Denguin

There's NOTHING wrong with having expectations or goals. There's a problem when those goals are unattainable. If I told you I was going to be on Earth today, but I wanted so badly to be on a beach on the Moon tomorrow, what would you tell me? "Ok, you can do it!!!!!"? No. You're gonna tell me I'm an idiot. His sense of entitlement, nativity, and ignorance is unbelievable. 100k in the first 3 years just because you have a degree from SFU? Please.

I'm sorry, but you are delusional. High expectations are FINE. But yours are dis-proportionally high. You're path of thinking is very, very naive, and I think you'll be in for a huge shock when reality finally hits you. And one more note, I don't think you can classify an undergraduate degree as a professional degree these days. Usually professional requires a PHD/MD/etc. I'm curious to know where you're pulling these stats from. 1 out of 10 finish post-secondary? 90% can't afford it? Again, I'd like to see this source. I'm sure a significant amount of people can't afford it, but that's why there's the presence of loans, bursaries, work, scholarships, etc. Yes, we were provided with every tool. It's a much different society than it was years ago. But that's also the problem. How many people went through the educational system back then, as opposed to now? I can assure you it's in the multi-hundred-millions more now. Undergraduate degrees usually do put you in a better position, yes but this is primarily in the way of OPTIONS. An undergraduate degree will get you past a lot of screenings (i.e. must have a college diploma). Not long ago, that used to be replaced by a high school diploma. And there is absolutely no doubt that it's getting to the point where there are so many of them floating out there these days (yes, they are a dime a dozen, FYI), that slowly they're losing their value. Why do you think unemployment rates have spiked in the last several years? Bargaining power? Oh please. Again, when reality hits you when you finally find someone willing to give you an interview, you'll be begging for them to take you. Of course there are always going to be people who land super high paying jobs out of school. But those are the ones in the 100th percentile. They are the 1%, as you should be familiar with. Do you think everyone can do that? No. Experience is everything these days? Try finding a job posting that doesn't have the tagline, "at least ____ years experience or equivalent required". Sorry bud, try using the line "I want more money cause I paid ____ for my degree" and see where that gets you. You need to change your attitude, and fast. Do you know how much doctors coming fresh out of school make after investing $100k+ on education alone? I'm guessing not... a lot of them only make about $50-60k for the first several years. I will say though, 60k is not an unreasonable target for an entry-level job (depending on the field), but it is an unreasonable minimum. Why is pay in Vancouver so low, yet cost of living so high? You went into school, you should be able to figure that out no problem. I'm sure a grade 12 student could. What do you get when you have a beautiful city where everyone wants to be, and combine that with all the people looking for work? Hmmm..... Oh right, more competition, meaning companies can afford to pay less. TL;DR - You're delusional.

It's called a joke.

Maybe it's the other way around. Perhaps he just hasn't been watching many Canucks games as of late and doesn't know of the atrocities that have been at the hands of Edler.

Damn... CNN says that one slain officer had 3 children, and another had a 19 month old son with another on the way...

Don't quote me on it, but I think the military is already involved in a supportive role. I've seen pictures with military personnel assisting the RCMP on patrol/lockdown. Either that, or the RCMP over there have camouflage uniforms. With the limited resources they have in the maritimes compared to larger urban centres, I don't see how the military can't be involved.

Damn... That is just gut wrenching. My condolences and utmost respect to those who've fallen today. I hope this guy is given a long, painful death (forgive me). Heard that police have even commandeered all rental cars in the area, and are using them to search the area.

I'm sure these types of things happen in hockey all the time. If not now, it would have been next year. Classless, but I'm sure is nothing new to players. What I'm more concerned about is how Chara scored in his own net off that play! Hahahahahahahah what a sucker!

I live in an eco-friendly apartment, so it has tons of windows for light/heat... I face West as well and damn it heats up like an oven after 4 pm... I feel your pain. At least you have A/C...

Reports say that the lightning earlier may have sparked an interface fire on the North Shore... Crews unable to reach the fire and put it out, so it's just burning freely right now near the Capilano reservoir.

Maybe MG was so fed up with the chants yesterday and just decided to walk out a la Patrick Roy.

It's the creme colour that's throwing me off... Horrible planning.

Mark my words, even their draft picks will be cursed in Vancouver.

Noooooo! Please no more trades with the Panthers! I sincerely hope there is a trade in the making (or some explanation). It's a VERY bold statement to be sitting Luongo out the way they are right now. Sure, it's just another game, but you have to give a game like this to the goalie who's been so big for your organization. Maybe they'll do a split to get them both in?! Ah, who knows with this team anymore. Not gonna lie, I've been steady losing interest.

Toews is in a completely different tier than Kesler is. He has more vision and hockey sense tenfold that of Kesler's.

Kinda wish Hughson/Simpson would just shut up and let us savour the moment.

... Is it too early for pizza?

Man I feel bad for this goalie... But maybe this is our break.

Man this reminds me of the Canucks... Every chance against makes me cringe, cause if one goes in... We're in trouble!

F*** non re-viewable my ass!!! Another reason for the challenge system.

Ye'owch! That's another sort of sacrifice for your country...

Unfortunately after the Sale/Pelletier incident, they moved to anonymous judging... So if there was any fixing, we'd never know. Kind of ironic how the "fix" can completely work in the opposite direction...

Oh this team is so frustrating to watch....