It obviously isn't always the case, but at least where I live knowing the right people is extremely important if you want to get a job in the IT/software industry. I wish the importance of networking and getting to know the right people was stressed a lot more during my education and formative years.
I guess it really does depend on the place you live and the type of person you are as well. I graduated from college in the US in 2015 and had zero connections to the industry within my family or friend group. I still got an internship doing programming, and then after college managed to get my first job a few states away from home. And then after that I got a great job closer to home, and now work remotely at an awesome job.
Somehow, I got all of these job offers by cold applying through the company website. Zero referrals. Granted this was a few years ago and I know the job market has changed since then. But my point is it really does depend, every circumstance is unique.
i've seen people fail and struggle for many reasons. It's not easy out there!
Remember, women don't get jobs and promotions because they are intrinsically bad at IT. /s
were they trying to sell the promise that two objects can occupy the same space at the same time? XD
starting to realize that the more a government has to incentivize you to do something (govt loan for school, govt assistance for mortgage, govt subsidies for cars), the worse the thing is for the individual (and by extension society as a whole) in the end, with the actual long-term benefit seeming to go to an entrenched party (executives, landlords, automakers, respectively).
a good tell is that they did not already have a compelling argument to get you started on their thing, before offering the "help"
The reality is that college educated workers still make considerably more money, with less physical wear and tear.
The government is offering that support because was an incredibly effective lever to up skill the populace, and because people wanted it.
That may change, but at least for now it's still mostly true. Even if we both agree that the system as structured isn't ideal and can end up abusive in some forms.
to up skill them into what though; artists, musicians, creatives dont seem to get any support. just the roles useful for keeping the incentivizers in place get smooth roads :/
Mortgages and loans for school are good things: they make two of the biggest predictors of lifetime wealth available to a broader part of the populace. If people are stupid and overextend on a house or underwater basket weaving degree, that’s on them.
it can't be on them; the bank will refuse to give you a mortgage you can't afford after going over your financials, and likewise school lenders asked (at least when i applied) what major you were going to use their money on
The major requirement only came about in the OBBB in like 2025. I doubt that applied to you, but still, I’ll rephrase to “people are stupid and overextend on any degree that doesn’t have adequate financial return”.
It's not a great strategy at large companies that Harrison Bergeron every eng down to interchangeable cogs, but at smaller companies or startups it has served me well.