General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: This, my friends, is far too typical for my generation. [View all]freebrew
(1,917 posts)when an engineer didn't have to have a degree. I worked for over 20 years as a mechanical engineer.
I had to correct many mistakes made by engineers with masters degrees.
As I told the guy that fired me,(downsizing) a degree isn't a guaratee of intelligence.
You also didn't state the starting salary. Many companies are not paying professionals well.
Maybe your husband should try changing his qualifications required for the job.
As far as boomers, there are a lot of us. The term covers a large swath, many more folk than GenXers, yuppies, millennials individually. We don't all think alike.
This didn't start with Reagan, he wasn't smart enough to do anything on his own. It started with Nixon's defeat in 1960.
The general populace became too intelligent for their own good.
Their biggest accomplishments: co-opting the media and keeping the left fighting amongst themselves.
Why on earth would the gop still be alive otherwise?