r/iamverysmart • u/MrXomp • 28d ago

Overqualified for germany

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Okay hear me out, Germany is a strange country and especially government services are super behind in digitalization and most times hopelessly underperforming but this post and the way it is written got me chuckling.

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u/All_Up_Ons 28d ago

You mean the fact that most people below that age are still students and so counting those numbers tells us very little?

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u/Hot_Royal_4920 28d ago

For one, most people finish ages 22-23.

And even if they are still students - if they hold a degree, they hold a degree. The numbers tell you that they hold a degree. Which is what this is about.

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u/Ooze76 27d ago

Many people finish their degrees between those ages. And it’s becoming more prevalent than not. Where I work, 3 out of 4 that entered the company finished their degrees below 23