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5/3/2010 10:49:10 AM

this should lead to some great parody threads

5/3/2010 10:50:15 AM

apply for job.
interview for jpb.
if given offer, take offer.
stay with job until retirement.
/career.

5/3/2010 10:50:18 AM

[Edited on May 3, 2010 at 10:53 AM. Reason : fuck it]

5/3/2010 10:53:02 AM

i wish i knew what kind of career i wanted, instead of just working a jerb. but the jerb = money.

5/3/2010 10:53:41 AM

No idea but I wish I knew bc I need to figure that shit out and soon

5/3/2010 10:56:01 AM

take a sheet of paper and divide it into different boxes. if you want something more make it bigger. make it the bottom of a plastic box. drop a bouncy ball inside, cover the top and shake for 1-5 seconds. put it on a level surface immediately after you finish shaking, and whatever it lands on is your career.

foolproof method son

5/3/2010 10:56:09 AM

Quote :

"stay with job until retirement."

Or get laid off a few years shy of retirement and royally screwed!

5/3/2010 10:56:39 AM

shit happens

5/3/2010 10:57:53 AM

Quote :

"basically, pick a topic and then narrow it down"

5/3/2010 10:57:54 AM

that's the same foolproof method i plan on using for Warren's final on Thursday

5/3/2010 10:58:59 AM

I like sales because sometimes I make way more money, but then sometimes my income drops to complete shit. It is a constant roller coaster, makes it hard to budget and plan for the future.

5/3/2010 10:59:26 AM

what color is your parachute - for real, its a great tool.

5/3/2010 10:59:26 AM

When I was a kid, I spent a lot of time on BBS's trying to download porn. back then kids were still hiding playboy and penthouse magazines under their mattresses, but I realized that by keeping porn on our computer, my parents who knew nothing about computers would never find it, and it was easier to acquire.

however, downloading the binaries from newsgroups and converting it into a usable format wasn't very easy back then, and I learned a lot, just by trying to get my porn fix as a 12 year old, which led me to dabble in programming, which led to me choosing to major in computer science in college. Being pretty well versed with the Internet in the early 90's, it was obvious to me that there would be a lot of money in computers/technology so I went that route, and ultimately ended up in networking. True Story.


Cliffs Notes: Downloading porn in the early 90's got me to where I am today.

5/3/2010 11:03:44 AM

^ 10/10

Would make great motivational speech.

5/3/2010 11:07:57 AM

i'm gonna have you come in on career day to speak to HS kids!

5/3/2010 11:08:30 AM

I just did this and none of the outcomes interest me.

http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes1.htm

5/3/2010 11:19:17 AM

try a few things out first

you'll never know what you like if you don't find things you dislike first

5/3/2010 11:32:19 AM

never stay with a career after you've learned everything you need to know about it. if it takes a weekend then quit after that weekend. 2 months, then two months. 20 years, then stay 20 years

5/3/2010 11:34:32 AM

honestly, I picked accounting mostly because of job security/opportunity. salaries are good and hours are pretty good too, except for tax season of course, but the rest of the year is pretty chill


I could never see myself in a career where finding a good job is tough and/or you're always teetering on the edge of layoffs

5/3/2010 11:40:08 AM

BigEgo explains it all

5/3/2010 11:43:45 AM

it's like i'm clarissa without the magic boobies

5/3/2010 11:44:49 AM

$$$
enjoyment

5/3/2010 11:47:28 AM

My dad picked my major.

5/3/2010 12:14:33 PM

i've been wondering this myself lately

first i thought it was computer engineering, now i'm not so sure

5/3/2010 12:51:57 PM

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"My dad picked my major. "

seriously


i don't want a career. is that bad? i mean i want to do lots of different stuff in my life. not work one job for 40 years.

[Edited on May 3, 2010 at 5:22 PM. Reason : how did that for get in there?!]

5/3/2010 5:15:59 PM

I fucked around with 2-3 majors I wasn't really passionate about, and did old Math Contest problems in my spare time

eventually it hit me (I remember the exact moment/location) "Hey, why don't I major in math?"

now, though I barely make enough for basic necessities, beer and cigarettes, I get to really work my brain and do things that are challenging, interesting and satisfying

and when I get my doctorate I will hopefully start making respectable amounts of money

so I guess my answer is, "Do something you're passionate about"

5/3/2010 5:21:45 PM

Going to the wolfweb for help with life decisions. Genuis.

5/3/2010 8:19:42 PM

you can do whatever you like, but you may not get paid for it

5/3/2010 8:20:19 PM

hat + old fortune cookies = profit

5/3/2010 8:23:23 PM

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"so I guess my answer is, "Do something you're passionate about" "

The problem is that a lot of people don’t grow up to be passionate about anything except sitting around watching sports on TV and playing video games.

For that kind of person, they’ll may never find a career that they like, instead only having a job that pays the bills.

5/3/2010 8:25:55 PM

when i took the ASVAB in high school it told me i could either be an engineer or a scientist. i was all like "why would i want to drive a train" so i went into physics. but i also liked computers and since i realized i'd have a better chance getting a job programming than doing astronomical physics, i went that route. with a 6 year detour in selling textbooks in between

5/3/2010 8:26:49 PM

if it pays enough that they can sit around watching sports and playing video games the rest of the time, wouldn't that count as success?

[Edited on May 3, 2010 at 8:29 PM. Reason : when i took the asvab, they thought i was cheating...true story]

5/3/2010 8:28:02 PM

Quote :

"so I guess my answer is, "Do something you're passionate about""

i'm passionate about fishing and that's about it. it'd be pretty difficult for me to make the kind of money fishing that i'm gonna make as an engineer, if i could make any money at it at all. what i'm trying to say is that advice just doesn't work for most folks.

[Edited on May 3, 2010 at 8:57 PM. Reason : we're all a bunch of peter gibbons]

5/3/2010 8:57:37 PM

I agree with the passionate statement but I do agree it's not for everyone... However, I can't fathom putting so much time and energy into something that bores you or you're just meh about.

5/3/2010 9:00:23 PM

i would watch paint dry if somebody paid me enough

5/3/2010 9:01:51 PM

i'd rather be poor and have fun

you can't take it with you and all that jazz

but i'm not gonna fault someone for doing what it takes to secure a certain lifestyle

different strokes etc.

5/3/2010 9:03:32 PM

boooo, not me

I would rather make $18K a year and love what I was doing than get paid $Texas and be bored out of my mind every day :\

5/3/2010 9:03:42 PM

grab that cash with both hands and make a stack



then retire early and have fun doing what you wanna do

5/3/2010 9:16:02 PM