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* '''Straight''': Alice majors in [[StrawFeminist women's studies]] at Trope State University. After graduation, she finds that she's still working at BurgerFool for minimum wage.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice majors in ''Namekian'' Women's Studies.

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* '''Straight''': Alice majors majored in [[StrawFeminist women's studies]] at Trope State University. After graduation, she finds that she's still working she can't work anywhere but at BurgerFool for minimum wage.
wage.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice majors majored in ''Namekian'' ''[[CripplingOverspecialization Namekian]]'' [[CripplingOverspecialization Women's Studies. Studies]].



** They didn't teach Alice how to actually ''get'' a job in her field at college.

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** They didn't teach Alice how ''how'' to actually ''get'' get a job in her field at college.



** Alice learns that it's not her degree, but discrimination, that's keeping her from finding work.



** But still has trouble finding meaningful work after college.

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** But Regardless, she still has trouble finding meaningful work after college.



** Alice had to be [[SelfMadeMan a self-starter]], and/or attend graduate school before she could find anything meaningful. For example, becoming a professor.

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** Alice had to be [[SelfMadeMan a self-starter]], and/or self-starter]] or attend graduate school before she could find anything meaningful. For example, becoming a professor.



* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice does find [[ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman a job at art museum to use her 18th century Ugandian Art degree]]... Only to find that the museum needed someone with a 19th century Ugandian Art degree... But she does well at the job anyway.

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* '''Zig Zagged''': '''Zig-Zagged''': Alice does find [[ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman a job at art museum to use her 18th century Ugandian 18th-century Ugandan Art degree]]... Only to find that the museum needed someone with a 19th century Ugandian Art 19th-century Ugandan art degree... But she does well at the job anyway.



* '''Exploited''': Despite her degree making less money than that of her other colleagues, Alice managed to secure herself with ''some'' sort of a stable job since the "useless" market she was able to enter had much less competition.
* '''Defied''':
** Alice chooses something with better career prospects.
** Alice's employer chooses her because they reason that someone with a Literature degree will be able to read and write well, which the employer believes is a vital skill for their organization.
* '''Discussed''': "You're going to be living on ramen packets for the rest of your life if you get this degree, you know."

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* '''Exploited''': Despite her degree making less money than that of her other colleagues, Alice managed to secure herself with ''some'' sort of a stable job since the "useless" market she was able to could enter had much less competition.
* '''Defied''':
'''Defied''':
** Alice chooses something with better career prospects.
prospects.
** Alice's employer chooses her because they reason that someone with a Literature degree will be able to read and write well, which the employer believes is a vital skill for their organization.
organization.
* '''Discussed''': "You're going to "You'll be living on [[PovertyFood ramen packets packets]] for the rest of your life if you get this degree, you know."



** Alice remains in debt for a substantial period of time because her degree does not allow her to get a job beyond minimum wage.

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** Alice remains in debt for a substantial period of long time because her degree does not allow her to get a job beyond minimum wage.



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* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice does find [[ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman a job at art museum to use her 18th century Ugandian Art degree]]...Only to find that the museum needed someone with a 19th century Ugandian Art degree...But she does well at the job anyway.

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* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice does find [[ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman a job at art museum to use her 18th century Ugandian Art degree]]... Only to find that the museum needed someone with a 19th century Ugandian Art degree...degree... But she does well at the job anyway.

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