Geir finished his degree in psychology with straight A's, and was immediatily hired by a State branch office. In the first 9 months as an employee, "Geir" worked 4-5 weeks total. The rest of the time he and his co-workers played mobil-games, and they even played Monopoly - for hours on end. But most of all - they played catch with a ball made of rubber, while talking about music, drinking and life in general.
Even their boss came down to their offices and said it was a good thing they had something to do.
But the good thing about the job was that "Geir" had a lot of time to apply for better jobs. And don't forget to mention "cake-friday". Which basically means you go to work, drink coffee, eat some cake and then leave early for the cabin you are able to own in the mountains, because you make so much money.
I remember I used to think "The Office" was a parody, but it seems like reality is even worse. The story told by "Geir" actually also correlates with what I've heard from friends who work in government jobs/public sector jobs.
Also it's such a disgrace to know that these people make $70,000 a year, while some hard working guy or gal in the private sector is living in a closet while having to have to finance their friday cake and cabin in the mountains by paying taxes.
Don't go to college
Unless you know exactly what you want to do, and that something is in STEM's (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths)
Unless you get straight A's in your political studies, psychology, anthropology etc, you won't be accepted to any public sector job. A regular secretary job in Norway requires a masters degree with straight A's now days. They get thousands of applications, and unless your on top, you end up in the bin.
Today, there are so many other opportunities. Just look at Steemit. While most 19 year olds are mindlessly walking around campuses, studying "something" just for the heck of it, accumulating student debt - the smart youngsters are finding platforms such as Steemit to make money. While making money learning and sharing, you free up time to create other businesses and other income streams.
I understand that the narrative used to be "be the first one in the family to go to college - and get a well paid safe job" but now it is "your parents were the last ones to go to college"