If your're smart you can't be a cop....

[jaybois]

http://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message578749/pg1

I'm sure i"d qualify.

 

[jaybois]

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A06E2DB143DF93AA3575AC0A96F958260

Just in case your"re not down with the conspiracy sites.

 

[Razorguns]

What's the difference between an employer not hiring you because you're "over-qualified?" Such as a person with a Masters Degree applying for a Junior Programmer position.

Makes sense. $80,000 to train a guy, who bails as soon as his mid-life crisis is over, and he gets a real job offer in his career. May not be correct in this case - but as a general rule it is. I wouldn't give a f/t job to an ex-CEO to be a junior accountant.

r

 

[jaybois]

What's the difference between an employer not hiring you because you're "over-qualified?" Such as a person with a Masters Degree applying for a Junior Programmer position.

Makes sense. $80,000 to train a guy, who bails as soon as his mid-life crisis is over, and he gets a real job offer in his career. May not be correct in this case - but as a general rule it is. I wouldn't give a f/t job to an ex-CEO to be a junior accountant.

r

Not talkin about ceo's and junior accountants here bro.

 

[jaybois]

Old boy has a bachelors of literature...how does that over qualify him?

 

[jaybois]

Bachelor's is considered the new H.S diploma i guess.

 

[Razorguns]

Bachelor's is considered the new H.S diploma i guess.

Word -- To cops, where just graduating H.S is like a big thing to brag about -- having a bachelor's degree is a great way to be singled out immediately.

Kinda like having a B.Sc. and joining the army for a certain board member.

Competition for being a cop is hardcore - remember that. 3,000 apply - 60 graduate.

r

 

[BMK792]

kinda true tho, id hate to do police patrols it looks boring as hell

 

[EnderJE]

Given the financial rewards, I don't see how being a cop or a soldier is a good thing. Sure, there's the prestige of getting shot at to protect your values; but there are better ways to earn money then putting your life in danger. Like leading the unit and putting other people's lives in danger.

 

[lartinos]

I never looked at cops as be all that smart, well atleast the ones who drive in circles on the street. Some of my friends went on to be cops. Not really good at anything and were the ones in my group of friends we'd occasionally smack around because they talked alot but were pussies. It's a way for them to make up for their toughness and change their wussy perception by all.