Would you have kept the job or gone to college instead? I think it was a stupid choice to pick college since she already had the job that she wanted to go to college for. You figure she'll go to college for 4 years, after which she'll get an entry level job adding on several more years...You figure by the time she works her way up to the job she had before, she could have already had 10+ years experience in the job she passed up.
shareYou gotta remember, she was told by Rose "You're gonna be just fine! With your outstanding qualifications and background, you find something else." You saw her face when she was told that. It was like "Oh crap.. no I won't."
If I were her, I would go to college and make such a statement feel true. I mean really. That company was on the brink of laying off the majority of staff members over a few lost contracts. If it happens again, with no degree, she's out on her ass looking for work with no education background.... good luck.
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Rose had told her that BEFORE she came up with the new line of clothing/uniforms. I interpreted the ending meaning that she saved the company with her new clothing line, but regardless. She was only 18. Even if the new clothing line she came up with had failed and the company laid her off, she would still have the opportunity to go back to school. If she were laid off in a year, she would only be 19 with a year's worth of work experience under her belt and could easily go back to school. If she were laid off in 4 years, that 4 years would be worth a hell of a lot more than having a degree, and she would only be 22, still able to go back to school if she really needed to. Any way you look at it, the best choice would have been to stick with the job. It was her dream job.
shareI agree it would have been the best choice, but I think in all honesty she was so young and with the stress from what she went through, she probably wanted to start fresh doing something else.
shareGood point.
shareSchool is better. It isn't just about getting a job, it is about the experience. She'll learn a lot of things and be even BETTER when she gets out. She'll make new friends, and it is just a little bit less stress because she probably won't have to pay bills for a while. She can live on campus and better her education and also have fun.
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She would have learned far more from on the job experience. You can't tell me that 4 years of school would even come close to actually have 4 years doing the job you want. As far as bills go, she's going to be a college student. She'll get paid crap and will barely be able to scrape by. If she had her job, she'd be making tons of money.
shareI probably would have tried to figure out how to stay in touch w/the company while in design/fashion school. An internship would be too low on the totem pole since she helped save them, but I'd definitely try to work something out.
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on the job training is a billion times better than college. How can you get better training than actually working the job you want? All college does is load you with unnecessary information. For example, I had to take a science course for my business degree. Why? There were a billion other courses I could take that were more applicable to my degree. I will never use science in my job. Sadly, most employers vaule education more than job experience.
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I'd take college. You learn so much there that isn't a part of academics. Yeah she can always go back, but it's a lot harder to go back when you haven't done the school thing for a long time.
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you don't learn anything at college. It's pointless, except for basic knowledge that you'll need on the job. I'm a financial anaylst who went to school for Finance. When I graduated it was extremely hard to break into the financial field since ALL jobs required several years experience. It's like wtf, you need experience for ENTRY level jobs? The job market is lame. However, she already WAS doing the job she wanted. The only valid reason anybody has stated in this thread is that she went back to school because she wanted to enjoy her younger years without having to be rushed into the stressful career world.
shareI'd do both if possible. But then, I'd miss my boyfriend.
Maybe Rose could have created a summer position for Swell.
She did save the company, but many times it was clear she was over her head. She needed a bit more business education.
Plus, the lady offered to pull some strings in Stanford. How can you say no to that?
College is only four years if you´re disciplined. Once she got out, she could go back to the company. I´m sure with the the lady´s help, she wouldn´t start at an entry level position.
I would've chosen college. She had a couple of months experiencing life as an adult and it was shown in the movie that she was missing out on teenage fun (her looking at the car next to her full of people around her age going to the beach while she had to go to work). Sure, the money would be nice, but would it be worth missing out on the college experience?
shareI would've chosen college. She had a couple of months experiencing life as an adult and it was shown in the movie that she was missing out on teenage fun (her looking at the car next to her full of people around her age going to the beach while she had to go to work). Sure, the money would be nice, but would it be worth missing out on the college experience?
I would try to do both. Because in the real world, you need money. Immediately. I know that society thinks that every single person is raised in a house hold where their University and Every Single Bill During University is paid for, so that we can enjoy our youth. And if you don't have such a supportive childhood, then it is obviously some "Bad Choice That You Made". But it isn't like that. We live in a nation where people refused to buy Tater Tots because they prefer spending lots of money on things "of value". And now we have inflation and if they increase Minimum Wage by at least one dollar. They will increase Cost Of Living by at least two dollars. If I was in her very fashionable shoes, I would have picked the job but I still understand why Sue Ellen would want to continue her school years and tour Europe. Eventually I will go back to University but I am probably going to be overwhelmed by a bunch of spoiled drunks (as I have mentioned in the fourth sentence.) so it's not like University is All It Is Cracked Up To Be and University is every bit as overwhelming as a Career. If I had cheated to get a job, I would want the opportunity to gain experience, even though jobs are more concerned about employed experience. (I believe she had to work experience to her fake resume.)
But Sue Ellen leaving her dream job isn't that big of a deal. Because it sounds like she can use her job experience as a reference to getting to University and other jobs. Or perhaps return to the same company in future. I considered the ending of the film that she took a 4 to 6 year leave of absence to finish University (assuming she needs a bachelor's and perhaps master's degree, but I don't know how long school of Fashion takes to complete.)
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Yeah, I don't get the idea of college as a default rite of passage. I'm as guilty as anyone else of equating it with a HS degree. The thing is, 90% of Americans have a HS degree. Only 33% have a college degree. And among those who do get a degree, a very large percentage are not on the tract of 18 yr old freshman living on campus & finishing up by age 22.
But often large companies require a degree for certain promotions. Doesn't even matter if you're valued & respected by your coworkers. Nor does it matter if your degree is related to your occupation. It doesn't make much sense. But it does happen.
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