This isn't about me, but I'm very confused. I have 3 different jobs in different industries that I enjoy, and I am working towards a degree in a completely other industry.
I have seen it so often over the years that people get knocked back for being 'overqualified' for a job. I assume this mostly means America, but what difference does it make?
If someone wants to work a low-end fast food job while they have an engineers degree – what on earth stops them from being as good at (if not better at) it than the adult who's 26 who dropped out midway through highschool?
Are they getting paid more? Is that the whole thing? You have a degree to your name and suddenly people need to pay you 4 extra bucks an hour because you have a signed piece of paper? How does it work?? Can you just accept the lower rate? Whatll if you just want to work for base rate/low wage for a bit and then move into your career? If you're happy accepting a lower rate, what gives??
Because I, an Aussie, am lost. Completely lost. We have minimum wage here, and to undercut that means to pay cash under the table and not declare it.
We don't have this issue here, we have issues with people being under qualified if anything (for example, to work in childcare, you need x degree/certificate at the very least).
Someone please explain what the go is, and why people who just want to earn some kind of income when their niche field isn't hiring, aren't allowed to work base-rate, low-end or basic jobs because they are 'overqualified'