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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2013 18:11:09 GMT -5
Ugh! It happened to me twice now. Tonight I was on Facebook and I notice one of my friends (that I did not know was going to school) posts: Guess who has a college degree! This girl! and it was a picture of her holding a diploma for a "Wedding Planner". Another girl I know once told me that she has a college degree. It's a one year "administrative assistant" certificate from technical school. How you respond to statements like this? I remained speechless in both cases.
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Post by Miss Tequila on Jul 30, 2013 18:15:34 GMT -5
I just don't say anything. While I don't consider certificates to be college degrees, I would never say that to someone that had a certificate.
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Post by swamp on Jul 30, 2013 18:17:11 GMT -5
Smile and nod.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2013 18:19:29 GMT -5
Do you think they realize there is a difference between a bachelor's degree and a diploma?
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Post by kittensaver on Jul 30, 2013 18:20:31 GMT -5
Yep, certificate program does-not-equal college degree. But what can you do? Smile and nod, like swamp says.
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Post by Miss Tequila on Jul 30, 2013 18:40:05 GMT -5
Or a subtle "bless your heart" will do
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Post by ZaireinHD on Jul 30, 2013 21:48:38 GMT -5
I am a big believer in saying - I told you so! but I wouldn't say anything here in this situation - doesn't matter if friend is recent or known for decades. just go with the party!
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Post by ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ on Jul 30, 2013 22:05:22 GMT -5
Or a subtle "bless your heart" will do
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Post by Knee Deep in Water Chloe on Jul 30, 2013 22:38:02 GMT -5
That was my first sign that marrying XH was a bad idea. Hs mother said that two of her five children had college degrees. One was an AA and one was Beauty college. Ten the guy married to the hair stylist said he thought he had a master's.
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Post by Miss Tequila on Jul 31, 2013 5:28:12 GMT -5
That was my first sign that marrying XH was a bad idea. Hs mother said that two of her five children had college degrees. One was an AA and one was Beauty college. Ten the guy married to the hair stylist said he thought he had a master's. Lmao! Seriously, I'm not knocking anyone who gets certifications or what not...I pay my stylist a boatload of money to make my hair look good (she owns her own salon and does very well). But she does not have a college degree. I wouldn't be rude enough to say something if she claimed she did (shocking, I know!) but it would make me laugh to myself
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Post by Otto the Orange on Jul 31, 2013 6:08:02 GMT -5
<<pulls down underwater basket weaving certificate from my wall>>
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2013 6:37:34 GMT -5
Well, the AA I might pass... my husband has an AS. He did the whole college process, just shorter. He had college loans. if asked, do you have a college degree, or if discussing it, he generally says he has an associates degree...
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2013 6:54:49 GMT -5
I don't consider my 3 month long certification class as going to college. Heck, there wasn't even one kegger, for Pete's sake!
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Post by garion2003 on Jul 31, 2013 7:20:54 GMT -5
I once knew a guy who called himself a post-graduate student. I assumed he'd been to a college, had a 4 year Bachelor's degree, went on to grad school, did a master's and was now taking classes in something else.
Not entirely. He had a 4 year BA. So he'd graduated. So now that made him "post-graduate".
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Post by Otto the Orange on Jul 31, 2013 7:24:37 GMT -5
Ok it was embarrassing enough that I had to take down my certificate now Beer just had to rub it in and "like" the fact that I took it down kick a man when he's down.....I see how u r...............
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Post by happyscooter on Jul 31, 2013 7:25:35 GMT -5
I would say that a bachelor's degree will come in handy for a wedding planner.
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Post by Shooby on Jul 31, 2013 7:40:39 GMT -5
Somebody accomplished something and they are happy about it. Why can't you just say "That's great! And, congratulations!"?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2013 7:42:39 GMT -5
Ok it was embarrassing enough that I had to take down my certificate now Beer just had to rub it in and "like" the fact that I took it down kick a man when he's down.....I see how u r............... Hey, I thought it was funny!
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Post by Otto the Orange on Jul 31, 2013 7:55:45 GMT -5
Ok it was embarrassing enough that I had to take down my certificate now Beer just had to rub it in and "like" the fact that I took it down kick a man when he's down.....I see how u r............... Hey, I thought it was funny! u thought the fact that I thought my certificate was wall worthy until I read this thread, now upon reading this thread I state that I am now taking it down, and then you "like it" (which means you like that I am taking it down ) this is just like high school all over again........ ( )
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2013 7:57:58 GMT -5
Hey! I am finally a "Mean Girl"!!
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Post by alabamagal on Jul 31, 2013 8:11:39 GMT -5
Just do the "like" thing on facebook. Then you don't have to figure out what to say.
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Post by skubikky on Jul 31, 2013 8:19:39 GMT -5
Do you think they realize there is a difference between a bachelor's degree and a diploma? Does it really matter? What difference does it make to you? If they're happy, they can call it what they want.
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Post by Miss Tequila on Jul 31, 2013 8:25:42 GMT -5
Do you think they realize there is a difference between a bachelor's degree and a diploma? Does it really matter? What difference does it make to you? If they're happy, they can call it what they want. they can call it whatever they want...and the rest of us can laugh at them behind their backs...it's all good
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2013 8:41:45 GMT -5
actually I think people should know if they have a college degree or not. What if the beautician/wedding planning thing doesn't work out and they try to get a corporate-type job that requires a college degree? Talk about embarrassing....
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Post by thyme4change on Jul 31, 2013 9:11:32 GMT -5
Lmao! Seriously, I'm not knocking anyone who gets certifications or what not...I pay my stylist a boatload of money to make my hair look good (she owns her own salon and does very well). But she does not have a college degree. I wouldn't be rude enough to say something if she claimed she did (shocking, I know!) but it would make me laugh to myself Maybe she went to the University and got a BSBA so she would know everything there is to know about running a business, and went to beauty school. Our school had a well respected "Entrepreneur program" and I met all sorts of people with all sorts of goals in that program - guys who wanted to do A/C installation, women who wanted to open a day care, etc. I thought they were smart to get a really good education before opening their own business.
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Post by Regis on Jul 31, 2013 9:15:13 GMT -5
As my mother (and probably yours, too) says, "If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all."
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Post by Miss Tequila on Jul 31, 2013 10:06:26 GMT -5
Lmao! Seriously, I'm not knocking anyone who gets certifications or what not...I pay my stylist a boatload of money to make my hair look good (she owns her own salon and does very well). But she does not have a college degree. I wouldn't be rude enough to say something if she claimed she did (shocking, I know!) but it would make me laugh to myself Maybe she went to the University and got a BSBA so she would know everything there is to know about running a business, and went to beauty school. Our school had a well respected "Entrepreneur program" and I met all sorts of people with all sorts of goals in that program - guys who wanted to do A/C installation, women who wanted to open a day care, etc. I thought they were smart to get a really good education before opening their own business. I know she didn't....she is my boss daughter...he runs the financial part for her. She is fantastic at what she does but she relies heavily on her dad for the financial part of it. The fact that I wouldn't be rude to her if she claimed to have a degree probably has more to do wtih the fact that she is my boss' daughter than me being a nice person
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Post by Miss Tequila on Jul 31, 2013 10:07:17 GMT -5
Geez...now I don't know if I used apostrophies correctly...oh well, the grammar nazis can take my degree back if they so choose
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Post by imawino on Jul 31, 2013 10:22:03 GMT -5
I once knew a guy who called himself a post-graduate student. I assumed he'd been to a college, had a 4 year Bachelor's degree, went on to grad school, did a master's and was now taking classes in something else. Not entirely. He had a 4 year BA. So he'd graduated. So now that made him "post-graduate". Okay, this one made me laugh. If I have a doctor's appointment in the morning and then go to work, and I doing post-doctoral work? I'm edumacated!! As far as the OP, I don't know why you feel compelled to respond at all - it's Facebook. If you are actually friends with either of these people, congratulate them sincerely on their accomplishment. If not, ignore the post. Oh, and an AA or AS is a degree. As long as you're not interviewing for a job and being misleading about the kind of degree you have, there's no reason not to answer "yes, I have a degree" if someone asks. I'm not sure why anyone other than an interviewer would be asking though, so maybe that's why people feel the need to qualify their answer?
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