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[Anonymous No.19798359]

i just graduated with an ba in english.

is there any hope for me or should i just off myself? the only income i can find is writing clickbait for less than min wage.

[Anonymous No.19798380]

did at any point in your years of study did you think "maybe I should get a degree that will help me get a job"

[Anonymous No.19798395]

Teach a English overseas. There can be good money in it. Especially in a place like Taiwan

[Anonymous No.19798411]

>>19798380
it’s a concentration in technical publishing. my plan was to do documentation, ux, and wordpress publishing. covid killed most of those careers tho for the time being so im fucked as it currently stands.

not gonna sit here and act like it was ever a smart idea to get an english degree tho

[Anonymous No.19798475]

>>19798359
>an hero
>ring ring, hi this is publishers clearing house, you just won 10 million dollars!!!! Congratulations!!!...oh really? Sorry to hear that. So sorry....welp guess he won’t be needing all this money. It’s just money, right?....right??? Bye.

[Anonymous No.19798480]

>>19798359
"an ba in english"

No, there is absolutely no hope for you.

[Anonymous No.19798498]

>>19798480
c’s get worthless degrees my guy

[Anonymous No.19798625]

>thinks what major you get matters
lol. im in the same boat as you and i majored in Finance. College degree does jack shit. Its all connections

[Anonymous No.19798786]

>>19798359
learn to code or go to law school. I just saved you 5 years of toiling away your 20s

[Anonymous No.19798809]

>>19798359
You'll make for a fine customer service employee with a degree like that

[Anonymous No.19798812]

>>19798786
>learning to code for money
>going to a Law School that isnt T14
the worst advice ive seen on this board. and thats saying a lot

[Anonymous No.19798838]

>>19798812
i make more than u and don't have a degree

[Anonymous No.19798865]

>>19798838
>makes money without a degree
>still tells others to get a degree
what kind of retarded logic is this. you sound like a roastie camwhore

[Anonymous No.19798931]

>>19798865
I'll have to check but I think you can learn to code and not have a degree

[Anonymous No.19799058]

>>19798931
>he thinks people can make money from coding anymore
LOL. tell that to /g/.
You sound like someone who got really really lucky or lying about how much you make

[Anonymous No.19799112]

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[Anonymous No.19799250]

>>19799112
wat the fuck is this

[Anonymous No.19799258]

>>19799058
hey man just trying to help i was once where both you and OP are now. How I got from there to where I am now definitely involved luck but also involved losing friends and gfs because I didn't have time for them. Choose my career over other things. It gets better just have to work hard

[Anonymous No.19799336]

>>19799058
also my best friend and I were the biggest retards in college. He was able to hold it together enough to finish a degree and I wasn't. Fast forward 5 years he got tired of not making any money and went into law school. Just got an employment letter for over 6 figs. Not gaslighting you guys learning to code and law school are do overs if you fucked up the first time. Just sayin mang

[Anonymous No.19799600]

>>19798359
If you wanna stay home and have a NEET-like employed life I recommend teaching English online. A lot of places pay peanuts but if you show any competence and can claim to have some experience (maybe hire on with a local tutoring company for a few months) you can do alright. You won't make as much as you might lEaRnInG tO cOdE but that's a years-long commitment. I make about $28 an hour and it's pretty easy. You do have to wake up at retarded hours like 4am though.

[Anonymous No.19799645]

>>19798359
I started as a freelance writer in college and now write full-time while pursuing an MA. My income is pretty solid, like $60k a year now for 20 hr workweeks.

Started by posting on reddit and then became a writer in the blockchain world.

If you can write coherently and quickly, you will find it very lucrative. Content is king online and look for new sectors to find your niche.

After you have a stead stream of income freelancing, your name will be known and you’ll have relative job security. You can then pursue your other dreams, whatever they may be. Embrace being a free agent.

[Anonymous No.19800274]

>>19799645
nice. i’ve been working towards getting into niche writing for websites to try to hawk some produces or get clicks. nothing about blockchain tho. do you think it’s too late to start learning about blockchain and begin writing for it or would i be better off focusing on growing other things?

[Anonymous No.19800389]

>>19800274
Nope not late at all

[Anonymous No.19800424]

>>19800389
i love you. can you point me to some samples for the kind of content you work with

[Anonymous No.19800433]

>>19798359
If you don't already have something lined up or major connections you're fucked. The search doesn't start after you graduate with a degree. It starts when you graduate high school

[Anonymous No.19800471]

>>19800433
yea all my connections were tv development related and covid obliterated that.

[Anonymous No.19800584]

My gf studied English, she got a job as a copywriter straight out of uni making a nice income. Most people don't manage to do this, though, because they're retarded

[Anonymous No.19800681]

>>19798359
I'm 22 with an EE degree and business minor and I make 70k a year and drive pic related
>$22k used

[Anonymous No.19800730]

>>19798812
>going to law school that's not T14
Eh you have to check salary data as long as it's top 20 you can still get the BigLaw salary w regional placement
Top 25% of the law school class at USC (that choose to work in private sector) make $190k (+$15k bonus) starting on average at age 25

[Anonymous No.19800835]

>>19800681
ok

[Anonymous No.19800876]

>>19799600
that seems like a comfy gig. You probably don't want to reveal what company you work for, but where can I find jobs like these? Where is a good place to start my search?

[Anonymous No.19800940]

>>19800681
>engineering
Money is good but quality of life is dogshit

[Anonymous No.19801154]

Good luck chasing the writing dream. Sister did it and had an okay job writing stuff for a light industrial company. She hated it since her passion was always creative writing and eventually went back to school. If you want to go back to school sooner is better than later. You don't even need to do a full bachelors or masters. I've seen a lot of people do on campus stuff for things like GIS and land 25/hr starting. Not great but hell of a lot better than working minimum stocking shelves. Make sure you do your own research because half the programs make up how many people get jobs going out of stuff. Avoid online since you are probably already a slacker.

[Anonymous No.19801187]

>>19800681
What EE field? I'm thinking of getting into Electronics but I hate programming so maybe power.

[Anonymous No.19801245]

>>19801154
>GIS
I considered this but all my research concluded the pay was terrible despite being more specialized

[Anonymous No.19801271]

>>19798359
Paralegal
Or go to law school if you can afford it

[Anonymous No.19801417]

>>19801245
Yeah it seems like wage growth for the skill sucks compared but it still has a decent living up here at least. 70-80k/yr will allow you to own a house one day and it does seem to have a decent number of jobs. I think the strategy would be use it get some experience working with developers/miners/etc and try to pivot into a management role at some point. Also GIS isn't very hard so a brainlet can do it.

[Anonymous No.19801431]

>>19801154
i was considering getting enrolled in a masters just so it says i’m an mba student on my resume then use that to get a job and decide. then if i wanna continue the edu

[Anonymous No.19801496]

>>19801154
What is GIS?

[Anonymous No.19801695]

>>19801431
Lmao I considered this shit for internships

[Anonymous No.19801723]

>>19801695
jesus christ i’m fucked aren’t i

[Anonymous No.19801743]

>>19800940
>interned for fortune 200 semiconductor company
>felt like an actual drone
>all the bullshit of a huge publicly traded company
>interview with a shit ton of companies
>find this privately owned gem
>9 hour days Mo-Th
>Fri office closes at 11am every week
>25% of net profit after taxes, 401(k) match is redistributed to the company employees every year
>since Trump got elected 25% of net profit after taxes/match has increased by 2 million
>mfw less than 300 employees
>mfw at minimum your bonus is still pretty cash money

Yeah I'm pretty comfy I could have done investment banking/law or some hyper intense high paying shit but I'm way happier this way. They also hired me with the intention of moving me into a leadership role bc of my business minor and club leadership positions in college. Literally told me they want to make me project manager my first week I started in a couple years. I will be able to gain leadership experience way faster here than a big public company which will put me in a prime position to either stay with the comfiest company or move laterally to a big public company with a leadership role. Also want to start my own business at some point but probably wouldn't seriously pull the trigger until around 30 when I have more capital, information, and experience

[Anonymous No.19801824]

>>19798359
You can teach

[Anonymous No.19801839]

>>19798359
I was going to get an English degree but got a arrested instead and never went to college. Just got a job at local wagie factory. I would be graduating along with you had I gone.

Instead of a degree I have 30k LINK. Worth it?

[Anonymous No.19802332]

>>19801245

Nigga I do GIS work and make 70k/yr 2 years out of college. My job is easy as fuck. Normies can't into maps, and that's how you'll benefit. Heed my words, or don't. It's up to you.

[Anonymous No.19802504]

>>19798625
electrical engineer major. haha.

[Anonymous No.19803105]

>>19798411
>covid killed most of those careers

No it didn't your just lazy.
Even if they had an extreme effect that is over now.

"concentrations" are a good start.
Now build a portfolio and start getting contacts in the industry. These things don't just walk into your lap.

[Anonymous No.19803464]

>>19801187
Lot of opportunities in power on the consulting side. Liberal states are pushing towards eventually requiring all buildings to be zero net energy. This translates into constant business for firms that help people build new shit or update their old shit to the new code or regulations
You can't go wrong with EE though if you have over a 3.5 GPA you can pretty much pick any state in the US to work. If you're flexible about state than you can pick any disciple you want e.g. analog, digital, RF, EMAG, power, solid state materials, etc. Lots of opportunities and the educational foundation is strong you will be well prepared for literally anything else if you want to pivot down the line

[Anonymous No.19803568]

>>19798359
G'day Anon
I did a Double Major in English Lit with Honours in Shakespearean tragedy. I did a couple of years as an army officer and then went into Big Pharma. I am now in medical devices as the Sales and Marketing Director of a multinational company for Australia and NZ. It pays 200 a year plus car and bonus. It ain't really big dough - but, it has paid off the mortgage, built a pretty good cellar and flown me around the world in more style than I otherwise could afford. It is a comfy place to wait for The Singularity