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Why did Dianne work dumb jobs if she was so educated?

posted 8 years ago by JDoe18
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I know its the 80s and women hadnt made the jumps they had today but heck my mom was an accountant for a small company in the early 90s and she only had an associated degree. Surely Dianne could have been at least a clerk or something for a company. Instead she settled for a waitress, a check out girl and a few other minimum wage jobs when she was in a fight with Sam that didnt make sense. At the very least she could have taught school which I would have to assume would pay decent in boston even during the 80s.

[–] Who (5146) 4 years ago

Unmarketable degree

[–] JosephQCat (706) 3 years ago

Lot's of intelligent people work menial jobs. Diane did not have much in the way of real world skills. Her attitude probably rubbed many would be employers the wrong way. Intelligence will only take you so far if you lack the ability to prioritize and organize for example. I did not see her as a workplace energizer but rather someone who contributes very little.

[–] kwestmo (4385) 3 years ago

Education has nothing to do with intelligence, the ability to relate to people, or stability. Dianne was severely lacking in all of those.

[–] liscarkat (19418) 3 years ago

I don't remember if her specific area of study was ever mentioned, but I had the impression she was working towards a graduate degree in some facet of liberal arts. Unless she graduated and was hired to teach somewhere, such a degree would be almost useless in the real world.

[–] Mustang (5571) 3 years ago

I always thought she liked the idea of being smarter than everyone else in the room. Even if she wasn't.

[–] Jsully9 (377) 3 years ago

Why did Dianne work dumb jobs if she was so educated?

Sounds like all liberals.