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Rockafella Skank
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Got this via email ... apparently from the Drew Carey Show:
Oh, you hate your job? There's a support group for that. it's called Everybody and they meet at the bar.
Oh, you hate your job? There's a support group for that. it's called Everybody and they meet at the bar.
the nature boy
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nordstrom said:
this happens to a TON of people!!! I graduated poli sci and currently I'm doing IT consulting for a top 5 firm..... but we're in some financial trouble and laying off a shit load of people. yey.
HumorMe
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nordstrom said:
Hold on to what you have at the present moment. Think about what fields interest you and research them if they are appealing. Talk to some people that might be in that field and what their experiences have been. Make a decision on what you are going to do and how you are going to arrive there. If it means working your same mundane job until you are ready to switch then so be it.
There a lot of people in your position that never had the balls to make a change. At least if you are going to make a living, you might as well make it doing something you enjoy. Don't get trapped and don't worry about parents or friends being disappointed in your decision(s). It's your life and you are in charge.
I wish you luck!
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CAGED whiteman
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Rockafella Skank said:
hahaha, no but seriously many people graduate and find jobs that arent related to their major...go to grad school if you have to.
BaBa-BooeY
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Re: Re: hate your career
do you work for worldcom ?The Nature Boy said:
the People's Champ
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BaBa-BooeY said:
BaBa-BooeY
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the People's Champ said:
FRlol:
Just do something else....
I majored in Math and Meteorology and work as a senior Operations manager at a "large company." I Never, ever, considered working in what my education had directly prepared me for. I've got about 20 people on my team, three of them majored in something related to comp-sci, the rest majored in things like: business, Art, math, nuclear physics, aeronautics, German, no degree....
I majored in Math and Meteorology and work as a senior Operations manager at a "large company." I Never, ever, considered working in what my education had directly prepared me for. I've got about 20 people on my team, three of them majored in something related to comp-sci, the rest majored in things like: business, Art, math, nuclear physics, aeronautics, German, no degree....
ATrollFromTheFatBoard
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Been there, done that.
I graduated from veterinary school, and then developed a surgery phobia that really made my work life extremely unpleasant.
Trouble is, in human medicine, you can specialize and never have to see a scalpel again. In veterinary medicine, since all veterinary hospitals are struggling small businesses, if you can't/won't do surgery, you don't have a job.
Sometimes you can work around your problem. I solved my problem by doing relief work only. Everyone's glad to see me, since my presence means their vacation or their day off. I can stipulate no surgery, and to top it all off -- I'm in charge of my schedule and my rates. It all works out well, especially since once you have this degree it is next to impossible to change careers.
I graduated from veterinary school, and then developed a surgery phobia that really made my work life extremely unpleasant.
Trouble is, in human medicine, you can specialize and never have to see a scalpel again. In veterinary medicine, since all veterinary hospitals are struggling small businesses, if you can't/won't do surgery, you don't have a job.
Sometimes you can work around your problem. I solved my problem by doing relief work only. Everyone's glad to see me, since my presence means their vacation or their day off. I can stipulate no surgery, and to top it all off -- I'm in charge of my schedule and my rates. It all works out well, especially since once you have this degree it is next to impossible to change careers.
Puc
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nordstrom said:
i tried to get fired by screwing my bosses daughter. that didn't work. then i tried depression, eating disorders and drug abuse. i don't drink, though
.i was lucky in one regard, though, because it wasn't really my chosen field that i hated. i like programming. It was doing it for corporate America that i couldn't handle. i can't handle beurocracy. So, i started picking up side clients. small businesses, mostly. I was planning on quitting and starting my own company, but a non-compete was hindering me.
the dumb asses laid me off. that nixed the non-compete.
now i am going to empower small businesses to defeat the corporate animal. i am going to use technology to do this. principally the Microsoft .net framework because i can develop scalable, AFFORDABLE (the oracle fucks are overpaid tools), solutions.
funny thing, since i started laying my nuts on the line and battling against those that i loathe, i have been sober and happy. it has been several weeks now. too soon to declare victory over addiction, but i love being sharp while i work, and I don't need to be fucked to motivate myself.
ATrollFromTheFatBoard
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When you are already $60,000 in debt, you cannot borrow more money to go back to school to start another career.
Not that I would ever want to go back to school again for any reason. If I ever see the inside of another classroom again in my life, it'll be TOO SOON!!!
Not that I would ever want to go back to school again for any reason. If I ever see the inside of another classroom again in my life, it'll be TOO SOON!!!
vinylgroover
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Norstrom,
Is your degree that specific? I mean it shouldn't stop you from applying for jobs in related fields or even in totally different fields. The majority of employers just want people with degrees because it shows dedication, an ability to think and research and a willingness to learn, irrespective of what the degree is in.
Let's face it, there are plenty of careers and jobs out there where much of what you learn is on the job.
Decide what you do want to do and then start applying. Never limit yourself.
Is your degree that specific? I mean it shouldn't stop you from applying for jobs in related fields or even in totally different fields. The majority of employers just want people with degrees because it shows dedication, an ability to think and research and a willingness to learn, irrespective of what the degree is in.
Let's face it, there are plenty of careers and jobs out there where much of what you learn is on the job.
Decide what you do want to do and then start applying. Never limit yourself.
