Life – a user's manual Part II - Boksidan

But even if education does not always make one a better craftsman than colleagues with long professional
experience, without formal training, it is, in my opinion, still worth to first learn the job at a school. This is
because:
1. As with everything else the job gets more fun the more you can about it. And part of the "useless"
knowledge school gives, provides details that the untrained have difficulty to achieve.
2. Life on, especially university level, is fun. There is no manager who decides about life. Many times the
lessons are voluntary, so if you want to you could, for example, have long soft mornings. The school
comrades are, in contrast to colleagues at work, not competitors. Which means that most of them are
happy to help each other. The holidays are numerous and long. It's easy to make friends because everyone
is new and looking for others to talk to/hang out with. Moreover, all have in any case at least one interest
in common. An interest that may not be shared by one’s old friends. Universities offer’s in addition many
opportunities to party and do other funny things. Finally, it is probably common that the pleasant life as a
student at university, is encouraged by parents and relatives.
3. It is usually almost free to study at university (although the literature can be pricey), and the state provides
money for food and housing. Admittedly, it is not so much the money, but it belongs to the student
culture to be "poor". Once training is complete, students may have to pay back some of the money. But
payment requirements are quite modest and the extra salary that training usually provides is probably by a
wide margin enough to meet the repayments.
4. The goal (to graduate) is clear and it is not dependent on what others do or do not do. Unlike at work
where the goals are often unclear or strange and in many cases they are totally in the hands of others
(which can be very frustrating).
5. A degree is proof of an achievement to be proud of.
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