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Griswold -> RE: Radical Career Changes (4/14/2007 8:43:15 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Sinergy On a related note, I found out that my probationary period in the union will probably end before summer does. So it is time to apply to go to graduate school... To me, life is too short to only do one career. Sinergy What if the velcro doesn't stick?

Sinergy -> RE: Radical Career Changes (4/14/2007 9:01:57 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Griswold quote: ORIGINAL: Sinergy On a related note, I found out that my probationary period in the union will probably end before summer does. So it is time to apply to go to graduate school... To me, life is too short to only do one career. Sinergy What if the velcro doesn't stick? http://www.shopbrite.com/offers.php?query=velcro&source=k&adgroupid=new10ksb Replace it. Improvise. Adapt. Overcome. I will keep working as a longshoreman. I simply feel the need to finish my Masters and probably go get a PhD in something. Sinergy

minnetar -> RE: Radical Career Changes (4/14/2007 10:01:08 PM)
i did it and regret it. i feel you need to look at why you want to change careers. You might also suffer a change in wages that might not be in the right direction. i wish you well!! minnetar

dcnovice -> RE: Radical Career Changes (4/14/2007 10:02:18 PM)
quote: i did it and regret it. Sorry to hear that, minnetar! Is going back to what you were doing an option?

minnetar -> RE: Radical Career Changes (4/14/2007 10:03:57 PM)
thank you and yes - with my heart surgery i need to make sure i have health coverage but thanks so much for asking minnetar

TheHeretic -> RE: Radical Career Changes (4/14/2007 11:09:57 PM)
Susan, I can honestly say that offering to work for free would never have occurred to me. [:D] I've started at minimum wage a couple times, but only for a shift or two.

popeye1250 -> RE: Radical Career Changes (4/14/2007 11:14:16 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Sinergy quote: ORIGINAL: Griswold quote: ORIGINAL: Sinergy On a related note, I found out that my probationary period in the union will probably end before summer does. So it is time to apply to go to graduate school... To me, life is too short to only do one career. Sinergy What if the velcro doesn't stick? http://www.shopbrite.com/offers.php?query=velcro&source=k&adgroupid=new10ksb Replace it. Improvise. Adapt. Overcome. I will keep working as a longshoreman. I simply feel the need to finish my Masters and probably go get a PhD in something. Sinergy Sinergy, I know a lady who works in the statehouse in Boston, Mass and she has two Master's degrees. I asked her why and she said that she was told that if she had a PhD she'd be pricing herself out of the market. Isn't this "Global Economy" great?

TheHeretic -> RE: Radical Career Changes (4/14/2007 11:14:21 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Griswold (I don't even understand what the fuckever he said....but it sounded really professional). Funny, that's exactly how I felt when I saw the rewrite of my resume.

Sinergy -> RE: Radical Career Changes (4/15/2007 12:17:28 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: popeye1250 Sinergy, I know a lady who works in the statehouse in Boston, Mass and she has two Master's degrees. I asked her why and she said that she was told that if she had a PhD she'd be pricing herself out of the market. Isn't this "Global Economy" great? I am not going back to school to get a degree to get a better job. I make plenty of money right now at a job I dont have to have my brain turned on to do. I am going back to school to learn new stuff. I might go be a visiting professor somewhere, but when I got pulled into the union I burned my resumes. Sinergy

Vendaval -> RE: Radical Career Changes (4/15/2007 2:20:29 PM)
I understand your frustration, Rich. Been there myself and am in the process of changing careers. Don't quit until you have something else solid, unless you have substantial savings and don't give a damn what job it is so long as it is not the current one. Updating resumes, learning new skills, making new contacts, getting a new ward-robe and outlook are all positive steps. Best of luck you, Vendaval

TheHeretic -> RE: Radical Career Changes (4/15/2007 2:55:36 PM)
You had to go and remind me about the wardrobe, didn't you, Vendaval? I'll run up those credit cards AFTER I get hired. [:D]

popeye1250 -> RE: Radical Career Changes (4/15/2007 3:01:09 PM)
Something's wrong when two degrees aren't "enough."

TheHeretic -> RE: Radical Career Changes (4/15/2007 3:07:50 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: popeye1250 Something's wrong when two degrees aren't "enough." If people have a piss-poor attitude, no amount of education is going to fix it. Besides, it's a lot harder to train somebody who thinks they know it all already.

popeye1250 -> RE: Radical Career Changes (4/15/2007 3:16:40 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: TheHeretic quote: ORIGINAL: popeye1250 Something's wrong when two degrees aren't "enough." If people have a piss-poor attitude, no amount of education is going to fix it. Besides, it's a lot harder to train somebody who thinks they know it all already. Heretic, I've seen that before! The guy with the "Master's" who looked down on us lowly "B.S.'s" & "B.A.'s" I've also seen the boss's kid who barely got out of high school and the high school dropout who went on to become a multi-millionaire in business. (Damn, I should have taken Auto-Body Repair in High school!)

TheHeretic -> RE: Radical Career Changes (4/15/2007 3:24:43 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: popeye1250 quote: ORIGINAL: TheHeretic quote: ORIGINAL: popeye1250 Something's wrong when two degrees aren't "enough." If people have a piss-poor attitude, no amount of education is going to fix it. Besides, it's a lot harder to train somebody who thinks they know it all already. Heretic, I've seen that before! The guy with the "Master's" who looked down on us lowly "B.S.'s" & "B.A.'s" I've also seen the boss's kid who barely got out of high school and the high school dropout who went on to become a multi-millionaire in business. (Damn, I should have taken Auto-Body Repair in High school!) I bought my 'top of the line, so fast you won't believe it,' 386 from a guy with two MS degrees (chemical and electrical engineering) who sold computers out of his garage because Dow etc. didn't recognize his genius. And no, his business never grew out of the garage.

MariaB -> RE: Radical Career Changes (4/15/2007 5:20:52 PM)
I had always done fairly boring secretarial and PA work but changed all that to become a horse trainer. I went from not wanting to get up in the morning to feeling like it was my birthday every day of the week. I always believe that if you want something enough in life then it will come towards you but the moment you start to put hurdles in your way then your dreams will forever move away from you. Two years ago my partner had a new fetish/BDSM club on the drawing board. We knew the huge risks involved because there’s a lot of fet clubs in London but even with those in mind we decided to go ahead and launch the club. In its first year it won ‘Best club in London’ and ‘Best up and coming new club in England’ we still hold that award and we are going from strength to strength. If we had allowed any of those huge hurdles to get in our way then we would never of gone ahead. All new venture has an element of risk but it’s the risk that often drives one to succeed. Good luck.

Sinergy -> RE: Radical Career Changes (4/15/2007 6:38:48 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: popeye1250 Something's wrong when two degrees aren't "enough." What always fascinates me are people who think the whole reason to get a degree is to get a job. What ever happened to the simple pursuit of knowledge? Sinergy

popeye1250 -> RE: Radical Career Changes (4/15/2007 10:49:54 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Sinergy quote: ORIGINAL: popeye1250 Something's wrong when two degrees aren't "enough." What always fascinates me are people who think the whole reason to get a degree is to get a job. What ever happened to the simple pursuit of knowledge? Sinergy Sinergy, "most" people get a degree because of it's earning power or implied earning power. You don't need a degree to persue knowledge. It's admirable that you seek knowledge Grasshopper!

Sinergy -> RE: Radical Career Changes (4/15/2007 10:56:19 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: popeye1250 quote: ORIGINAL: Sinergy quote: ORIGINAL: popeye1250 Something's wrong when two degrees aren't "enough." What always fascinates me are people who think the whole reason to get a degree is to get a job. What ever happened to the simple pursuit of knowledge? Sinergy Sinergy, "most" people get a degree because of it's earning power or implied earning power. You don't need a degree to persue knowledge. It's admirable that you seek knowledge Grasshopper! One of us has to. Sinergy

juliaoceania -> RE: Radical Career Changes (4/15/2007 10:57:57 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Sinergy quote: ORIGINAL: popeye1250 Something's wrong when two degrees aren't "enough." What always fascinates me are people who think the whole reason to get a degree is to get a job. What ever happened to the simple pursuit of knowledge? Sinergy People who like knowing things are not very well regarded in the USA. I think some people fear those with a lot of degrees, other people just do not understand them, still others think that a person's worth can only be measured by the dollar amount on their portfolio. It is very sad that celebrities, athletes, and musicians are all better regarded, get more respect, and make gobs more money than teachers do. It shows where our priorities in this country are too. Unless someone makes a gob of money what they do just does not count.

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