Superflux!
That is exactly the reality of getting into this profession these days that many wleding programs fail to articulate to their potential and new students, and is also the reason why we constantly have these newly graduated students, well - not all of them but, you know where i'm headed... Who come in here and whine about how they were mislead by the school they went to, or that their instructor served them so much BS about the opportunities available to them once they graduated only to find out that if they just took the time to really listen to what their instructor was actually trying to articulate that unless they understood that they would have to pay their dues for anywhere from 3 to 5 years, they were only fooling themselves into thinking that they were going to start out at "bank robber paychecks!!!"
As we all know, young students tend to have selective hearing and formulate their own interpretations based on what attracts their psyche... They tend to develop an opinion on whatever based on what limited information that's given to them by folks who are very good at manipulating their impressionable minds, and so the 'proverbial hook, line and sinker' connection is complete yet, once they realize that none of what they have learned is realistically going to be handed to them on a silver platter and that they really needed to put more effort than they initially did, they pout and complain basically because they didn't use patience and focus enough on what was being articulated to them via the learning process.
That's why I like Allan's signature because it goes right to the heart of what these kids today need to do as opposed to fantasizing about how much dough they will be making and developing such unrealistic expectations that inevitably end up letting them down because they could not realistically meet or achieve those expectations. And they end up in situations where they put themselves in situations that they end up so much in debt, and living way beyond their means and eventually ending up having to declare bankruptcy or reverting to a life of crime which ends up nowhere fast except that now these former students have a record to accompany them for the rest of their lives!
That's why I tell my students the truth and nothing but the truth, and while some of them listen and appreciate my candor, some become angry that I tell them something contrary to what they were previously led to believe which sometime tends to get me in trouble with the administrations whom I've had the pleasure to work with over the years! :) Still, I'm not going to start sugar coating the reality of what is going to be their potential rude awakening if they choose not to pay attention to my own observations, experiences, and perspectives of the current industry trends that these students need to prepare themselves for, because I know that the ones who do listen are always the successful ones out there in the real world!!! ;) :) :)
Respectfully,
Henry