I like nath. He probably got tired of RAIDS

College was awesome but life keeps getting better IMO.


Regarding when to decide what you want to do.........I was personally totally unequipped to make such a choice. Kudos to those who can.

Horton is fine when he doesn't engage in relentless RAIDSing. Surprisingly knowledgeable NBA guy actually.

Pretty sure he was known to relentlessly attack nath for no reason

ray has been really decent since the ban.

nath went at it with aj. then someone directed a smartass comment toward (toward/towards? i don't know the difference tbh. send some smarts my way DB) him and he got mad and dipped out.

come back nath

come back loretta

eta: maybe it was ray? i don't think it was tho and i don't feel like searching at the moment

People can save way more than they think. They just don't want to cut back and instead want to keep up with their underwater friends then complain about how little they make.


I started quoting posts by Bowens and others but then I was quoting like 20 posts because so many people made the same point.

But I agree. Our society not only doesn't encourage non-scholastic types to pursue trades, it actively discourages it and throws its head in the sand while holding up a sign that says "everyone is a special snowflake that can become anything they want!"

It's fantasyland bull****. Skilled trades are essential for our civilization and these jobs shouldn't be looked down on. There is always a demand for people who know how to fix ****. I wish blue collar jobs would be talked about in a higher regard in schools. My wife is a teacher and the admins basically hammer her and her students with "you're all going to college someday!" while eschewing any idea of trade school. So stupid and inefficient for all parties. Many, many kids should literally not even set foot in high school. Or maybe 1-2 years max. then be off to trade school. But nope. Everyone is a genius. We're all gonna be doctors someday and our civilization's infrastructure will fall to **** because doctors don't know how to do anything other than doctoring.

I'm an architect. A job that is almost universally portrayed in positive light in movies and TV. Do you know how often they build buildings? Never. Do you know how often I have to hire someone to fix my car, washer, dryer, computer, toilet, A/C, etc? All the time. Because I don't know how to do this stuff and it's vital to my daily well-being. These jobs should be celebrated - not shunned.

I feel like blue collar jobs are like on-base percentage pre Moneyball.

Glad to know you're keeping the CRT-TV repairman trade alive!

truth

Wow, go out for dinner and come back to SE Politards edition.

Nath is/was a good poster.

Where's TSC?

+1

Just noticed (after all this talk about careers and education), no talk about Sales as a career. It's very rewarding. And I don't mean cars salesman (not that there's anything wrong with that). I think it's because most people don't plan on going into sales while in college.

I cant remember where I read it (or saw it), but Sales is regarded as one of the staples in careers that will never die. As much as technology will advance and the world will change, Sales people will still be in high demand.

Sales is basically, whether they know it at first or not, Plan B or Plan C for many people, just as elementary school teaching seems to be.

and this is part of what's wrong with education.

What's the solution tho? I honestly don't know.

the solution? parenting.

honestly

Agree.

elementary school teaching isn't a viable option for half the population. Elementary educators is made up of something ~80% women.

That's all well and good, but it doesn't solve the IMO not solvable issue of who gets into elementary school teaching and the quality of education as a result.

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Yeah, I mean, I think Sales seems to be more a backup plan for men and elementary school teaching a backup plan for women, but would need to see data to confirm.

the solution? Cold harsh reality.

PM'ed. Not really. Too lazy.

I wish I had the answer. I really do. There really are a lot of people in my profession for the three months off. And it sucks.

3 months vaca, super stable job, solid pay and bennies. what's not to love?

I don't think sales is a backup plan, rather a fork in a road tht presents itself.

And they're the same mother****ers who are clogging up your facebook feeds with those stupid ecards about how we're underpaid.

I hate how they make the rest of us look like *******s. **** them.

the mother****ing DoB.