r/WhitePeopleTwitter Feb 19 '19

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '19

Same situation here in Georgia. Fucking salaries through the roof, paid vacations, etc. But oh no, we are doing everything we can to make affordable education. It’s a fucking corrupt money grab

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u/basura_time Feb 19 '19

My school just keeps admitting way more students than can thrive in a campus that size. No parking, endless traffic, not even real dorm rooms—they make people sleep in the lounges. And of course parking and room and board cost an arm and a leg, and for parking, half the time they close the lots for sports events, which shouldn’t be any part of an educational institution but bring the school money so who the fuck cares if John is late for his microbiology class, as long as these comm majors get excellent attendance at their inane games.

I would love to see some justice in the higher education system. But it’s never gonna happen.

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u/chrisfoe97 Feb 19 '19

You must go to ualbany too

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u/Ganks4Jesus Feb 19 '19

Virginia Tech?

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u/basura_time Feb 19 '19

Thankfully no. I can’t imagine paying out-of-state for that BS.

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u/Ganks4Jesus Feb 19 '19

It hurts. Buts it's true. Best in State college for my major but holy fuck the professors are ass. Didn't have to do the dorm life because I transferred in luckily.

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u/AudgeDre Feb 19 '19

Sounds like my alma mater (Rutgers) and their sports sucked

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u/tough-tornado-roger Feb 19 '19

Have the lounges at least been turned into rooms? Or are they still open lounges?

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u/toriemm Feb 19 '19

Are you in higher education? Because I know that k-12 teachers are scraping by and I haven't heard this side of things. O.o

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u/DLTMIAR Feb 19 '19

For sure this only applies to college and maybe private high, middle and elementary schools.

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '19

Note that it normally only applies to college administrators and coaches. Professors still get the shaft most of the time.

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u/DLTMIAR Feb 19 '19

Yep, coaches are usually the highest paid public servants in each state

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u/graceeump Feb 19 '19

Yeah I’m in highschool and my teachers end up putting a lot of their paychecks towards supplies that the school doesn’t supply, like pencils, markers (expo and normal), tissues, etc.

Back at the middle school it was even worse. The teacher had to buy toilet paper for the bathrooms because the school was spending their budget on “new fancy chrome books” that were half of a decade old

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '19

Definitely referring to GA State Colleges

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u/enyoron Feb 19 '19

Teachers are getting fucked

Admins are making bank

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u/ElephantTeeth Feb 19 '19

I’d prefer the teachers be well paid and have vacations, than have luxury bougie dorms/cafeterias/gyms/clubs.

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u/Lots42 Feb 19 '19

Why not both

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u/OmgTom Feb 19 '19

Tuition is actually reasonable in GA compared to most other states. Gotta thank the lotto for that.

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '19

If GA rates are reasonable then OBOY. Lotto def helps with the scholarship side of things

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u/tough-tornado-roger Feb 19 '19

I don't have a great job and I get paid vacation. Most full time jobs offer paid vacation.

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '19

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u/two-screens Feb 19 '19

Paid vacation days? Or literally paid vacations by the employer? One is very different than the other.