Your Career and Education Level.

[PG29 red0 Jr]

Let's say I teach and I have a player hatin degree.

He who can does; he who cannot, teaches.

 

[Chesten_Hesten]

I'm a Philosophy Major, who works IT.

I actually dislike it very much, but it pays more than "Philosopher" and in 5 years I'm retired so there's that.

I have no debt beyond the $900 currently on a credit card for buying frivolous shit.

 

[Wrath of Foamy]

I basically coasted through high school, dropped out of college, did a Cert HE that I didn't use and stayed with a shit job for eight years, then moved to a better one recently.

I have zero hobbies, a tiny student loan that I'll pay for outright when they chase me up, a car that I could pay off now but choose not to for financial reasons and am currently renting a flat with the gf.

My problem has always been the same. I am passionless and without vision.

 

[A.S. Deep]

I'm a pharmacist with a doctorate in pharmacy. I have a great job, luckily not in retail. The field is saturated, but luckily not as bad as physician assistant and nurse practitioner is about to be. I can pay my loans easily and have good money left over. I would do something different if I could go back, maybe more in computer science or finance, but I'm happy where I am.

I'm about to graduate with my PharmD next month. If you don't mind me asking, what exactly do you work as in pharmacy?

 

[Organic Damage]

I'm a Philosophy Major, who works IT.

I actually dislike it very much, but it pays more than "Philosopher" and in 5 years I'm retired so there's that.

I have no debt beyond the $900 currently on a credit card for buying frivolous shit.

You're my hero right now. Frankly IT needs more people who have a background in philosophy, considering the ethical and existential can of worms AI is going to open.

I have a bachelors degree in CS but I hated every moment of school and the 20+ years till retirement are seeming increasingly Sisyphean right now. On the plus side tuition in Canada is cheap and I did co-op so no debt, plus working for the gov't I have decent benefits and job security.

 

[fordman7795]

I have two college degrees along with a journeyman card in a trade. The trade school paid me to go. The college degrees were paid for in tax credits for working while going to school. I am debt free and own a business selling goods to tradesmen.

 

[Cpt Migraine]

A degree in business administration, I work with accounting!

I belong to the top 90 percentile when it comes to income, which truth be told doesn’t mean much since Sweden’s progressive taxes and efforts to combat wage distribution are very successful.

The difference between the average income and the 90 percentile is only circa $2,200 per month.

Yup.. the more you make the less it matters.. atleast we are a humanitarian super power whatever the fuck that means..

 

[dc007]

I'm a small business owner with a liberal arts degree. My education in college has little to do with my success but I'm glad I went. I also didn't take loans to go.

 

[TeTe]

Well I'm a technical writer for one of the top 5 largest IT companies in the world and I went to school for journalism, so it sure had it's benefits.

However, if I were to do it over, I would have never gone to the expensive private college that I did. I would have gone to a cheaper state school to avoid the $37,000 in debt that I managed to accrue.

 

[ralphc1]

I was 2 years into a physics major. A customer at the company I was working for part time to pay my way through college made me an offer I couldn't refuse for a full time job. That allowed me to do some things I wanted to and led to a couple more, including my last one that lasted 35 years. I avoided debt and was able to retire comfortably.

 

[Cpt Migraine]

I'm a construction engineer, got about 15k of debt on that one..

It paid of, i can manage my own work and time in another way than before when i was a carpenter.. it opened doors to other jobs in the future..

 

[toaa]

I'm about to graduate with my PharmD next month. If you don't mind me asking, what exactly do you work as in pharmacy?

I'm a consultant pharmacist for a long term care facility. I do chart review for all the residents and make recommendations to our prescribers along with helping to fill in dispensing when needed. I answer very few calls and don't deal with the public at all. Retail was brutal and I grew to hate it quickly, but it pays well. There's a lot of doom and gloom about the job market right now, but if you're even in a remotely rural area you shouldn't have any trouble getting a job somewhere.

 

[Chesten_Hesten]

You're my hero right now. Frankly IT needs more people who have a background in philosophy, considering the ethical and existential can of worms AI is going to open.

I have a bachelors degree in CS but I hated every moment of school and the 20+ years till retirement are seeming increasingly Sisyphean right now. On the plus side tuition in Canada is cheap and I did co-op so no debt, plus working for the gov't I have decent benefits and job security.

IT feels like its all an endless circle jerk. No real progress is ever made and when it is it's crushed in a tidal wave of subsequent issues created by fixes.. Like trying to complete a paper while it's all being erased behind you. I look forward to retirement so I can try to enjoy reading again. All the pointless jargon and "techno wank" has spoiled it for me. Fuck... 4 years, 342 days, 20 hours, 49 minutes and 43 seconds, 42... 41...40

 

[Cole train]

I'm a construction engineer, got about 15k of debt on that one..

It paid of, i can manage my own work and time in another way than before when i was a carpenter.. it opened doors to other jobs in the future..

Holy fuck an engineer with actual "on field" experience

Is this real life?

 

[ithinktheymad]

I'm a business owner I'm a high school graduate. I was not sure what I wanted to do when I got out of school and decided not to attend University.

It would have been cool to go because I always liked learning in a lecture setting.

 

[ralphc1]

I'm a pharmacist with a doctorate in pharmacy. I have a great job, luckily not in retail. The field is saturated, but luckily not as bad as physician assistant and nurse practitioner is about to be. I can pay my loans easily and have good money left over. I would do something different if I could go back, maybe more in computer science or finance, but I'm happy where I am.

There always seem to be ads looking for pharmacists here but I suspect they are for less desirable shifts at drug stores and medical facilities.

Nursing seems to be a big need here, especially registered nurses. The colleges can't find instructors for their nursing programs as many either retired early or left the State during Governor Walker's war on teachers.

 

[toaa]

There always seem to be ads looking for pharmacists here but I suspect they are for less desirable shifts at drug stores and medical facilities.

Nursing seems to be a big need here, especially registered nurses. The colleges can't find instructors for their nursing programs as many either retired early or left the State during Governor Walker's war on teachers.

Yeah, there's still tons of retail jobs available in hard to staff areas. There's tons of turnover as people get burnt out. Becoming an RN is probably the most reliable, safest option anyone can go for career wise. They make good money too and don't do any of the shit jobs people think of with nursing.

 

[Cpt Migraine]

Holy fuck an engineer with actual "on field" experience

Is this real life?

Yeah sorry man.. we do exist.. did 8 years as a carpenter, mostly bathrooms and kitchens.. small firm so we did the demolition to..

It built character or some shit but the body can't take it forever.. you seldom see a carpenter retire.. that combined with getting worth less every year (almost no swedish construction workers left) made me change it up.. math almost killed me though.. i'm not smart but i'm stubborn..

 

[Cole train]

Yeah sorry man.. we do exist.. did 8 years as a carpenter, mostly bathrooms and kitchens.. small firm so we did the demolition to..

It built character or some shit but the body can't take it forever.. you seldom see a carpenter retire.. that combined with getting worth less every year (almost no swedish construction workers left) made me change it up..

Dude i know exactly where you are coming from, im actually learning uzbekistanian right now because all the painters are uzbeks and im sitting with them in the changing room, pretty much only electricians are finns( and a lot finnish speaking foreigners)

I got 4 weeks and im jumping off this construction ride, fuck that shit

Would rather shove barbed wire up in my ear

 

[UFCBlackbelt]

Accounting pursuing masters in accounting, zero debt with education being paid by company.

97k a year as a senior tax accountant, 25 years old.