Whats your job?
Where do you work? (small/big company, startup.....)
When do you work? (7am to 4pm)
Do you feel like the time runs to fast or to slow while working?
Do you think your job is future safe?
How much money do you earn?
How much fun do you have at work?
If you would be a student again would you take the same carrier path? If not, what would you do?
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Whats your job? Web design
Where do you work? (small/big company, startup.....) Small company
When do you work? (7am to 4pm) 9am - 5pm (no breaks)
Do you feel like the time runs to fast or to slow while working? Medium
Do you think your job is future safe? Yes
How much money do you earn? 2k mnd
How much fun do you have at work? Nice colleges, shit work.
If you would be a student again would you take the same carrier path? If not, what would you do? Studying while working. depends on outcome.
> (You) (OP)
>Whats your job? Web design
>Where do you work? (small/big company, startup.....) Small company
>When do you work? (7am to 4pm) 9am - 5pm (no breaks)
>Do you feel like the time runs to fast or to slow while working? Medium
>Do you think your job is future safe? Yes
>How much money do you earn? 2k mnd
>How much fun do you have at work? Nice colleges, shit work.
>If you would be a student again would you take the same carrier path? If not, what would you do? Studying while working. depends on outcome.
Is Web Design this html/css stuff? Also would you rather work in a bigger company?
>Internet Caffé
>Small
>8am to 3pm
>Fast most of the time
>Not future safe at all
>Minimum wage in this 3rd worl country, so not independent yet
>Browsing Jow Forums if there are not a lot of customers so I'm pretty relaxed most of the time
>I'm 20, started college (free) at 17 and dropped out at 19. It was a computer eingeneering degree. I really thought that was what I wanted to do with my life, but there were so many frustrations and almost any reward for so many hard work, that I've decided to drop. I am really not sure what to do now, appart from getting a high paying job that is not miserable and has free weekends (mine doesn´t).
How much time does it take to learn web design or programming? Is it that hard? Programming was pretty much the only lesson I enjoyed back at college (basic C++ and flowcharts)
Html, css, mysql, php. but mostly CSS.
In my country big companies treat their employees like slaves, while small companies are amazing to work for. they are also very stable because the goverment encourages companies.
The situation most people are in is that they are self employed hired by a small company. which grants a lot of benefits.
Whats your job? Software engineer
Where do you work? Freelance
When do you work? 8am ~ 6pm mon/fri
Do you feel like the time runs to fast or to slow while working? too fast
Do you think your job is future safe? yup
How much money do you earn? some 300k/year
How much fun do you have at work? Not that much really
If you would be a student again would you take the same carrier path? I'd be an oncologist
>Whats your job?
Digital Marketing Director
>Where do you work? (small/big company, startup.....)
Fortune 500 internationally recognized hospitality brand
>When do you work? (7am to 4pm)
Somewhere between 8-9 to 5, but often there's late nights or weekend work
>Do you feel like the time runs to fast or to slow while working?
Simultaneously both. There's always too much work to get done for myself and the team, so it's never slow, no time to get bored, but it feels like it takes three years to get to a weekend.
>Do you think your job is future safe?
It will certainly be in demand, that's for sure, but it's scary in the sense that I have to keep up with the industry and will never really know what to expect, so no routine days for me.
>How much money do you earn?
Over $100K, year to year can vary based on my bonus.
>How much fun do you have at work?
There's some cool shit like fancy dinners, shows, and my coworkers are cool people, but the dread of constantly worrying about fucking up and mistakenly spending a million dollars in media money over a day because I typed in an extra zero takes the fun out of it.
>If you would be a student again would you take the same carrier path? If not, what would you do?
Fuck no, I would have majored in English/Journalism/whatever the fuck was creative and been a happier soul with less money.
Kek so many cool successful guys anyways
Whats your job? Regular factory worker.
Where do you work? (small/big company, startup.....) I guess a big company they repackage/package and deliver stuff all over
When do you work? (7am to 4pm) 2nd shift baby 3 to 11:30
Do you feel like the time runs to fast or to slow while working? It fluctuates but for the most part its over before I know it
Do you think your job is future safe? They've been at it for years so I think its safe until the God ai makes its presence known.
How much money do you earn? Won't disclose because its pathetic but I'm not too ambitious right now in my life so I could care less
How much fun do you have at work? The women keep me young lol (I'm in my 20's) and the work switches up all the time so your always doing different stuff and teams change often so when I feel like being anti social it works out because of this
>Whats your job?
otolaryngology surgeon
>Where do you work? (small/big company, startup.....)
hospital
>When do you work? (7am to 4pm)
i average 60-72 hours. i have no routine. i have to do lots of stuff outside of work that im not paid for. always on call
>Do you feel like the time runs to fast or to slow while working?
slow
>Do you think your job is future safe?
i guess
>How much money do you earn?
net 7000 CAD/month
>How much fun do you have at work?
i spend more time standing in a OR than i do sleeping at home. too much workplace politics and female drama
>If you would be a student again would you take the same carrier path? If not, what would you do?
tech, engineering, data science, nursing, law, dentistry, pharmacy
>Whats your job?
Algorithmic trader
>Where do you work? (small/big company, startup.....)
Medium sized option trading company
>When do you work? (7am to 4pm)
7am to 4pm with 1-2h overtime, 3+ on fucked days which a lot have been lately
>Do you feel like the time runs to fast or to slow while working?
Fast
>Do you think your job is future safe?
Maybe not this job but my skills are appliable to most computer science positions involving algorithms and machine learning
>How much money do you earn?
120k base + up to 500% company performance bonus and sometimes stocks
>How much fun do you have at work?
It's fun and challenging and everyone works hard together because of the performance bonus.
>If you would be a student again would you take the same carrier path? If not, what would you do?
Same path or finance, law, or any other engineering.
Does Jow Forums attract smart people, who then become wealthy? Or is all of this LARPING.
Few surgeons are paid 300k. Let alone software "engineers." These are larger salaries than CEOs of major companies.
>These are larger salaries than CEOs of major companies
lmao no
Plenty of software engineers reach 300k at a Big N if they have a senior role.
>These are larger salaries than CEOs of major companies.
The last company at Fortune500 is HCP which is ranked at the 1000th place. Their CEO earns USD 8,619,819 yearly with 60% of that compensation being stocks. I think you underestimate how much CEOs of major companies earn.
>Does Jow Forums attract smart people, who then become wealthy?
I think Jow Forums attracts similar people as reddit. "Introverted" Tech people that study computer science.
I'm interested in taking this career path.
would you suggest it?
how hard was it to get the job?
how much of your job is programming and how much is finance would you say?
I know a lot about programming but not much about finance.
>would you suggest it?
Depends on what you're in it for. If you think you'll enjoy tinkering with mathematical models, looking at stats and applying different theories and concepts to things then yeah. The cool thing is that you're often looking at your work in real-time but that also makes it often a bit stressful.
If it's only for the money then no. You can earn similar amounts at Big N which will all have a more relaxed environment and better work-life balance. And all that with less effort leading up to the job. For big N you usually need decent internships, good hackerrank/interview skills and probably some relevant project.
>how hard was it to get the job?
Very difficult in my case. Usually the companies recruit from major top universities. I went to a decent midsized university in Europe and had to really stand out in order to get an interview. I had extremely relevant and top internships, scored quite high at a math competition, maximum GPA, crazy hackerrank practice and plenty of projects that proved that I was self-driven and capable.
>how much of your job is programming and how much is finance would you say?
95% math/algorithms/programming/strategy and 5% finance. In general it all depends, people have different roles and you never work alone. A quant is often on the more technical side of things. You could be an actual trader, their base is less than mine, but their performance bonus is actually insane. Although their job security is almost non-existant, you fuck up badly and you're out.
There's many similar paths you could take, make sure to do something that you're actually interested in. You don't have to be an algotrader, you can be a risk analyst, data scientist, trader, FPGA engineer, analyst. All of them have a crucial role and pay well. And as I said, just make sure you do something you're passionate about and interested in if you want to enter this industry because it'll be a lot easier to stand out and actually enjoy your job.
Jow Forums attracts all kinds of people... I'm just here because I joined in 2005 and you never leave this hellhole.
But odds are, the more successful of us are going to be interested in sharing their success compared to someone who has a minimum wage job at a fast food joint.
You also just don't understand what people make. Plus regional differences. If I moved to San Francisco or New York under my title, I'd make more like $200-$300K, but the cost of living sucks.
>fortune 500 director makes 100k
>surgeon makes 84k
u wut m8
>If I moved to San Francisco or New York under my title, I'd make more like $200-$300K, but the cost of living sucks.
I keep hearing this argument and imo it's bs IF you can afford a downpayment on something.
>make 300k
>put it all in your condo/house/whatever
>be broke
>leave in 5 years with 500k - a mil
>Whats your job?
Internship for online marketing
Where do you work? (small/big company, startup.....)
Small, we're 4 people
When do you work? (7am to 4pm)
8:25-17:30
Do you feel like the time runs to fast or to slow while working?
Fast mostly
Do you think your job is future safe?
They have huge expectations of what I already should be capable of after 2 months and no idea how to build up an intern so I'm failing pretty hard in their eyes. But I'm sure I'll find another places quickly
How much money do you earn?
2500 a month, yay switzerland
How much fun do you have at work?
Depends on the day and my energy levels. They criticise everything I do and that kinda takes my motivation
If you would be a student again would you take the same carrier path? If not, what would you do?
I probably would.
Hey, I have no idea why the surgeon is making shit money, but they did say they're Canadian, so maybe that? Healthcare up there is wildly different than here, and I'm making that much, so, uh, sucks for them? I run a department of 20+ people, and manage a budget around the $50 million mark year to year.
>I keep hearing this argument and imo it's bs IF you can afford a downpayment on something.
>make 300k
>put it all in your condo/house/whatever
>be broke
>leave in 5 years with 500k - a mil
I live in a three bedroom home that has nearly $200k of built up equity from when I purchased it. I have an awesome roommate that practically covers all of the expenses I have to live here on his rent alone. As fun as it sounds to live like a broke ass college student in a one bedroom apartment again, nah, I think I'll pass.
I would be paying quadruple my living expenses to take a 45 minute commute into SF from some shitty worn out place.
I think thats something that i would love to do too. How did you get there? How did you get your first projects to build up a profile? Did you graduate collage? Thanks bud
Oh wow thats an awsome path. How did you get motivated to study? I mean best GPA is crazy good. at least here. Personally i cant study much longer than 1-2h than im absolutly pissed. I wish i could be more dedicated on many things...
Before tax I make 200k CAD
but after 50 percent taxes, malpractice insurance, and student loans I make 7k
When you normalize for hours worked, I would have been better of being a nurse.
>Whats your job?
Flying Tiger's clerk
>Where do you work? (small/big company, startup.....)
Kinda big
>When do you work? (7am to 4pm)
40hs per week
>Do you feel like the time runs to fast or to slow while working?
Some days feels really fast
>Do you think your job is future safe?
Yup
>How much money do you earn?
1.4k per month
How much fun do you have at work?
A lot lol, we are payed to joke and fuck around with colleagues, to show good will and serenity to customers
>If you would be a student again would you take the same carrier path? If not, what would you do?
I have no idea
I specified 7k NETincome. My annual GROSS income is 220k. An Albertan general practitioner can expect 160k, speicalist can expect 200k and surgeon can expect 250k. 2/3 of Canadian doctors are immigrants. The other 1/3 are old, Canadian doctors (50-70 years old). Almost all Canadian graduates go to the U.S and become millionaires. I am an immigrant from Serbia to Canada. My first choice was the U.S, then Canada and then the EU. My friend a gynecologist, who lives in France, says auto mechanics who own a private business earn more than any intellectual. In Canada, the difference between regular people and wealthy intellectuals is rather small. In the city where I live, there is not a 'rich people neighborhood,' every neighborhood is the same, with a small area of expensive houses built in every neighborhood. Taxes are brutal. Nurses can wear white coats and stethoscopes. Physicians and surgeons have zero respect from patients. 2 years ago I was punched by an Indian man (feather not dot) and he broke my nose.
I wasn't trying to judge, user. That's why I mentioned that Canadian healthcare is likely wildly different.
Good on you for what you do, sorry about getting raped by the taxes and other nonsense.
>Whats your job?
Financial Analyst
Where do you work? (small/big company, startup.....)
>Regional hospital
When do you work? (7am to 4pm)
>9-5, lunch and breaks included
Do you feel like the time runs to fast or to slow while working?
> depends on the work. Some fast, some moderate.
>Do you think your job is future safe?
I feel pretty safe about it
>How much money do you earn?
62k last year with bonuses on side
>How much fun do you have at work?
I enjoy what I do, so it’s great
>If you would be a student again would you take the same carrier path? If not, what would you do?
Yeah, it’s interesting to specific people, I was very interested and enjoy my job.