• Neuromancer@lemm.eeM
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    10 months ago

    It was possible for grandparents to work at an ice cream shop and pay their way through college

    Companies use to pay for college. I knew people who started at IBM after high school. The company thought they had potential and sent them to college. They paid for college, and I think half their salary. In return they’re stay at IBM and become management or some other job that needed a degree. I think that’s one of the largest changes I’ve seen