Job/Career [Archive] - The Explosm Fora

Metalhead636

01-12-2009, 8:53 PM

I was wondering what the jobs of some Explosmers are. What do you do? Do
you like it? Why? What would you like to do for a living? What might you get into, why? Feel free to discuss.

Example: I would like to work in the restaurant business because I love cooking and I enjoy making people happy though food.

Begin sharing...now!

Also, please don't say "I wanna' be a SPACEMAN!" or something stupid like that, post your real job or something that you want to do that is realistic.

Hypocrite

01-12-2009, 8:57 PM

I am fairly sure there is a thread like this already somewhere. Anyway...

I currently work about 30 hours a week in a factory and am still in school. I should graduate high school this year with a general associates degree.

Not 100% sure where I am going, but I am gonna go for a major in information technologies next year.

Metalhead636

01-12-2009, 8:58 PM

I am fairly sure there is a thread like this already somewhere. Anyway...
If this thread exists dump it, my feature that is meant to tell me similar threads does not work in my Safari.

Arielcz

01-12-2009, 9:00 PM

I teamed up with a web designer here and we are working on a website for local political cartoons and comics made by me. We are in the early stages, but hopefully it'll be good.
Occasionally I make caricatures or political cartoons for a local magazine called "Between the Waves."
Other than that I have no stable job.

JennaHs_bitch#1

01-12-2009, 9:06 PM

I'm about to start my last year of highschool, during which I'm hoping to get an apprenticeship (sp? I apologise it's very off today) at a tattoo parlour. Eventually I want to go to uni and do some sort of games development course mainly in the animation and concept design area.

I also want to be a rockstar =D

Chrisso

01-12-2009, 9:18 PM

i eat shit for a living god damn this thread is gonna be fucking boring

MistyTehMoose

01-12-2009, 9:21 PM

I work at a net/gaming joint and play games a lot.

I want to travel. Any decent job that enables this is fine by me.

Ziggy St. Valentine

01-12-2009, 9:40 PM

I currently work for my dad's financial services business, keeping the office in line etc when he's not here, which is most of the time. I don't like it much but it brings in the money for now.
I used to work at McDonalds but I got fired.
This year I'm planning on getting a forklift license and maybe some other qualifications and going to work in a factory or something because I'm over sitting in an office bludging all day.
I would like to make a living off making music, but I'm smart enough to know that's almost impossible these days unless you play shitty fag music.

Derelict

01-12-2009, 9:47 PM

The_Solipsist

01-12-2009, 9:57 PM

Currently, my job is out, and it won't be back up til April due to Hurricane Ike fucking everything up. I'm looking into giving guitar/bass lessons, but I'm still in school, so it's a bit hard to work around this.

SlothMan

01-12-2009, 10:02 PM

I get out of bed at 3pm, smoke, game until 7pm, eat, smoke, game until 6am, go to sleep. On the weekends or sometimes during the week I'll hang out with friends, but since the recession I've had zero actual work. Normally I'm an electrical apprentice, but the company I work for has nothing for me and I already did this year's schooling, so basically I sit around spending my EI. I fucking love my life right now.

That's the good shit. I wanted to be an electrical engineer, or rather my "course counselor" suggested it was the only thing I'd do well at.

As it stands, I'm an unemployed nearly 21 year old high school drop out with no training or credentials and no ambition to gain any.

And I fucking love it.

pikaknight79

01-12-2009, 10:13 PM

Im probably gonna drop out, cause im a failure. However id like to be a graphic designer, or maybe even a comedian. Im not one of those shit heads that think "oh, jeez im funny i wanna be a comedian omglololhaxorz" ive actually thought it through.

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BKS

01-12-2009, 10:14 PM

I'm going to college for Media Production/Cinema, things along that line, so hopefully I land a job there at some point.

Currently I work in a grocery store. I think the other thread was about how much jobs sucked.

Laurence

01-12-2009, 10:35 PM

Probably going to do Law at university. Chances are that that will point me in the right direction to become a lawyer at some point.

HallowedFetus

01-12-2009, 10:50 PM

I work for a home nursing service mainly dealing with terminally ill people. Though next week will be starting a new position for the same company as a regional co-ordinator. Pretty much helping look after all 30 clinics across the state. Can't wait!
Absolutely love my job too.

Souldrinker

01-12-2009, 11:32 PM

Also, please don't say "I wanna' be a SPACEMAN!" or something stupid like that, post your real job or something that you want to do that is realistic.

But that's actually what I want to do. Most people know that my field of expertise is Education and I'm thinking of slightly tweaking that to move from class-based teaching to program creation and a more holistic approach to educational structure.

Why? Because eventually humans will emmigrate to Mars. These colonies will need teachers and I would like to have experience not just with face-to-face "actual teaching" but also with developing and implementing educational structures. This would make me a perfect candidate for emmigration.

In addition, I am also beginning to think seriously about politics. Very seriously, and I honestly think I could get elected to the NSW Senate if I really dedicated myself to it.

So, the plan currently is - program development and a broader approach to the development and implementation of educational systems, followed by a stint in politics via the NSW Government (and possibly on to the Federal Government) with the culmination of being either State or Federal Education Minister. Finally, quit my job and go to Mars to become a pioneering educator there.

Note: A move into politics would also give me the experience needed to not just be an educator on Mars but also someone who is central to the development and implementation of the first Government of Mars.

SquidWard

01-12-2009, 11:47 PM

I'm a building designer and have been doing that for a year and a half now. I work 40 hours a week whilst doing my bachelor of building design at uni externally. Yes, external uni sucks balls.

As for my job, yes I do enjoy it especially due to the people you meet in the industry. My dream job when I was younger was a paleantologist but you make crap all money in that.

Ureshii

01-13-2009, 12:21 AM

I'm currently working at a bulk food store packing shelves and sorting out orders while I go through High School. When I leave I'll be, hopefully, going to Uni to do a Political Science and Foriegn Relations degree.

ShockWave

01-13-2009, 12:32 AM

I'm a projectionist at a movie theater. It's an alright job, especially being a student, but the pay isn't great. Free movies is a nice benefit. Apparently 35mm film is nearly a dead art, as everything is going digital. :(

I have a job interview on Wednesday at the local Casino. I'm fairly confident I'll get hired, but I'm not sure what position I'd work. The manager mentioned to me that there's a Blackjack dealing course next month, so I'm definitely going to check that out.

I'm still a student, majoring in Geography (second year of university), with no set career path.

I Lick Vaginas

01-13-2009, 12:41 AM

Anything's better than what we've got now, Souldrinker.

And I have no job, despite me applying everywhere. I've had a few interviews at the standard retailers where teenagers work, but I can't work thursday nights (late night shopping) so it never works out. God I want money.

As for the future, I've probably expressed before that I want to be an freelance artist. However, I've always seen myself in the future being successful and fucking rich as- so I've been looking at the business side of things for potential career paths lately. All in all, this is very boring.

Pencil

01-13-2009, 12:46 AM

At the moment I work at the library, I sort books and stuff. It's pretty boring, but at least I don't have to work my ass off, and I have candy like chocolate all the time.

abbey

01-13-2009, 12:52 AM

I'm a professional cat wrangler. I eat bacon for every meal and down it with Redbull. I wouldn't say it's my dream job, but the money's alright until I can afford accounting school.

This thread is boring. Your lives are boring.

gannz

01-13-2009, 12:52 AM

I'm at university doing my bachelors in IT, probably not the right course for me but at the time I started it seemed appropriate.
Hopefully I'll make it big as a project manager, save money and then just become a teacher at a college or something, teach kids IT.
I used to work in a childcare centre, kinda had to stop that job once I started drinking as it was not going to be good trudging into work after a massive night out.

At the moment I'm a liquor assistant at a giant supermarket in Australia.
I'd love to become a critic, a literary critic would be kind of my dream job, I envision myself sitting on a beach getting books mailed to me and having to read them under the sun or while I'm enjoying beers.

SODA

01-13-2009, 1:28 AM

I have no job and I have no money. I also have no aspirations.

Pelican Man

01-13-2009, 1:41 AM

I currently work in a Gaming Room (room filled with gambling reels), doing cashier/machine repair/bartending work. My dream job would be to make money off music, but that's a long shot, so I'm about to start University to become a Maths and Science teacher. Then after I've done that, I'm going to do another course for Music, so I can teach Music.

Kass

01-13-2009, 1:45 AM

I'M GONNA BE A ROCKSTAR

srsly though, I do want to be a musician.

Savaril

01-13-2009, 1:52 AM

HANDJOBS

Gilligan

01-13-2009, 1:54 AM

I'm in the Navy doing nuclear power bullshit. I'm enlisted right now but maybe they'll give me more school so I can get a commissioning. Hoping for a real/normal college for once.

Gilligan

01-13-2009, 1:55 AM

Ugh, I'm posting in the GF.

And something about a double post.

exetra

01-13-2009, 2:49 AM

I'm Gus the lovable chimney sweep. Also, I wanna' be an SPACEMAN!

bono

01-13-2009, 3:05 AM

I work in a bank, it sucks more than anything else in the whole wide world. Been working here for 11 years now and am currently looking for a change of scenery. I am trying to get into a casino but wont accept anything thats not managerial or it wont be worth my while. My ideal job would be a game tester and maybe one day even design my own game. Or a pornstar.

Tweek

01-13-2009, 3:13 AM

I am an unemployed wizard and one day I want to be a stand up comedian.
Please also do not reply to this with 'you're not funny' because no u.

I'm applying for jobs and shit but I don't know, I'm aiming too high. So I'll get a job at McDonalds and then save money to travel across Ireland and the UK in a van.

beermonster256

01-13-2009, 3:18 AM

I work offshore (oil rigs) doing abseiling and pipeline integrity inspection work. It's not too exciting (apart from the abseiling) but the pay is awesome and the banter is great too.

Powerslideking

01-13-2009, 3:32 AM

I work at an internet based, customs and freight orientated company. I've just started so I'm still trying to find a comfort zone. Once I'm fully trained I'll be out on the road seeing clients. That's when it will start getting fun.

Kass

01-13-2009, 4:54 AM

Weird, there are actual adults with real jobs here.

bono

01-13-2009, 5:01 AM

Weird, there are actual adults with real jobs here.
Why would that be wierd? For example I am at work right now but that bores the living shit out of me so I mess around on the internet instead of actually working.

r4tur3

01-13-2009, 5:26 AM

I found out yesterday that I didn't make it into the games development course I wanted. So I'm planning on enrolling in something that will articulate into that course, give me a better chance next time I apply.

Rex_Mundi

01-13-2009, 5:48 AM

I wanna' be a SPACEMAN!

Rex_Mundi

01-13-2009, 5:50 AM

I get out of bed at 3pm, smoke, game until 7pm, eat, smoke, game until 6am, go to sleep.

Ahhhh, a fellow gap year student. You gotta love the life we live, although I should probably find something out about going to Africa and curing AIDS and saving elephants and shit.

Also, I want to be an Actor, but unlike a lot of you faggot losers who want to live off your music but are too pussy and cynical to try and do anything about it and just become a disrespected music teacher to some snotty nosed bastards who think they're better than you, I'm actually going to do something about it.

I'm going to go to LA and take my Masters in History at UCLA and when I'm not studying I'll be going to auditions.

Vir

01-13-2009, 6:01 AM

I don't like your new avvie Rex it makes me think sea kittens are the king of the world.

Anyways I'm currently looking for a job, the only ones I've had have been super mellow; I lifeguarded and was a nanny. But Im going to school to be a structural engineer and eventually get a job making sure things are structurally sound. My major allows me to work with any man made structure from cars to buildings but Im focusing on steel/concrete and will probably just work here in California making sure all our buildings can withstand the "big one" that's supposedly coming.

r4tur3

01-13-2009, 7:07 AM

In addition, I am also beginning to think seriously about politics. Very seriously, and I honestly think I could get elected to the NSW Senate if I really dedicated myself to it.

What electorate would you be running in, if NSW works like that? (Federal works on the basis that all states get equal representation i.e. Northern Territory has the same number of senators as NSW, I should know the answer considering I did legal studies as part of my HSC).

As for what the job I'd like (as I didn't really answer that question in my first post) I would like to work in either Q/A Testing or Programming by the time I'm 28, but as everyone finds out time and time again, things don't always go to plan.

OuchThatDoorHurt

01-13-2009, 7:20 AM

Im a nursing major, but I do bussing at a jazz club part time.

Savaril

01-13-2009, 9:19 AM

I pretend to be a rich guy at parties.

Snickel

01-13-2009, 9:28 AM

I have a morning paper round, not that special. I'm still in high school. Currently I am in my fifth year, out of 6.

Ozymandias

01-13-2009, 10:20 AM

Currently a uni student though I do work as a librarian. Possibly fight some crime in the future, as a lawyer. Business crime. Also i will be fighting for it rather than against.

Gilligan

01-13-2009, 11:01 AM

Currently a uni student though I do work as a librarian. Possibly fight some crime in the future, as a lawyer. Business crime. Also i will be fighting for it rather than against.
A noble endeavor.

hoopymo

01-13-2009, 11:16 AM

I work in the IT dept for virgin media, i do nothing but play on computers all day and answer the phone with "restart it".

Mobius

01-13-2009, 11:29 AM

I'm in the Air Force doing aircraft maintenance bullshit. It's pretty fun sometimes but the hours get long. The main reason I like it is because I do it while living in Japan.

Souldrinker

01-13-2009, 11:33 AM

What electorate would you be running in, if NSW works like that?

I'll be running in the Senate, or Legislative Council, which is not based upon electorates (that is the House of Representatives, or the Legislative Assembly). The Senate is simply a state-wide election, via proportional representation, of 42 people (21 every 4 years) to represent all of NSW as a whole.

Federal works on the basis that all states get equal representation i.e. Northern Territory has the same number of senators as NSW, I should know the answer considering I did legal studies as part of my HSC

You should know this. Each state gets 12 Senators in the Federal Senate and our two Territories get 2 each for a total of 76.

spaj

01-13-2009, 11:38 AM

Majoring in geophysics, will probably end up as an academic or something. Might work in the oil industry if I feel like I want some more dough, though.

HxcMonkey

01-13-2009, 12:15 PM

I work in the IT dept for virgin media, i do nothing but play on computers all day and answer the phone with "restart it".

What he said basically. I just started Oakton Community College and im looking to transfer into UIC. But I basically work in a back office with a grumpy polish guy that sends me to locations to restart terminals and put in printer toner. It could be worse though becouse usally im at my desk texting, or just surfing the web. I really want to be an accountant, or radiologist and get myself a nice Audi TT RS =).

Derelict

01-13-2009, 12:18 PM

I'll be running in the Senate, or Legislative Council, which is not based upon electorates (that is the House of Representatives, or the Legislative Assembly). The Senate is simply a state-wide election, via proportional representation, of 42 people (21 every 4 years) to represent all of NSW as a whole.

You should know this. Each state gets 12 Senators in the Federal Senate and our two Territories get 2 each for a total of 76.

Good luck, you fucking republican.

paraskeet

01-13-2009, 1:30 PM

SLUT FOR MONEY

pSYoniK

01-13-2009, 2:09 PM

well ... i do this and that .. i worked up till december at a mobile telecommunications company and now i work as a promoter for different stuff ... i organize people and stuff like that ... the pay is decent ... atm i am studying at a university (final year) romanian english literature and i hope i get into a design university this year if not next year .... yeah ... i suck i know :|

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Casalen

01-13-2009, 4:57 PM

Asian stripper.

Freelancer

01-13-2009, 5:23 PM

I am a Civil Servant within Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs. I am a Tax Credits Adviser(this is a government funded benefit) and work at a Contact Centre.

Overall, I do enjoy my job, you get the occasional laugh or two depending on who comes through. I do however, like everyone else working for HMRC, take a lot of flak from customers(my type of customers mostly moan about having no money to feed their children)

I aim to be a Contact Centre Manager one day.

Dacada

01-13-2009, 5:49 PM

Gold-digger. Actually.

Raxo

01-13-2009, 5:54 PM

I stand next to average looking people to make them look prettier.

Audioslave

01-13-2009, 6:14 PM

In addition, I am also beginning to think seriously about politics.

Lord help the unfortunate people of Australia.

I myself am currently unemployed (though not for lack of trying.) It's sort of okay, since I have no free time, anyway, what with school and all.

As far as a career; I hope to go into Journalism. That'll possibly open up the door for getting myself published. And yes, I'll probably end up running for some sort of public office.

Ikin

01-13-2009, 6:43 PM

I'm currently unemployed, but I'm seriously thinking that I should apply for a job sometime soon.

For a career I'm kinda torn between a filmmaker or musician. I'm interested in political science as well, I'm thinking of majoring in that before going to film school.

lolguy

01-13-2009, 7:10 PM

I have a part-time job at a local resaraunt. A bus-boy. Nothing great, but I'm in school and could use a little extra money.

Audioslave

01-13-2009, 7:25 PM

For a career I'm kinda torn between a filmmaker or musician. I'm interested in political science as well, I'm thinking of majoring in that before going to film school.

Yeah, I'm torn between astronaut and a fairy.

You don't have any safety careers?

InTransit

01-13-2009, 7:34 PM

I work as a financial and managerial accountant for a publicly listed company. The pay's good, and I find the work easy but it's boring as fuck and my boss is a cunt so I don't want to do this forever. I do get to spend a lot of time surfing the internet though because my boss doesn't know.

I seriously don't know what I want to do with my life. Like most people I want to get into music but I'm not really good enough at it.

The_Solipsist

01-13-2009, 7:42 PM

I'm looking to get my doctorate in either English Literature or something with Psychology, minor in Philosophy. I'd like to become a professor or a teacher of sorts, maybe try at writing a few novels or killing a few thousand people. You know, more down to Earth stuff.

Of course, being a musician or artist of sorts would be really nice, but I don't want to be that poor.

ThePopeofPie

01-13-2009, 7:48 PM

Lord help the unfortunate people of Australia.

Hey, we know how to take care of ourselves. We got rid of Johnny, finally.
But now we have Kev, who's using his power for free holidays. At least he can smirk.

Anyway, currently in High School. Hoping to go to Uni in a Commerce/Science course. Then doing something in retail management.

Dutchinlive

01-13-2009, 8:01 PM

I work on powerlines, it's good money, interesting work, when I finish my apprenticeship I can work anywhere in the world for about 40 bucks an hour, if I don't get myself killed first.

HeroinMel

01-13-2009, 8:09 PM

I've given in to the idea of having dead shit loser jobs for the rest of my life cos i don't know what i want to do, and have no motivation to chase it once i find out.
At the moment i work in some shitfully boring pub, casual hours, and i hate it. I hate it soo much. The people there are tops, and the regulars are even better but it's so boring i could tear my eyes out.
I'll be unemployed in a month, give or take, because i'm moving interstate again. When i get back home, i'll probably look into doing a nursing course at TAFE.

Metalhead636

01-13-2009, 8:38 PM

I got no job, I want to get into cooking, yet some say I could be a salesman, not a cook.

That is my motive now.

Ikin

01-13-2009, 9:23 PM

Yeah, I'm torn between astronaut and a fairy.

You don't have any safety careers?

I looked it up, political scientists make good money. But no, not really. I wouldn't be able stand working in some office.

jewishjosh

01-13-2009, 10:08 PM

I'm gonna sound incredibly boring for saying this, but I've got no idea what I want to do with life after high school other than I know I'm going to study liberal arts of some sort. I wanna do something world-changing, which, like Solipsist said, may or may not involve killing several thousand people, I haven't decided yet - haven't figured it out yet. Truth be told, I'm a bit jealous of guys like Audioslave who have some idea of the direction they want to take, because I've completely lost mine.

Right now I don't have a job, but I feel like I should get one cause all my friends do and just for general life experience and skills and shit. Meanwhile, as soon as I'm 18 I plan to run for public office and not campaign at all, just for kicks. Who knows, I might get elected by friends and acquaintances and such who know I'd do a great job in a position at which I'm not yet sure I'd be effective or necessarily want.

Souldrinker

01-13-2009, 10:23 PM

Lord help the unfortunate people of Australia.

No need for the Lord, I'll be helping them.

I myself am currently unemployed

Why am I not surprised?

And yes, I'll probably end up running for some sort of public office.

Haha, this is a hoot. You know, you're actually supposed to be able to hold a rational argument instead of screaming your angst to the sky and shaking your fist in the air at everything that doesn't go your way.

Do your local socialist parties ever get elected or do those that run always end up back in the welfare line?

Good luck, you fucking republican.

Reference to my centre-right leanings?

If so, then irrelevant. I'll be forming a non-partisan party and running under that.

Casalen

01-13-2009, 11:58 PM

You know, you're actually supposed to be able to hold a rational argument instead of screaming your angst to the sky and shaking your fist in the air at everything that doesn't go your way.

Do you not watch politicians?

[edited out due to unnecessary dickishness]

CheesePlease

01-14-2009, 1:29 AM

Starting year 11 this year in high school and am unemployed right now because I'm a lazy fuck. After school I intend to go to Uni and study to be an Audio Engineer. For those who don't know what that is: the person that works with mixers at concerts/in recording studios. I'd rather work in a studio mixing albums rather than with live sound but I'll take whatever comes. I hope to start up my own label one day and having a studio to call my own would be nice.

If all else fails I'll work in a library or something. I'm not too picky.

Souldrinker

01-14-2009, 4:01 AM

Are you an Aussie, Cheese?

If so, will you be going to SAE? Is that even still up and running these days? (I assume you'd know if you're into that stuff)

CheesePlease

01-14-2009, 4:52 AM

Yeah I'm Australian. I probably will end up going to SAE, but it all depends. Currently I don't qualify for a UAI so I'd have to do a six month Tafe course or something to make up the extra credits if I wanted to go to Uni. I still have plenty of time to decide what I'm going to do though. Which is good, because University is confusing.

exetra

01-14-2009, 5:10 AM

SAE is wicked expensive, so try and get a scholarship for that shit ;)

There's not much that they teach you at SAE that they don't teach in the equivalent TAFE courses, but the equipment you get to use there blows any TAFE campus out of the water.

If you do TAFE instead of SAE the best gear is at North Sydney apparently and, according to my TAFE teacher, Ourimbah (where I went for Cert-IV) is next in line. Ultimo and Newcastle suck ass, apparently.

r4tur3

01-14-2009, 5:15 AM

If you do TAFE instead of SAE the best gear is at North Sydney...

Northern Sydney Institute is one of the best TAFE zones in the country, for all manner of courses (particularly IT, Design, Electro-technology and Audio). If you are going to go to TAFE, do it in that region.

Audioslave

01-14-2009, 6:40 AM

Haha, this is a hoot. You know, you're actually supposed to be able to hold a rational argument instead of screaming your angst to the sky and shaking your fist in the air at everything that doesn't go your way.

Do your local socialist parties ever get elected or do those that run always end up back in the welfare line?

Reference to my centre-right leanings?

If so, then irrelevant. I'll be forming a non-partisan party and running under that.

Oho this is funny. Too bad I'm always the one with the rational argument, you're always the one blabbering about tradition or whatnot.

No, our Socialist party usually gets a fifth of the vote and has held my riding in the past.

Center-right? Haha.

timbot

01-14-2009, 7:16 AM

All your politics suck and none of you can construct an argument to save your own life. I, however, will succeed in politics, probably starting small before quickly taking my throne as the Supreme Leader of the New World Order.

Currently, though, I'm in Korea, working as an English teacher. It's a pretty cool job. a lot easier than teaching in the U.S. And living here is cheap. I'd suggest it to any of you looking for a bit of adventure after college.
When it comes to a career. I'm not really sure. I've tried the teaching thing. I don't think I can do that my whole life. I'm not organized enough. I do like working with kids, though, and in the education field. Perhaps some kind of job connected to tutoring and teacher support.
I also have a strange love for restaurant work, even though I can't cook to save my life. So, I may end up doing something like that until I get some girl pregnant and have to find some shitty but stable job that pays well enough to support my new family.

HappyLifeUnits

01-14-2009, 7:55 AM

I'm going to go to LA and take my Masters in History at UCLA

YES! HISTORY! I like this person.

I am currently traveling around Europe, but I'm a history major, getting ready to do my Masters in Museum Studies...attempting to be a curator...and then PhD. There is nothing more interesting than historical research, I'm telling you.

Audioslave

01-14-2009, 8:08 AM

YES! HISTORY! I like this person.

I am currently traveling around Europe, but I'm a history major, getting ready to do my Masters in Museum Studies...attempting to be a curator...and then PhD. There is nothing more interesting than historical research, I'm telling you.

That's pretty badass. I would like to minor in history, though dunno if I'll have the time/money to do it.

HappyLifeUnits

01-14-2009, 8:17 AM

There is always time and money to be had! If you love it, why not!? No point wasting your time doing something you don't want to do. Also...if your from the states, it may be more cost effective for you to just move to Australia.

Rex_Mundi

01-14-2009, 9:57 AM

YES! HISTORY! I like this person.

I am currently traveling around Europe, but I'm a history major, getting ready to do my Masters in Museum Studies...attempting to be a curator...and then PhD. There is nothing more interesting than historical research, I'm telling you.

History is the best, I fucking love it. And I#m sure it#ll be great to study at university.

HappyLifeUnits

01-14-2009, 10:33 AM

It's so fantastic, you have no idea. :D

Rex_Mundi

01-14-2009, 11:30 AM

Where do you study?

Valkyrie

01-14-2009, 2:27 PM

I love History too :)
Im looking to go into Marine Archaeology or just ordinary Archaeology, specialising in ancient history (the meditteranean area in particular). However I'm at a loss of where to study at, any good suggestions?

Rex_Mundi

01-14-2009, 3:00 PM

What country are you situated in?

Valkyrie

01-14-2009, 3:02 PM

Brazil but Im gonna study abroad

Rex_Mundi

01-14-2009, 3:34 PM

Well if you're planning on the UK Exeter, Edinburgh, Durham, York, Royal Holloway, Warwick, Oxford and Cambridge are the best.

But the entry requirements are ridiculous.

Valkyrie

01-14-2009, 3:40 PM

Hohum, I'll have to work hard then :)
I like the sound of Edinburgh, but apparently Toronto (or some other place in Canada) as a very good archeology program - I've got a friend thats gonna study there.

TheKelfouran

01-14-2009, 4:01 PM

I work for the United States Air Force, but my job description has more to do with the Army than Air operations. We move into any hostile area by land or air insertion and create and maintain secure parameter so the Air Force can land and move in to conduct Air War Operations. We find the Enemy, Engage him, provide security for day to day operations, protect VIP's, do convoys in hostile areas, secure detention certers, guard the gates and enforce military law. If the Air Force needs someone shot, we are the ones doing the shooting.

I primarily work as a Team Leader for 4-6 man tactical teams, though every couple of months I rotate onto the training staff and teach the nebies that come here to our unit right out of school. I love my job, it's fun most of the time, challenging, I've seen a lot of the world and I love the guys I work with.

But I've recently begun to wonder what my skills would be woth on the private sector, as a Private Military Contractor. I have some friends who recently got out of the Military and went that route. And they're making bank...

woodentoast

01-14-2009, 4:17 PM

I'm taking A levels at the moment and my main one is music technology, I was considering sound engineering at a recording studio or something along those lines. Still am but now i'm undecided between that and media, it's just as enjoyable, fairly easy and seems like it could make for an equally awesome career.
And I guess in the mean time I should start job hunting at a store or something since I got fired from my last one months ago for being a lazy fuck, that's what happens when i'm doing something I don't enjoy.

Fruitality

01-14-2009, 5:56 PM

I just finished high school and I've applied to do a Bachelor of Communication at university, I'm not entirely sure where that will take me, maybe something in advertising.
At the moment though I work as a carpark booth guy at a convention centre. It's a do-nothing job that pays pretty well. I just sit in the booth reading books until a car comes through.

javaD

01-14-2009, 8:56 PM

I want to be a musician, Because I want to make people happy through music.

Casalen

01-14-2009, 9:09 PM

I want to be a musician, Because I want to make people happy through music.

Try being a prostitute instead. Much more fulfilling for your cause.

Juan_Beta

01-14-2009, 9:12 PM

Well, at the moment I'm studying to be a mechanical engineer. I really enjoy studying physics, and mechanical properties. I'll probably be happy working in the future in some type of optimization process.

Souldrinker

01-14-2009, 10:08 PM

Try being a prostitute instead. Much more fulfilling for your cause.

Probably better financially, too, and you get to meet lots of interesting people.

SpaceRaoul

01-15-2009, 11:38 PM

Everybody loves history, sure, but how much of a living can you make out of a History Major? Honest question, we don't have that kind of career down here.

I am studying to be a Mechatronic Engineer. It's a Mechanical-Electrical-ComputerScience-Control combo... on steroids :).

Souldrinker

01-16-2009, 12:38 AM

You can become a lecturer in History, thus earning quite a decent amount of money.

Niki

01-16-2009, 12:58 AM

I would like to do anything astrophysics related. My heart is so set on it that to be honest I haven't thought about what I'll do if that doesn't work.

Rex_Mundi

01-16-2009, 1:00 AM

Probably better financially, too, and you get to meet lots of interesting people.

Interesting people who want to eat your skin.

macaronisheep

01-16-2009, 1:23 AM

I'm going to be a doctor. Or a scientist of some form if medicine is too hard/ boring/ I fail.

HappyLifeUnits

01-16-2009, 1:09 PM

Everybody loves history, sure, but how much of a living can you make out of a History Major? Honest question, we don't have that kind of career down here.

You may not make a million in your first year, but if it is what you want to do with you life, it is a secure industry. Not only can you teach (university/high school, as your fancy takes it), but you can work in a museum, you can be a consultant, there are a number of historical organizations that would need staff and of course, if your good enough, you could be a published author. But, in saying that, most historical authors I know are academics. It's not a dead end industry and for some, job satisfaction is enough.

Rex_Mundi

01-16-2009, 2:10 PM

You may not make a million in your first year, but if it is what you want to do with you life, it is a secure industry. Not only can you teach (university/high school, as your fancy takes it), but you can work in a museum, you can be a consultant, there are a number of historical organizations that would need staff and of course, if your good enough, you could be a published author. But, in saying that, most historical authors I know are academics. It's not a dead end industry and for some, job satisfaction is enough.

Not to mention you can work in politics, law, journalism, the media, business, banks and diplomacy.

History isn't about learning some random facts and being able to recall them and then tell someone else them, that's a bullshit misconception. Studying History at Degree means that you get vital research and analytical skills that allow you to work in the above industries, and plenty more. Shit I know Historians who work in CreditSuisse and HSBC.

Eve

01-16-2009, 3:45 PM

I spend all day hearing people complain that they have no money. And that they want money. Then asking why we won't give it them. And then yelling at me that i am ruining their lives.

It's fun.

ultrasoundchick

01-16-2009, 4:55 PM

I am an ultrasound technologist as well as an xray tech. I work in a hospital 3 days a week, and I absolutely fucking love it. I have thought about going after my masters', but it hasn't gotten farther than that. Not sure what I would do with it really, other than teach. I really wanted to go to art school for graphic design, but that market is flooded and it doesn't pay that well. I went into medical imaging, it's a funky kind of photography I suppose, and it sure pays the bills.

My dream job would include working with animals. An animal trainer or a zookeeper would be nice.

slayer41

01-17-2009, 12:45 PM

I want to do something with chemistry in college. Ever since I first took chemistry in high school I have loved it.

Clark

01-17-2009, 1:01 PM

I work at Apple

Prawnatron

01-17-2009, 1:37 PM

I work at Apple

What do you do?

Laurence

01-17-2009, 10:09 PM

I work in the IT dept for virgin media, i do nothing but play on computers all day and answer the phone with "restart it".

Have you, perhaps, seen the British TV show 'The IT Crowd'? You would probably appreciate it a lot if you haven't.

I love History too :)
Im looking to go into Marine Archaeology or just ordinary Archaeology, specialising in ancient history (the meditteranean area in particular).

That sounds fucking awesome. I haven't really thought about it but that would be a kickass career, just going around studying ancient civilisations in somewhere as historically rich as the Mediterranean. Good luck with your study, man.

Probably going to do Law at university. Chances are that that will point me in the right direction to become a lawyer at some point.

I feel upstaged by just about everyone else in the thread so I'm going to elaborate. I'm probably going to do a double degree of Arts/Law, with my arts degree dealing with International Relations and to continue with my study of French because I like the idea of the doors having a second language would open for me. That way I'd be able to go into international law and therefore travel all over the place which would be really good. Perhaps this could also lead me into politics at some stage - I mean, if Kevin Rudd can get in just on the virtue that he speaks Mandarin, surely French has to count for something, right?

I also saw a person/a few people in the thread say they want to be a librarian. Just as an example, my sister did a postgraduate course in Information Systems or something like that and Librarianship (or whatever) after doing French at University and she now gets paid ridiculous amounts of money to live in Geneva, Switzerland and organise exhibitions around the Palais de Nations (United Nations). She just takes long weekends and, you know, goes to Paris for a few days. She's pretty much travelled to most of the major European centres by now. It's a pretty sweet life.

Valkyrie

01-17-2009, 10:35 PM

That sounds fucking awesome. I haven't really thought about it but that would be a kickass career, just going around studying ancient civilisations in somewhere as historically rich as the Mediterranean. Good luck with your study, man.

Thanks... but you know Im a girl right? :)
I reckon what you wanna do sounds quite cool aswell, and atleast you know what you want to do - thats more than what most people have.

Laurence

01-17-2009, 10:45 PM

Thanks... but you know Im a girl right? :)
I reckon what you wanna do sounds quite cool aswell, and atleast you know what you want to do - thats more than what most people have.

I'm sure you are, it's just a term of endearment though. And there's every chance I'll change my mind over the course of the year - last year of school after all.

Valkyrie

01-17-2009, 10:58 PM

I'm sure you are, it's just a term of endearment though. And there's every chance I'll change my mind over the course of the year - last year of school after all.

True, so maybe it would be better to say atleast you've got an idea as to what you want to do and which feild you wanna go into. Sorry, just making sure - most people think I'm a dude =.=

Casalen

01-18-2009, 4:04 AM

Maybe it's because you have a penis.

Alles

01-18-2009, 5:30 AM

Absolutely no idea. Something with computer machines.

AndresM

01-19-2009, 10:10 AM

I work in marketing, and weekends Djing @ local clubs.

Its all about techno!!!

Snarfnbarf

01-19-2009, 3:51 PM

Amazingly

01-19-2009, 9:15 PM

I clean cars and make them look like new, although I've learned so much about them, having to fix things and such, that I'm starting to do moderately hard mechanical work on the side. I changed the clutch in a manual transmission, that was fun... I am also on track to graduate with a degree in electrical engineering at the end of my postsecondary studies.

SapphireMoon

01-20-2009, 12:17 AM

My current employment is dunkin donuts. Do I want to work at a Dunkin Donuts for the rest of my life... no....

However it is only five minutes from my house, I waist very little gas.

Oh and I get free donuts and coffee, suck on that

Souldrinker

01-20-2009, 12:56 AM

Is it that real, kick-arse, freshly ground coffee or the cheapo instant-type coffee?

SapphireMoon

01-20-2009, 1:00 AM

Is it that real, kick-arse, freshly ground coffee or the cheapo instant-type coffee?
Real kick ass freshly ground coffee. Cept with less kick ass and more extremely loud deafeningly ground in a loud grinder coffee

Metalhead636

01-20-2009, 1:01 AM

I don't know if you get Dunkin' Donuts in Australia, but their coffee is the equivilant to drinking death in liquid form.

Damn fine donuts, however, damn fine.

SapphireMoon

01-20-2009, 1:03 AM

I don't know if you get Dunkin' Donuts in Australia, but their coffee is the equivilant to drinking death in liquid form.

Damn fine donuts, however, damn fine.
Liquid death might be used too loosely, I do believe I'm slowly loosing my hand from it being burned away

Donuts are nothing compared to their muffins.

Metalhead636

01-20-2009, 1:05 AM

Really, never had the muffins.

I would not mind working at a mom & pop donut shop however, anywhere where I can sell food and is not a chain.

SapphireMoon

01-20-2009, 1:07 AM

Really, never had the muffins.

I would not mind working at a mom & pop donut shop however, anywhere where I can sell food and is not a chain.
Haha

However working at a chain has one plus, the manager is always a dick, and people are always quitting, so they are always hiring.

Curse to those in economic hardship and any place worth working, or at least where you would be proud to say you work, isn't hiring, or is going out of business.

Metalhead636

01-20-2009, 1:10 AM

Yeah, my old place I used to work, a little restaurant, that shit was fun, good salary, great people, sadly the owner either had to lay people off or move to a cheaper apartment, I volunteered to go, since I was trying to get another part time job anyway.

I went out honorably.

SapphireMoon

01-20-2009, 1:13 AM

Thats no way to go, you should have stuck it to the man and made him suffer in a cheap apartment.

No, I'm only kidding, how very nice of you. Though personally I'm a greedy bitch and would have stuck with getting a good pay check every week.

Metalhead636

01-20-2009, 1:15 AM

Well either way I would of had a salary cut, also he was a old dude, so I would of felt bad. I might get a job part time at a friend hot dog place, so that is nice.

SapphireMoon

01-20-2009, 1:19 AM

At a friend's hot dog place? Oh lord there are many poorly delivered jokes that will be made at your offense if you do.

And aww thats good, I would have felt bad if it was an elderly too, no one wants to kick an old man out on the streets to freeze.

IronWire

01-20-2009, 1:20 AM

Im sorry isnt there a PM system

Metalhead636

01-20-2009, 1:23 AM

We still are discussing jobs/careers IronWire, loopholes rule!

I would not be mad if I work at the hot dog place, my friend is a great dude, he seems to be doing well financially, and he will probably give me the yay or nay on wednesday.

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IronWire

01-20-2009, 1:49 AM

Did you go and edit your original post to justify your circle jerk... also I make pizza and shit.

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Laurence

01-20-2009, 8:40 AM

I'm sorry there isn't a subforum for you to pointlessly be a fuckwit to people, IronWire.

Also, I got a job in a Pizza Hut Call Centre where I get to process order for people who are too retarded to deal with the automated ordering system or to bother with ordering over the internets.

IronWire

01-20-2009, 8:48 AM

Thats cool I make pizza too at Little Ceacars.

Tweek

01-20-2009, 9:04 AM

Also, I got a job in a Pizza Hut Call Centre where I get to process order for people who are too retarded to deal with the automated ordering system or to bother with ordering over the internets.
Oh hey dude I worked there too. But I freaked out on the first shift because people are too like, up in my grill so I didn't go back.
But free pizza in the training, score am I right?

LandMarkMoon

01-20-2009, 9:20 AM

Lord help the unfortunate people of Australia.

I myself am currently unemployed (though not for lack of trying.) It's sort of okay, since I have no free time, anyway, what with school and all.

As far as a career; I hope to go into Journalism. That'll possibly open up the door for getting myself published. And yes, I'll probably end up running for some sort of public office.

Or killed in Gaza :O.

For me, I am currently unemployed as well getting my bachelor's in business and taking some entrepreneurial courses in hopes of running my own shit in the near future.

maniko

01-20-2009, 9:27 AM

i dont have a job right now but probably something lame like in a factory wich
not that bad doing the same thing over and over and over after a while u learn how to shut your brain down and itl be over in no time im only 16 so havent worked for longer dan a month

but i would love to be one of those poker pro's who actually have to play a game for a living go to some tournaments n stuff .but hell thats never going to happen
*sigh* sad face :p

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Laurence

01-20-2009, 11:49 AM

Oh hey dude I worked there too. But I freaked out on the first shift because people are too like, up in my grill so I didn't go back.
But free pizza in the training, score am I right?

Haven't started the training yet. But I can hope :hmm:

Xambesi

01-21-2009, 1:48 PM

I used to be a pirate but now I'm a secretary.
More pay, less swashbuckling fun.

The_Solipsist

01-21-2009, 1:58 PM

I may have a job lined up as a busboy, making around 150 a night on tips at a local bar/grill place. I love having connections.

Snarfnbarf

01-21-2009, 4:32 PM

I just got a job at a pet store and I get to be "Cat Specialist". Meaning I work in the cat department, but whatever I like cats.

The pay is only a dollar above minimum wage but it's a good job for me,

Cocktapus

01-21-2009, 7:08 PM

I go for two week trips offshore on a one hundred foot deep sea crab fishing boat. I work from 5 am to 9 pm out on the deck. I eat breakfast before, twenty minutes for lunch, and dinner after. Waves are usually 10 to 15 feet high and most of the time we work in dense fog. The crabs have claws that will break fingers if we aren't really careful, and we usually catch about 75,000 pounds per trip.
It's hellish and so, so awesome.

Souldrinker

01-22-2009, 11:42 AM

I used to be a pirate but now I'm a secretary.
More pay, less swashbuckling fun.

Surely you can combine the two in some fun way?

Xambesi

01-22-2009, 7:00 PM

Alas, they confiscated my sword and pistol.

MistyTehMoose

01-22-2009, 7:24 PM

Women can't be pirates, only wenches. I do believe you are making up fibs.

devilsgunner

01-22-2009, 7:33 PM

Currently unemployed, but I'm currently at Uni doing my Bachelor of Veterinary Science, which is another 4 years away from finishing. Rather obviously I plan on being a vet, as soon as I finish my degree I'm going straight to the United Kingdom (thank you dual citizenship) to earn some decent money. I've wanted to be a vet since I was about 10, so it was somewhat of a major life achievement to make it through the rigorous selection process to gain entrance into my degree.

Souldrinker

01-22-2009, 9:35 PM

Alas, they confiscated my sword and pistol.

A good pirate is a resourceful one. Surely there are items within the office space that can be substituted for the implements of destruction?

Casalen

01-23-2009, 2:46 AM

The old people in The Meaning of Life figured it out... but I don't think they cared about losing the jobs.

timbot

01-23-2009, 6:32 AM

I may have a job lined up as a busboy, making around 150 a night on tips at a local bar/grill place. I love having connections.

$150 a night as a busboy? Where the hell is this at? It better be the most demanding busboy job on earth.

r4tur3

01-23-2009, 6:43 AM

Pelican Man

01-26-2009, 4:25 AM

$150 a night as a busboy? Where the hell is this at? It better be the most demanding busboy job on earth.

He said on tips. So most likely, it'll be a busy place full of rich snobs.

Arthenon

01-30-2009, 5:18 PM

I'm not legally allowed to explain what my job entails. I'm in the United States Marine Corps doing intelligence work. It's a great job, and much better then anything else I could have done. Fastest promoting field in the military, highest reenlistment bonuses, free medical and dental, a guaranteed paycheck, a top secret security clearance and who here can say there job training involved machine guns and rocket launchers? Exactly. Once I'm out, I'd like to get a medical degree and be a doctor, but I doubt I'll have any time to do that so I'll probably just get a degree in either psychology or history online.

Souldrinker

01-30-2009, 10:24 PM

who here can say there job training involved machine guns and rocket launchers? Exactly.

Pffft, I was firing machine guns when I still had a single digit age. And I didn't grow up with a second-rate outfit like the Marines.

Winner

02-01-2009, 8:36 PM

WrongWayComics

02-03-2009, 8:25 AM

I might be the oldest guy here. Anyway, I'm a Quality Assurance Engineer for a software company. It's a boring job, but I get to sit in front of a computer all day and slack off (hence this post). I am also the creator of WrongWayComics.com.

woodentoast

02-03-2009, 8:47 AM

I might be the oldest guy here.

Souldrinker's got some competition.

Adamski

06-18-2009, 6:11 AM

I'm an admin assisstant for an LGBT charity.

I think I'd like to be a Priest though, but who knows, for now I'm doing alright.

KaOzWomBaT

06-18-2009, 6:30 AM

I currently work in a supermarket warehouse driving forklifts stacking up the shelves and occasionaly on/offloading the trucks, i pick up some extra hours at weekends acting in as a storeman, It's not too bad.

My long term career plan is to be in the Police. Once i finish up with my current job i'm going to ( this is my plan anyway, if all goes well ) join the Army and get some life experience under my belt along with getting some better cardio-vascular fitness. Tis' a bit of a drag though, most of the men in my family have been in the Army all their working life, so when i tell them what my next planned job is they always break out the war stories ... Tis' a hard life.

Ocellatus

06-18-2009, 6:36 AM

Didn't say anything here, accidental post, I'm too lazy to up make other excuses.

Wackomyjacko

06-18-2009, 7:40 AM

I'm still in high school but I'm thinking about being some kind of journalist as a career. I really like traveling and writing so I'm thinking of being some kind of travel journalist. I doubt they make much money but it's what I like.

n3fast

06-18-2009, 8:14 AM

At the moment I'm in Uni studying bio-engineering. Interesting stuff. It will probably end with me curing cancer.
Or warts.

ThiTcholas

06-18-2009, 8:22 AM

I wanna be a game programmer, I'm on my way to be one, but I'm still a noob =P

but i think when I become more older, about 50 year old, I wanna to open a small restaurant, just to be a chief and have some fun in cooking, but it will be much more a hobby than a job =D

Kierrah

06-18-2009, 10:25 AM

I'm an Army sniper in the TA :cheerio:

paraskeet

06-18-2009, 10:29 AM

I work in a deli as of right now, but I am going to school in the fall for my real estate license, and after obtaining that work for a company, and soon one day open my own.

BlackHood

06-18-2009, 12:05 PM

I'm a Fine Art Investment Advisor. I tell people why a £50,000 piece of paper is worth more than another £50,000 piece of paper. Then ask them for £50,000 :ahe:

hollywood_maggot

06-19-2009, 1:29 AM

I have no i-fucking-dea what I want to do. Well, I do...but there's some incredibly broad thinking going on and I dunno just how I'm going to go about. I'm not exactly motivated and the shit I'm interested in just so happens to be one of the most competative job markets ever.

gizzalove

06-19-2009, 7:11 PM

Currently I am employed in the pizza industry as a pizza maker/seller. It is slowly becoming my life. I might have to get a name change to pizzalove!

Mental

06-19-2009, 7:22 PM

I want to start a career in Veterinary Medicine. Or I can see where my baritone and tuba skills may take me.

Jubaku

06-19-2009, 9:31 PM

I want to be a Pathologist or maybe a Psychiatrist.

Cerberus

06-19-2009, 9:51 PM

I'll hopefully become an Industrial Designer after uni, it looks like the career for me.

Acciaccatura

06-20-2009, 5:07 PM

I completed a Bachelor of Science majoring in physiology and pharmacology and am currently a research student.

My research involves investigating a new delivery method for applying endogenous proteins called neurotrophins to the inner ear to improve the integrity of deafened auditory nerves. The hope is that the neurotrophins can prevent degeneration of the auditory nerve in deaf patients, therefore resulting in better results for cochlear implant users.

To pay the bills, I'm a phone monkey. Inbound call centre for a toll road. It's not too bad and not very busy at the times that I usually work (for example now) so it gives me plenty of time to bum around online.

Mazkal

06-20-2009, 5:33 PM

I work for a gold mining company and live at work for a couple of weeks at a time. I work for a department that makes sure the site is legally compliant in numerous aspects of the operation.
Living at work sucks in a very big way and I didn't expect to be here after studying a science degree. The money is great though and the work is actually pretty interesting so I am not complaining. I also bought a house so really need to pay that debt off.

Freelancer

08-14-2009, 4:38 PM

I'm a civil servant.

Everyone hates me by proxy.

annarose

08-15-2009, 3:38 PM

I work at a putt putt golf course. It's very tiedious.I mean, ringing up all the customers and then having to set up the golf balls and clubs can get very tiresome. Then keeping watch for stray balls and clubs, retriving balls that fell into the waterfall. It's just work and I guess we all have to deal with it sometime.

Mazkal

08-15-2009, 6:44 PM

PYLrulz

08-15-2009, 9:41 PM

My job is working in a warehouse for a major TV Shopping company.

Its allright, but as I mentioned in the Pet Peeves thread, there are some real lazy idiots out there.

annarose

09-06-2009, 8:41 PM

Do you have to poke teeangers groping eachother in the castle with a stick from time to time?

haha. pretty much. and saturday nights it's like just full of high kids and horny couples.

Dartful_Dawger

09-06-2009, 10:10 PM

Right now I'm moonlighting as a rock star, until I get my big break as a waiter. That's my real passion.

The-Other-Me

09-07-2009, 11:36 AM

Studying music composition at Hertfordshire University in England, and looking to either be a composer or produer or both working for film and TV and the like.

My last job was a boring clerical job for the Exam Board, sorting out exam papers and marking them for appeal where noted on my big sheet of appealing students (Reading this back has brought my attention to 'Appealing Students' being a rather amusing oxymoron, hence I'm leaving it as is). I got fired after the first week for working too slowly. They didn't take my shit eyesight into consideration. Dicks. :indiff:

azunder

09-07-2009, 12:13 PM

I'm a Fine Art Investment Advisor. I tell people why a £50,000 piece of paper is worth more than another £50,000 piece of paper. Then ask them for £50,000 :ahe:

I've got some pieces of paper that you could perhaps swindle people into buying?

Yeah I'm studying drawing soon and hope to make my way as an artist, so I'll be in the service industry for the rest of my life.

SD4L

09-08-2009, 9:21 AM

When I leave school I plan to become a surgery because:

1) Fucking brilliant pay
2) Cut people up without being arrested.

BlackHood

09-08-2009, 10:07 AM

1. No one should be allowed near other humans who thinks that all you need is school level education, and cutting people up for medical reasons is called "being a surgery".

2. Azunder, my biggest tip ever would be to get good at your art but find something that makes you quirky. The three top selling artist in Britain use odd methods:

1. Paul Kenton: paints his pieces by dribbling paint off the end of a screwdriver onto the canvas

2. Neil Dawson: paints only using his fingers

3. Lesley Anne-Derks: pains mixing oils with liquid enamels.

Being good is ok, but nothing beats standing out from a crowd to get you a publishing deal.

Mazkal

09-09-2009, 2:16 AM

1. No one should be allowed near other humans who thinks that all you need is school level education, and cutting people up for medical reasons is called "being a surgery".

I was about to say this too.

LagFish

09-09-2009, 2:36 AM

At the moment I'm working in retail for another 12 months and then the government will give me free money whilst I do uni. (Earn 18k in 18 months and the government gives you money while you're a student.)

Once in uni I'm doing my BA in theatre tech. (Basically learning how to be a techie) and from there getting my engineering degree.

In the end I will be able to not only work in theatrical venues but be able to build the supporting structures for lights in out door arenas.

BlackHood

09-09-2009, 2:56 AM

That's awesome Lag, I have a friend who did that and ended up on tour with metalica as a roadie. Such an awesome life.

drifters-escape

09-12-2009, 10:57 AM

When I leave school I plan to become a surgery because:

1) Fucking brilliant pay
2) Cut people up without being arrested.

by far my favourite line in this somewhat boring thread...

getting tired of hearing people whine about no work with the recession though.. no such thing i have never been without like 3 jobs waiting for me. personally i work in construction/oil & gas as the first aid girl.

and i have no fucking clue in the world what iwant to be. moneys good here. it'll do for now.

The_Solipsist

09-12-2009, 11:20 AM

Right now, I'm getting my BA in English and Journalism, and getting certified to be a teacher on any level. I also plan on getting a letter of specialization in Tech Writing(Only way to get good money with an English degree).

I'm going to teach for a few years, see if I enjoy it. If I do, go back and go further in English and Journalism and try to become a college professor.

If not, I'll probably go a totally different path and become a vet. I know it's helpful to have a liberal arts/English background.

My dream is to retire from teaching, open up a sandwich shop and become a falconer. Also, through becoming a Jazz musician in there somewhere. Or a folk guitarist, either way.

timbot

09-12-2009, 7:23 PM

The_Solipsist

09-12-2009, 8:00 PM

Wow, you're going to get certified on any level and specialize in Tech Writing? Seems like a hell of a lot to do. I don't know where you're from, but where I got my certification primary and secondary level were two quite different programs. I'm not even sure a person could do them together. But, if you can do them together, good for you.

I don't plan to graduate in 4 years, but I have almost all my general hours out of the way, so pretty I can pretty much use all of my time specifically for my majors. Also, the certification program here takes about 4-5 semesters to complete. I'm not totally sure if I can get certified for both levels simultaneously, but if not, then I'll just go secondary. For the tech writing, I might transfer to another university for that, but it's kind of still up in the air.

Spartan201

09-13-2009, 1:17 AM

Just need to polish my resume off then I'll hand it in to the local EB Games and see where that goes.
Recently though I've been a cleaner for the local Scout hall. $20 an hour, t'was good.

timbot

09-13-2009, 1:28 AM

Wait, you need a resume to get a job at EB Games? You can't just fill out a little application form?

Mazkal

09-13-2009, 11:23 PM

Might be in Australia where you need a resume for fucking everything. I wouldn't be surprised if you needed a resume to fuck for money in a brothel.

Ziggy St. Valentine

09-14-2009, 12:14 AM

Yeah it's probably in Australia, I mean, I even needed one to get the job I had at McDonald's a few years ago.

Mazkal

09-14-2009, 1:34 AM

White power dude is in Australia?? Ugh... I'm embarrassed yet not overly surprised I guess.

Tweek

09-14-2009, 2:10 AM

Hey man I'm Australian too. Looks like you're the odd one out.

Mazkal

09-14-2009, 2:19 AM

Holy crap.

Ziggy St. Valentine

09-14-2009, 3:53 AM

Yeah dude, you've totally gotta shave your head and join the movement. Nobody wants to be an outcast!

Assassin

09-14-2009, 11:59 AM

heil australia

SlothMan

09-14-2009, 12:06 PM

:heil:

RoflCopter726

09-14-2009, 2:51 PM

I work for a Civil Engineering/Land Surveying company. My job title is "Project Technician" which is a fancy term for a draftsman. I've been here almost 2 years (2 yrs in Dec.). Anyways, our main clients are pipeline companies so I mostly draw out maps and schematics in AutoCAD. Plan and profile drawings, environmental permits, legal notes, ect. Lately it's been pretty slow, hence why I'm on Explosm at the moment. Its a cool job, they're flexible with my school hours, I'm majoring in Computer Information Systems so hopefully I'll stay with the same company as an IT guy/network admin. or whatever after I graduate.

I_Smell

09-14-2009, 3:09 PM

I animate games for the iPod and Xbox, and complain about how our boss is the shittest art director in the world.

I can't say what I work on, but I spent all day delicately tweening seahorses back and forwards.

BmphP

09-14-2009, 5:43 PM

What are you working on?

Mazkal

09-14-2009, 10:24 PM

Yeah dude, you've totally gotta shave your head and join the movement. Nobody wants to be an outcast!
Oh I think I achieved outcast status a long time ago. I hate AFL and don't drink much beer. I also avoid meat pies. My workplace has pretty much condemmed me.

On topic, I change jobs soon. I'm going to get out of mining and get into a company that sponges of the mining companies for money. Good times, good times indeed.

Ziggy St. Valentine

09-15-2009, 12:23 AM

AFL is gay as fuck anyway. NRL's where it's at. I don't see how you could dislike meat pies and beer though.

On topic: I'm trying to get out of working for daddy and into a warehousing job or something similar now that I'm qualified to drive a forklift and shit.

Mazkal

09-15-2009, 1:04 AM

Ah you would be in Queensland or NSW then. I don't dislike beer, I just don't like it as much as the rest of the country seems to. People are way too obsessed with alcohol here. Must be something to do with most of the country having ancestors who were convicts.

You ever thought of aiming higher than a warehousing dude? Not that there is anything wrong with doing that sort of work. I used to do shit kicking jobs when I was younger, got boring pretty quick. I even worked for daddy for a while doing the same sort of shit.

Ziggy St. Valentine

09-15-2009, 2:01 AM

Spartan201

09-15-2009, 2:13 AM

Wait, you need a resume to get a job at EB Games? You can't just fill out a little application form?

Just to clarify:
http://www.ebgames.com.au/careers.cfm

You need a stupid fucking resume. And cover letter. With referees.
At least it's better than being a trolley boy..no offence to anyone!!

bono

09-17-2009, 4:46 AM

After 12 years working for the same company I finally reached the point where I said "Fuck you very much, here is my resignation". They have been begging me to stay and I really dont think I am prepared to sell my soul back to them. I have tasted freedom and it's good! Only crap thing is I dont have another job to go to yet, and to be honest I have never been unemployed so the thought of a holiday is appealing but the whole part where I dont get a salary anymore sucks balls. How will I afford to drink?

Mazkal

09-23-2009, 3:25 AM

I'll probably aim higher eventually, for now though I'm keen to just go into warehousing. It's a good place to start, haha. I'm 21 and still have no idea where I want to go in life, so at least I have something to aim for at the moment, no matter how much of a shit kicker job it is.

EDIT: And yeah, NSW.
I didn't have a plan until I was in my mid 20's. Going to uni in your mid 20's is fucking awesome. So many young ladies to hang out with. I was in heaven for 4 years. Now I'm back in the real world working in a male dominated industry... no more being surrounded by ladies who thought and older man was something of a novelty. My pay did pretty much quadruple though in comparison to what I was on as a labourer.

timbot

09-23-2009, 7:41 AM

Just to clarify:
http://www.ebgames.com.au/careers.cfm

You need a stupid fucking resume. And cover letter. With referees.
At least it's better than being a trolley boy..no offence to anyone!!

I was going to say, "you dumbfuck, it's references, not referees. Referees work at ball games." Then I checked the site and realized you're not a dumbfuck, you Australians just don't know your English very good.

Tweek

09-23-2009, 7:48 AM

Silly timbot.

Gefilte

09-23-2009, 8:13 AM

I was going to say, "you dumbfuck, it's references, not referees. Referees work at ball games." Then I checked the site and realized you're not a dumbfuck, you Australians just don't know your English very good.

A reference is something a referee gives, to be more specific.

Tweek

09-23-2009, 8:21 AM

A reference is something a referee gives, to be more specific.

Laurence

09-23-2009, 8:24 AM

I was going to say, "you dumbfuck, it's references, not referees. Referees work at ball games." Then I checked the site and realized you're not a dumbfuck, you Australians just don't know your English very good.

Even if this was intentional, the irony is too delicious.

Tyler_Legrand

09-23-2009, 8:38 AM

Gefilte

09-23-2009, 9:08 AM

aluminum.

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Metalhead636

09-23-2009, 2:21 PM

Well either way I would of had a salary cut, also he was a old dude, so I would of felt bad. I might get a job part time at a friend hot dog place, so that is nice.

8 Months later......

I did get that job at the hot dog place. I fucking hate it, but it keeps me up with my car payments. I live with my buddy in his apartment not to far from my job

Mazkal

09-24-2009, 1:37 AM

I remember having a car loan. My car worth only a few thousand ended up costing me an extra couple of thousand just because I bought before I could afford an actual car. I hate loans these days...

Cokaine

09-27-2009, 1:26 PM

Well I'm only a sophomore in high school, but I'd prolly take up something in math or science. I hated biology and genetics and literature and history, but so far I'm loving trig and chemistry. And plus being in the math and science industry makes more money than being a welder or a social worker :P.

Mazkal

09-27-2009, 8:16 PM

You could look into doing some form of chemical engineering and make a fuck load of money. Your career options will be endless.

Hypocrite

09-27-2009, 9:31 PM