@mumsbalance: Not all degrees are equal, that is true. But having a business isn’t the silver bullet either. Also so sick of hearing “start a business” what business yara? A shop? Food? Selling toothbrushes? Business is very varied and some are much less profitable than others. Also it doesn’t give you “freedom” in ways the internet wants to sell you. If you own a shop, you have to be in it. If you aren’t you’re paying staff costs which are increasing your business costs. Next time you hear this, ask for numbers. Trading scams targeted south Asian youth in the UK because they were vulnerable, looking for a way out, looking for freedom. I get people message me asking “how do you make money” I have a job, a boss and expected to be in a certain place at a certain time and have way more flexibility than when I ran my own business. Maternity leave, sick pay, cover when my kids are ill.
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Thursday 03 September 2026 14:55:38 GMT
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Hafsie :
I agree, I would push the youth of today towards Degree apprenticeships! You get the best of both worlds.
2026-09-03 15:08:37
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Nick :
Degree apprenticeships/ level 7 apprenticeships are the way forward
2026-09-03 16:10:45
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me432100 :
I am so fed up of seeing content saying degrees are worthless. My take is, once you have your degree no can can take it away from you, you can build upon it and do something with it. Apprenticeships are hard to get, there aren’t that many. Yes everyone has a degree m, it’s not worthless. All this noise is to avert people from going to uni so those miners come
2026-09-04 14:13:48
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Lamiya :
I’m so glad you are talking about it!!!! If everybody is a business owner, who’s going to take care of us when we are sick?? Or who’s going to teach us about things or transport us from one place to another!
2026-09-03 14:58:19
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Lubna Awas :
Well said! I would always tell my children to complete their education first as a safety net, and set up a business later if they want.
2026-09-03 19:28:42
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ItsZ.2024 :
points all taken but sadly the majority of entry level jobs want a baseline degree.. that said, there are alternative routes but it just seems so rare or super competitive. everyone has a degree these ... personally ,put aside the experience, I dont think its worth it unless its an absolute must like for medicine still... all depends...
2026-09-03 21:13:40
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Abdullah :
Absolutely 100% agree with you. Centrally the government needs to plan for long term skill requirement and the graduate studies need to be tailored around that. So that there are jobs out there for students coming out. Think a lot of generic degrees can be better tailored
2026-09-03 15:25:23
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user4723625450991 :
absolutely true, i wrote on a 'genius' post NOT to misguide people to skip uni. Stats still show that Uni is worth it.
2026-09-03 21:13:11
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Afrah | Education | Career :
I totally agree 👍🏽
2026-09-03 20:36:42
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SimplyS :
I’ve told people this so many times. Nothing wrong with a professional job that pays you well and if you have the capacity work on a side gig that you can use to build your business.
2026-09-03 15:02:53
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