Reply #32: Been there, done that

[Sadie4629]

I also have a degree in English, magna cum laude, 1979. I have never gotten a job using my degree. The college I graduated from didn't offer majors or minors in professional writing (other than journalism) or I would have majored in that, because what I really wanted to do was to get into publishing. My proficiency in written English would have gotten me into a job as a proofreader, or something, which would have become obsolete with the advent of spell-check. It happens.

Meanwhile, proficiency in English or history (my minor, btw) doesn't put food on the table. And such skills are becoming far less important by the day, much to my dismay.

Society can and should be improved, but if dishwashers were to make $50/hour, dining out would become a luxury most cannot afford and there is a good chance that even those jobs would dry up.

At least you have a plan. Library Science may not pay what Engineering does, but there are jobs available. Good luck.