[Meowjin]

Originally Posted by J____

in that situation I'd rather be the graduate with the arts degree and 50k out. Working the rigs is good fast money, but you can't do it your whole life. I would also assume the majority of workers who go to the oil rigs at a young age arent very good at money management, it might seem like a ton of cash straight out of grade 11 but 15 years down the road it won't seem as much. (this is an assumption on the money management part but i'd imagine it to be not far from reality)

Who are you to say who's good at what? I'm so sick of these damn sample of one stories while I know many successful people who are GOOD with their money. You know why you never hear those stories? Because they aren't interesting.

Ontop of that a lot of posts about oil are "I heard" "I read" "I had a friend" which essentially saying "I read a post on a forum"

Once you're done with the rigs, the skills you'd acquire is also very limiting in terms of job placement. Unless you are smart with the quick cash that you've made and use it to invest or start a successful business, it' be a huge slump because chances are, you wont find another job that pays as much as easily.

Yeah except the part that shows you can work 14 hour days, work in extreme conditions and do heavy labour. And if you are a good worker you have the opportunities to learn a trade. Many people go to Alberta to get their red seals.

With the arts degree, you might start off much slower, but it will open much more doors. Again this is all subjective and all depends on the person. On paper the degree is a much better choice, but if you are an intuitive person with a good business and money management skill, I'm sure you'd be off way better in working the rigs for a few years and using that money to grow your wealth.

An arts degree is fucking useless unless its SPECIALIZED. You know what else is a foot in the door? Working hard and never settling, and self learning and acquiring skills on the job sites.

That's why I take offense to this post. My MLA worked on oil rigs (John Cummins) my friend who is a foreman for the City worked in oil. My friends dad is a heavy duty mechanic working in oil and he loves his job, and fuck I know a girl that works on a camp as a receptionist and she takes a vacation every month while paying for a condo that she rents out here in Vancouver.

Like I said, school is only good if you are going for a trade or a skill or a specific job.

If you are going to waste your parents money don't pretend you know the value of hard work.

You know why job prospects suck in Vancouver for unskilled people who have no post secondary? Because the economy here sucks and people are not willing to move to where the work is or get experience in a different field because they are too comfortable in their lives.