Sick of my career, what should I become...

And to that I respond "to each his/her own" :)

Some people are more satisfied having a job they love, some are more satisfied with a secure job that makes big bucks because it affords them a lifestyle outside of work which they value heavily.

I'm kind of in the middle. I couldn't do something I dislike, but I can't be broke either (regardless of how much I love my job).
 
prld2gr8ns said:
Then do what Crowler was talking about and find both.:D
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I make low 6 figures (I mean looooooooow like I can just barely say I make 6 figures as of 2 years ago it was hi 5), and do something I want in a position that leaves me great work/life flexibility
 
EasyEJL said:
I make low 6 figures (I mean looooooooow like I can just barely say I make 6 figures as of 2 years ago it was hi 5), and do something I want in a position that leaves me great work/life flexibility
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And I feel sooooo sorry for you and your six figure wager.:rasp::D

You work in computer software and technology or some sort if I remember correctly right.
 
prld2gr8ns said:
And I feel sooooo sorry for you and your six figure wager.:rasp::D

You work in computer software and technology or some sort if I remember correctly right.
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yeah, for a california credit union, but I live in florida. So I get paid cali wages, while paying florida cost of living. win win scenario, and I work from home frequently
 
prld2gr8ns said:
And I feel sooooo sorry for you and your six figure wager.:rasp::D

You work in computer software and technology or some sort if I remember correctly right.
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If that's true, I can feel your pain. I used to think I wanted to be a "software engineer" until I realized how much staring at lines of code sucked. I could see myself doing things like network management, or IT, or something like that, but I don't think I could ever sit and look at code all day.
 
kwyckemynd00 said:
If that's true, I can feel your pain. I used to think I wanted to be a "software engineer" until I realized how much staring at lines of code sucked. I could see myself doing things like network management, or IT, or something like that, but I don't think I could ever sit and look at code all day.
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Yep, I concurr and that's why jobs like those are so profitable. Power to you Easy.:cheers:
 
Well right now I make in the low $0's without a job and even with a college degree have never made more than 32k. the passion for business just isnt there for me and I may consider nursing simply because I LOVE knowing i control my destint and if nothing else nursing gives you control of your life if you can do the job.
 
justreading said:
I may consider nursing simply because I LOVE knowing i control my destint and if nothing else nursing gives you control of your life if you can do the job.
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I like how you put this. The one advantage i like most about my job is the flexibility of my schedule . I myself consider that very much a luxury as i'm able to adjust my schedule with my wife's making it easy to plan time off together. In the reality of it you control your own destiny no matter what you do, but imo nursing offers many luxuries that make some of the obstacles faced in life a little easier...... especially with the family dynamic.
 
For me personally what is really catching my attention is the ability to move to a less populus and thus less expensive area outside of NJ and have a job waiting for you. Honestly around here buying a house is next to impossible. A "starter" house will set you back almost 400k and will probably be a dump. One day I would LOVe to move to where my money will go further.
 
Trauma1 said:
I myself consider that very much a luxury as i'm able to adjust my schedule with my wife's making it easy to plan time off together. In the reality of it you control your own destiny no matter what you do, but imo nursing offers many luxuries that make some of the obstacles faced in life a little easier...... especially with the family dynamic.
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that is priceless. family time is the most important thing in life. that's why i choose my job, no weekends, holidays off, i never ever work after 6, and the money is very nice. i can choose to work only 4 hours a week if i wanted to
 
Trauma, do you ever look back and sometimes wish you went to medical school? If so, how come? If not, how come?

Have you ever thought about going back?

Sorry for all of the questions, but I'm kind of in a dilemma right now. I definitely want to go to medical school and will probably be entering next Fall, but am also considering other career options as well.
 
kwyckemynd00 said:
If that's true, I can feel your pain. I used to think I wanted to be a "software engineer" until I realized how much staring at lines of code sucked. I could see myself doing things like network management, or IT, or something like that, but I don't think I could ever sit and look at code all day.
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i know exactly how you feel. i'm about to graduate with a degree in management informations systems (computer science) and have no idea what i want to do! definitely not anything with programming that's for sure. currently unemployed, looking for a job, and have no working experience in my field for my resume so trying to find A job isn't going so well. :sad:
 
sfearl1 said:
i know exactly how you feel. i'm about to graduate with a degree in management informations systems (computer science) and have no idea what i want to do! definitely not anything with programming that's for sure. currently unemployed, looking for a job, and have no working experience in my field for my resume so trying to find A job isn't going so well. :sad:
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If you have brains, and have a personality, you won't just look at code for very long.
 
EasyEJL said:
If you have brains, and have a personality, you won't just look at code for very long.
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yea but when looking for a job all i see is "software developer, c++ programmer, c# programmer, java programmer" etc. i know c++ but i hate it. i really don't even know what i'm looking for. maybe something with database and system analysis. idk. i just need to get some kind of experience under my belt.
 
Good luck w/ that sfearl. I'm sure you'll manage. There are some awesome opportunities out there for people like you, and if you're doing database and systems analysis stuff you may stay a bit more active all around and not just starting at code all day.
 
sfearl1 said:
yea but when looking for a job all i see is "software developer, c++ programmer, c# programmer, java programmer" etc. i know c++ but i hate it. i really don't even know what i'm looking for. maybe something with database and system analysis. idk. i just need to get some kind of experience under my belt.
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Work your way into c#. Take as low end of a job as you can there as c# apps are usually rapid development projects, so you'll get to learn database skills and stuff too. Where are you located? :)
 
EasyEJL said:
Work your way into c#. Take as low end of a job as you can there as c# apps are usually rapid development projects, so you'll get to learn database skills and stuff too. Where are you located? :)
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STL, MO. i've had very little experience with c# but i'm pretty sure it won't be hard to pick up with a background in c++. correct?
 
closer to java really. built in garbage collection, no memory allocation, etc. Still a fairly easy language to get the hang of if you understand OOP, and if you can bullsh!t a bit you'll find that places tend to have such a hard time finding .net programmers in general that they will take most anybody with programming background for entry level
 
EasyEJL said:
closer to java really. built in garbage collection, no memory allocation, etc. Still a fairly easy language to get the hang of if you understand OOP, and if you can bullsh!t a bit you'll find that places tend to have such a hard time finding .net programmers in general that they will take most anybody with programming background for entry level
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i keep hearing that more and more when talking to people familiar with the field. i was okay with objects and object oriented programming up until the point where we began implementing double linked lists and such. if i get a book in front of me for reference i'm golden though. i'd definitely have to do a little bs'ing though ;)
 
sfearl1 said:
i keep hearing that more and more when talking to people familiar with the field. i was okay with objects and object oriented programming up until the point where we began implementing double linked lists and such. if i get a book in front of me for reference i'm golden though. i'd definitely have to do a little bs'ing though ;)
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Its not that hard, understand polymorphism, single inheritance, interfaces, try/catch/exception handling (important difference in c#) and general programming concepts and you can probably fake it

Should I throw in a d!ck joke now to shake off everyones boredom?
 
EasyEJL said:
Its not that hard, understand polymorphism, single inheritance, interfaces, try/catch/exception handling (important difference in c#) and general programming concepts and you can probably fake it

Should I throw in a d!ck joke now to shake off everyones boredom?
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yea sorry for the hijack! easy i forgot what you said you did for a living. you mind me asking what you majored in?
 
sfearl1 said:
yea sorry for the hijack! easy i forgot what you said you did for a living. you mind me asking what you majored in?
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Alchohol + weed apparently. I got thrown out of 3 colleges for behavioral issues or failing out, never finished a bachelors. C'est la vie. Someday I may do an online degree. In theory i was a computer science major. I mostly worked joe jobs till I was 27, when the internet "started". Thats when I got back into the computing field again (I had even taught classes in programming in Basic at a local adult evening school when I was 14) and got into web programming. Talent of any sort was so hard to find that a degree didn't matter, and now I have the experience that JP Morgan Chase hired me as a senior software engineer without a degree.
 
EasyEJL said:
Alchohol + weed apparently. I got thrown out of 3 colleges for behavioral issues or failing out, never finished a bachelors. C'est la vie. Someday I may do an online degree. In theory i was a computer science major. I mostly worked joe jobs till I was 27, when the internet "started". Thats when I got back into the computing field again (I had even taught classes in programming in Basic at a local adult evening school when I was 14) and got into web programming. Talent of any sort was so hard to find that a degree didn't matter, and now I have the experience that JP Morgan Chase hired me as a senior software engineer without a degree.
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damn thats pretty darn impressive!:head:
 
Its possible, i've been trying to get my company to go for hiring more entry level people.

Its a little bit of an industry problem, you are always in a hurry to finish projects so when you have some budget you think "I need someone who can jump in immediately to help wipe this out" and eventually you end up with all senior people, and no one to grow into positions. So then as staff disappear as they have no room to move upward or intense competition when a lead or managerial role opens and you have to again find someone senior to replace them.
 
Trauma,

Is it STRONGLY worth it to get a BSN? The University I got my BA from offers a 14 month BSN program that looks like HELL on earth and I would need to take a few pre-req classes so it would really take 2 years. also my school was a private university that cost a SHload!

It would be much easier to get into an associates program were some of my college credits would tranfer and It would save appoximetly 25-30k. also the program can be taken at night and since I am 25 and on my own that would really be the only option.

Since in NJ all you need is an associates I figured just get that and get my RN then find a hospital to sponsor my BSN later down the road...

Any thoughts?
 
justreading said:
Trauma,

Is it STRONGLY worth it to get a BSN? The University I got my BA from offers a 14 month BSN program that looks like HELL on earth and I would need to take a few pre-req classes so it would really take 2 years. also my school was a private university that cost a SHload!

It would be much easier to get into an associates program were some of my college credits would tranfer and It would save appoximetly 25-30k. also the program can be taken at night and since I am 25 and on my own that would really be the only option.

Since in NJ all you need is an associates I figured just get that and get my RN then find a hospital to sponsor my BSN later down the road...

Any thoughts?
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Well I am in that situation now, I already have a Masters (needed for teaching).......But decided to go back to school to pursue my 2nd love, Nursing...I am at a local community college, since i need every science known to man...(So it seems)............and its cheaper, still a great program, infact the adviser said if you dont hold a 3.4 GPA you won't even be looked at, thankfully I have a 3.6 but need to keep it there..(no pressure).........LOL

But good luck.............!!!!!!!

TC
 
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the community college here says that with a 500/500 on the SAt within the last 5 year you can apply for immediate admission to the nursing program lol so it sounds like the standards are a tad lower...
 
Definitely a A/B average here in Cali for the RN programs. The RDH programs here in Cali, most of them you're not even allowed to have a C on a prereq course at all.

Med school GPA avg in Cali is 3.8 w/ a 35 MCAT (about the 85th percentile). This place is pretty damn competitive, it sucks.
 
Well also some of the Community Colleges here are in the ghetto and the area is very pretentious at times so I am sure enrollment is struggling...

I will have to look into it though but they seem to have lower standards...It even says that you can pass classes in the program with a C and the minimum is a 2.5 gpa
 
sfearl1 said:
i keep hearing that more and more when talking to people familiar with the field. i was okay with objects and object oriented programming up until the point where we began implementing double linked lists and such. if i get a book in front of me for reference i'm golden though. i'd definitely have to do a little bs'ing though ;)
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Hell, I went from PHP to C#, it should be pretty easy for you too :)
 
It's easy to see, yeah. OOP in PHP is more of a hack than a standard, haha...

I got out of that stuff a while ago though, got sick of coding. So I started outsourcing my own jobs, eventually just got tired of clients in general, hah. I'm a field engineer for Weatherford now, much happier :)
 
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