Unmet expectations

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rem26_art@fedia.io · 58 pts · 301d (8 replies)

if they had just pursued a degree in pet play instead of whatever they majored in, they wouldn't have anything to complain about.

NaibofTabr@infosec.pub · 78 pts · 301d (1 reply)

would that be... a pedigree?

rem26_art@fedia.io · 9 pts · 301d

Absolutely! lmao

Rooty@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 301d

Oh shit, didn't even notice it's a dog bowl, I thought it was a commentary on not being able to affort better food.

Also, we're not buying the OnlyFans

sundray@lemmus.org · 14 pts · 301d (4 replies)

Wait, you need a DEGREE for that?

Am... am I in trouble? Do I have to pay a fine?

SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de · 10 pts · 301d

You just need to go to doggy school

rem26_art@fedia.io · 7 pts · 301d (1 reply)

Officer!? This one right here!

sundray@lemmus.org · 2 pts · 301d

Nooo, I'll behave, I promise 😭 !

wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 301d

Hello.

TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world · 51 pts · 301d (2 replies)

well now you have a degree and some mac and smack in a cool bowl.

id say things are on the way up.

Alexstarfire@lemmy.world · 30 pts · 301d (1 reply)

Looks like a dog bowl. If you're giving dogs Mac and cheese, I'm not sure where that puts you on the socioeconomic ladder.

TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 301d

What are you saying dogs aren't cool? Plus you gotta be like, rich to have a dog or something.

missingno@fedia.io · 35 pts · 301d (5 replies)

I got my degree eight years ago and still haven't been able to use it. Every job opening that claims to be entry level actually wants five years of experience in something that came out two years ago.

NickwithaC@lemmy.world · 36 pts · 301d (4 replies)

Just say you have five. Clearly no one's checking.

Xanthobilly@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 300d (3 replies)

If you do, use the Circuit City/Toys R Us trick. Pick an out of business company for your CV so they can’t check references.

YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today · 6 pts · 300d (2 replies)

As someone who actually worked at a radio shack towards the end, but got fired cause I'm not big into backing down and one of the old heads didn't like me cause I moved fast. Not a physical fight, just a verbal confrontation.

Like John, my brother in Christ. You weren't getting commissions for like a year before I even started!

But I kept the name tag for poops and laughs.

WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 299d (1 reply)

You mean for the shits?

YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 299d

Definitely no giggles!

Asidonhopo@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 301d (1 reply)

I am once again reminded I am unable to see a picture of mac and cheese and not prepare it for myself immediately. Thank you.

ivanafterall@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 299d

Alright, Mr. Moneybags. No need to gloat.

Kolanaki@pawb.social · 16 pts · 300d

Puppymode: ON 🐶

YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today · 14 pts · 300d (5 replies)

Not gunna lie. Cheap ass Mac and cheese with some actual butter(assuming you have that much) is like way up there in the on the "ACCEPTABLE" chart for me. I sometimes throw in a can of Rotel and/or some cheap chorizo for a little taste of home.

ivanafterall@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 299d (1 reply)

I make ramen like this, drain the water, add butter, seasoning pack, and sriracha. So good.

YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 299d

Sounds like something I'm going to experiment with today!

HalifaxJones@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 299d

My fancy boxed mac n cheese mix is mixing the powder sauce with smoked Gouda and Parmesan. Real butter. Mixing it into the cooked pasta. Then adding sauted brussel sprouts and some parsley onto it.

boonhet@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 300d (1 reply)

Is butter that expensive in the US? Where I live it's only a bit more than margarine.

YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today · 6 pts · 299d

Not really. But if people are complaining about eating out a dog bowl, their situation may be worse than ours. I know I used vegetable oil before in college. It's serviceable, but don't recommend it

ccunning@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 301d (1 reply)

🎤🎶”Mac my bitch up…”

wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 301d

WHOO

Credibly_Human@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 299d (1 reply)

This is just some fetish shit.

Ain't nothing wrong with someone educated enjoying being a pet

Bit weird to share it with the whole internet tho

SpookyBogMonster@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 299d

This is just some fetish shit.

Call me crazy, but I think that's the joke

Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 301d (1 reply)

I have a degree and a six figure salary. I like KD.

ryedaft@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 300d

Yeah, but you hopefully feed your dog something better

zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com · 7 pts · 301d

Barenaked ladies have a whole song about loving Mac and cheese even if rich

Blackmist@feddit.uk · 7 pts · 299d

Not in cooking, apparently.

tiramichu@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 299d

Bad puppy! Get that bowl off the couch and down on the floor 💢

1985MustangCobra@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 299d

im not even gunna ask why they are eating out of a dog bowl.....

wesker@lemmy.sdf.org · 3 pts · 301d (12 replies)

A degree in what?

chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 301d (7 replies)

Does it matter? The US graduated over 2 million people with bachelor’s degrees in spring of 2025. How are all those people supposed to find jobs?

Blackmist@feddit.uk · 3 pts · 299d

The important thing is they're all up to their eyeballs in debt. Teamwork makes the dream work.

wesker@lemmy.sdf.org · 2 pts · 301d (3 replies)

Yes, why wouldn't it matter? Do you think economies maintain demand for every conceivable degree equally, year after year?

chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 301d (2 replies)

My implied claim here is that there are more people graduating with degrees in every major than the economy can fill jobs for in any of them. Youth unemployment is rising! Trying to find a job is really difficult and even degrees once thought “safe” (such as CS) have stingy employers who think AI will replace the need for training fresh graduates.

You might think “oh that’s fine, people who studied other subjects won’t care about CS people.” But if those CS grads can’t get CS jobs they’ll look for other jobs, increasing competition in other fields. This can have a domino effect throughout the youth job market.

wesker@lemmy.sdf.org · -2 pts · 301d (1 reply)

Okay.

My question was what field does OP have a degree in?

chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 301d

I dunno. OP can still answer your original question above!

RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 299d (1 reply)

Of course it matters, some degrees are in way higher demand than others

ivanafterall@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 299d

Like whichever one doctors have!

osaerisxero@kbin.melroy.org · 3 pts · 301d (3 replies)

Information Security and Computer Science double major

wesker@lemmy.sdf.org · 4 pts · 301d (2 replies)

The person in the image does?

EDIT: I found their profile and can't unsee a lot of things now.

osaerisxero@kbin.melroy.org · 6 pts · 301d (1 reply)

Lmao, it was a cold read but the IT sector cannot escape the Transfem and/or Femboy and/or Furry allegations for a well documented reason.

wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 301d

peeks my head out

🐺 🖥️

FosterMolasses@leminal.space · 2 pts · 300d (1 reply)

Was the degree in Culinary Arts?

ivanafterall@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 299d

More like Macaroni Farts!

TheBat@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 301d (2 replies)
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Kolanaki@pawb.social · 6 pts · 300d (1 reply)

Dog bowl.

bitchkat@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 299d

Or feeding the dog Mac N cheese.

NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 299d

At uni I ended up microwaving tinned macaroni cheese on white sliced bread in my room as a snack. I’d never do that now as it’s double carbs and gross, but what was going on back then?

MissJinx@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 299d

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