not new to the work environment or how it functions. But jobs in this field aren't that scarce, and I…

Oh wow that last part terrified / annoyed me, since when I bought my Mazda in February the salesperson "lost" my second key. Though she did call me the next day saying she found it, so unless she thought I just wouldn't pick it up and forget about it...

I didn't get an offer, but I was also gainfully employed at the time and wasn't all that excited about the job to begin with, so I don't think I made the best impression (plus I've been out of the interview game for over a decade, so "rusty" doesn't begin to cover it).

This is very off-topic, and I apologize, but I hope I can at least get one or two responses.

I know it sounds like tin foil hat stuff, but the reason they don't do it is simple - revenue. Parking tickets are free and easy money.

I swear my written test was at least 75% questions about how far away to park from things. Like, "How far away from a fire hydrant should you park? a) 10 ft b) 20 ft etc etc." "How far from a crosswalk can you park?" Blah blah.

Why would they teach the worst idea that anyone's ever had? All teaching people to "brake with their left foot" does is make a bunch of idiots drive around with their brake lights on 24/7. And I realize this means they're "doing it wrong," but if these are the same people who can't distinguish between a brake and a…

Another +1 having met my fianceé on there. Had luck with Match.com too, but my biggest complaint with match was that you never knew if the person you were messaging could even message you back (ie there were THOUSANDS of people on there who set up a profile but didn't pay the fee to be able to send messages). At…

You can't criticize ice cream sandwiches and then advocate shitty store-bought cake. Making a cake from scratch isn't THAT hard, and is about (I'm estimating, pardon any rounding errors) a billion times better than a store cake. :)

Maybe you're just really bad at your job?

Median != good. And again, this article is talking about return on investment. Making 50k with no debt is great. Making 50k but paying $500/month to student loans? Less so.

True, but that was just an example. Not everyone is well-suited to a 4-year college either.

If you think the only way to become a well-rounded individual is to give some scam artists hundreds of thousands of dollars to "teach" it to you, you deserve the debt.

I didn't know anything about cars at the time, so I didn't even know what I was driving. It was a mid-to-late 90's BMW M-something. My cousin's boyfriend had it and let me take it to the store. I took it up on the highway (on "the way" to the store that was down the street) and nearly killed myself with that thing…

Bastard sorcerer.

Lots of things are livable, but the article is about return on investment. 35k is a low-paying job for a college graduate, especially one with school loans. I'm not saying you can't survive it, and being an educator can be a noble pursuit, but as far as money goes? Nearly any science-based major will do you far…

"Supposed to be." The world has changed a bit in the past 50 (or 250) years. A well-rounded education is fine and good, especially if you're part of the aristocracy and don't have to worry about gainful employment, but for the majority of Americans, if you're going to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars, you…

I was replying to "eggshen2012", I had to throw SOMETHING in there. ;)

I'm confused, you think college should be MORE worthless rather than less?