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Re:The Teenagers Getting Six Figures to Leave Their High Sch... by op00to on Tuesday November 30, 2021 @10:49PM (#29400454)
Truly elite level basketball players are likely smart and hard working. Why wouldn’t they find a job easily?
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Re:The Teenagers Getting Six Figures to Leave Their High Sch... by dragonwriter on Wednesday December 01, 2021 @12:17AM (#29400945)
Because jobs look more for directly relevant formal education and work experience than being smart and hard working.
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Re:The Teenagers Getting Six Figures to Leave Their High Sch... by op00to on Wednesday December 01, 2021 @12:50PM (#29406815)
Depends on the definition of "job". There's more to gainful employment than office work or trades like plumbing. One doesn't need directly relevant formal education to, say, rehab and flip houses. There are all manner of businesses that can be started and run successfully with a bit of intelligence and hard work.
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