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 blacksabbathrulz
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 Who here has stepped into the real world?
#5667004 - 05/23/06 11:28 PM (2 years, 6 months ago) |
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well, I left college, and moved to California with my fiance. I lived on the east coast, and now I'm here where I know no one except my fiance. I got a great job, that I enjoy, however I feel homesick. I've only been here about a week. Working 40 hours a week sucks. This is the first job I've had in 5 years, except for a one month stint at a small job that was 14 hours a week. Sigh. I used to think how great it would be to be out of school and working, but now I wish I was back.
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 suimush
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Re: Who here has stepped into the real world? [Re: blacksabbathrulz]
#5667022 - 05/23/06 11:32 PM (2 years, 6 months ago) |
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LOL the grass is allways greener.........
i Remember the post you made about how stoked you were about this job. Its lost its appeal already?
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Re: Who here has stepped into the real world? [Re: blacksabbathrulz]
#5667023 - 05/23/06 11:32 PM (2 years, 6 months ago) |
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ahahah It only goes down from here then you'll get a mortgage..wait your in CA you will need some luck too. 
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Vvellum
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Re: Who here has stepped into the real world? [Re: blacksabbathrulz]
#5667024 - 05/23/06 11:32 PM (2 years, 6 months ago) |
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I've been independent since I was 19 or so. I work and everything I do or own is through my own labor.
no work in 5 years? I am often surprised how easy some people have it. I'd rather earn my life then have it given to me, though.
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blacksabbathrulz
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Re: Who here has stepped into the real world? [Re: suimush]
#5667027 - 05/23/06 11:33 PM (2 years, 6 months ago) |
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suimush said:
LOL the grass is allways greener.........
i Remember the post you made about how stoked you were about this job. Its lost its appeal already?
Nah, I like the job a lot. I just miss my home. I grew up and lived in Pennsvlvania for 22 years, and I had to leave sooner than I hoped.
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Re: Who here has stepped into the real world? [Re: blacksabbathrulz]
#5667033 - 05/23/06 11:34 PM (2 years, 6 months ago) |
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I'm starting to wonder when I'll ever make it out of my parents' house. I've been unemployed for the past 5 months, and most of the jobs I'm looking at right now don't pay much more than minimum wage. I'm beginning to wonder if my bachelor's degree is worth the paper it's printed on.
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blacksabbathrulz
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Re: Who here has stepped into the real world? [Re: Snaggletooth]
#5667039 - 05/23/06 11:35 PM (2 years, 6 months ago) |
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Snaggletooth said:
ahahah It only goes down from here then you'll get a mortgage..wait your in CA you will need some luck too.
Nah, I think I'll be alright. My fiance is done law school in one year, and at her old school had a 4.0, and I assume will do the same here, and between the two of us, should be making about 350k a year in about a year. I'm making a lot now, which I thought would make me happy, however nothing can make up for not having your friends and family close by.
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suimush
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Re: Who here has stepped into the real world? [Re: Silversoul]
#5667047 - 05/23/06 11:36 PM (2 years, 6 months ago) |
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whats the degree in?
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Vvellum
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Re: Who here has stepped into the real world? [Re: Silversoul]
#5667048 - 05/23/06 11:36 PM (2 years, 6 months ago) |
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liberal arts bachelors degrees are generally worthless unless you go to graduate school or lucky (also known as knowing people)
learn a trade
and become your own person
(i.e. off mama's teet).
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blacksabbathrulz
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Re: Who here has stepped into the real world? [Re: Silversoul]
#5667053 - 05/23/06 11:38 PM (2 years, 6 months ago) |
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Silversoul said:
I'm starting to wonder when I'll ever make it out of my parents' house. I've been unemployed for the past 5 months, and most of the jobs I'm looking at right now don't pay much more than minimum wage. I'm beginning to wonder if my bachelor's degree is worth the paper it's printed on.
Have you tried going to a temp agency? If you have a college degree in anyhing besides communications or psychology, you should be able to land a job that pays at least 30k a year. A temp agency can often hook you up with a job where they will then consider hiring your permanently. A friend of mine with an english degree just landed a 40k a year job by doing this.
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Re: Who here has stepped into the real world? [Re: Vvellum]
#5667073 - 05/23/06 11:43 PM (2 years, 6 months ago) |
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I already did learn a trade. I spent $150 out of my own pocket to go to bartending school, only to find out there's no bartending jobs in my area for someone with no experience.
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Re: Who here has stepped into the real world? [Re: blacksabbathrulz]
#5667074 - 05/23/06 11:43 PM (2 years, 6 months ago) |
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I have lived in New York city for twenty two years of my life. On June 8 I will turn 23. Twenty three years in the same city. It is so difficult for me to leave and yet I know, in my heartof hearts, that I must. THe soul will grow under the breath of travel and new experiences and I must give it room to breathe. But I don't know where to guide it to, or where to follow it to.
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Snaggletooth
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Re: Who here has stepped into the real world? [Re: Silversoul]
#5667117 - 05/23/06 11:51 PM (2 years, 6 months ago) |
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Quote:
Silversoul said:
I already did learn a trade. I spent $150 out of my own pocket to go to bartending school, only to find out there's no bartending jobs in my area for someone with no experience.
I did the same thing, and the same thing happened... 
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Vvellum
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Re: Who here has stepped into the real world? [Re: Silversoul]
#5667172 - 05/24/06 12:03 AM (2 years, 6 months ago) |
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get a waiter job at a restaurant with a bar.
work the tables for a few
all the while let your manager know of your bar skills & license.
that's how you get experience.
most people do this.
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Techno_Raver
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Re: Who here has stepped into the real world? [Re: blacksabbathrulz]
#5667321 - 05/24/06 12:47 AM (2 years, 6 months ago) |
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Nah, I think I'll be alright. My fiance is done law school in one year, and at her old school had a 4.0, and I assume will do the same here, and between the two of us, should be making about 350k a year in about a year. I'm making a lot now, which I thought would make me happy, however nothing can make up for not having your friends and family close by.
Would you mind sharing some of your wealth? 
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JJ01769
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Re: Who here has stepped into the real world? [Re: Techno_Raver]
#5667572 - 05/24/06 03:14 AM (2 years, 6 months ago) |
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Shit man I know how you feel. I moved from a somewhat small town out to California about two weeks ago now. Its a completely different world out here. Things people do out here are in no way the same as back home. Ive seen the worst drivers out here and the people arent much better. Alot of the people I have ran into have been rude as hell to me.
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pimmp1969
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Re: Who here has stepped into the real world? [Re: JJ01769]
#5667604 - 05/24/06 03:52 AM (2 years, 6 months ago) |
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what part of cali are u n
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Re: Who here has stepped into the real world? [Re: Vvellum]
#5667718 - 05/24/06 06:25 AM (2 years, 6 months ago) |
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Quote:
bi0 said:
get a waiter job at a restaurant with a bar.
work the tables for a few
all the while let your manager know of your bar skills & license.
that's how you get experience.
most people do this.
or apply for the bar back position. best way to learn in my opinion.
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blacksabbathrulz
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Re: Who here has stepped into the real world? [Re: pimmp1969]
#5667889 - 05/24/06 08:44 AM (2 years, 6 months ago) |
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pimmp1969 said:
what part of cali are u n
I'm in orange county. Don't know about the other fella though.
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Chazzersize
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Re: Who here has stepped into the real world? [Re: blacksabbathrulz]
#5667980 - 05/24/06 09:27 AM (2 years, 6 months ago) |
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Damn. I used to live in Texas/Louisiana when I was a kid before my parents took me to California when I was 10 or 11.
Though I miss the "southern hospitality"...I love San Diego. The nicest people and the weather is just something to awe at every single morning I wake up to have a cigarette on my porch. Well, not porch...patio.
The food out here makes it worth it whenever I start to question wheather or not I'll ever leave this place. I'd love to just move in and buy a house in Louisiana. I'd be right next to my grandparents,aunt and uncle. Here's a little glimpse of what their neighborhood is like.
I try to take vacations back there every couple of years. It's really refreshing. The AC is always on high, people are up at 4am making breakfast and coffee...grits are a must. Walmart is the coolest spot in town unless you want to drive 30 minutes to the nearest city.
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