Reply #53: Again, we are talking about minimums, not maximums [View All]

If you think it is discriminatory to pay someone more if they have a degree, then I suggest you get a lawyer and go out on a lawsuit rampage, because it happens right now.

There is nothing discriminatory about paying someone MORE if they are more valuable.

Now, what about college degrees in unrelated fields?

Good question, but not entirely applicable, because even a degree in healthcare will improve your performance as a customer service rep, for example.

Why?

Because of those basic requiremnt classes you take to get that degree.

You learn math, writing, history, and responsibility. If you can make it through college, then you are assumed to have a base set of skills that the uneducated does not have. Your major is just an area of presumed expertise.