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Why are working class kids less likely to get elite jobs? They study too hard at college.

Students from wealthy backgrounds are more likely to get really good jobs because they've learned how to play the right games.

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Hasnain says:

"One of your most counter-intuitive arguments is that students from working class and lower-middle class backgrounds are less likely to get elite jobs, because they concentrate on studying rather than their social life at college. That’s the opposite of what the conventional wisdom would suggest."

Posted on 2015-09-28T02:07:53+0000