EPTEdit: I'm not out of college yet so I still have the chance to study something else should I choose to. I don't really see myself doing that though, the pay is mad good.
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Nos-
Canada12016 Posts
Edit: I'm not out of college yet so I still have the chance to study something else should I choose to. I don't really see myself doing that though, the pay is mad good. | ||
TheYango
United States47024 Posts
On October 31 2013 05:05 Requizen wrote: I feel like more than half the grads I talk to end up hating their job and switch. The idea that anyone knows what they want to do when going into college is absurd. First job is pretty much for general work experience, IMO. It's rare that someone loves their first job so much that they stay longer than 1-2 years. | ||
onlywonderboy
United States23745 Posts
On October 31 2013 04:54 Fusilero wrote: http://www.howflyhiphop.com/2013/10/30/eminem-the-marshall-mathers-lp-2-album-stream-download/ In case you haven't heard MMLP2 has been leaked and is up here to listen to. Kendrick's hook on love game is hilarious. LOL I was reading comments on r/hiphopheads that Love Game was weird. Can confirm. | ||
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JonGalt
Pootie too good!4331 Posts
On October 26 2013 01:09 xes wrote: At one of my meetings our icebreaker was "worst halloween costumes" and one person said from ages 4-7 her parents dressed her up as a mummy but did it really shitty and it traumatized her for life. Learning to cook is a double edged sword. You attract all the ladies, esp the ones who are godawful at cooking by some fluke of social context, but now the problem is you're stuck cooking. As one of my birthday gifts for 2011 my girlfriend said she'd cook for me. Still waiting on that zzzzzzz I'm still pretty far back but this made me laugh so hard. | ||
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caelym
United States6421 Posts
On October 31 2013 05:20 jcarlsoniv wrote: A huge part of it is that the 40 hour work week is just so draining. In college, we get used to sporadically having classes here and there with breaks and stuff. We tried to build or schedule so we had max relaxing time. For work, it turns into a huge grind. I do really like that when I get home, I don't have to worry about homework or anything. And I honestly wouldn't go back to the college grind because fuck school. But there are definitely days where I just hate having to wake up in the morning and go to work for 8 hours. I just hope in a few years I can aim for a job that I really want to be in... also working under the man and the company really makes me want to start my own company or finding something just gives me more creative freedom. | ||
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TheYango
United States47024 Posts
On October 31 2013 05:20 jcarlsoniv wrote: For work, it turns into a huge grind. I do really like that when I get home, I don't have to worry about homework or anything. And I honestly wouldn't go back to the college grind because fuck school. See, it's different for me. I don't hate my job, but the work schedule has pretty much gotten me to the point where I would love to be in school again. On October 31 2013 05:21 Nos- wrote: Edit: I'm not out of college yet so I still have the chance to study something else should I choose to. I don't really see myself doing that though, the pay is mad good. You can still study something else even if you're out of college. It's called grad school.  | ||
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Shelke14
Canada6655 Posts
On October 31 2013 05:20 jcarlsoniv wrote: A huge part of it is that the 40 hour work week is just so draining. In college, we get used to sporadically having classes here and there with breaks and stuff. We tried to build or schedule so we had max relaxing time. For work, it turns into a huge grind. I do really like that when I get home, I don't have to worry about homework or anything. And I honestly wouldn't go back to the college grind because fuck school. But there are definitely days where I just hate having to wake up in the morning and go to work for 8 hours. I just hope in a few years I can aim for a job that I really want to be in... Yeah, it is hard if you let your job wear you down because then everything feels like a grind for it. Where I'm at right now working for Frito-lay (aka Pepsi's food side) being a sales rep, I find that if I start to feel like the day is long and boring I just try and make jokes with my customers and talk to them longer. Can usually get a good convo out of them when I try. Then again my days are as long as I want them to be, anywhere from 5-14 hours depending on how fast i want to work | ||
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Requizen
United States33802 Posts
But that said, maybe I'd enjoy it more if I was at a company I gave a shit about. I mean, I know everyone wants to work for a gaming company, so it's kinda cliche, but if I was working for a company and I was coding games or doing bug troubleshooting for 40 hours a week I'm sure I'd be much happier than making shitty websites and what not. tl;dr Everyone who's having a quarter life crisis should buy a 40k starter kit with me. | ||
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Nos-
Canada12016 Posts
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jcarlsoniv
United States27922 Posts
On October 31 2013 05:24 TheYango wrote: See, it's different for me. I don't hate my job, but the work schedule has pretty much gotten me to the point where I would love to be in school again. You can still study something else even if you're out of college. It's called grad school. Yeah, I totally understand. And fuck grad school. I'm perfectly happy being a cube monkey. I just hope to be a cube monkey for something that's relevant to my interests. Tbh, Farm Credit really ain't all that up my alley. | ||
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caelym
United States6421 Posts
On October 31 2013 05:25 Nos- wrote: Are you guys all out of school already? You guys are way older than I first imagined. out of the five or so people posting at the moment, you may be the youngest | ||
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TheYango
United States47024 Posts
On October 31 2013 05:24 Requizen wrote: But that said, maybe I'd enjoy it more if I was at a company I gave a shit about. I mean, I know everyone wants to work for a gaming company, so it's kinda cliche, but if I was working for a company and I was coding games or doing bug troubleshooting for 40 hours a week I'm sure I'd be much happier than making shitty websites and what not. See, I don't know about that. Especially since every story I've heard about being a dev at a gaming company makes general work life sound way shittier than being one at any other reputable software dev company. | ||
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Requizen
United States33802 Posts
I think I would enjoy teaching math. I don't know why I feel that way, I hate people and children/teenagers as much or more than most. | ||
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Requizen
United States33802 Posts
On October 31 2013 05:28 TheYango wrote: See, I don't know about that. Especially since every story I've heard about being a dev at a gaming company makes general work life sound way shittier than being one at any other reputable software dev company. I'd gladly take shitty working conditions if it meant actually caring about my job. | ||
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jcarlsoniv
United States27922 Posts
On October 31 2013 05:29 Requizen wrote: I sometimes consider going to grad school for something completely different. I think I would enjoy teaching math. I don't know why I feel that way, I hate people and children/teenagers as much or more than most. I almost went to school for teaching. This was before I realized how much I hate people and how bad of a teacher I am. | ||
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Nos-
Canada12016 Posts
On October 31 2013 05:28 TheYango wrote: See, I don't know about that. Especially since every story I've heard about being a dev at a gaming company makes general work life sound way shittier than being one at any other reputable software dev company. You hear stories because that's pretty much true. Developing in the games industry requires serious dedication and passion, because the work itself will likely burn you out otherwise. Teaching takes an amount of patience I just don't have. It was pretty amazing watching my math prof walk through a student over something I thought was incredibly simple for 20 minutes without breaking his calm. | ||
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TheYango
United States47024 Posts
On October 31 2013 05:30 Requizen wrote: I'd gladly take shitty working conditions if it meant actually caring about my job. I dunno. I'm sure I've just heard the horror stories, but if half of those stories are true, I'll take my current job over that. | ||
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caelym
United States6421 Posts
On October 31 2013 05:28 TheYango wrote: See, I don't know about that. Especially since every story I've heard about being a dev at a gaming company makes general work life sound way shittier than being one at any other reputable software dev company. There's a reason why every CS major wants to work for a place like Google. Engineers want to work for a company that treat engineers with respect instead of a means to an end. Yes, I want to be pampered. | ||
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Requizen
United States33802 Posts
On October 31 2013 05:30 TheYango wrote: I dunno. I'm sure I've just heard the horror stories, but if half of those stories are true, I'll take my current job over that. I hear horror stories from big corporate places like EA and the like, but that's not the sort of place I'd go to if given the choice. I think I could teach, but I dunno how long I could go without acting like, uh, me. | ||
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ComaDose
Canada10357 Posts
On October 31 2013 05:32 caelym wrote: There's a reason why every CS major wants to work for a place like Google. Engineers want to work for a company that treat engineers with respect instead of a means to an end. Yes, I want to be pampered. engineers rule woot! but CS majors arn't engineers. I feel like I got everything i thought i wanted in my first real job. | ||
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work and deadlines take the fun and intellectual intrigue out of most things. that's why a lot of people just take the path that has the most money since work is just work at the end of the day. of course some people get lucky and end up doing their dream job.
