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[Bookworm]

Because when they want someone with degrees, they often don't want to pay what it costs to pay for that education. Happens in every field, sadly.

This was the problem my husband had when looking for work a few years back. He has 20+ years working in warehousing/inventory control/ logistics and he rightly expected to paid according to his experience. But the majority of the companies he interviewed with said that they "needed" someone with a degree. I agree with Thriftylady. Businesses will usually go with the "fresh out of college with little to no experience" candidate because it's cheaper.

[Leigh]

Another thing i'm unsure of actually.
He was not even technically qualified for his own job, his education degree is in Spanish & PE. They just saw the Education part and just gave it to him. He's been "winging it" ever since. Same with the program director position they threw on him (that he didn't want & pushed him to quit). No experience, just good at "putting out fires". They had 3 months to find hire someone, but they never do. They just throw it at anymore who remotely knows anything about it. I've been asked numerous of times to substitute for Child Watch & do art classes based merely on the fact that I work with kids. It's just how this YMCA works.

He's on vacation this week, ironically. I'm awaiting his return for him to tell me he's leaving (try to act shocked) and then i'll throw my hat in. I mean, at least I can try!
Thanks for the support guys (gals)!

Good luck!

[Thriftylady]

Yup. Our local library went from requiring someone with a Masters degree for their director position to requiring practical library experience. The couple of people they had with masters were awful - the lady with the Associates degree and actual experience did a better job... You never know!

Because when they want someone with degrees, they often don't want to pay what it costs to pay for that education. Happens in every field, sadly.

[MsLisa]

Do you *need* or is that what they want? I would apply for it anyways. Play up your experience, what you've been doing above and beyond your job (I think I recall you saying that you were doing a lot of his work already?), etc. If he bailed on them with little notice, you may be in the right place at the right time.

Go for it!

Another thing i'm unsure of actually.
He was not even technically qualified for his own job, his education degree is in Spanish & PE. They just saw the Education part and just gave it to him. He's been "winging it" ever since. Same with the program director position they threw on him (that he didn't want & pushed him to quit). No experience, just good at "putting out fires". They had 3 months to find hire someone, but they never do. They just throw it at anyone who remotely knows anything about it. I've been asked numerous of times to substitute for Child Watch & do art classes based merely on the fact that I work with kids. It's just how this YMCA works.

He's on vacation this week, ironically. I'm awaiting his return for him to tell me he's leaving (try to act shocked) and then i'll throw my hat in. I mean, at least I can try!
Thanks for the support guys (gals)!

[deliberateliterate]

I know it's not funny for you but I'm dying here::

Cosmic injustice. I like it::

I first read that as "cosmetic injustice", which would work just as well. LOL at your daughter!!

[Leigh]

Unless it's part of a legal requirement qualifications are negotiable just like any other part of a job. From the outset tell them how you would handle the biggest problems they don't want to have to deal with. I'll bet the definition of "qualified" will change pretty quickly.

I agree completely. I have had several "degree required" jobs where I didn't meet their printed qualifications, but I proved that I did have what they needed in experience and ambition, and I would bet that the same could happen with you!

[Play Care]

Unless it's part of a legal requirement qualifications are negotiable just like any other part of a job. From the outset tell them how you would handle the biggest problems they don't want to have to deal with. I'll bet the definition of "qualified" will change pretty quickly.

Yup. Our local library went from requiring someone with a Masters degree for their director position to requiring practical library experience. The couple of people they had with masters were awful - the lady with the Associates degree and actual experience did a better job... You never know!

[DaveA]

Do you *need* or is that what they want? I would apply for it anyways. Play up your experience, what you've been doing above and beyond your job (I think I recall you saying that you were doing a lot of his work already?), etc. If he bailed on them with little notice, you may be in the right place at the right time.

Go for it!

Unless it's part of a legal requirement qualifications are negotiable just like any other part of a job. From the outset tell them how you would handle the biggest problems they don't want to have to deal with. I'll bet the definition of "qualified" will change pretty quickly.

[childcaremom]

If he would have waited till December or specifically May 2016, when the Pre-k & under officially closes....then yes. I would be the only program left and BAM it would be like he never existed. I would take over by default.

....BUT....

Since he's leaving alarmingly so soon, Pre-K & under is still going and I need at least a degree in education to fill his spot. I merely have just the "at work" experience. So sadly no.

I am curious to see who they will bring in or throw in to that spot. I need to make it to October at least to get my 1yr in but then again, I like my job position and won't get it anywhere else if I apply else where. So who knows...

Do you *need* or is that what they want? I would apply for it anyways. Play up your experience, what you've been doing above and beyond your job (I think I recall you saying that you were doing a lot of his work already?), etc. If he bailed on them with little notice, you may be in the right place at the right time.

Go for it!

[MsLisa]

Why not apply for his job, and try to turn things around? Is this an option for you?

If he would have waited till December or specifically May 2016, when the Pre-k & under officially closes....then yes. I would be the only program left and BAM it would be like he never existed. I would take over by default.

....BUT....

Since he's leaving alarmingly so soon, Pre-K & under is still going and I need at least a degree in education to fill his spot. I merely have just the "at work" experience. So sadly no.

I am curious to see who they will bring in or throw in to that spot. I need to make it to October at least to get my 1yr in but then again, I like my job position and won't get it anywhere else if I apply else where. So who knows...

[BumbleBee]

Dck's are being real jerks today. Just rude rude rude.

[Play Care]

DCG 10months came in this morning with pierced ears. No issue with that, but I've had to listen to DCG 7y/o whine all morning about the "cosmic injustice" (her favorite and most used term) of her not being able to get hers pierced till she's at least 10.

I know it's not funny for you but I'm dying here::

Cosmic injustice. I like it::

[LysesKids]

DCG 10months came in this morning with pierced ears. No issue with that, but I've had to listen to DCG 7y/o whine all morning about the "cosmic injustice" (her favorite and most used term) of her not being able to get hers pierced till she's at least 10.

Heck my parents made me wait til I was 18... I pierced them at age 15 & promptly had to remove them ( strict house); my own daughters were pierced at age 5

[DaveA]

DCG 10months came in this morning with pierced ears. No issue with that, but I've had to listen to DCG 7y/o whine all morning about the "cosmic injustice" (her favorite and most used term) of her not being able to get hers pierced till she's at least 10.