Investing in your working ability / myLot

Singapore

January 20, 2016 6:37am CST

Parents in Asia worship education. However, they worship the wrong kind of education. They want their children to go to the universities and get a degree. They forget that working abilities are more important than a paper qualification. It is good to graduate in engineering and work as an engineer. However, many skilled trade workers do not have a degree, and they are paid more than graduates. For example, an underwater welder can earn a few hundred dollars per day. They are good in diving, and underwater welding. They have invested in their working abilities so that they can take up such challenging job.

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Anh Phan

@anh101 (1379)

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20 Jan 16

absolutely!!!! Agree with you, I did have to spend one year working so hard just to pay off the student loans, and luckily i was learning Chinese and be fluent at it. Now I stop working like education people do, challenge myself

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scheng1

@scheng1 (24650)

• Singapore

20 Jan 16

Sooner or later you have to settle down in a job. It is best that you find out what you are best at, and work hard at it.

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Anh Phan

@anh101 (1379)

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20 Jan 16

@scheng1 yeah, you talk almost like my friend, a taiwanese friend of mine. and really I am doing this for my future.

Jaymie Suh

@cherriefic (10400)

• Philippines

21 Jan 16

True. Although the paperwork is also important before you can actually get the job, it's a must you are skilled enough to do the job you are aiming for.

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scheng1

@scheng1 (24650)

• Singapore

21 Jan 16

If you are really good at your work, there is no need to think about paperwork. I read that there are some expert coders who can command $1000 per hour. This kind of expertise is hard to find.

amnabas

@amnabas (13742)

• Karachi, Pakistan

20 Jan 16

Yes your are right technical work is of more value than those of degree holders.