School's to blame for the 'boring' tag

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What is it about the words ‘business' and ‘finance' which reek of the word ‘boring' if you're under 18?

Of course, a lot of people continue to believe the industry is less than exciting far beyond 18, but it is in your teens that the seeds are firmly planted. But who or what is it that causes this? Is it our parents (Dads, mainly) going off to work, looking oh so terribly important in their suits, and then proceeding to explain their days in great length at the dinner table? Is it politicians on the telly? I say no, none of the above. The reason we consider a career in business as boring and ‘below’ us when we’re at that age is because of the image schools give it. That’s right. The ver...

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