What do you guys do for a living? I'm going into finance and I feel like I will end up looking like pic related once I starting working. I've thought about getting into web dev too but I still feel like I will get depressed from just sitting in front of a computer all day. Is it hard for you guys to stay fit while working?
Do you guys really enjoy what you do for a living or are you just doing it to get by in life?
I’m a Marine in his second enlistment, most likely my last.
First two years I operated heavy equipment and loved every moment of it. Then I joined the embassy security guard. It was awesome until they pulled me back to recruit for the program. It’s a desk job essentially and it kills my soul.
I have plenty of time to work on my fitness.
Also in the military but in the Air Force on the officer side. It's pretty great so far.
Been an electrician for about 5 years. Typically charge a couple hundred dollars per job (depending on how much work is involved) and can get 2-3 done in a day and I can control how much I work.
Took on an apprentice a few months ago and he helps me for $20/hr (Canadian). Both gonna get another one after this guy is done his apprenticeship so we will have 2 teams and can get twice as much work done.
I teach at a uni, mainly pol science and history related courses. My schedule is really nice, I can easily combine lifting with work because I only have to teach on mondays and fridays (other days are for preparation and correcting papers)
You don’t happen to know another officer by the name Pagan? We had our seabags mixed up and I got their blouse and they got my skivies.
Can you train me to be an electrician? I want to live in Canada
Luckily you can use your finance bucks to get a home gym and cruise year round for easy lean gains
Ha no, I'm still in pilot training.
high-end ridiculously expensive furniture, just chill, /workpost/, design projects, program machines and enjoy my cuppas everyday
>tfw want to quit after 5 years of this but none of the interviews gave fruits so far, trying to get into tableware design, plays pretty good around here
Maybe in a year or so
If you are at all interested in programming I'm telling you web dev is easy money. I am far from an amazing programmer and I make 68K. Working basically whenever and wherever I want. Just find the right employer and real make it a life style choice to become good at it so that you can skate by.
Every entry lvl front end dev position I've seen asks for experience in java, php, ruby and must be an expert in js. Must have a CS degree or have 5+ yrs of exp working in a tech firm.
Like how the fuck do people w/o degrees even get jobs?
Elementary school English teacher
Are you a guy? I have 1 male teacher in all of grade school.
I work in merchant navy as a deck officer , i stay 4 months at sea and 4 at home. It's good i also have a gym onboard so no prob to train.
Did industrial electrical controls. Money was good but I quit to be a mushroom farmer. I'm going to make way less money and work way harder but I think I'll be happy.
I'm a plant controller.
>Finance
>Burning yourself out and have no life
>Not IT Consultant and live the comfy life with lots of money for easy work
I work in an industrial lodge kitchen. 3 weeks on one off 12-14 hr days about 60k monopoly money a year.
For some reason the fittest people ive ever known have been English and math teachers, wonder why
Experience, post ur github so I can tear your code apart
I was thinking about joining the air force to become a pilot. I graduate with a B.S. this December. Am I in?
Bitch ass pog mother fucker
Friend of mine started to work in Front End Developement after a shitty degree and poor knowledge
His employee gave him a good introduction and he learned a lot
After one year he makes 67k
Cope harder. Enjoy your busted knees and non transferable skills.
>non transferable
>250k a year with security company
>over half the year CONUS I training others in firearm skills
Ok tyfys
You’ll definitely make it. Just like all your friends before you.
It’s nice to have dreams.
Fellow sparky here, although I'm just a union journeyman.
Can confirm that electrical work leaves your schedule open (provided you don't work in plants and switch yards, where the OT never ends). My job keeps me active - lots of climbing and kneeling and crawling and pulling and lifting - but if you're not careful you can become extremely out of shape. Construction workers are gains goblins - they go out for lunch every other day, bring donuts and pizza and wings to work all the fucking time, and if you're trying to quit smoking you're in for a rough time.
Oh, and also rampant alcoholism.
I'm a radio engineer. My job can be quite varied which is a positive but radio seems to be dying and IT based comms are taking over. One week I can be climbing 20-300m towers installing antennas, the next I could be designing a microwave based system then writing proposal documentation for potential clients. If I were a ham radio enthusiast I'd love it, but I'm not and it can get quite tedious. Doesn't help I work for a pack of cunts.
At least the climbing is fun
It's insanely competitive unless you were in ROTC, but it's doable. Assuming you're otherwise qualified.
What's the progression path to space force?
What qualifications are needed?
Attorney
Software engineer in the financial sector.
I sit in front of the computer maybe 50%-60% of the day. That's not what's gonna kill you. It's the redundant meetings all the time that's gonna get ya.
Pharmacy technician
>20k a year
Working class reporting in
>joining the hardest branch just to do a dumb fuck job they could’ve been done in the civilian world for more money
POGlets never learn
Be healthy, have a college degree, clean record, good GPA, good AFOQT scores, good PCSM score, interview well, and pray to the plane gods that you get selected.
Most people are disqualified for a medical issue they think isn't important.
Am fireman.
Hang out with bros, workout twice a day, run lots of calls. No ragrets.
this is me
it feels like I don't do shit and make more money then I probably should
You obviously didn’t pay attention to any of the forced classes we do. It’s only fitting you serve as a grunt and you’re probably hardly qualified for that.
Have fun trying to be operator as fuck when you’re just the bitch that carries the 240 for his “senior lance”.
>2 years out of college
>quit a shitty office job after 13 months because my boss was a fat Irish prick
>say fuck it and move into city, where I meet oneitis
>first jobs I can get are at some process serving company as a data entry clerk and at a dive bar as a barback
>literally living paycheck to paycheck
>start dating oneitis and soon learn that she is younger than me and makes more money than me
>can’t shake off the feeling of financial insecurity, feeling almost immasculated that my girl earns more than I do
DC is a great town, but it’s hard as fuck to find work here, what with all the yuppie Ivy League faggots competing for entry level jobs, giving no chance to average guys like me. Feels bad, man. What the fuck career can I pursue that will get me back on my feet? I need to get my shit together. I can’t live like this forever.
Special operations. Most alpha thing you can do.
Fighter pilot in the Air Force
Absolutely love it, best job in the world
9-5 office jobs with no or a very short commute is the absolute ideal
Which one? Very interested in chatting with you.
Signed,
Current 92T0
Computer Science freshman
What's your story on how you got there? Also, what do you love about your job?
F-15C bro
What do you want to know?
RN student here, absolutely love it. Less than a year left until the NCLEX, then I gotta work for a year, then I am getting the fucking fuck out of Commiefornia.
Real estate agent
Ita nice cause i make my own hours and can always get a lift in. Its very hard to get started tho.
I don’t want to slave for the rest of my life after college.
Are the deployments and high tempo worth it? It seems like the greatest thing you could ever do, but part of me thinks I should just shoot for C-17s and be happy with that. We have a baby on the way too.
I did ROTC through college, got a great GPA in a bullshit easy major (Psychology) and was picked up for a pilot slot. Went through pilot training and in the current Air Force theres a massive fighter pilot shortage so most guys in my class dropped fighters and away we went to different B Courses to fly them.
Flying is extremely fun. From basic point to point flying to pulling G's dogfighting. But in addition to that, fighter pilot culture is great. Its an ultra bro culture, everyone is in the bar all night drinking on Fridays. Everyone looks out for each other and most generally enjoy getting shitfaced and running wild which I didn't get enough of in college. Plus we live cool places and fly all over the world. I'm in Okinawa now and we fly to Thailand, Korea, mainland Japan, Guam, Alaska, the Philippines, etc.
It really depends on what you're looking for. For me it was never a question, I always wanted to fly fighters. I'm single with no dependents but the majority of guys in the F-15 at the B course level are married, some have kids. You will TDY/deploy and be gone, but a C-17 doesn't have you home that much more option. I have friends in the C-17 and in tankers that are literally gone half the year in few week segments. The pilot life isn't really a heavy home life regardless of the airframe.
Honestly my advice would be that you can always go to a C-17 after a couple tours in a fighter, but the chances of going heavy to fighter are basically nonexistent. So if you think you might want to fly fighters go for it
That sounds like a great life. My GPA is definitely subpar but because of who I used to be and not who I am. Does that make me fucked? lol
Possibly, possibly not. Depends on where you are in the process. Another route is applying for a position at different Guard bases around the country. If one of them pick you up you're automatically picked up to go to pilot training and if you pass you'll go on to the jet at the base you were hired at.
Active Duty you could try for an ROTC slot if youre a sophomore or lower generally, or finish college and then apply to Officer Training School and try and get a pilot slot by doing well there
I used to work at a pharmacy a year ago, and I know some of the bullshit techs have to put up with. Stay strong frendo
I'm in uni and I fuken hate it. Made an online post about our gym being to small the other day. Immediately got nerds telling me to stop complaining and how I'm selfish for wanting to use 2-3 piece of equipment. I only use bench,squat rack,and pull up bar and it's so crowded that I'm lucky to get 2 of these. I get shat on for complaining about the gym but meanwhile there's a loser complaining about parking every single day. Fuck this school and fuck careers. Gonna join the French foreign legion once this is over
A job is what you make of it. You can do a 9-5 and have a life outside of work. It’s usually the commute that kills you.
Where at? Self employed or?
I have a bachelors in furniture design from the third ranked school in the US, I live maybe 1/4 mi from Steelcase's headquarters, and I fucking CANNOT find a job. I enjoy making shit in my garage but it doesn't pay well.
My wife is worried about being gone for months at a time moreso than a few days each week. I'd love to fly fighters I just want to keep her happy too. How was UPT? I'm still stuck on casuals down here.
Honestly in your situation FAIPing doesn't sound like a bad option. You're always home and have a follow on to any jet available. UPT was alright for me, I was middle of the pack, T-38s were much easier than T-6s imo. Just study a ton and don't sweat the checkrides. What base are you at?
Laughlin. It seems like the great fighter giveaway of 2016 has come to an end. From what I've seen T-38 slots are much lower than T-1 and fighters are crazy competitive now. I can't wait to finally get started.
Go Navy
Terrible idea
Anyone know of its a good idea to join the French foreign legion
No, it's a remarkably retarded idea. Full of gangs, NCOs beating their own men, French born officers don't give a shit, if you're the wrong race you're fucked, deployed to areas where you'll get killed and no one cares because you're not French and who's going to vote against that?
If you're serious about becoming a pilot, consider the Marines. There's a program where you can basically do a summer session and compete for a guaranteed spot in either aviation or infantry (apparently those are the most sought after) before you have to commit.
I’m a prosecutor
Those are the kinds of jobs to stay away from. If they want you to be a php expert the job is basically already dead-end. You will be miserably managing decade old code that was poorly architected to begin with.
Look at startups and small companies instead of these massive corporation types.
Be willing to get paid pennies at first (30K-40K) to get your foot in the door if you don't have at least 1 or 2 years industry experience.
Pick a technology that actually interests you. For example I like building web games, so working in JavaScript at work makes my hobby and job mutually benefit.
I'm Armenian. I just don't want to sit at a 9-5(if I even get one) cuckgineering job for 40 years after I leave my shitty school
If you need a temporary fake identity so badly that you're willing to go to prison and war simultaneously then join the FFL. Otherwise hell no.
U gonna get killed bruh
Its a company but in south america, good luck on your search bro
explain the mushroom farming profession
Working at a promotional company making products using big fancy printers and managing a few assistants. 22 making 34k a year, I fucking hate making so little money but the commute is literally 3 minutes so it could be worse.
I work in a betting job taking money off broke desperate dudes who can't afford to gamble. Deal with mental breakdowns on a daily basis, hate it lads but only job that fits in with my degree.
Can you elaborate more on it?
Move to MN and make bank
>wanting to die for ZOG
You might be the dumbest person on this board.
tf is your degree?
How do I into fireman?
Routine?
i'm a broke neet
Why does it seem like most guys on this board do boring beta nerd shit like IT and programming? Autism?
I do warehouse work for Amazon and gig work for Uber, Grubhub, etc. Both of them suck, but they pay the bills while I’m in law school
>Run my own SaaS
>Do web Development/SEO
It's good and I'm scaling, but I'm still in college so I have a long way to go and a lot of time to scale.
In med school. Don´t know what I want to specialize in, but most likely something sport-science, rehab related. I´m afraid that once I graduate I stop lifting due to work and post-graduate studies. Med school can be quite the gainz goblin.
I've worked multiple jobs in the legal weed industry and have consulted independently for a good few years now. Great balance, it's an industry with lots of interesting people so it's never boring, and since nearly 100% of my work has no oversight I can go to the gym whenever I want as long as I execute. Plus I'm a complete autist so I'm ok with poring over hundreds of pages of regulations.
Consulting is consolidating so I'm looking for an actual job in the industry, but haven't gotten any bites on the 73 CVs+resumes I've sent out in the past 2 weeks. If I can't get anything good I have no idea what I will do, have considered going homeless. I know IT and could get a job at a big 4 firm but I have a feeling it would ruin my health and life forever.
howdy
Nursing assistant.
Just getting by. There are reasons I started doing this that were beyond my control and trust me it's the most morally right thing for me to do at the moment, but I can't share them here.
Will be picking up programming again to do something I am good at and enjoy that also pays better, once I'm able to change jobs.
I work in the insurance industry. My salary isn't huge but I don't have any debt and cost of living isn't bad in my area, so I generally have enough money for the things I want. And my office is a 5 minute drive/20ish minute walk, so that's pretty nice.
It can be a little boring sometimes, but most of the people I work with are pretty decent, and management is nice to us. I sometimes listen to podcasts at work if it's slow. I'm pretty happy with my situation overall
I'm an Intern in DC right now, it kinda fucking sucks but it's at the largest political campaign fund in the world.
If I take the experience back to my home state I hope I can get a good job out of college
>FFL
Why dude? It sounds lonely as fuck.
what are some good computer related criminal justice careers? asking for a friend...