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I studied physics because it was my passion now I am flipping burgers at In N Out.

50k loans

UCLA fag.

>> No.25307355

>>25307333
breaking bad : Anon edition
make nukes and sell for millions

>> No.25307367

Buy some Kambria, in two years you could make it and never have to work again. Mark my words.

>> No.25307391

>>25307333
hold on you can't be fucking serious, I'm a senior at uci going for a math PhD, am I just going to end up with you? fucking kill me

>> No.25307408

>>25307333
try the job store dumb nigger kek

>> No.25307430

>>25307333
Thank fuck I didn't fall for that meme

>> No.25307455

>>25307333
Isn't elon Musk hiring?

Im sure he needs a physics in master who knows how to flip burgers

>> No.25307465

>>25307333
Is this true or is it a meme? Isn't a masters in physics from a prestigious school really valuable? They've got to put you through the wringer at UCLA.
I don't have a college degree, but I make a reasonable income as a private music teacher, just by having certain skills even without a credential. Surely, a master's degree program teaches you things that people will pay you to do.
Are you really bad at talking to people/interviewing? I'm pretty good at talking to people after spending a few years working at restaurants and bars, and I've gotten most of my jobs through friends and connections instead of official channels.

>> No.25307487

>>25307333
didn't you pick up any coding? learn some python and build a web server that does something dumb and you can get a job somewhere, if you are good at math/stats throw some data analysis in and plot some charts. hell it can even be crypto related.
>>25307391
you should be set even if you dont stay in academia if you have any sense, I have a neuroscience phd (heavy math/computational/informatics) and make very solid money now as a data scientist

>> No.25307517

>>25307333
you did something wrong bro. I have an MS in chemistry and have a good job. Learn to code and apply for software jobs for defense contractors.

>> No.25307565

>>25307333
But just imagine how efficiently you flip those burgers having a degree like that. Also you can replace your manager who probably just has a GED if he's lucky

>> No.25307566

>>25307333
what are you waiting to find the formula for 100000x energy efficiency? stop slacking

>> No.25307611

>>25307565
this. His manager comes over once in a whiile and whispers "another million burger flips without a single flop - nice work"

>> No.25307638

>>25307487
I'm just a pure math autist so I've learned some basic shit but never actually done anything, so I guess as soon as I enter grad school I should start practicing. any recommendations on what to do?

>> No.25307643

>>25307333
Apply to jobs in finance if the degree wasn’t just a complete meme (quant/trading). Quants make 200K+ starting easily and especially big banks like physics majors for the cachet.

>> No.25307660

many such cases of trusting central systems
Buy btc

>> No.25307664

>>25307333
Which one? I want to say hi

>> No.25307730

>>25307333
>Living in California
Literally why?

>> No.25307925

>>25307638
Pure math I could see being a hard sell but applied math experts who can actually produce legible work can be gold for corporations, so try to keep a foot in that world. Programming is a value multiplier, if you are interested in crypto/finance honestly I'd recommend looking at python libraries that let you download timeseries, do stats/signal work on that. little projects like that are better than any comp sci course.

>> No.25308202

>>25307517
Working on my Chem MS as well. What do you do? I'm either gonna go academic, or try to get a gov't research gig and possibly PhD after that.

>> No.25308575

>>25307517
Chem anon here. I'm planning on doing a masters in business and eventually working in finance.

>> No.25308887

>>25307333
Apply for Antarctic expeditions via your government agencies

>> No.25308890
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25308890

>>25307333
Physics major here,
don't feel bad about having a wagecage job right now. I remember right out of undergraduate I worked in a call center for a few months after I left this shitty startup that didn't pay me anything, was awful.

I did L33tcode challenges and taught myself to be better at programming. I applied to a bunch of jobs and internships and put together a list of completed projects I could show off to recruiters. An internship recruiter was interested in a project I worked on (combined quantum computing and machine learning) and I landed an internship that provided financial benefits while attending.

After the internship, I was again jobless but the connections I made through it proved fruitful and before long I was employed and for once had finally broken out of poverty.

It's hard, I get it, the system we live in is unfair and doesn't really make sense at times. But its what we're living in now, I would never knock my degree in physics (way better than CS imo) because while it might be a bit more of an adventure to find a job with it, you will be far more niche than CS normies and that usually ends up meaning you will be paid more. (plus physics is just awesome and much more interesting/fundamental than CS.)

>> No.25308925

>>25307517
>study chemistry
>become another software developer
What is the logic here?

>> No.25308968

>>25308890
It always depends on what field of swe you go into. In some fields a CS degree is a must, but if it’s another web dev job then probably not.

>> No.25308988

>>25307925
>little projects like that are better than any comp sci course
Cope

>> No.25308996

>>25307333
my brother studied near enough non-stop until his 30's, and is now a physics phd working as a python dev. who lives in a shit house, drives a shit car, and who hates the world and everything in it. meanwhile i spent my life being an alcoholic drop out, and have basically the same as he does. memed, the lot of you.

>> No.25309022

>>25307333
>>25307391
Research where you can apply your knowledge, abstractions are not useful.

>> No.25309133

>>25308996
Jesus Christ, should I kill myself? I'm 18 and have free college and threw out a lot of money that I made, chemical engineering is what I'm in and I don't think I'll get anywhere with it
I have a 70 year old British friend who lives near me who has a phd in some chemistry/physics study who basically became a Pascal coder in Britain and ended up doing nothing that involved his education, and eventually moved to the U.S. and lives shit poor and alone, as his wife recently died as well.
I don't see the point, I had a couple of chances to make a shit ton of money so far in my short time in crypto but fucked it up good, along with my life, I don't see why I should suffer the rest of my life

>> No.25309237

>>25307333
Kek hey fellow bruin fag. Surprised you're still in LA so i'm gonna assume you're a native so what's up baby. Which In N Out do you work at? Is it the one by the school?

>> No.25309259

>>25309022
That's the problem, the world doesnt need modern physics, it runs in 19th century physics to create most things

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>>25309022

>> No.25309288

>>25308890
physics is like a dirac redpill, you take it and you suffer the rest of your life or you keep being bluepilled and just go on to code

>> No.25309291

>>25307333
Wow. I live right by the in n out next to ucla lmao.

Software engineer who went to a state school. No loans. Making 150k a year and I hardly work lol.

Thanks for the burgers they're delicious!

>> No.25309297

>>25307391
Just pivot to econometrics and leave origami problems to leftards.