/biz/ - Business & Finance

[Anonymous No.11153216]

>fell for the trades meme
>only have 1 year experience most of it is working in the shop instead of field work
>boss sends me out into the oilfield alone without a journeyman for training
>literally no idea what I'm doing half the time making a fool of myself in front of all the refinery boomers with 40 years experience
>blew up 20k worth of shit then pretended it was already broken
>make only 55k starting while university grads are making 80-100k starting working 37.5 hours a week in a comfy office and get stock options

Who else /tradescuck/ here?

[Anonymous No.11153232]

>>11153216

LOL, sorry brah

Whats your degree in?

Geologist here.

[Anonymous No.11153233]

>>11153216
You picked a shitty trade with a shitty company, that’s your own fault

[Anonymous No.11153252]

>>11153232
I don't have a degree, if I did I would be making 80-100k starting working only 37.5 hours a week and have thousands in stock options

[Anonymous No.11153368]

>>11153252
do a degree then

[Anonymous No.11153380]

>>11153216
ahahahaah

[Anonymous No.11153408]

>>11153216
The redpill is:
Entrepreneur > good degree (stem, finance, law) > trades > most degrees

"College is a meme" is one of the biggest biz memes. As long as you study something useful then college is a great investment.

[Anonymous No.11153429]

>>11153216

>university grads are making 80-100k starting working 37.5 hours a week in a comfy office and get stock options

Yeah......no. What fucking uni grad job even exists working only 37.5 hours?

[Anonymous No.11153443]

Same bro I operate heavy equipment so big it requires a CDL but only make $22/hr

The Midwest is fucked

[Anonymous No.11153448]

>>11153216
Succesful entrepreneur > good degree (stem, finance, law) > trades > most degrees

"College is a meme" is one of the biggest biz memes. I can't believe how many people fell for it. As long as you study something useful then college is a great investment. That being said, if you're low IQ and/or very lazy then a trade might be the best choice.

[Anonymous No.11153457]

>>11153429
I don't know about the US, but that's pretty doable with a good degree in a rich country in Europe.

[Anonymous No.11153459]

>>11153429
This. I work longer hours as a programmer than in pipeline construction worker.

[Anonymous No.11153476]

>>11153459
The difference the pipeline worker makes only 60k a year working 80 hour weeks, and the programmer makes 300k a year and gets tech stock that goes up 25% a year since 2009

[Anonymous No.11153482]

>>11153476
I make $56k with 2 years experience.

[Anonymous No.11153555]

>>11153429
This. Unless you went into investment banking, CS, or you just graduated from Medical school then you'll be lucking to be making 50K in a Low COL.

[Anonymous No.11153560]

>>11153457

Well maybe you're paid for only 40 hours but in most uni grad jobs there's the assumption that you're constantly updating your knowledge/skills on your free time so while you get PAID for only 40 hours no one's going to actually hire you if that's all you do.

[Anonymous No.11153777]

Same. Do not fall into the trades meme.

I REPEAT.

DO NOT FALL INTO THE TRADES MEME.

[Anonymous No.11154660]

>>11153216
>boss sends me out into the oilfield alone without a journeyman for training

This is the norm nowadays for many professions.

[Anonymous No.11154681]

>>11153216
im a mechanic, they pay me flat rate and i probably only make 30k. you got it ez

[Anonymous No.11154708]

Tool & Die
It could be worse

[Anonymous No.11154709]

>>11154681
Why the fuck is mechanic pay so low when they charge so damn much for any little thing and constantly swindle people for services they don't need?

[Anonymous No.11154718]

>>11154709
the dude who owns the workshop makes a killing. his underlings not so much.

Just like in every other industry