mastermind@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoWhat's a scam that's so normalized that we don't even realize it's a scam anymore?message-squaremessage-square1122fedilinkarrow-up1707arrow-down124
arrow-up1683arrow-down1message-squareWhat's a scam that's so normalized that we don't even realize it's a scam anymore?mastermind@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square1122fedilink
minus-squarescarabic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down4·1 year agoMassage school. They say they’re teaching you a trade and will help with job placement but there is a glut of graduates and not enough jobs for them. Yet the school keeps signing up new students because that’s how they make money.
minus-squaresoul@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoTo be fair, schools are not responsible for the availability of the job market.
minus-squareabbotsbury@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·1 year agoIf part of the tuition is supposed to cover job placement, it is their responsibility to not teach more than they can employ.
Massage school. They say they’re teaching you a trade and will help with job placement but there is a glut of graduates and not enough jobs for them. Yet the school keeps signing up new students because that’s how they make money.
To be fair, schools are not responsible for the availability of the job market.
If part of the tuition is supposed to cover job placement, it is their responsibility to not teach more than they can employ.