why would u hate it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Snootch
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why would u hate it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Snootch
I wanted to be a nurse but came to the assumption they must get random drug testing. Starting school in january and I guess I will go for Accounting degree.
I've done many things but there have been a couple of things that have always been a mainstay..
Engineer (structural steel)
Spraypainter
My two favourites were.
Security on porn shoots
and
Coffeeshop owner in Holland.
I've never done a job I hated and I wouldn't want to.
I'm a pro lab rat and have been for years. I sorta fell into this career, since my degree is in conservation, and is good for like, no money, lol... I got hired on by a lab that was falling behind in their data reporting on a project for which I was the field coordinator... and now I'm STUCK!!! Save me. lol
My dream, though, is to open a retreat/resort where people can come for weekends and learn sustainable agriculture techniques, eat great food, and enjoy the simple life- stupid rich girls with big noses not included.
Failing that, a tapas bar would be fine!
HAH!! little do you know I'm going to market those stupid rich girls with big noses and make bookahs of money!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by stinkyattic
on a more serious note:
I'm a Senior Network Engineer/Network Architect. I've been in this field for the last 6 years. I dropped out of college after about 60-70 hours when I determined Exxon was paying me plenty of money and I had no use for school. I've steadily gone up in pay since although the road has been rocky with the dot com market crash in the late 90's/early 2000 and a few other ecnomic dips.
Overall I love my job but I don't enjoy working for large corporations. I prefer to work in Data Center environments where the company actually makes money by selling bandwidth or data. When you work for a company that doesn't make money off it's IT services they really tend to treat you like crap. I don't mean that they treat you like crap personally, but rather they don't fully realize the importance of your department.
Ideally I'd like to be a professional poker player, but my winnings last years are roughly 1/3 of what I make a year :( Not quite enough. If I can break 6 figures then I'll definitely quit my job and play poker full time.
:thumbsup:
Something I learned from self improvement speakers. Make a list on paper of everything you can think of that you would do if money were no object. If you had as much money as you want, what would you do. Puff one and do this list, it really frees the mind of all the " I can't do that" type of thinking. There are jobs/businesses in any profession you want. If you do what you love, you will make money at it even if you start out working for free. Education is everywhere, not just in college.:thumbsup:
BTW... I am a landlord. Let the flaming begin.:D
Poker? You poker- You brought'er!Quote:
Originally Posted by daihashi
And leave the poor rich girls with big noses alone. They have a hotel empire to not attend to!
Its not just what you would do, What can you do *now*?? What skills do you have?? How can you make the best use of them?? How can you make yourself one of the best in that vocation??Quote:
Originally Posted by McDanger
The *ONLY* thing standing in the way of you being what you want to be, is *you*.
Part of it's probably burn-out. Been doing the same thing (with the same company) for about 8 years. It's easy, and it pays well, but much of the time it's just mind-numbingly boring. Luckily I haven't have to deal with annoying customers as much (I was internal IT, so my customers were software developers and testers), but mostly I'm just ready for something different ...Quote:
Originally Posted by flyingimam
What's the exact opposite of IT? Forest Ranger? Yeah, that sounds good. Maybe I'll do that ...
i know how it is possible to hate that kind of work, first is that if you have to cover a large enough area you have to travel almost daily pretty far. Then when you get to the site, you are probably the only one who understands anything you say because the majority of computer problems stem from inept people not maintaining thier equipment properly, then when you try to help them over the phone they are typically dumbasses who cant understand anything related to computers, or dont have the access to actually do anything so a trip would be required. Then being that most companies have only a few people for IT it is also your responsibility to run all the wires through walls and ceilings, and anytime construction is done, you have to be there to move all the equipment and keep it organized for the face of the company so customers dont notice wires everywhere. stupid stuff. my pops does it, and its tough work, long hours, and he could get a call on his phone 24/7 with someone needing computer work done.Quote:
Originally Posted by flyingimam