/wage/ - Wagecuck General

[Anonymous No.10703468]

Wildcard Wednesday Edition

Welp, it's hump day. H-halfway there, right guys?

Icebreaker: What's the worst non-crypto decision you've made in your life?

[Anonymous No.10703485]

>>10703468
Probably doing hard drugs in my youth it def set me back a few years and caused a lot of problems. I’m only down 2k my initial investment so crypto really hasn’t been that bad

[Anonymous No.10703540]

For me it was probably majoring on a pre-med track in college and not just doing CS or business from the start like the other normans.

Turns out it took me until junior year to realize that I didn't want to go $500k into debt and start my career at 32.

[Anonymous No.10703624]

fuck

[Anonymous No.10703668]

>>10703468
Callaway fag here.

Sitting in the break room listening to the 60 year old ginny complain about soprasetta and how canned roma tomatoes from italy are better than fresh grown tomatoes from the local produce farms. I spent my morning hiding because i'm tired as fuck and don't want to deal with the bull shit.

[Anonymous No.10703719]

>>10703668
God one thing I won't miss when I get out of the rat race is the inane office small talk

[Anonymous No.10703740]

>>10703540
Basically this. I'm still on that track but my mental fortitude is diminishing. I was ass at math and love science, so I still think I made the right decision. Anyway, it's too letter to go back now.

[Anonymous No.10703766]

>>10703668

She is right anon.

[Anonymous No.10703799]

>>10703468
I have a job interview tomorrow.
Wish me luck.
Current company sucks.

[Anonymous No.10703815]

>>10703740
Are you still in undergrad or in med school already?

>>10703799
Good luck anon. Where at?

[Anonymous No.10703822]

>>10703468

I fell for the do-what-you-love meme. Too bad that career doesn't involve a decent pay check unless you get to celebrity chef status. (I.e. become a rockstar).

Unironically, one of my favorite movies is Office Space (been watching it since 1999)and there is a scene where they talk about the do what you love meme. It was a prophecy; I just never listened.

[Anonymous No.10703867]

>>10703822

Link to scene:
https://youtu.be/Mw-8oEO8bZo

[Anonymous No.10703882]

>>10703815
Finished undergrad from top 20 uni. Applying next cycle. I didn't apply this cycle because I didn't want to end up in a shithole for the next 4 years. My score could have been better. So I'm wagecucking, volunteering (the ultimate wagecuck) and getting a better MCAT score for the next year.

[Anonymous No.10703908]

so do you guys just sit at work posting here?

[Anonymous No.10703958]

>>10703908
I have an office job. I get in at 6. Managers don't come in until 8. Two free hours to shitpost. Gotcha, Shlomo.

[Anonymous No.10703964]

>>10703882

Volunteering is important if it is to the betterment of society. Non-profits need a lot of help.

>>10703908

I'm on leave right now. But I would never connect to office wi-fi to visit this abomination of a website.

[Anonymous No.10703990]

>>10703908
a decent amount of time, yeah

my monitor is inward facing and i have plenty of time to tab over. i get my work done anyway so why not shitpost every 5-10 minutes

[Anonymous No.10703993]

>>10703908
I read /biz/ and trade stock on the shitter

[Anonymous No.10704071]

>>10703908
Pretty much I’m basically a NEET that sits in an office while at work, 0 mo itering of what I do and probably only 1-2 hours worth of real “work” a day. When someone does walk by I set down my phone and click buttons to make it look like I’m doing something. You should have seen my old office before I got moved I would literally just listen to music, take naps and meditate for several hours a day it was great. Now I actually have to sort of pretend I do something. All in all it’s better than being an actual NEET and I get to dress fancy which makes roasties think I’m important even tho I only make 40k KEK.

[Anonymous No.10704081]

>>10703964
Volunteering does better society, true. What are you up to now?

[Anonymous No.10704161]

>>10703766
He, he's a dumb fuck Italian.

>>10703719
He went on to praise the Italian military skill and dedication during WW2.

[Anonymous No.10704175]

>>10703468
Sent nude videos of myself while talking dirty to a catfish on facebook and now I'm afraid I will be exposed

I want to kill myself

[Anonymous No.10704208]

>>10704071
This was my life until last year. Then I joind a nonprofit makign ~12k more and a cool title. I am 27 and feel like I've done nothing with my life but I have a cool title and make the 56k a year meme salary

[Anonymous No.10704251]

>this got posted on work homepage

remember goyim, money doesn’t matter! that raise won’t make
you happy!

[Anonymous No.10704273]

>>10704251
Christ - #1 Be committed to us, we are your focus. Wouldn't want a poor performance review ;)

[Anonymous No.10704299]

>>10704175
Sorry anon, but what made you think that was a good idea?

>>10704251
Unironically all good advice even if it is canned cliche corporate bullshit

[Anonymous No.10704327]

>>10704208
I’m 27 too anon but my side hustles bring in another 60-70k a year so I don’t really feel the need to give up this comfy ass job for something more “prestigious” making an extra 10-15k a year for twice the amount of work and no longer having my own office at the moment . When the side hustles stop being as lucrative I probably will, was the switch worth it in your opinion?

[Anonymous No.10704328]

>>10704081

Legal.

[Anonymous No.10704353]

>>10704327
For me it was

I have some side projects too that aren't as lucrative as yours (what do you do? I do affiliate marketing with ADWords and always looking to link up) - For me the switch was worth it - I have some better career prospects and I'm networking with cool people and I feel a bit better my username on D I S C O R D is GD.Mike#3948

Feel free to add me

[Anonymous No.10704370]

>>10704299
I didn't realise it was a catfish, I thought it was a girl

[Anonymous No.10704380]

>>10704299
>>10704370
I was asked for those videos

[Anonymous No.10704387]

>>10704370
Is your face at least obscured/not in it? If not, prepare to either get blackmailed.

[Anonymous No.10704394]

>>10703468
>What's the worst non-crypto decision you've made in your life?
Going to university. Even with a CS degree while my job choices were great, I was already earning more than any base salary I was offered when I left college. So now while technically I do still have a software business, Essentially all the code I've use to write said software is stuff I learned on my own, none of which was taught to me during university.

That said, I called it a couple of hours ago(I live on the other side of the world from you amerifags) - what's it like working in an office? I'm genuinely curious because I work out of a coworking space and always have. Is it really as miserable as people say? I really want to know.

[Anonymous No.10704402]

>>10704327
What job do you have?

[Anonymous No.10704448]

>>10703468
Doesn't matter what day it is. Still working 7 days a week. Looked at the job board at work. No IT job still. Still waiting for the fucker to quit.

A bit early for me to be up. Don't know what I'm going to do before work.

Never invested into crypto, shoulda when bitcoin was first out. But mine was going to college and not starting a business. People in my area are too retarded and go to these computer shops where they charge too much for the area or go to the other guys shop that says he "knows it all", "does it all", and "can fix anything". Got fucked over buy him because I did some of his work and taught him a lot. Guy today is a fuckin retard.

[Anonymous No.10704634]

man today is crawling

feels like at least 11:30 by now

[Anonymous No.10704696]

>>10704353
>>10704402
Very grey area in the cannabis industry for side stuff.

[Anonymous No.10704701]

>>10704387
the videos do not show face whatsoever, although before the videos I did send a picture of myself in a mirror and a correlation can be done. Later on I made a video of myself in the mirror but from neck down.. My voice is the obvious connection between the videos, and I also have some bracelets on my arm which can be correlated with.. I don't know if it's just a weirdo wanting to get off and keeps to himself (which would be great) or a blackmailing catfish...

[Anonymous No.10704729]

>>10703908
I sit at work for 8 hours and some days have literally no actual work to do

[Anonymous No.10704765]

I am working from home trying to write an RFP, an article and a case study, but I think I will just go and get coffee and jack off for like four more hours then finish them off.

[Anonymous No.10704775]

>>10703468
biggest mistake? def not investing at a younger age. i'd be retiring at 35 instead of 45 if i had been more proactive about this shit when i was 24 and making my first good salary.

[Anonymous No.10704814]

>>10704251
time to brush up that resume.

[Anonymous No.10704904]

>>10704696
sounds interesting

[Anonymous No.10705098]

>>10704701
you *may* just alright then

[Anonymous No.10705216]

>>10703908
Yeah, fortunately my office is really chill. I get in at 8am and most other coworkers don't get in until 10am or later. Since I get in so early my manager is fine with me leaving at 4pm

[Anonymous No.10705396]

lunch soon yeeee

[Anonymous No.10705612]

good morning to the west coasters just getting in

[Anonymous No.10705760]

bumperino

[Anonymous No.10705766]

Lunch time boys.
>Tfw eternal endless noodles

[Anonymous No.10705803]

>>10703468
Got laid off yesterday, I guess it's fine since I was already throwing out resumes to change jobs.
I have enough savings to last me a couple months. I'm worried that I'm fucked since it's halfway through Q4 and nobody hires during the winter.

[Anonymous No.10705843]

who auditor cuck here?

[Anonymous No.10705867]

>>10705803
Depends what industry you're in. Any bites yet?

[Anonymous No.10705924]

I had to go pick my daughter up from daycare early. Theres a good possibility my wife got the measles and we had too pull our kid out.

So glad desu, i got to cut out of my shitty wagecuck golf ball factory job.

[Anonymous No.10705945]

>>10705867
Tech. Ive had one but its for a training program that starts in May.

[Anonymous No.10706030]

>>10703822

are you sure you really love being a chef though, it looks fun in movies and game-shows. but in real life its pretty shitty i bet. doing what you love means you are actually good at it, want to go to work every day, and even work a little outside work hours just for fun. if you can get that, its of value and usually makes you better than everyone else that don't love it, which equal success.

also there is a more advance version of "doing what you love" that is formed like a ven diagram, with other variables, like "what society needs the most", "give reputation/status", "give high pay", pick the one that is in intersection of all those. this is different for everyone

[Anonymous No.10706041]

>>10705924
The little wins Callaway bro

[Anonymous No.10706330]

>>10703822
Same. I just ended 10 years of cooking to work in a wearhouse doing manual labor for $21 an hour plus benefits, and they're going to pay for my trade school fees to be an electrician. One good thing that came of it was my culinary school lost a class action lawsuit and im getting like $15,000 out of it plus a good case for a lawyer to get my student loan debt completely vaporized out of existence.

Cooking is a terrible life anon. Get out before it's too late. Imagine a life where you don't hear another ticket printer ever again, not smelling like garlic and bleach at the end of the night, not having to put up with shitty servers while they make more money than you, those random mystery cook temps somewhere between medium and med-rare and other random mystery create your own menu tableside tickets. Imagine having good insurance, a hundred hours of paid time off saved up, and a skilled trade that actually pays. It only takes a year or so to get through a trade school. Be an electrician, millwright, machinist, welder, or anything really.

[Anonymous No.10706400]

>>10706030
Not the anon that posted that but can confirm. I fell for the same meme. It's a high stress low pay lifestyle. On the positive side, 10 years of fine dining and hotel experience means I can cook better than anybody I know. I got out of it last year and never looked back. I wouldn't say I regret it, probably still would have done it, but I wish I'd have gotten out sooner than I did.

[Anonymous No.10706412]

>>10706330
Trades take a big toll on your body physically though. I'd say to save diligently and have an exit plan down the road.

[Anonymous No.10706431]

>>10703908
Lmao yeah. I basically just get paid to show up. I'm practically on welfare if welfare required you to be in a certain building every day to receive the payment.

[Anonymous No.10706517]

>>10706412
100% correct. That's what I planned on doing. One of the reasons I got into this was for good insurance. I have regular appointments with a naturopathic chiropractor and I used to be fat so I take care of my body to not let it happen again.
I planned on trying amazon fba (maube it's a stupid idea but I guess I'll find out) while I continue education towards automation and robotics. Other than that I have a couple other income sources and my house will be paid off in a few years. Investing in real estate is kind of a no brainer.

[Anonymous No.10706672]

>>10706330
>>10706412
The big thing with trades is to do your time (apprentice/journeyman/master) and then start your own business in said trade while you are still capable of physical labor. Work by yourself and then hire guys to do the field work for you. If you are honest and reasonjable then there is a lot of money to be made. Just be careful because there are a lot of fuckwits in the trades, and you need liability coverage.

[Anonymous No.10706871]

>>10706517
Yep, real estate is the ultimate green pill. Acquire enough solid rental properties, find a good property manager and that's it.

[Anonymous No.10707156]

bump

[Anonymous No.10707170]

>>10706030
>>10706330
>>10706400

Hmm. I should have clarified. I've been out of hospitality/cooking for awhile. Like Anon said, the benefit is knowing how to cook -- this has been an important asset. I don't regret that.

[Anonymous No.10707376]

Seriousposting for the first time in months. Please respond.

I'm turning 25 next year and I'm a high school dropout with a shit resume (just minwage jobs, massive gaps in the past 3 years because I lost my way, got depressed and went NEET after turning 21yo)
I was happy as fuck, moving on up in life and had 10k cash in the bank at age 20(!!!) and I fucking blew it all in a year. Now 3 years later I'm several thousand dollars in debt and NEET. Due to being a dropout I don't see how I can get into anything other than a community college which may as well be nothing. As much as I enjoyed working in kitchens free from corporate drones and HR harpies, it's not worth the physical toll and late-night lifestyle anymore for the shit pay.
People always ask what uni I went to or what I majored in because I'm well-read and """smart""" (I always scored top 1-2% on standardized tests). I have been seriously considering lying about having something stupid like an English degree for jobs that have a bachelor's as a requirement but this is a gamble and not a long-term solution. I live in Toronto and you can't even get an apprenticeship in a trade without connections (union cap on apprentices bullshit).
I am fully aware that this is my last year to get my shit together or I will be a banklet compared to my peers at age 30 and beyond.

What the fuck do I do? I want out of this fucking country and I trapped myself like a retard. I know I am intellectually capable of going to university but I'm pretty sure I cucked myself out of it by dropping out. I also don't know if it's even worth it to graduate around 30 when degree inflation makes them less and less valuable (this is IF I could even get into a decent uni). Please share your wisdom, elders. My soul is dying.

[Anonymous No.10707442]

>>10703822
I fell for the do-what-you-love-is-a-trap meme.

I am willing to retire at 1 mil and live off of 30k a year just to do what i want every day even if it means i die alone poor

[Anonymous No.10707540]

>>10707376

> Have you tried applying to any shops? The issue is that they are probably expecting to see some commitment on paper. Ie. A certificate or trade diploma. If you do post secondary make SURE it has a decent co-op component to it. So that you have relevant work experience.


> This is a little far imo. But if you don't have any connections try your MPP's office and see if they have any connections to help you out. It's in their best interest to have constituentss work in their riding.

> But my money. Well you're fucked. You're probably gonna have to work part time and school. However, depending on how dire your situation is there is provincial assistance for second careers. Your MPP should be able to point you in the right direction or any legitimate career centre.

[Anonymous No.10707576]

>>10707376
>>10707540

You sound like me at 25. You can do it.

I'm 32 now and have wife, kid, home and two dogs.

I'm from Ontario and still live here. I even worked in Toronto as a cook.

[Anonymous No.10707677]

>>10707170
That's good fren. Mind if I ask what you switched to? Most end up going the skilled trade route hospitality related endeavor like sommelier ot butcher.

[Anonymous No.10707889]

>>10707376
Take action. Do something, anything. Write down on paper actionable steps and then start taking them. I'd post a meme graph about failures in early life that ended up billionaires in their 50s but you get the idea.

[Anonymous No.10707908]

>>10707677

I went and got my highschool diploma, did a few highschool upgrading courses, like calculus, statistics, applied to university, got in, went to school full time, worked part time, and now I do legal work.

When I was a wee lad I went to George Brown for my apprenticeship training. Imo, George Brown is an excellent culinary college. I don't know about other courses, however, if they are taught will the same kind of experienced teachers I would recommend visiting this campus for career advice. Especially if you lived in the GTA area. *Cough* *cough* might even get into a program as mature student **

[Anonymous No.10707980]

[Anonymous No.10707982]

>>10707376
Bro do literally anything. The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The second best time is right now. Anybody can get into a community college or trade school. It doesn't have to be something you love or have a passion for man, just anything at this point in your life.

[Anonymous No.10708045]

>>10703468
I was so smug about GPA being a useless metric in college, I focused all my efforts on getting awesome internships, club experience, becoming a varsity athlete, and co-founding a shitty startup, which I thought were far more appealing to recruiters than autistic studying. (They are, but within reason) Would have been fine, but I got so lazy my GPA slipped below a 3.0 my senior year, which despite my good experience ended up screening me out of my top choice consultant jobs I was hoping to grab. I still think gpa's a meme, but dont be a moron like me, go to class and stay above a 3.0

[Anonymous No.10708087]

>>10707908
That's good advice. I'm in the northwest though and I still like working with my hands. There's a pretty good trade school program in my area and an electrician apprenticeship only took a years worth of classes.

[Anonymous No.10708133]

>>10708087

There is nothing wrong with a trade. I see a lot of successful people with a trade skill. (I know that's ancedotal based on my work... But it is still a strong correlation.)

[Anonymous No.10708188]

>>10707982
Also important if you want to get a masters

[Anonymous No.10708428]

1h 25

[Anonymous No.10708691]

>>10707908
what did you do to get your high school diploma/extra courses? just a GED program?
george brown's mature student deal is something i have also seriously considered but i'm not sure what trades are in demand/safe these days and i don't know any actual tradies to ask
gonna get the ol' MS word fired up so i can make my new, awful resume (no references because i'm a stupid fuck who burnt bridges) and hope someone is desperate for a dishwasher or something i guess.

thanks for the replies lads, gonna drop these 2 tabs of acid i've been saving for a year tonight and think real hard on all this and what my fuckin deal is

[Anonymous No.10708781]

>>10708691

I had to go to the learning centre for my local district highschool. You should contact your school board about the GED or it might be listed on the website if you have any questions. I'm not sure if it varies district to district.

[Anonymous No.10708953]

43 minutes

[Anonymous No.10708974]

>>10703668
>Callaway fag

the golf club company?

[Anonymous No.10708998]

>>10708974
I work in their golf ball manufacturing plant.

Its an absolutely terrible work environment.

[Anonymous No.10709059]

>>10708045
Is there any hope for someone who already slipped below 3.0 but got it back above?

[Anonymous No.10709088]

>>10708998
Dude you are in every wage general bitching about your golfball factory hahahaha just quit, just clock out and walk out one day without telling anyone. I did it once and it was the most freeing thing in the world. Sure I had to quickly find another job but the feeling of freedom was worth it. THEY DON'T OWN YOU. You can leave at any time, like right now.

[Anonymous No.10709105]

>>10708998
>not working for Titleist

just kidding i dont know shit about golf, i spent my first summer after college working at a golf course and got their employee of the year award but i never touched a club besides fishing them out of the woods/water traps.

manufacturing plants always seem like tough places, even the front offices are stuffy with too many old women mismanaging paperwork and ignoring emails.

[Anonymous No.10709199]

>>10709059
Oh for sure man, definitely possible, especially in STEM. in retrospect I'm happy with the job I took out of college
At the time I was just cocky and hoping for a reach job. Just be prepared to beef up your resume with other achievements besides grades

[Anonymous No.10709337]

>New kid comes into work today
>I need to train him
>Dude is tall as fuck, a head taller then me even though I'm pretty tall (5'10)
>Take him through the rope and walk him around to introduce him to everyone
>All of the women at my job make it a point to take me aside when he's not with me and tell me how handsome he is
>See him get a phone number from a cute young girl I've been trying (and failing) to get with since I started working at my company 3 years ago
>It's his first day
>Says a joke I cracked to him in the break room and he gets laughs from all around
>Leaves early on his first day, boss seems okay with it for some reason, I don't even know why
>I had to stay late because we were so short

My life is like a bad sitcom
Someone shoot me

[Anonymous No.10709377]

>>10709337
>5'10
>pretty tall
rakesh please

[Anonymous No.10709514]

Let’s get the FUCK out of here

[Anonymous No.10709529]

>>10709514
im GONE

[Anonymous No.10710309]

>>10704775
bud i am 24, and just got my first full time job. what do i do.

[Anonymous No.10710340]

>>10710309
Keep looking for better jobs while working current job, save your money and reinvest it.

Repeat until you're making six figs or die of old age

[Anonymous No.10710368]

>>10710340
is building maintenance a trade? its pretty chill so far, i should go back to univesity

[Anonymous No.10710606]

>>10704251
It is all true and you will realize it if you ever make it

[Anonymous No.10710633]

>>10704775
wtf are you talking about, 45 is still very early. And no, you would not be retired at 35 anyway

[Anonymous No.10711098]

>Icebreaker: What's the worst non-crypto decision you've made in your life?
Maybe more of an indecision, but I don't think I've taken any meaningful risks in my life. It's all been "path of least resistance" and dealing with things as they come.

Once I'm in a more stable position financially (so that I'm not totally ruined from a gamble) I hope to take one of those leaps.

[Anonymous No.10711804]

west coast niggas we OUT

[Anonymous No.10711820]

>>10711098
Definitely take more risks. Things didn't start looking up for me until I started taking risks. That includes quitting a job to free up some time, if you need to.

[Anonymous No.10711928]

>>10711804
Asian chink now heading to work

[Anonymous No.10711952]

>>10704775
If you could go back in time, what would you invest?

[Anonymous No.10711998]

>>10704327
I am 27 too, except I work in banking operations and earn less than 30k, hahaha hahaha

[Anonymous No.10712121]

>>10711928
gl fren