Doesn't have to be thousands of dollars. Just a thing you spent money on that turned out to be a complete waste.

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[–] 77 points 1 month ago (3 children)

University

I spent 50 grand and 4 years of my life to be told by prospective employers that I either lacked real world experience, or that I was overqualified. It took me another 3 years to find a job after university - one that doesn't require training and is barely relevant to my field.

I get to hang a pretty piece of paper up on my wall, I guess.

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  • [–] [S] 8 points 1 month ago

    Yeah that's rough. I can kind of say the same. The career I chose doesn't require the degree I have. It absolutely helps but if I could go back, I would have just gotten licensed at 18 and started working in the trade. Degree is mechanical engineering, trade is operations side of stationary engineering.

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