tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post8719931980588019854..comments2024-03-27T21:23:40.339-04:00Comments on Chemjobber: Including health care as "STEM jobs" is a huge distortionChemjobberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-74217440821533282642014-02-07T17:08:30.346-05:002014-02-07T17:08:30.346-05:00Science isn't expected to make money, but to l...Science isn't expected to make money, but to lead to useful ideas for people who can. Health care and computers, on the other hand, are businesses (with companies making lots of money doing them) - thus, complaining that businesses need help to attract people to work for them (because they don't want to pay them enough) is much less attractive as a story than science (who people may see as much less profit-driven and thus worthy of help). <br /><br />Science in STEM is camoflage for businesses that want cheap labor but can't ask for it with straight faces.Hapnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-15744962082825818472014-02-07T17:00:49.408-05:002014-02-07T17:00:49.408-05:00That is actually a great point and something that ...That is actually a great point and something that I don't understand why people cannot simply say. "The lucrative jobs of the future are in health care and computers, full stop." <br /><br />Politicians and business people seem to need to spin tales about innovation, STEM and competitiveness, blah blah. It's a mess. Chemjobberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-18100034013331505662014-02-07T16:40:40.124-05:002014-02-07T16:40:40.124-05:00This is fitting in a way, because health care is a...This is fitting in a way, because health care is a career where scientifically minded people can actually earn money. If people actually look at this type of report in any detail, they will come away with the correct impression that health care is where the jobs are, and the pure sciences are a small throwaway consideration.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-69795746096764614112014-02-07T14:55:00.461-05:002014-02-07T14:55:00.461-05:00By their definition, cashier should qualify as a s...By their definition, cashier should qualify as a sub-BA primarily mathematical STEM job.<br /><br />There, I just created 4 million more entry-level jobs in the field.Dave Moonhttps://twitter.com/dave_t_moonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-5954582846232548162014-02-07T13:59:48.727-05:002014-02-07T13:59:48.727-05:00One problem may be that US Blues and World Disorde...One problem may be that US Blues and World Disorder is owned by Mort Zuckerman,. who really, really, REALLY believes that there is a STEM worker shortage, as judged by what he says on the McLaughlin group. If frustrates me that such a bright guy could be so misinformed.NMHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-82742323361005505272014-02-07T13:40:13.194-05:002014-02-07T13:40:13.194-05:00I think my greatest regret in life will be that I ...I think my greatest regret in life will be that I was very interested in science (particularly chemistry and molecular biology) but not very good at doing much of anything else.<br /><br />Whats worse, everybody thinks you should be making tons of money, and if you dont, it looks like there is something really wrong with you.<br /><br />This can bring about a lot of misery, unless you have a thick skin.Bring the Moviesnoreply@blogger.com