FARK.com: (7103639) After 12 years, fifty-two year old immigrant janitor finally earns his degree from the Ivy League school at which he works. FARK: With the degree he chose, janitor is probably about the only job that he'll be able to get

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		After 12 years, fifty-two year old immigrant janitor finally earns his degree from the Ivy League school at which he works. FARK: With the degree he chose, janitor is probably about the only job that he'll be able to get (ajc.com)		111
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Klippoklondike		2012-05-13 07:28:51 PM

Good for him. Very cool.

Party Boy		2012-05-13 07:49:57 PM

Rare inspirational story.

coeyagi		2012-05-13 08:07:56 PM

How about them apples.

Cheesus		2012-05-13 08:08:27 PM

After 12 years, 52-year old immigrant janitor fired for being overqualified.

Mattyb710		2012-05-13 08:11:08 PM

Cheesus: After 12 years, 52-year old immigrant janitor fired for being overqualified.

Not with that degree....

9beers		2012-05-13 08:13:28 PM

College is free if you're an employee of the school?

BigRightRear		2012-05-13 08:14:22 PM

Thats a hard 52, looks more like 72.

danvon		2012-05-13 08:14:27 PM

That guy makes $22/hr. Even if he could find a job in his chosen field, it is unlikely to pay as well as his current gig._

rebelyell2006		2012-05-13 08:14:30 PM

With the degree he chose, janitor is probably about the only job that he'll be able to get
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Rat		2012-05-13 08:15:14 PM

And to think, there are folks that WE give an opportunity to graduate high school and they can't even handle that.

Kudos to this man!

© and a Bravo too

stuhayes2010		2012-05-13 08:15:23 PM

coeyagi: How about them apples.

I got her numba.

jso2897		2012-05-13 08:15:56 PM

Hai Guyz! Is this the thread where a bunch of born-on-third-base-think-they-hit-a-triple whiteboys come to ridicule somebody who actually had to work for something?

alex10294		2012-05-13 08:16:11 PM

He probably likes the subject and has tenure. Why not, if it's free. What I don't understand is paying for it..

Another Government Employee		2012-05-13 08:16:35 PM

9beers: College is free if you're an employee of the school?

Depends on the school whether it is free or heavily discounted. I have a couple of friends at Emory because of relatives.

The Shatner Incident		2012-05-13 08:18:10 PM

$22 bucks an hour? Jesus, that is a high-paying janitorial job. Fresh nursing graduates make that much an hour.

diaphoresis		2012-05-13 08:19:05 PM

It's NEVER too late to get a college degree...

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steamingpile		2012-05-13 08:19:13 PM

CitizenTed		2012-05-13 08:19:14 PM

Good for him. A Catholic Albanian would not have lasted long in the JNA fighting in Bosnia, so he did the right thing in fleeing to the US. He studied the classics because he wanted to. Because he was curious. Because he wanted to understand more about history and philosophy and mankind's place in the Universe. His was a noble pursuit. If you disagree, you are a retard and should feel ashamed.

turbidum		2012-05-13 08:19:24 PM

Another Government Employee: 9beers: College is free if you're an employee of the school?

Depends on the school whether it is free or heavily discounted. I have a couple of friends at Emory because of relatives.

Stanford has something similar.

ununcle		2012-05-13 08:19:32 PM

9beers: College is free if you're an employee of the school?

If you're good with a ball it is. Not sure about a mop.

SharkTrager		2012-05-13 08:19:39 PM

He can always go on food stamps.

Torqueknot		2012-05-13 08:20:10 PM

Some Derp about foreigners stealin' ar' jerbs an' stealin' ar' college placements!

/but not stealin' ar' womens! That dude looks old.

TheManofPA		2012-05-13 08:20:27 PM

9beers: College is free if you're an employee of the school?

It has been at the places I've worked. Some schools, if you are faculty your spouse is also free and your kids are free (up to a credit limit). Other places have trade programs where your kid can go to a different school for free that has an arrangement with yours. Our school just made a deal to hire someone and one of the arrangements was setting up a trade program with the school his kid was going to (it was a great negotiation on his part).

It is a great way to work and slowly build towards a degree (taking 1-2 courses a term and then some summer work)

SuperNinjaToad		2012-05-13 08:21:37 PM

9beers: College is free if you're an employee of the school?

yes! and depending on the school kids of employees get in for free too or severely discounted tuition/board.
I know a guy who is also a janitor/custondian and his 5 kids all went to Washington University School of Medicine for free.

Basically he got $1 million tax free working as a janitor for that school. For his sake I hope his kids pay for daily blows and hookers for the rest of his life after the sacrifices he made for them to have a better life by cleaning shiat, urine, puke and other bodily fluids typically found after frat parties.

diaphoresis		2012-05-13 08:21:45 PM

CitizenTed: If you disagree, you are a retard and should feel ashamed.

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Babwa Wawa		2012-05-13 08:22:09 PM

Is this the guy from the Stephen King novel?

rudemix		2012-05-13 08:22:12 PM

Philosopher King?

ultraholland		2012-05-13 08:22:59 PM

CitizenTed: Good for him. A Catholic Albanian would not have lasted long in the JNA fighting in Bosnia, so he did the right thing in fleeing to the US. He studied the classics because he wanted to. Because he was curious. Because he wanted to understand more about history and philosophy and mankind's place in the Universe. His was a noble pursuit. If you disagree, you are a retard and should feel ashamed.

Montenegro, please.

bhcompy		2012-05-13 08:24:31 PM

9beers: College is free if you're an employee of the school?

University of Idaho is one of those schools

Inquisitive Inquisitor		2012-05-13 08:25:10 PM

jso2897: Hai Guyz! Is this the thread where a bunch of born-on-third-base-think-they-hit-a-triple whiteboys come to ridicule somebody who actually had to work for something?

Pretty much. The thread is replete with the typical disdain for non-STEM education. That he graduated with honors from an Ivy league school is more than most here can claim, but they'll proudly point to their engineering degree from a third-rate state college and crow about how superior they are.

Fissile		2012-05-13 08:25:37 PM

The Shatner Incident: $22 bucks an hour? Jesus, that is a high-paying janitorial job. Fresh nursing graduates make that much an hour.

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The job is in NYC (Manhattan). Even a shiat-hole one bedroom apartment in Queens will set you back $1500 per month.

fragMasterFlash		2012-05-13 08:26:29 PM

In other news, Kate Upton has super jiggly tits.

dugitman		2012-05-13 08:29:20 PM

9beers: College is free if you're an employee of the school?

One of my buddies at Purdue got free tuition because his mom was a cleaning lady in a dorm. I think all the Indiana state schools are like that.

diaphoresis		2012-05-13 08:30:12 PM

Fissile: The Shatner Incident: $22 bucks an hour? Jesus, that is a high-paying janitorial job. Fresh nursing graduates make that much an hour.

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The job is in NYC (Manhattan). Even a shiat-hole one bedroom apartment in Queens will set you back $1500 per month.

People actually LIVE in Queens? O_o

Fissile		2012-05-13 08:33:10 PM

diaphoresis: Fissile: The Shatner Incident: $22 bucks an hour? Jesus, that is a high-paying janitorial job. Fresh nursing graduates make that much an hour.

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The job is in NYC (Manhattan). Even a shiat-hole one bedroom apartment in Queens will set you back $1500 per month.

People actually LIVE in Queens? O_o

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Still have the some relatives that live in Queens......too old to move......or just plain stupid.

OgreMagi		2012-05-13 08:33:41 PM

Left his home country as a war refugee. Worked his ass off during the day. Got a college degree at night. Who cares what the degree is in. His personal history should interest any business who wants to hire someone who doesn't recognize the word, "can't".

And the man even said he wasn't interested in a degree to make money. He just wants to learn for the sake of learning. The very definition of "scholar".

brimed03		2012-05-13 08:34:34 PM

-2 for Subby, whose headline reduces the pursuit of learning to "ok how much munny will this get me?"

YouPeopleAreCrazy		2012-05-13 08:35:09 PM

steamingpile: jso2897: Hai Guyz! Is this the thread where a bunch of born-on-third-base-think-they-hit-a-triple whiteboys come to ridicule somebody who actually had to work for something?

I didn't realize Fark had so many millionaire's sons posting!!!! I thought I was the only one!

"millionaire's sons"? No. But being born in the US or most of Western Europe = starting off on 2nd base leading off to stealing 3rd.

Other parts of the world? Standing at home plate, hoping not to get hit by the ball. At best. And other parts of the world, you're out in the parking lot, not even on the team.

LarryDan43		2012-05-13 08:37:28 PM

Sorry, instead of wasting time you should have got yours like all those students you watched over the years did, now it's too late and you're screwed.

baronbloodbath		2012-05-13 08:37:45 PM

Guy is (at the very least) bilingual, is a tax paying American citizen, and just earned a degree, all while working a job to support himself and his family.

Living the American Dream. I applaud you, good sir.

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jso2897		2012-05-13 08:37:57 PM

steamingpile: jso2897: Hai Guyz! Is this the thread where a bunch of born-on-third-base-think-they-hit-a-triple whiteboys come to ridicule somebody who actually had to work for something?

I didn't realize Fark had so many millionaire's sons posting!!!! I thought I was the only one!

You don't have to be a millionaire's son to be born with twenty times the privilege you're worth. I didn't.
But I have enough sense to know I'm privileged, and appreciate it, and want to give something back.

Nick Nostril		2012-05-13 08:39:16 PM

diaphoresis: It's NEVER too late to get a college degree...

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Jeezus... that IS a hard 52 !

Fissile		2012-05-13 08:39:27 PM

OgreMagi: Left his home country as a war refugee. Worked his ass off during the day. Got a college degree at night. Who cares what the degree is in. His personal history should interest any business who wants to hire someone who doesn't recognize the word, "can't".

And the man even said he wasn't interested in a degree to make money. He just wants to learn for the sake of learning. The very definition of "scholar".

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Consider that there are native born Americans who live within a few blocks of Columbia U, whose families have been in the US for generations, and despite all the advantages offered them, they still can't read at an 8th grade level.

ambassador_ahab		2012-05-13 08:41:38 PM

Do janitors really make $22/hr? That's not bad. Maybe I need to get into the floor-sweeping business.

Tillmaster		2012-05-13 08:44:31 PM

Good for him!

Pick13		2012-05-13 08:46:37 PM

Another American job stolen by a filthy immigrant!

/Good for gramps

LarryDan43		2012-05-13 08:47:59 PM

Okay, maybe my Boobies was a bit harsh. Tell you what Janitor Gac, you've got a nice story. If you promise to put your education and story to good use and ensure no one else can do what you did, we'll get you on a regular rotation on the conservative talk show circuit. If you're Janitor Gac story goes over well, we might even be able to get you your own show, or at the very least a Republican Congressional seat. Can you start off by giving us some folksy yugoslav sayings and relate them in a way to take shots at lazy liberals?

gingerjet		2012-05-13 08:48:09 PM

9beers: College is free if you're an employee of the school?

Yes. Within limits. My bf works as an accountant for a major university and you get a certain number of free credits every quarter.

9beers		2012-05-13 08:48:56 PM

dugitman: One of my buddies at Purdue got free tuition because his mom was a cleaning lady in a dorm. I think all the Indiana state schools are like that.

That's a damn sweet deal, I never knew that schools did that. I can see a discount but not a free ride.

clowncar on fire		2012-05-13 08:51:23 PM

Fissile: OgreMagi: Left his home country as a war refugee. Worked his ass off during the day. Got a college degree at night. Who cares what the degree is in. His personal history should interest any business who wants to hire someone who doesn't recognize the word, "can't".

And the man even said he wasn't interested in a degree to make money. He just wants to learn for the sake of learning. The very definition of "scholar".

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Consider that there are native born Americans who live within a few blocks of Columbia U, whose families have been in the US for generations, and despite all the advantages offered them, they still can't read at an 8th grade level.

staying ingorant payz mor then the miminum wajez duz.

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