Where did you go to school/where do you work?
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1. What is the highest level education you have? - I have about four and a half years of college. i could have at least one degree by now but i keep changing my mind..but im not in a hurry the army pays 100% tuition and i have plenty more years in the army
2. Where did you go to college (if applicable) - Accepted into CMU and Dickenson College, but i decided to go with the University of Pittsburgh...now im completing my degrees at Grantham College of Engineering...and when i move to Cali, i will still go to Grantham online, but i will also get my degree in Farsi from Monterey Penn. College
3. What was your major/what do you have a degree in? 75% complete with AA in Computer IS, 50% with my Criminal Justice degree (BS, thank you transfer credits!), and AA in the language Farsi before i leave Cali.
4. What do you do now for a job? Im in the ******* Army, which is ten times better than any job the computer degrees could have ever produced. nothing like working on computers to contribute to society
some of you people spending all this money to go to school to become rich people, im sure you will be happy...others will be like me and end up taking a job that really makes them happy instead of worrying about how much money they make. so long as i make enough to keep a nice house/apt, two new cars, and put food on the table, im happy.
2. Where did you go to college (if applicable) - Accepted into CMU and Dickenson College, but i decided to go with the University of Pittsburgh...now im completing my degrees at Grantham College of Engineering...and when i move to Cali, i will still go to Grantham online, but i will also get my degree in Farsi from Monterey Penn. College
3. What was your major/what do you have a degree in? 75% complete with AA in Computer IS, 50% with my Criminal Justice degree (BS, thank you transfer credits!), and AA in the language Farsi before i leave Cali.
4. What do you do now for a job? Im in the ******* Army, which is ten times better than any job the computer degrees could have ever produced. nothing like working on computers to contribute to society
some of you people spending all this money to go to school to become rich people, im sure you will be happy...others will be like me and end up taking a job that really makes them happy instead of worrying about how much money they make. so long as i make enough to keep a nice house/apt, two new cars, and put food on the table, im happy.I'm glad you like what you do.Matthew said:4. What do you do now for a job? Im in the ******* Army, which is ten times better than any job the computer degrees could have ever produced. nothing like working on computers to contribute to society
I'm not glad that you assume that everyone else here hates their job and is only interested in money just because they went to school and got a degree for it.
I'm not so sure if I'm so glad to be helping pay for your education, especially if you chose to drag it out just because you can. But hey, that is one benefit of being in the army.
I won't even get into the "contributing to society" comment... I'm sure no other jobs do that. (I'm not talking about different degrees of contributing, since you didn't)
lol, I have to say, that was a pretty funny way to start answering the questionMatthew said:
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1) i didnt say others DIDNT like their job..im just saying if you take a poll in the US/CAN of who ENJOYS going to work each day..not tolerate, but ENJOYS, youll be suprised how low the numbers are.cbcbd said:I'm glad you like what you do.
I'm not glad that you assume that everyone else here hates their job just because they went to school and got a degree for it.
I'm not so sure if I'm so glad to be helping pay for your education, especially if you chose to drag it out just because you can. But hey, that is one benefit of being in the army.
I won't even get into the "contributing to society" comment... I'm sure no other jobs do that. (I'm not talking about different degrees of contributing, since you didn't)
lol, I have to say, that was a pretty funny way to start answering the question
2) im not DRAGGING out my education...im going to leave the Army with three degrees...i put into society, im going to get out what i can. along with my FREE eye surgery, and FREE hair removal surgery
3) keep in mind, i pay for my education and salary too. its not like us military folk dont pay federal taxes, though most of us dont pay STATE taxes (evil)
4) i didnt say other jobs dont contribute to society...all im saying, is from EXPERIENCE, i used to be a computer repair tech for a business. it sucked. it wasnt rewarding. i built my first computer when i was 13, and thats all i did ALL MY LIFE was work on computers. it just seemed natural to go to school for it and become the next bill gates. one day i woke up and i had had it with the bulls***. it sucked, there was nothing rewarding about charging someone 95/hr to go plug in their computer because they were too stupid to check that s*** out. then i sold my motorcycle and joined the army going from about 3-4k a month to 942 before taxes. money isnt everything. being happy with your job is much more important.
now i know everyone is brainwashed into thinking that hey, if i get a 4yr degree in computers, ill make so much money and open my own business yada yada yada. the truth is, only about 5% of you ever will do that. the rest will do like my other buddies that graduated from CMU and Univ of Pitt with 4yr degrees - spend half your life searching for "that" job, and maybe get to retire at 65. thats just the facts of life, but they dont tell you that bulls*** at college fairs. my mom has her BS in computer info systems, and she lives in pittsburgh, which is a huge city...cant find a SINGLE job ANYWHERE within 1hr commute time. i have two friends that graduated in 2003 from CMU (the second most prestigious engineering school behind MIT) where the tuition is around 35k-40k a YEAR. (it was like 34 but im sure it has went up in the 4 years since i applied)...and yet they cant find a job either...
I went to PLNC and got my B.A , worked for a school for 5 years and then left to do what i love (work on mazda's).I worked for mazda for 3 years and Now i work at a shop in san diego SPD Racing ( shamless plug). I took a large pay cut but i am happy
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yeah, what can I say, the IT industry is just too saturated with people. I changed into MIS in college because I was really getting into computers and enjoying it. I went in as a Marketing major and I'm at least glad I chose something that excited me.
1)I think that's probably how it is all around the world, not everyone is doing something they truly enjoy. Even if it's something you really like you might still kill yourself doing it.
2)Ok, that's good, didn't think about that angle.
3)True, also didn't think of that.
4)I agree, and trust me, I'm not making big bucks by being in the IT field. I missed the boom by one year. I do enjoy my job and my contribution, even though is very technical at first glance, actually does serve some greater purpose to people -work with the data used by pharmaceutical reps, who will eventually sell drugs to Drs, who will hopefully use these drugs to save/help people's lives. Of course it's hard to feel that purpose on a day-to-day basis. Like I said, I'm glad that you found something you really enjoy.
1)I think that's probably how it is all around the world, not everyone is doing something they truly enjoy. Even if it's something you really like you might still kill yourself doing it.
2)Ok, that's good, didn't think about that angle.
3)True, also didn't think of that.
4)I agree, and trust me, I'm not making big bucks by being in the IT field. I missed the boom by one year. I do enjoy my job and my contribution, even though is very technical at first glance, actually does serve some greater purpose to people -work with the data used by pharmaceutical reps, who will eventually sell drugs to Drs, who will hopefully use these drugs to save/help people's lives. Of course it's hard to feel that purpose on a day-to-day basis. Like I said, I'm glad that you found something you really enjoy.
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1. Honours B.A. (2003)
2. University of Toronto (currently attending Sir Sandford Fleming College)
3. Urban Geography & Geographic Information Systems (currently finishing a specialist in GIS Cartographic Design)
4. Seeking employment as a GIS Analyst or GIS Cartographer
2. University of Toronto (currently attending Sir Sandford Fleming College)
3. Urban Geography & Geographic Information Systems (currently finishing a specialist in GIS Cartographic Design)
4. Seeking employment as a GIS Analyst or GIS Cartographer
I agree with Matthew about the computer people graduating and then not being able to find jobs. I've found one factor that is making a lot of difference. The people that I graduated with were either good communicators or they weren't. There is really no place for a computer person (tech or not) that cannot commuicate complicated problems in a way that not-technical people can understand easily. We are finding that large companies would rather hire a 2nd or 3rd choice person that can communicate instead of the 1st choice that is a LOT smarter... but doesn't have the people skills
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1973 * Graduated from Broad Ripple High School - Indiana (6 or 7 years following David Letterman)
1973-1980 * Air Force
1983-1985 * State Technical Institute - AA in Computers
fast forward >>> 1989 to present * IT Procurement Administrator / radio show host
1973-1980 * Air Force
1983-1985 * State Technical Institute - AA in Computers
fast forward >>> 1989 to present * IT Procurement Administrator / radio show host
