/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>9067258
>not living with your parents
Pffffffffff my minimum wage is so high I am even taking care of my mom

>>9067265
Are you a eurofag? Congrats for high minimum wage but gomen for skyrocketing immigration and rapes

I've worked in tech support most of the time, if you know how to deal with morons you can get a pretty high salary. The best money is in night/holiday shifts which are usually when support is in low demand anyways so you get money for goofing off. Also as long as it's not face-to-face support no one cares how you dress, just don't let it get in the way of your typing or headset and everything is fine.

Wedding/Portraiture photographer. Camera gears expensive so I cosplay less but can still enjoy it since I can offer free shoots.

>>9067268
No bro I am in murica, actually the minimum wage in Europe is pretty low like 8 euro/hr. Also immigration/rape is just something the conservative media over blows just like the liberal media over blows anything about police violent.

>>9067334
what part of 'murica? genuinely curious cuz my city is absolutely fucked in terms of the wage:housing cost ratio.

If I'm lucky there's this software engineering gig that pays very handsomely. However if I get the job I doubt I'll have the free time to pursue

I work for part time at Hancock for $8 an hour while living with my mother.
(Ps: RIP my job in 3 weeks)

I live in my dorm during spring and fall and with my mother during summer until I get approved for my campus apartment. I get $9.50/hr plus tips as a barista so life is suffering. I've got an interview for an oncampus geochemistry laboratory job for $13/hr next week. My dorm pays for all my utilities and my mother only asks that I help with groceries and my sister's cheer fees.

>>9067342
This. Also the term 'high minimum'. Ha. Better be having a job that has the minimum wage for that position being at least $24/hr or something to live alone depending on where anon is located. That or talking out their ass since they support their mom too. I can't even get a lease with my boyfriend and I'd 30k combined a year because apparently it isn't enough, but apparently I can't have my parent cosign either because then we make TOO much. Apartments should just be happy and lease out to people as long as they pay.

I work full time at a carwash making 9.50 an hour.
It's not the best job, but it pays okay.

I do a few jobs.
I'm normally an English teacher over seas, but I had to come home for family reasons for a bit and my next job doesnt start till Spring (since thats when the school year starts in my next gig) so I've been doing odd work till then.

In college I got a side job writing and reviewing sex toys online, still doing it today. Weird job, but it helps me build up my savings, practice my writing, and its my primary source of money for my hobbies like cosplay. It doesnt pay super well (cent a word) but combined with my second job its more than enough for me to get by.

Otherwise I restock magazines for a family friends company, at least for the summer. I have a job lined up at a haunted house starting in September through October so not sure if I'll hold down all three at once or let the magazine one go. I really only need the two jobs at most to keep enough money going for my hobbies and pay for my living expenses. Thankfully things are pretty cheap since I'm staying at home with my dad right now for various reasons.

My grandparents had a lot of money and left me with a huge portion of it. So I bought myself a nice place and a car, and invested the rest. Now I live very comfortably off of the interest from that and spend my days either pursuing various leisure activities, or babysitting my sister's kids.

General surgery resident. Barely have time to do anything though.

I work airport screening security. So I look at the shit people have in their carry-on bags and deal with morons who wear every single piece of jewellery they own and then go through the metal detector and act all surprised when it goes off

Social Media/PR Specialist. I work for a small tech company but it leaves me with lots of time and flexibility (like for instance, I'm heading to a con tonight). I work from home so I can do as I please.

>>9067258
Navy now, Navy disability bucks soon. Don't get hit by explosions kids!

Working full time as a nurse, and living with parents. Mom's and my pay supports the whole family of four. Having fun with the funny stories I can tell to my friends about work, even after getting verbally abused.

Freelance programmer. Best decision of my life to go freelance. Program like mad to get stuff done(quote a contract 200 hours to complete, then finish it in 2 weeks) which then allows me to switch gears and take it easy/ work on cosplays or whatever.

>>9067258
I work in the bio medical field as a electrical engineer. Pay is enough I can live on my own, afford my bills and my Lolita and cosplay life comfortably. But it was something I had to do 6 years of college for.

>>9067409
>writing and reviewing sex toys online.

Where us this job online and link.

I was a waitress at a somewhat "fancy" restaurant. That was the best money.

Now, my boyfriend and I have a shop making cosplay props. It was unplanned, but it got to the point where we had enough people buying from us that a business license was necessary. We both ended up quitting our normal jobs. It's more than enough to support us, and we are able to put a lot away for savings (and taxes) since we don't have time to spend money.

I'm an associate community manager for a larger video game company.

Where I live kind of rapes my wallet, but I split rent with my boyfriend and put plenty away in my retirement fund and my emergency fund a month, so I would say I am pretty comfortable / content atm.

I realistically only buy dresses I really like and find a decent deal on. Luckily the majority of dresses I like are older prints that people are getting tired of, due to entering the fashion some number of years ago and not being afford it until now.

Sous chef here. I work 70 hours at my main job (country club) and 30 - 40 at my other job (restaurant)

I love what I do, and I'm good at it. I love making beautiful plates of food and seeing peoples faces light up and take pictures of my food and tell you how wonderful it taste but FUCK it's exhausting. I only manage to get to one con a year

>>9067516
thanks for your service brother, sorry to hear about the injury. Godspeed

>>9067334
Genuinely curious as to which state you're in too. The highest state minimum wage in the US is $10 or closer to $15 in a select few cities, which is nowhere near high unless you have some kind of controlled rent or tons of roomates or live in bumfuck nowhere.

>tfw no job after working in the same place for 3 years
>tfw I had to stop cosplaying because no job
>tfw I keep seeing my friends waste their financial aid and loan money on cosplay

I lost my job last month, so I've been looking for some work online or work study I can do through my school. Nothing yet. Until then, im doing odd jobs here and there, tutoring and correcting essays for people.

physicist and statistician....professional nerd!

I'm currently working on an assembly line in a car factory but I'll start studying again later this year and might switch to being a delivery driver then. It pays pretty well and can support my hobbies but it's awfully boring and does not match up with my circadian rhythm at all...

I work as a brewer out in Southern California for a semi-large brewery. I work full time but during certain conventions I'll use my PTO that I've accumulated and enjoy myself. I live on my own, it's pretty comfy.

>have to massively reduce power level during the company Halloween party
>can't do any weeb related costumes
Send help.

>>9067258
Work at a food truck cause jobs around here are suffering in the summer. Uni town preferrs to hire kids in school cause its better than hiring local people who know employment laws and wont stand for being mistreated. Im making min wage and still barely can afford the place im at with 2 other roommates. Its so expensive here cause kids with parents money or fafsa grants, the landlords jack up prices and dont take care of properties. My job is shit, cant get another one unless i quit the one i have and my boss is a helpless prick of a restaurant owner. I just bought my first lolita accessory over the weekend.... Getting clothes is gonna be tough on my wallet but ill manage.

I'm lead dev at a software company, so I get a nice fat paycheck that makes financing my cosplays a breeze. I've noticed that whenever we have one of these threads, there's always a good amount of developers, and I'm not that surprised. Everyone on my team is a huge nerd, and college kids sending in portfolios of shitty anime art for graphic design positions is a painfully recurring theme.

>not living with your parents
Ha. I'm actually guilty of still living with my parents, but I live in an area that's one of the most expensive places in America to rent. It's better than the risk of living with 5 people, or having half my paycheck go to a studio the size of my closet. But I've got another year or two here max, then I'm booking it to a cheaper city. (Which would be literally anywhere else.)

>>9067258
>not just living with your parents

Unless I can buy a house I'm kind of fucked for the next few years. Social housing is the only thing here and the waits are quite a few years long.

>tfw not able to spend my early 20's living independently

Kinda embarrassing but while I'm taking a year off before Uni I work full time at mcdonalds for 16 dollars an hour.

McDonalds has definitely made me hate fast food so in a way its a driving factor that helped me turn into a chad so I can fit cosplay better.

I'm a musician. I teach lessons and gig. Money is tough sometimes, but I knew that going into this life. I live on my own and pay for everything, luckily where I live is decently cheap.

A plus side is that I don't have to hide my weeb hobbies and can wear lolita/otome/casual j-fash daily because people expect me to be ~quirky~

Civil engineering technologist. Going back to school this year to get my engineering bachelor's. I've been helping support my boyfriend through school too. We'll both be engineers and comfy at the end of this.

I work as an artist at a large game company. They pay me enough to live comfortably in the area and buy all sorts of brand. I'm hoping to travel to Japan after saving some money.

I have a master's in engineering, I'd be making sweet dosh if I could GET A FUCKING JOB

>>9067916
But the internet told me engineers and people with CS degrees all make mad dosh before they even graduate?

>>9067918
I made mad dosh (for a student) in my internships but after funding your retirement plan that ish only goes so far. I swear it's like someone snuck "anti semite" into my resume or something

I do dog and house sitting and work retail when I'm not in school.
I also have a sugar daddy

Going back to school for veterinary sciences. For now, retail. Cosplay's slowed down since I've moved to a place with a lower minimum wage and a higher cost of living, but I've got a new one for AX that I'm excited for.

>>9067918
It all depends on what kind of engineering. If it's generic engineering degree, I'm not surprised she can't find a job.

>>9067690
>>9067342
I am in WA state minimum wage range between 10-15/hr. I live in a mobile home or a trailer single wide if you wanna call it. I own it, plus rent is dirt cheap. I caculated all my cost and spending I always have at least 300 bucks left to spend on whatever. I am not rich, I am actually dirt poor, I am just smart about what to spend my money on. But in the end, I have no money thanks to car insurance (I pay in bulk, you get 1 month free insurance if you do that, which saves you about 200 bucks a year.)

>>9068018
>mfw can't wait to move back to WA in a few months to go back to school

Special education teacher. I love my job, but as I get older I feel more and more self-conscious about people seeing me in lolita. I wear classic, so it isn't too bad, but I do sometimes worry what the parents will think.

I'm a veterinary technician. It's in my desired career field and I'm paid almost $5 over minimum wage but I also work part time at an escape room attraction on nights and weekends.

Gotta feed those awful hobbies.

>>9068062
I'm wanting to become a Veterinary technician, What route would you suggest taking?

>>9068081
Schooling is always an option, and there are lots of community colleges that have accredited veterinary technology programs. You don't have to sell an arm and a leg to go there. But that's just if you want to be a RVT (registered vet tech). There are some animal hospitals that will hire and train you, though it's always preferred to have some type of animal hospital experience. Even if it's just working as a kennel person.

Good luck anon. It's definitely not a pretty job though, not always kittens and puppies. You gotta be prepared to see some shit.

Government lawyer.

>>9067916
Same. Got an EE degree with top marks and am poor as fuck because no one will fucking hire me. A lot of my friends got jobs but they're in non-EE bullshit like sales or website design.

>>9068054
I feel you, I'm a teacher as well but I live in an area where lots of kids watch anime and I've definitely tutored a kid who goes to cons. I really want to make cosplay friends with the locals but I feel like everything is about social media now and I'm super afraid of having my cosplay picture out there and somehow one of my kids stumbling upon it.

>>9067913
Which one? I'm jealous.

I work full time RMA/RTV at a tech company. I spend most of my day emailing manufacturers and working with the guys in support/engineering/docs. The pay is ok but I live with my husband and he makes more than me.
I wish I could find cute work appropriate clothes though. I spend most of my day at a computer but still do some warehouse work like moving servers around and shipping/receiving. It's hard to find adorable stuff that's still practical for climbing ladders and won't be a huge loss if I rip on a set of rails.
Also fuck retail, I spent 7 years in that shit before I got a bunch of inventory and management experience and left forever.

I study during the week and work at a thrift shop on the weekends, and sometimes on my weekdays off when they need someone to fill in. It's pretty cool.

>>9068142
>>9068054
Fellow teacher bros! I'm a high school Spanish teacher, but I work at an elite private school, so a decent wage and lots of time off. The headmaster is super chill and gives all of us 7 days no-questions-asked off, which I use for cons.

>>9067916
>>9068127

Sorry to hear that anons. I'm EE as well and luckily I'm working a decent job in R&D at a university. Its interesting work and my boss is pretty chill about my schedule. I'm also making a lot of industry contacts and have standing job offers from a couple of companies. Pay could be a little better (colleges don't pay as well as industry does) but its good enough to get new tools and toys to build my cosplay.

I know a fellow EE who graduated with me who went on to get a masters and is now teaching high school physics.

>>9067487
Can you even lolita/cosplay?

Going to school in the fall to get my welding certificate. Once I'm done with that I plan on supporting me and my boyfriend with the mad cash that ensues with welding. Seriously, if you're not a pussy and need to find a profession welding is the way to go. You get burnt every once in a while but it's not too hard to learn and a good money maker. If I'm 4'11 and doing this shit, so can majority of you.

>>9068018
>200 for one month of car ins.

Either you're a total rube who anyone can take advantage of or you're talking out your ass.

Software developer
Cushy office job is basically the greatest easily achievable thing ever. Low stress, good pay, consistent schedule. Really lucky to be where I'm at.

Lead toy designer

>>9067334
>conservative media
>liberal media
Plz go back on /pol/ trailer hick

Environmental engineer - the shittiest tier of engineer.

>>9068127
Anon, can you program? That's really where the jobs are at.

I'm a Flight Attendant. I'm pretty new so I don't have the best trips or wage, but it's a job that only gets better, plus my Airline is growing super fast so I have great job security and growth. Honestly, it's the perfect mix between responsibilities and ease. If anyone has any safety related background I recommend it 900%. Retail/Restaurant helps with the customer service part, but they really look at safety first (former first responded).

Also I've only been working a year and have been to more cons then I have in the last five. Absolutely worth it.

>>9068283
Programming jobs are all being outsourced to India or Philippines, m8.

>>9068293
Uh no? I'm asking because I work for a company that hires EE, CS, CPE, and ME if they have the ability to program well enough.

>>9068293
That's not true at all anon? Depending on where you live getting a programing job is easy.

>>9068293
there are plenty of poo in loos in the programming field but even then it's super easy to get a job, there's just so many in most major cities

>>9068237
Thanks, anon. R&D sounds pretty cool. I'm planning to go back to school to hopefully get more connections and get back in the running for recent grad jobs/ internships.

>>9068283
Yeah, and I've noticed that a lot of jobs that show up for EE are software related. I apply to them but employers seem to think EE == hardware. And tbf, while I'm a good programmer compared to other EEs in my program, I can't really compete with CS/CE major. I'm hoping a master's in software engineering will help boost me.

>>9068142
>>9068054
Art teacher here! Glad I am not the only one going through this. I get so embarrassed at the thought of my students seeing me (again) while I am out wearing lolita.

I've nearly stopped cosplaying since I have started teaching but honestly, there really nothing is incriminating about cosplaying. Though I guess choosing skimpier costumes are out of the question though.

>i'm pursuing a career in industrial engineering and this thread is making me nervous

Currently an assistant manager at Jimmy John's, also going back to school in the fall for Graphic Design.

It's a pretty shit job, but then again it's food service. Also, it's nice to work at a job where you can openly say which convention you're going to because other employees either attend or don't care if you're a fucking weeb.

Currently a paper pusher at a LGBT rights organization and an RA for one of my professors. I'm applying for law school in the fall so here's to hoping I can bullshit myself into a career by pandering to the SJ crowd.

>>9067353
May I ask which Hancock anon? Are they all closing or just in some areas?

>>9068266
When you pay bulk is every 6 month since a year consist of 12 months you would save 200 per year which is 100 for every 6 month. Sorry should have explained more for you.

>>9068288
What do you mean safety related? To get this kind of job do they just look for a uni degree?

>>9068116
And I am a trophy husband

>>9068274
Lol but you can't deny that all media is bias.

>>9068293
Pffffff you talk like a person without degrees or embition. Have you look for programming jobs there is so many you literally drown in them.

>>9068288
Alaska?

>starting college this fall
>gonna be fucking broke as hell
I guess I just gotta kill my cosplay career right now.

>>9068512
I'd check out indeed or whatever the preferred job listing site is in your area and see what comes up for entry level industrial engineering. If you can, try to pick projects and internships that will give you experience in whatever people are looking for. Wish I had done that when I was starting out.

I work as a legal assistant (although come October I'll be a paralegal, which comes with a pay bump) and a face painter on the weekend. Unfortunately I live in one of the most expensive places in the US to live, so a good chunk of my pay check goes to rent+plus gas because of my stupid commute.

I used to work at a fabric store for a couple years for minimal wage, and now I just got a job at a place that pays five more dollars an hour. And it's also full time compared to the other place. I just put my two weeks in this week and it feels so good to be gone.

I'm about to have a lot of disposable income now and I can barely contain my excitement.

However I have to drop a few cons due to training at the new place.

I'm about to graduate and have a job lined up as a biomed lab monkey at a hospital. I'm getting a lot of shit for not pursuing a PhD instead but at least this is a job that pays well and won't stress me out as much. Plus, I'll finally have time for cosplay!

>>9067930
>paid internships
Jelly as fuck. I've been working almost 50 hours a week for no pay for my entire Masters programme... At least I have my name on some publications, though. I mean, that makes up for being burnt out and in debt and stuff, right? Right?

I do IT work for a university. It pays well, and work is super light during the summer months because most of the students are off campus, which is convenient. It's not exactly my dream job (having to ask multiple people each day to clarify what they mean by "I want Microsoft on my computer," gets old after a while) , but I can't complain. I can afford to rent an townhouse with my boyfriend, and buy all the jfashion and vidya I want, so I'm pretty satisfied with my job.

>>9068244
I have lots of dresses, accessories, blouses, etc. But I rarely ever get the chance to get out. I'm at the hospital most of the year at a high level trauma center. My life is essentially nonexistent.

Aut/o/ mechanic.

too bad techs are rarely into cosplay or animu, quite a few sci-fi and comic fans though

>>9067500
ever discover any cosplay props and stuff from people going to cons?

>>9067916
>he fell for the STEM will make me rich meme

Used to be a comfy office worker which paid really well until they fired me, so now I'm jobhunting. Might be working in a pet store soon.

I fell for the 'get a university degree' meme, it's likely going to be useless for the rest of my living lifetime.

Civil engineering here. Just graduated and got my first job at my state's department of transportation. Pay is dope for entry level, and hours are normal so I can still do a lot of stuff. I have so many other activities on my plate though I only get to do 1-2 cosplays a year.

>>9069551
If i might ask, what's stopping cities from installing/reprogramming lights to be synchronized throughout the city?

In school to be an accountant and studying for the eventually CPS exam. Stuck with a part time shifty office job above minimum wage plus another part time job at minimum wage but I live at home and I do house work plus take care of the dog so I don't feel like a mooch. In a few years I'll be slaving away at entry level jobs in my field but it's worth it.

>>9069577
*CPA exam, not cps. Fuck, I didn't catch that before I posted.

I currently work a part time summer job in a hotel for $12/hour plus commissions and tips. Not the greatest job, but it's the highest paying I've had so far. I'm honestly taking as much advantage of it as I can before I leave for uni so I can expand my lolita wardrobe and save up for Disneyland Lolita Day.

>>9068604
ANON. TELL ME MORE. SERIOUSLY. My coworker and I are going to be working there possibly. She for sure is going to be an ASM, but I am applying for a SM. I want to know EVERYTHING. She is leaving for NY in August to do the three week training thing for the ASM position, but I can't apply yet at all, but she told me that I should apply to be a shift.

I want to know as much as possible about what you mean for it to be a shit job because I would be leaving Starbucks meaning leaving stocks, 401k, pretty good benefits.. etc. I want to know if worth or not worth.

I work as a receiver/stocker at a home improvement store and as a lifeguard. Both pay pretty decently, but they keep me in shape for costumes that show skin.

>>9067506
How did you get this job, anon? It sounds fab

>>9068054
Im planning on becoming a teacher and it also scares me that I wont be able to do all of the cosplays that I want to do. Gotta do it wihle im still youngish ig

Medical researcher, pays well since I'm only entry level. I live in the city so everything is walkable distance or only a bus stop or two away and work provides bus passes annually. Living in a studio alone, and I cook a lot at home. I'll buy a lot of meat or carbs during sales and freeze and use over time. At this point in my life, most of my life long friends are pursuing grad school elsewhere or have moved away, which is a little sad, but having less of a real life social life really cuts down on the eating out, or Friday nights at bars, etc which was probably why I was always broke during undergrad.

>>9069795
If you're in a good market, worth. If you are in a bad market, NOT WORTH!!!!!!!!

SM/ASM are salaried for a minimum of 50 hours a week you have to work at less than what the average fast food manager makes hourly (when I was SM I was making at most an equivalent of $13/hr, that's if I got out on time every day) because there's a huge push for "bonuses." They encourage off-the-clock working for the sake of the brand, saying "Jimmy John worked open to close every day for months and so should you!!" at their training, try to get salaried people to work in shop/drive on their days off to save labor, and for like I said, less than the average manager in your area. I work in upstate NY where average managers make $11-15/hr depending on how high ranked you are for what equates to $10.75 if I get out on time every day. However, you're in a store that's constantly busy and your franchise doesn't completely suck? Go for it! (I've been waiting a month for health insurance and over 6 months for them to deal with workers comp form when I sliced my finger last January).

TL;DR: Good gig if the stars are right, shit gig if your store owners are corrupt fucks, maybe stay with Starbucks if it pays better.

>>9069437
And I'm guessing you exist in scrubs most of the time? One of my friends decided to go surgical and has just gotten to the point of taking vitamin D supplements to counteract the fact that he never sees sunlight. I'm looking at eventually trying to go half clinical (general med/infectious diseases dual training if I can get into ID) and half in the university, there's a couple of bosses who have that balance which seems pretty sweet and I quite like the academic side with research, teaching etc.

>>9067258
I'm in the military. Shit sucks and pay isnt great, but the benefits are nice and not having to worry about not having a paycheck is nice too.

I'm a freelance letterer mostly working for Viz Media. I'm given Japanese pages and a script and I replace the Japanese text and sound effects with whatever the script tells me to. I'm also one of the assholes that censors all sorts of stuff (though these days it's pretty rare to censor things).

The pay isn't too hot and I often work close to 100 hours a week (my choice; I want more money so I take on more series), but working from home is usually nice and I'm working on a lot of cool series. I really love it.

>>9071315
Same
What brand and rank?
Navy here

English as a Second Language teacher at a for-profit and dance teacher on the side. Living at home and credit card is how I afford lolita.
>>9071463
This sounds like something I want to get into. How did you get into it and how's the pay?

>>9071315
>>9071490

Same situation, this is how my life has gone up to this point. Got a bachelor's degree that by itself doesn't have much use (gotta get a masters, PhD, or go to med school) So I worked in medical imaging for a few years then got burnt out and joined the military enlisted. Gotta say I have enjoyed it quite a bit even if the pay isnt that great, planning on starting my masters in the Fall and going to discuss my options for commissioning as an officer next week.

>>9071274
Thats a lot to think about. Thank you anon. I actually think I might stay with Starbucks if that is the case. Also Starbucks health and work comp is better, thats for sure.

Working part-time at a cushy office job for minimum wage while in school which pays for small cosplays (god bless financial aid).

Thinking of pursuing a masters in public health for an actual chance of finding a job with my psychology/biology degree. I regret not choosing CS everyday.

>>9071490
Airforce. E3. Been in 2 and a half years now.

>>9071500
I interned at Viz half a lifetime ago and had to letter a couple pages for some magazine stuff. Thought it was fun, so I asked around. They asked for my resume and then gave me three or four pages to letter as a test. Turned those in and a couple months later (dunno why it took so long) I was told that I had basically passed and was put into a folder of letterers. Luckily, a couple weeks after that I was offered a series and slowly but surely I got enough work to letter full-time. If you're interested, make sure you know how to use Photoshop and InDesign, and then perhaps contact HR through jobs@viz.com (I think?). I don't know if they're accepting letterer applications right now, but it doesn't hurt to try.

You could also try with one of the other publishers too, of course. I do a book for Seven Seas, and they seem to have a similar process. Maybe just reach out to them through social media and they'll let you take their test? (Seven Seas is also only partial sfx cleanup, so it can be a bit easier if you're just starting out!)

Pay varies… It's paid by volume now, and I currently get anywhere from $900 a book to $2300 a book. Depends on the series. Difficulty doesn't always seem to factor in, IMO.

>>9069568
Synchronizing lights is actually a bit more complex than it may seem. First, the obvious is that you can only synchronize in one direction at a time. Currently, intersections are very localized, so their timings are based on relative flows from the streets they serve. You can't really sync a light that's giving 90s-30s main street to side street when the next one is 90s-45s. Same thing goes for the signal pattern: some lights have left turns from each side going at the same time, while others put the left turn at the beginning/end of the green.

But the entire industry has been slowly (since the 80's) shifting towards Intelligent Transportation Systems and viewing the entire network as a whole. To be honest, a lot of the math and processing speed/power isn't there yet. Even a small town has a huge amount of intersections, each street with different flows that change hourly. Plus there's also the bureaucratic side of things. Municipalities don't want to give preferences to people coming off the freeway if it's going to screw up the side streets etc, and it's difficult to get different governments to talk in general.

So yeah. It'd probably be better if those lights were synchronized but it's difficult to tell if it'll screw up something else, or what the best way to do it is. But it's a continuously changing field and it's super interesting so I'm pretty excited! Sorry for the long post.

>>9067258
>21 years old
>Going to University for a Bachelor's in Computer Science
>No work experience
>Been applying everywhere in a 50 mile radius since my first year of college
>2 calls back
>0 Jobs acquired
>Crippling depression from being so old and no job staying in my room doing nothing whenever I'm not in class or applying

I'm fucking scared.

>>9068640
Way late but all are closing.
Hancock's hasn't been profitable for years and they're like 80mil in debt or something. They were trying to sell out for a long time but no one was taking. So they declared bankruptcy and got purchased by a liquidator called "Great America" who is actually everyone's employer now.
Closings are staggered so merch from less successful stores can be moved to more successful ones, repeating until the end of July when they're all done.
Mine's in the middle of Wisconsin and the only fabric store for miles, like people are going to have to drive another 30-50mi to get to Joann's until it's set up here. Mine closes on the 15th of July btw.

>>9072536
Find any group on campus or off with shared interests. I regret so fucking much not doing that in highschool and my one messy year of community college.
I'm >>9072590 and Wisconsin is lonely as fuck.

>>9068054
Also a teaher, out of US so I get a decent amount of money. I teach the language of ths country, both locals and immigrants. I wear toned down lolita and otome to work, and as we never got the idea of restrictive dress code, it´s all fine.

I keep my online presence in zero, though. No pictures, no communities. As the political situation isn´t favoring us who work with immigrants, my old choice made for different reasons has proved to be useful. Some of my co-workers have got attacked in social media and receive constant shitposting because of our work.

>>9072487
ok, glad to see a good explanation of this. I'm mostly calm in traffic(aside from driving like a madman thanks to super eurobeat) but jesus fucking christ if i have to stop and go at another fucking red light...

Senior Graphic Designer, I make childrens stickers.
I get to design new stickers for mothers to buy their kids. Pay is extremely amazing and benefits is a first for me. Taking time off during the summer for cons is a little hard but I can't complain.

I work for the government at $17 an hour. If it wasn't for taxes I'd be making $1600 but taxes bring it down to like $1000 which is bullshit.

>>9074064
Graphic design student, didn't realize sticker design was my dream job until I read this.

>stuck in part time retail hell
>been applying to other entry level jobs for the last 10 months
>no takers
How do I stop feeling so hopeless? Or better yet, how do I escape from retail hell?

>>9074305

Enter waitress hell. At least you'll get tips

I just got fired today. I've yet to finishear any of my cosplays for DragonCon. Five cosplays are now on hiatus. I'm pretty depressed about it. I was making pretty decent money, and had everything planned out, but now I'm fucked. I hope something else comes along soon...

>>9074305
Because your retail hell is part-time you could work out what field you want to move towards and find a company where you can ask to shadow someone for a few weeks to get experience of the field, or join a temp agency. Having recent, relevant work experience will help, as will the fact you have shown initiative and drive about entering that field. The thing you should definitely do either way though is work on your CV/resumé/application forms. For each job start with the job description and see what experience you have that meets each criteria- which doesn't have to be from working in retail- you can draw on skills from other areas of your life like education and hobbies too as long as you can show you understand the role they want you to do. Basically it's a skills based approach rather than a list of jobs and qualifications, because you are spelling out for the employer how your experience is relevant.

Tl:rd recent experience in the field helps, but more importantly make the employer see how good you are because they are lazy and have loads of applications to read so yours has to stand out.

>>9074305
I've been in customer/retail'ish before landing my current office job - I've almost quit because hate the boss etc., glad I held on a bit because collecting almost 6 months of "temporary" ui (basically vacation with pay lololol). Luckily I know some proprietary skills which my boss just can't cut me loose yet. I should be looking for a job soon, but I also know if I get laid off because of no fault of my own would equal at least another 6 months of collecting.
Retail hell is what you make of it, I know that you have to deal with 90% the dregs of humanity but in the end it's mostly talking to people which I have to admit being stuck in some hidden production facility fixing, troubleshooting, calibrating, surrounded by machines that can kill you if you don't pay attention makes me feel like going back to retail refreshing lol as weird as it sounds.

>>9071998
I am in the Australian air force, 5 years here. I have found that most of the military folks I have met who are into /cgl/ type things gravitate towards the intel trades.

>>9074448
>I know some proprietary skills which my boss just can't cut me loose yet
to add to that, I plan to quit when everything starts to break. My boss is autistic and openly flaunts how he is saving money having me fix alot of the equipment, in other words has not given me a raise. Whereas before we had to fly someone over costing around 8k to 15k to fix an issue before equating avg. 4 tech visits a year, but because of the slow-period I'm collecting not doing any work so milking it until shit hits the fan and I'll go I can't do this anymore and walk out.
>fufilling every past disgruntled employee's revenge on this greedy boss/owner at the moment he can get back to earning money, he has to spend again to bring techs back and..."wait" for them to arrive.
>Autistic boss is like a 10 yr old tantrum "Gotta have it today!" but clueless in dealing fairly with people with higher skill sets other than who can yell the loudest.

>>9067268
>high minimum wage
Bro I take 6.15€/hr working at a restaurant...

For any current job seekers, I found a mistake that I was making while applying was submitting my resume as a PDF. Apparently a lot of the resume reading programs have a hard time with PDFs, it seems a word document is the way to go.

>>9074085
wow 1600 to 1000, at most I get taken out about 300-400ish per check.

mebe change what you are claiming yourself for taxes so they take less but you may have to pay back next tax season.

Clinical psychologist. The community is a trip.

>>9074495
PDF's is so that it is not altered. A friend told me some temp agencies trick people to send them as word document and they edit the hell out of it to land you a job so they can collect a percentage from you which is bs. seeing the ad's they are baiting for what is hiring at the moment and they will place several ads to get peoples resume. bastards. Learn to check all your local employment agencies/listings since it's free and avoid those parasites at all cost.

>>9074495
>>9074502
Not to mention, don't Word documents break very easily?

>>9067955
same here anon!

>>9074452
Hey your good, USAF intel is correct.

>>9072536
What the fuck, 21 is not old at all. That's ridiculous. Go out there and join university clubs or go to events/conventions. Start working on side projects. Join an open source group. I assume you live in a city, so go to startup events or hackathons. No callbacks from employers doesn't mean you can't do shit on your own.

>>9069526
Spend 4 year in college (chemical major) 4Head
Two years in pharmacy school only could get a 30k a year job 4Head
Decide to go to 6 month coding boot camp
Get 80k a year job insta the moment I graduated
Dropped out school but life's good now
Seriously stem has to be the biggest scam running in America right now

>>9067419
You should become Batman.

I'm an actor, not too successful but I make enough to get by. I basically save money by living destitute and only buy secondhand, and fairly rarely. The most I've ever spent at once was around $1000 on a huge haul because I was depressed and had 5k saved up for no reason.

Software Engineer. Damn good salary, lots of perks/games in the office, beer on tap, a liquor cabinet, and they don't give two shits if I take off work to go cosplay as long as I bring back cool pictures. I struggled during college and worked very hard to get where I'm at and wouldn't change it for anything

>>9068054
>teacher
All my teaching bros in this thread! I just took a break from being a high school teacher (Eng, Gifted, Psych) and teaching a semester of college (teaching Freshman Comp is the worst job ever)... I'm in line for a high school art teaching position now though. I am REALLY hoping it works out because I'll be less frightened about my cosplay getting out. Faculty generally have an idea that I'm a weirdo. I dress up as the Fourth Doctor during our costume day each year. But like, being an art teacher means you are by default assumed to be a weirdo. So I feel like I'd care less if my hobbies spread around. All my art and cosplay accounts got closed years ago when I started teaching... would be nice to reopen stuff again.

Also, power to you SPED teacher. Good SPED teachers who actually give a shit are rare. My neighbor was an inclusion teacher who did jack shit and belittled his kids. But, you know, he was a coach,... so no one in administration cared.

>>9069920
You can keep cosplaying. Most of my cons are in other states, so I don't run into my students. The ones who would be at a con would think I'm awesome for cosplaying anyway, or I may have told them I cosplay once I know that they're fans of it. Just make sure your online presence is either somewhat hidden or you just never use your real name and you'll be fine. I've got 8 years of doing this and no administrator has ever discovered what I do. Honestly, they don't care much if it's off campus stuff.

>>9067861
Cali? San Francisco ?

>>9067524
HIPAA violations galore

>>9075640
Actually, if they don't use any identifying information, it's fine. HIPAA is a very, very vague law desu.

>>9075644
I'm so glad teachers can talk shit about students so long as we avoid talking about private info like accommodations.

If you walk into a teachers' lounge they're typically shit talking about the kids who are absolute terrors.

>>9075551
Yes another actor! What market are you in?

*takes off trip*

Conference Producer for the Biotech and Pharma industries.

In other words, imagine a small convention for researchers and business leaders to share research/network.

Literally, my convention volunteer work got me this job.

>>9075647
I spent a lot of time in the teachers lounge as a high school kid for reasons and I guess most of them didn't realize I was there because holy shit the teachers at my school were worse than /cgl/. Constantly shit talking each other, too. If I'd bothered to record them I could have blackmailed the entire faculty.

>>9075694
Cool.
I would like to apologize for my colleagues' drunken after hours misconduct

>>9075684
film/tv, currently on set freezing my ass off.

i mostly do BG stuff and get a walk-on once in awhile. never tried co.mercials but i know the pay is insane. maybe some day..

>>9075716
Oh yeah definitely. They gossip like crazy about coworkers too. My friend recently started working at my school and she got the dirt on me, which fortunately was just "she's weird but her students seem to score high," which is fine. Meanwhile my friend just found out loads of teachers were bitter towards her in secret because she got a SmartBoard as soon as she came to our school, not knowing that it was one she had earned previously so she could bring it with her.

tldr - Bitches will be bitches. Usually it's the bad teachers too.

>>9075716

Nah, they're fine. I actually love giving out free drink tickets during the receptions.

Science turns down for no one lol

>>9075716
Yeah no shit, my mom is a retired teacher and she told me all the stories of what goes on, drama, gossiping backstabbing etc. I realize life must be dirt easy as a teacher if they have the time to think shit throughout the day about other teachers.

>>9075986
That's why it's mostly the bad teachers who do it. I worked through my lunch so no time for that bullshit. Worst gossiping I did was spreading the news when bitches like that got in trouble for their shenanigans.

College student, still have many years to go. Basically lived off of a well built up savings account until this past year when I finally managed to get a minamun wage job at a shitty store with the only benefit being its been pretty much the only place to bothered with me having dyed hair. Started doing artist alleys to make some cred so hopefully I won't dive headfirst into career hell after I get the good ol BFA.

>>9075644
I heard there was a case where someone showed pictures of their patient to their friends and got found out and charged. I'd be more careful about revealing your identity/personal details if you are working in the health frontline because of safety reasons, e.g. stalking.

>>9075986
>>9076023
>>9075742
Hubby is a teacher at a high end private school, lots of children of celebrities, ambassadors, wealthy influential families, royals, etc. You won't believe the shit the kids get up to that the school has to cover for, and their parents let them get away with. Often with diplomatic immunity too. Teachers gossiping about shit non-stop. He gets paid a lot and gets bomb-ass shit to play with in the classroom, and great benefits and holidays. I'm going to get a teaching degree after I finish this shitty BBA and do the same. He gets half the year off and finishes his day at 3, it's insane.

>>9067866
don't feel bad. It costs about 1500-2000 a month on rent where I live for a 1 bedroom.

>>9079636
>tfw my retired mom always told me to be a teacher after highschool blah blah summer blah blah retirement blah blah
>see former highschool classmates mix bag of graduates BA in engineering, psychology, english, etc... teachers in highschool of random subjects.

Family med resident. I have all the money but none of the time whereas in med school it was pretty much the opposite.

>>9067487

Sup buddy. Specialty differences aside, it's nice to see another lolita in medicine.

I'm actually a candy store manager and my rent (with bills and internet) never exceeds 300. So for me it's really just saving and waiting for a dress a really want. Lolita fashion can be a pricey hobby but buying second hand can save some good dollahs

I'm a hairstylist at a chain salon for men. The base pay itself is pretty good for my area plus you get tips and commission bonuses. Living expenses in my area are really low since its the middle of nowhere so I was able to buy a house at 21 and live comfortably by myslelf with a decent amount left to blow on hobbies

>dropped out of an IT program with a focus on programming
>feel like everyone's judging me for making a horrible mistake

I'll admit I 100% fell for the STEM = Money meme, but the program was kind of shit unless you either instantly grasped the logic of programming, or had a bunch of previous experience. The teachers weren't very good at helping or explaining unfortunately.

I still want to learn how to program because it's fun (when there's no exam you need to pass), but I'm currently doing something I enjoy more and not feeling miserable and stupid all the time is already doing wonders for my confidence.

>>9084287
are you me? this is my exact situation :/

I'm studying for my CS degree, but feeling like I need to find focus and work on learning Angular JS and other web dev/ front-end stuff that's not even covered in any of the classes yet... also working part-time at the unofficial college bookstore (don't do it unless it's a big store or affiliated with the university or you can work temp, doing max work for minimum wage sucks vs my prev cashier only temp position at the same company before I transferred over to a smaller store that they bought out to be closer to school). Also work temp at a group home with elderly residents, if you can stand the dirty work, you can get a ton of hours since they're always understaffed, but consider going the CNA route for higher pay especially if you're in a high school that pays for your classes (paid out of pocket for mine)

>>9071463
Anon, super interested in how you got into it, did you have a graphic design degree and prev scanlation experience? I haven't done much in a while, but I'm always admiring some of the Viz SFX lettering. Do you guys have free range of fonts for SFX or do you have a set number that you can use due to publishing/printing prices?

>>9084287
Do one of those coding boot camps, it will probably be worth it if you commit 100% and learn the main stuff that's being used right now.

Fresh out of high school here, worked retail for 2 years and while it was an awesome, laid back job, they gave me 4-8 hours a week. Asked for more hours but they couldn't give them, which is odd considering they always bitched about being understaffed. I left them for a restaurant that gives me 30-40 hours a week and most Saturdays off plus I get good tips.

>>9084321
I'll advise you not to look up any tips for what to study, because it'll be 90% "study programming and make a lot of money!!"

Honestly my self-esteem was kind of shit for a while after dropping out because everything I read was about how great and easy programming is, and how you'll get a well paying job with easy work, and tons of benefits.

>>9084383
I'll try looking into it but I'm not sure if we have those around here, and if there are, if I can even afford them.

Freelance graphic designer here. I've done some stuff; food trucks, festivals, signage and kid stuff for the local hospital. Recently signed up for a competition held by the city and was chosen as top three, should have gotten a cash reward, but I've heard nothing. Not even a response to my follow-up. Don't know if they even announced a finalist.

Now work is stagnate. Haven't gotten anything in two months. I just want a regular hour design job. I'm so depressed.

>>9068604
Unless you are amazing you'll have a hard time making a lot of money with Graphic Design. Get into Web Development or UX/UI design.

Preschool Teacher, but kind of having a quarter life crisis and would like to work in a field with more flexible hours and better pay.

>>9079649
You can have all of the time if you want eventually though. Surgery won't ever let you do that.

>>9084688
>>9084712
anon, graphic + basic web (wordpress design) target mom and pop shops, simple and contract either a yearly or monthly updates for them, u need to put on ur car salesman hat here desu, plus word of mouth from them since theres can help snag new jobs. My friend did this on the side with 4 small local shops and tripled within a few months enough to do his from home on her own time.

>>9067258
I work at Joann's Fabric so I get discounts on cosplay supplies, I'm quitting or trying to transfer sometime in September unfortunately. The store I work at is just horrible; management and employees are mostly old ladies that are childish and lazy. Managers laugh and talk shit how they are going to give us young employees who actually bust their ass less hours and how hilarious it would be; because playing with people's wallet and lives is so funny apparently. It's only temporary and I need money is what I keep telling myself every time I have to go in.

>>9084688
>>9084712
Could try and target small mom and pop shops work cheap improve signage promos etc. and eventually online web presence (think wordpress) there's always a handful that are luddites even if they feel they dont need it just go out there and do a quick yelp search and hit (visit and talk to see if they might be interested - have ur mini portfolio sample ready) and follow up because stubborn ppl eventually give in. This shouldnt be a secret but obviously do not belittle these mom and pop shops for not being on the internet etc., being super nice and informative goes a long way, they will remember you if were an asshat and will call someone else when they change their minds.

My friend did exactly this and some referrals came from just being upfront and honest to them (especially the asshat-graphic/web designers that came before her lol) assess their needs price competitively - eventually a webonline presence can land extra income if you handle updates etc for them either monthly fee pic, promo updates things like that easy.

>>9084939
>Managers laugh and talk shit how they are going to give us young employees who actually bust their ass less hours and how hilarious it would be; because playing with people's wallet and lives is so funny apparently. It's only temporary and I need money is what I keep telling myself every time I have to go in.

This was literally my life as a flag tech working for honda, fucking hated going into work every single day.

>>9072536
As long as you get some experience before you graduate you should be good. Try applying to internship too, even if you aren't "qualified."

Once you're out of school, you can only use "recently graduated" for so long before you're competing professionals with 5+ years experience.

So I'm a med student and still mostly supported by my parents (food, rent, utilities) but I fund my own hobbies. In my "free time"--in quotes because I'm not really sure what that is anymore--I'm a freelance writer. That money is usually enough to support my fashion and cosplay interests, at least to the extent that I can enjoy them a little between school obligations.

Any other med students around? I only know one other cosplayer in my school, but she pretty much gave it up entirely once she started. I'm trying to keep my hobbies going, but it's hard with the time constraints.

>>9072536
dude... study on taking certifications if you are a BA in computer sciences, nowadays you can't get in without having A+ (minimum) with either Network and Security certifications (the holy trinity of any entry IT nowadays) and the only other way without certifications is knowing someone inside that can vouch for your experience at least (old school networking).

>>9072595
anon, where in wi do you live? There's quite a few of seagulls in the milwaukee to chicago area

I work at an insurance company, as a billing and coder specialist (I just do data entry for billing/coding) but I'm going to school to get coding certified so I can move up.

It's actually pretty interesting. I get to read doctors notes and stuff. The level of detail is enough to keep me interested and well engaged, but not too much to make me go insane.

I make a decent amount of money $14/hr as a specialist but once I'm certified, I go up to $20/hr then to salary from there. I live in the Midwest so it's actually a crazy amount of money for me.

I put about $500 in to savings every month, and still have plenty to fuck around with.

Esthetician getting dual licensure in massage therapy.

I've always done more art and stuff on the hobby part of /cgl/ and general anime/japan related stuff, never really had enough disposable income to make costumes or get outfits until a few months ago.

I quickly(2 months) saved up $2k after getting a job doing lash extensions while cleaning the school I go to afterhours for $12/hr. I also have a booth that I rent to perform services out of, and I get freelance makeup stuff through that. I'll sell a couple of pieces of art here and there but that doesn't happen as much anymore because of lack of time. In a way I have 4-5 jobs + school. As a result I drive nearly 1,000 miles a week.

I hate working this much with school and I can't wait to be finished with at least class and cleaning, but it's nice to know that once I am past an upcoming visit from my bf as far as spending/saving goes I'll be more than able to do things that I've been waiting 6 or 7 years to do, especially once I get MT licensure. I'll need to move out and go to real school tho, that's the only way I can keep the hustle goin.

>>9085272
>>9086316

Here, I have probably a dumb question but I'm interested in pursuing medicine; it's been something I've wanted to do all my life and I need to at least try even if I can't do it.

What's the process for that? You have to go to a regular college first and study the field, then you get into a medical school right? I kind of don't know how college and stuff works because I didn't go right away after high school--wanted to but for several reasons it didn't happen and I'm almost happy it didn't.

What would you, or anyone advise I do? I haven't taken any of those SAT and ACT things, did all of the ones that don't count and never took the one that would have been sent off to wherever I applied. At 22, am I gonna look like a dumbass trying to get into college? I feel like I waited too long and they're going to think I'm stupid for sending in an application anywhere considering what I want to do even if my application looked really good.

>>9086324
Med student anon here! So first of all, you'll want to decide what branch of medicine you want to work in. Do you want to be a registered nurse, a doctor, an osteopathic doctor, a physical therapist, the list goes on... And by the way, it's okay not to know. You can always try shadowing in some local medical facilities to get an idea of what you'd like to do.

The processes for those things are all very different! However, the best place to start for any of these fields will probably be to consult with a local community college or a university you're interested in attending. There should be people in the admissions department of wherever you're interested in who can give you step-by-step advice covering what you'll need to do (tests you'll need to take, what you'll need for your application, etc.)

It's definitely not too late for you. In fact, people with non-traditional academic backgrounds who push through and succeed anyway are often /more/ appealing to medical school admissions committees. The people in my school come from all kinds of backgrounds, and I mean all kinds. Don't give up! Happy to answer other questions, if I can.

>>9086324
By medicine do you mean MD (doctor)? Because the field is vast with physician assistants, nurses, technicians, etc.

If you're in the US, you need to go to college and get a bachelors to apply for medical school to be a doctor. You can literally major in anything as long as you finish the prerequisite classes like biochem and a year of writing. You'll also need volunteering and research experience.

You should go to a local community college or university and talk to a counselor about planning for your bachelor degree. Also join clubs - there's a ton especially for underrepresented populations.

Just going to warn you that pursuing an MD is a shitton of work. I've met so many dumb pre-meds dreaming of being a physician to be rich or because their parents are in the field. And then they give up once they realize that they have no actual passion toward the academics and/or helping people in need. I'd highly recommend shadowing (following a medical provider during their work to see how their daoly tasks are) or at least volunteering to get a sense of how the industry works.

>>9086343
Thanks for clarifying anon, and that really made me feel better about it. I never considered that they might appear better off for what I have done since high school, because it's not like I did nothing.

I forgot that it's such a wide field that it's kind of important to know what I do. I don't really know for sure, but I definitely want to be like a freelance medical illustrator + something. The something being some kind of research doctor or maybe a medical examiner. I understand the lack of need in many cases to go to a university especially right off the bat, but I have no interest in going to community college. I didn't go to community colleges for my licenses, I'm not going to get a degree from a community college, especially if I can reasonably afford not to.

Those sound like great things to do; what would be the timeline that I would get all of those things done if I were to intend to apply for next fall? I don't want to have more than a year gap if I don't need to between MT school and real college and I graduate in November. Would it be appropriate that I approach admissions people around Nov-Jan, or would sooner be better?

I intend to make a list of mostly in state places that I would like to go and am considering out of state but I will need somewhere that has somewhat decent reciprocity for my licensing so it's not like I have to do 600 hours of school to make a living there; luckily the in state schools are all relatively close to one another and I will more than be able to work for good money with my trade in the areas that the schools are in.

Another factor playing in is I may even go out of country to where my boyfriend lives, but that is almost a pipe dream. Don't want to but really want to at the same time, I'll sort of see how it goes.

Thanks for your answers anon, I think these will help me in my current situation as I know what I want to do, I just don't know how to go about it.

>>9086356
I'm not really in it for the money, or absolutely certain of exactly what I want to do. I just want to do something extremely productive. Part of it is because I want to see my name just somewhere saying "hey this person came up with this cool shit by looking at guts all day and it's going to save so many lives/change the world" even in some small respect. I know I can learn these things and apply myself enough to be very good at it, I just need the place to learn it.

I already have a career, that if I play my cards right I can fall back on comfortably. Especially if I apply the ambition I have for medicine/science shit to having the most bomb-ass career as a massage therapist I can, because it's possible. Intend to use this to work my way through everything, and I can make it relevant to my studies; I can work in doctor's offices, I can work in a medi-spa. Sort of have my foot in the door so to speak as far as that goes, but there is only so far a ~massage therapist~ can go, or be taken seriously.

>>9086379
If you think you're gonna do research just don't expect to be able to freelance, work clinical, and research, and be prepared for the fact that most research is not about the ground breaking innovations but begging for money or doing politically appealing rather than health needs related research. Some of the most important stuff that would actually make a difference to a huge number of people and save a huge number of lives is not the cool new surgical technique or the treatment for a rare cancer (although that has the heartstring tugging ability to get you money, and you get your name attached to it). The things that actually help on a population level are the unglamorous public health related data about healthcare systems, unequal access to healthcare, and how fucked people are by the current system. Or things like screening programs, improving vaccination uptake, improving housing etc. The issue is no one wants to hear about the inequalities and potential improvement because it costs money, there are significant financial interests in keeping the system the way it is and people complain about socialism and nanny states if you so much as try and touch legislation.

I make my money on high-risk stocks. I work from home and I have plenty of free time, though Brexit made me not want to look at my stocks for a few days.

>>9086372
I would say approach them as soon as possible, because there's going to be a lot of logistics and things involved before you can even get an application in, I imagine. I couldn't give you too many details about the undergrad admission process these days, as I went through that about 6 years ago and was helped along greatly by my high school academic counselor. Those days seem so long ago orz

I'm on my way to being a research physician myself. You'll probably want an MD for that, at the very least. If you're super ambitious and patient, you can go for the MD/PhD. You can also look into working as a research coordinator once you have your undergraduate degree and see how you like working with participants/patients. Also, if you end up at a research university, be sure to work as an undergrad research assistant for course credit! You'll get a feeling for whether or not research is for you, or at least figure out which branches of research appeal to you. A medical examiner is also going to need an MD degree. Not sure about medical illustrators, though!

There are tons and tons of options out there. Once you're established at a university, your advisors can give you a lot of ideas that would be good specifically for you. c:

>>9086372
>>9086372

So you want to be a medical illustrator and another profession? I think that's kind of unlikely - I know a illustrator who does work for medical textbooks which is a completely different career itself that she got by getting an art + biology degree in undergrad and then lots of networking.

Sorry I'm kind of sleep deprived but I'm not really understanding your plan. If you really do want to pursue an MD then you need to get a bachelors, do all the prerequisite classes, start volunteering, and have some research background (preferably wetlab). Oh and study for the MCAT for a few months nonstop.

This is a process that can take years to complete, there's a reason why pre-meds take gap years or pursue a post-bac degree since their GPA sucks - all in order to be a competitive applicant.

If you're really serious about this, you'll need to consider how many science/prereq classes you can take, when you can volunteer in a hospital/clinic/community center/etc. Try talking to a college counselor at community college or an admissions counselor at a local med school. They'll be happy to help.

And if you want to focus on research solely, that's another monster itself. Prepare to deal with bitchy PhD students, pipetting for hours, doing presentations, and everything - that can result in no paper because the whole experiment was a failure. Or you can't even get your name on the damn thing because the lab has more important members.

I can say this because I'm currently a pre-health college student (though I'm pursuing PA instead) who counsels other pre-med/nursing/health students as a part-time job. For now, research all the different health/science/medical jobs and try to narrow it down. Have you considered public health as well? It's a vast field with many specialties that are research/math based (biostats, epidemiology) to more focus on education.

>>9069122
My fellow lab anon!

I'm a lab technologist at a hospital who specializes in parasitology, and I've got a decent amount of time to devote to my hobbies, ie. most weekends. I make $23/hr, but I have to put some aside because I live with and help take care of my grandparents who don't work. The pay is good, and the hours are flexible if you're willing to look at a lot of shit, as in examining literal feces.

>>9084829

Well, you're not wrong. I'm not planning to do obstetrics so I'd probably have a pretty steady schedule on out from residency.

Although it makes me genuinely curious why you chose surgery. I find surgeons to be really intense people just because it's an intense profession. I could never do what you guys do. But what drew you to it?

>>9067258
I did a census last year that asked this question. Back then the vast majority of lolitas were college/ university students with part-time jobs, living out of home. Most common careers were nursing and tech-industry. Interested to see if much has changed.

>>9074495
>>9074502
I've never bothered with a temp agency, but that sounds about right.
I always find jobs thru Craigslist and people usually specify what kind of file format they need and a lot of people seem to prefer you just paste your resume into the email field and say they won't open attachments.

I'm currently working at a nuclear power plant as an electrician making $60/hr with benefits, shit's so cash. Best part about the job is that I don't do shit all day, just lounge around in the service room browsing 4kids. The only reason they need me is if anything ever went wrong I'd have to diagnose and fix it, but that is extremely rare. Been saving up for a 2010 Porsche 911 turbo, only need 20k more. After that I'm going to save up for a nice BMW for my girl, she's been nagging me for a new car.

>>9088118
>Make a shit ton of money.
>Blow it on a shitty car for Yourself and a shitty car for "your" """""""girl"""""""

Honest question, do you own a home? Does your girl even work or hemp with financing in any way? Do you put away a lot of savings?

Have you done anything smart with your money? Or do you just plan to always blow it on shitty cars and your girlfriend? You might as well get a tesla or something useful.

>>9067419
Legitimately curious, how did you learn to invest? Did your parents help, did you see a pro, etc? My grandmother will be passing soon and leaving me a good portion of money, and my only parent is absolute shit with finances so I have no one to learn from.

>>9075341
Tips on coding boot camp? Like an online thing or local classes/certs? I'm sick of my dead end job and want to try coding but don't even know where to start.

>>9087064
Haha, I'm not surgically inclined myself - I'm >>9071299, sorry for the confusion.

>>9088176
Yeah I own a nice 100k house in the suburbs, and I have 120k in savings. For the past 3 years I haven't bought myself anything except for food, been putting it all into my Porsche fund or spent it on my gf. Why can't I spoil myself once every 3 or 4 years? And of course my girl doesn't contribute anything financially, why do you think she's with me?

>>9088435
Your girlfriend is more than likely cheating on you, retard.

>>9088457
Probably, I don't really care. I told her early on that if she doesn't love me then just fake it, and we're both content with that arrangement. I'm surrounded by fake people anyways, they act like they care until the money/favours dry up, and they leave. As long as I don't marry the bitch I'm dandy.

>>9088482
Whatever floats your boat, bro. I'm just saying it'd probably be easier and cheaper to just hire sluts.

Like you said, though. Avoid the marriage and you're all good.

>>9088482
Tally one for the "money doesnt buy hapiness" column

>>9088435
I'm not trying to sound like a dick or butt into your business, but can I ask you why you bother even having a gf with no emotional attachment towards each other? Wouldn't it be cheaper to purchase the services of an escort than to spend money frivolously on a gf you don't love and doesn't love you? Also safer, in case you guys marry down the road and potentially divorce rapes you and your assets?

Another dev here. Also no debts to speak of (yet) so I'm living comfortably at the moment. I used to have a few expensive hobbies but now it's just lolita.

Home depot fag/ Rita's Italian Ice whore depending on the season. 10 dollars an hour is more than enough to support my cosplay, gaming shit, and occasionally food. My rent is insane though, like 400 total for an entire floor and my own bathroom while being only a 10 minute walk from my college.

>>9084939
I thought Joann's was cutting the employee discount. Old ladies who work at craft stores always tend to be gossipy jerks who reak of unfulfilled dreams, at least in my experience.

>>9088533
She does way more than just spread her legs for me, she's more of a housemaid that fucks me than a girlfriend. She keeps my house immaculately clean, takes care of all my animals, and has amazing dinners ready for me when I get home from work. I feel its worth the money for what I get. I'm aware that I'm probably an idiot and fucked in the head for creating this relationship, but whatever.

>>9088533
Also I would never marry her, completely out of the question. She mentioned marriage a few months ago and I quickly shut her down, telling her that will never happen. She hasn't mentioned it since.

>>9084383
I answered some of your questions in >>9072007, but for the others… Naw, I didn't have any scanlation experience. The scanlation scene was only starting to get big when I started. I got a degree in Graphic Communication, and it does help, but not to the point where I wouldn't be able to do the job otherwise. It's more the knowledge of various programs, the print process, and publishing spec that really helped. I have total free range of fonts for SFX but Viz has to own any dialogue fonts I use. I've never found it to be much of a problem because most of the time when I want to use something they don't have, they'll buy a license for it so I can use it. SFX are usually done in Photoshop, so the fonts are manipulated to fit the look and won't be necessary for the final bitmapped file. Dialogue is done in InDesign, so they do need the proper fonts for legal reasons. At least, that's why I believe it's that way.

>>9068054
>tfw wanted to be a teacher in English, Drama (primarily to help autistic kids), Art, History...
>27yo and still haven't started
The red tape from what I hear kills it quickly. You go to teach and end up a parrot taking daycare.

Police Officer in London

>>9088482

Better read up on common marriage laws. You sound like a moron with too much money if you're letting someone take advantage of you when you could find a hooker and maid for cheaper combined.

>>9086404
How do you get into the stock game my friend?

>>9088667
>>9088694
>>9088843
>Better read up on common marriage laws.

+1

If you two are living together for two or more years, you may be considered a common law couple under the eyes of the law. Even without an official wedding/marriage certificate, she may be entitled to half your assets after you guys split.

Honestly, I'm wary of the situation you're in but I don't have all the facts. I think a good idea would be to approach one of your close friends and ask them for their honest opinion of your gf. Than go from there.

>>9088600
They might have cut it, idk I haven't bought anything with my discount as of lately. I don't like going in there on my days off and seeing my coworkers and getting anxious that they are going to talk shit about what I bought. Working there kinda ruined my joy of going in there and getting excited to make cosplay; that's why I can't wait to find another job and just go in there only as a customer.

>>9089061
You don't just buy your stuff after your shift is over?

>>9089127
I usually work till closing most of the time and my coworkers/managers don't want to check me out and just want to go home (which I can understand), but I just don't feel comfortable buying stuff now. Idk I know it sounds super silly but I just feel weird.

>>9079516
Well sure, because a photograph is identifiable information. That was just plain stupid to do so. Vague information is all right as long as no details are provided that could lead to the identification of the patient in question.

Not sure why healthcare workers need to be more careful about their identity and personal details than individuals in other fields.

>>9089046

I highly doubt he has friends. Other than his nobel prize winning personality, he already sounds like he's wary of people using him for only money in >>9088482. It might be well founded but in any case it really doesn't sound like he actually has a person he trusts.

>>9068018
I live in Oregon and we have a $9.25/hr minimum wage and most companies pay $10-$15 just for starting competitive.

Feels good my fellow bioregion liver.

>>9071463
>I "work" 100 hours a week and still have time to follow threads on 4chan
We have different definitions of working.

>>9091947
Well of course if they are working on a computer screen doing translation they are going to have some more time available to quickly browse a few threads a week.

Not everyone is a fucking bottom of the barrel trashcan labourer worker like you seem to be, doing back-breaking physical labor day after day is possibly the only way i could see you having no time at all to browse a few threads on 4chan during an ENTIRE WEEK even if you are working 100 hours. Is such grueling work something to be proud of?

>>9068054
Also a special ed teacher here! I work with really young kids who won't remember me in detail by the time they are old enough to read manga

Corporate middle management at a fortune 500. And I do some commissions on the side, hobby sorry if pays for itself, but I'm abe to afford 6 or so cons per year.

Living in a tourist town, I do 2 jobs in summer and 1 in winter. A shit tier retail gig keeps me alive in the cold months, and waitressing at a fine dining restaurant rakes in cash during the summer. 100% of my tips go to saving for cons and travel, and my hourly wages pay my bills.

As for the cosplays themselves- I've got a few dedicated "fans" (more like friends at this point, we talk every day and they're genuinely nice people) who bankroll my costumes and order my supplies for me. I had to give up making costumes for a while until these folks showed up to help out.

>>9069885
They were advertising on indeed! But I also have a degree in PR (and had to take some social media classes as part of my degree) so that's what really landed me the job.

>>9091947
Hmm, perhaps we do. I unfortunately haven't developed the ability to work as I eat, but I do have the ability to read and occasionally comment as I eat.

>>9067807

Any advice for a fellow weeb trying to break into the craft beer world? (Yes, I am trying to network on 4chan's cosplay board)

Should I fall for the cicerone meme?

>>9075640
You can tell stories but not show photos or use patient names. Super awkward sometimes though, I remember telling my friend about a crazy chick in psych outpatient clinic (I was sitting in on the consult as a student at the time) then she showed up as part of the extended friends group at a house party and I couldn't say anything. Thankfully she didn't recognise me.

>>9068263
My brother does welding but he makes minimum wage. Which is like 9 euro an hour, he lives in the Netherlands

I work in a shop and I make enough money for lolita and to live on my own in a tiny studio, but I only make minimum wage. I hate my job but I don't know what else to do. I don't have a degree or skills.. I think about going to college sometimes but I don't know what to study, what will actually get me a better job and I'm scared of the debt I will have. Also I'm already 25 and my parents say I'm too stupid to get a degree.

>>9093798
I can't answer what you should study but I will say you're never too old or too stupid to get a degree. True, it might be harder for you and some fields will be difficult, but education is something everyone can have. Think long and hard on it but don't pass up simply because of your age or the nasty things parents say. You can do it if you want to anon!

>>9085287
Yea, I have to take pre-req classes for a transfer program which will leave me with 2 classes per semester, so I'm actually going to study for an A+ cert and taking a Network+ which includes a voucher for the certification.
Do you think I could at least get a part time job or internship with this much?

>>9095886
>Do you think I could at least get a part time job or internship with this much?
Possibly...if the school helps you land the internship with a company is the other option, inquire if there is an internship either from counselors or instructors (best people that can do the footwork for you ...lol).

>living on bf's income, he buys me rori and cute wank tho
>lack exp and education to get anyth above minimum
>currently unemployed bc health issues

I love him to death for his generosity but it my self esteem is at a historical low. Kill me.

>>9067268
High minimum wage?! Last year I earned around €8 an hour. I'm just glad my partners earns more that I do.

I work in finance and have plenty of money (should hit $200k in a few years if I don't quit) but it's not really the kind of career that makes it easy to make other otaku friends - the vast majority of my direct coworkers are other non-otaku guys.

Also I'm married which has put a stop to any other girls wanting to hang out and the vast majority of otaku guys don't seem interested in doing cute cosplay/crossplay seriously. Oh well, who need friends?

>>9096125

Why does it have to be cute crossplay/cosplay?

Can't be normal cosplay?

And dude you must feel out of place doing cosplay stuff in high finance.

i work for the local goverment. a few coworkers have me on fb and know and think it's pretty cool that i cosplay.

>>9096158
>Why does it have to be cute crossplay/cosplay?

I like girly things

>And dude you must feel out of place doing cosplay stuff in high finance.

I like the feeling that I can be as weeaboo as I want and no one will give me shit as long as I'm a competent professional.

>>9096125
I also work in finance and know that feel of having extremely normie coworkers. Try interacting with the quants at your firm if they exist. We tend to be more nerdy and more likely to like this kind of stuff.

I'm at a quant hedge fund and a few of my coworkers are definitely weebs but not cosplayers. I still cosplay, but the long hours make it so that I basically only make one cosplay a year. At least the pay is amazing.

>>9096275
I am sort of a quant and work with some others but I probably will move into management eventually (or leave to another industry or the buy side or my own firm one day)... there's no real big money in sell-side trading or pure quant work in this region anyway. The front office quants here are pretty normie.

How is the systematic fund industry doing lately? I imagine it's a steady and high but not ludicrously paid field nowadays except for the executives but what do I know.

>>9096279
>At least the pay is amazing.

Are we talking $300k or $3mil?

>>9096281
We're outperforming the average non-quant HF, but that's not saying much when the entire industry is underperforming. It's definitely not as glamorous these days, especially since a bunch of colleges are churning out MFEs en masse and "quants" are a dime a dozen.

>>9096283
The former is closer to what I make since I'm relatively junior (early 20s). Seven figures is possible if you're more experienced and develop good strategies that generate alpha.

i'm a cam whore (kind of) + i sell my panties and do gfe, kik sessions, etc. i only make about 1k a month but i live with my parents (i'm 18) and i don't have to pay for anything except my internet bill ^_^

>>9096284
New York? I'm in Asia where the pay is deflated due to the lack of talent but the cost of living is pretty cheap at least. Skype name in the name field if you wanna add me.

Sometimes I wonder if it might just be better to focus on entrepreneurship or become a career executive really if I don't want to live my life in America... there are plenty of things to arb other than stocks in the end.

>>9096294
Large fund in the Northeast, so you're close. I'm assuming Singapore or Tokyo? Might add you if I can figure out my Skype password.

Definitely agree with you that what we do doesn't feel very meaningful on an emotional level. Have seen a few burned out coworkers move out west to work as software engineers for tech companies, so you might consider that.

>>9096306
>Definitely agree with you that what we do doesn't feel very meaningful on an emotional level.

At least there's not so much of the latency-arb nonsense here that you have in the US... I would find it very difficult justifying my existence doing that.

>>9096125
try working as a mechanic, you'll get laughed at and talked about for years if your cosplay shit gets out

>>9067872
I worked retail as a manager for NINE YEARS and thats way more than I made, how the hell do you get 16 at mcdonalds?!

>>9072536
I'm going to be 26 next week. I went to school for years to be a nurse, but dropped out and got a medical assistant certificate instead. I've been taking meds for depression since I was 15, but I'll be going to an outpatient facility soon because I keep getting worse. I've only had one job before, Carls Jr, where I worked for less then a month because I couldn't handle the stress of a job and school at the same time (I was taking very hard science classes at the time). I have sent out so many job applications, and have received zero calls. I live with my parents. All my friends have moved on with their lives, gotten married, gotten jobs, etc. I have only kissed a boy once, and he said I was terrible at it. Fuck my entire life. I don't know what to do at this point.

tl;dr This anon is a failure or a person

>>9088877
My mother made all her money the same way, and demanded that my siblings and I get our own accounts. I just happen to have a knack for it. I was really lucky.

I make GMO potatoes. It's boring as fuck but your potato chips might be one of my potatoes.

>>9097231
redpill me on gmo potatos, are they safe to eat? nutritious?

>>9097235

Not anon, but yes, and yes. That's partly the point of GMOs.

>>9097231

Do you farm them or do you make the gene inside a lab?

>>9096125
>>9096279

My boyfriend works in finance and he seems to have nerdier coworkers than I do (medicine for comparison). I guess it just depends on who you get.

I texted my coworker/friend yesterday about pokemon go and after a few questions and explaining it to her, she goes 'o cute. I used to have a stuffed pikachu.' Meanwhile my boyfriend is swapping pokemon go tips with his coworkers. Can't say I'm not envious sometimes. Oh well, at least in this tiny town I have all the pokemon to myself.

I really want to get into J-fashion and I really love the lolita scene.
Could I afford to get into lolita fashion $350/m.

I feel dirt poor because I am making around $2k-2,500 moth. ( not including tips)

I get around 300~500 in tips.

>>9096125
What firm/company is this?

>>9097235
they are perfectly fine to eat. And eating non-organic veggies and fruit is better for the environment because they have been made to withstand more severe weather conditions and require less water in some plants.ORganic stuff wilts so much in this heat that it would be impossible to grow enough food for everyone organically.
I make genes in a lab and grow them in a lab. I have to perform a bunch of tests on it to see how the genes appeared in the potato and what it did, and if it meets the right standards, it's sent off, but the standards are usually stuff like color and how well it cooks in oil.

Sorry for the rant, I'm very drunk

>>9097341

Oh wow, that's so cool anon. That was kind of the dream job I wanted back in high school. Keep making genes and ignore the GMO haters.

>>9097235
Hopping in on this because I was in a GMO lab for walnuts for a while. The modifications we did to the walnuts were to
>improve resistance to pests/diseases (which are a huge fucking pain, moreso if all the crops of one type of food are nearly genetically identical - think bananas)
>help the babby walnut shoots grow better with a higher survival rate (again, boosting resistance against molds and diseases)
>improve the walnuts' marketability - make them taste better (not bitter), make the kernels bigger and nicer in colour
>make more variation in the harvest times for walnuts (so you don't get all the walnut varieties reaching harvestability at the same time every year, thus flooding the market)

Genetically modified foods aren't inherently bad - they're one of the most ~*future*~ things in the world right now, but they've been vilified through shitty companies that exploit GM crops and farmers.

>tfw left the lab to use my science degree towards teaching, so now I can be stressed and poor instead of bored and decently-off

>>9097267
Absolutely. Spend your first month on a coord from bodyline and then start gradually saving and working towards daily and grail pieces.

>live in southern california
>almost a perfect place to live since theres a good amount of cons that happen here throughout the year
>expensive as fuck to live here though

theres always a downside to things.

>>9097271
Just your run of the mill investment bank.

>>9072536
I was in a pretty similar situation, this is just stuff that helped ME a lot,
>community engagement and volounteer work
At cons, in your local cosplay/lolita community, for local charity and second hand stores, etc. This shows that you don't just sit home and do nothing, that you're willing to put in work for stuff you care about, and that you're just all over engaged and helpful.

Also helps slightly with the feeling of uselessness.

>calling back yourself
Make a list of all the stuff you apply for, and once a week go through it and call back to the companies you applied forthe week before. Just tell them you applied, ask how the recruitment process is going, and highlight your interest. It will make you ten times more likely to stick in their mind.

>>9097612
UNfortunately, I lot of places are doing this now

>>9097617
Please tell me this is only the US because honestly that's fucked up.

I'm currently a student and I work on campus as well. My schooling is free thanks to scholarships and whatnot, so I only need to worry about rent and utilities. I also get by with some help from my parents, so any of the money that I made is left over goes to materials for my cosplays and badges. Although I'm super busy as I'm on campus for almost 12 hours a day so I can really only attend one convention per year.

>>9088197

Pro tip, ever place your eggs in one basket.
To beat inflation you must break 5% in interest.

I N D E X
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F U N D
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look for something that guves you around 10% annually return.

Rule of 72.

>>9097796
Oh, and with a 0% protective floor, so you won't lose when you world markey loose poorly.

Live with parents, but have a job as "guerilla encouragement." Doesn't pay well, but I literally jut sit on 4chan all day. Look at cute dresses in my /cgl/ tab, talk about Bethesda games non-stop in my /v/ tab.

I hate that board so fucking much.

>>9088197

Pro tip, never place your eggs in one basket.
To beat inflation you must break 5% in interest to even gain profit on your investments.

I N D E X
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F U N D
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look for something that gives you around 10% annually return.
And if you could find one with a 0% protective floor, you won't lose when the world market does poorly.

Rule of 72.

>>9097807
Time is money.

Initial 10k investment.

Age 30 - 10k @ 4% annual interest.
Age 46 - 20k
Age 52 - 40k
Age 68 - 80k.

Age 30 - 10k @ 10% annual interest
Age 37 - 20k
Age 44 - 40k
Age 51 -80k
Age 58 -160k
Age 66 - 320k.

>>9097807
Time is money, the older you are the more struggle it is to save for retirement.

Initial 10k investment.

Age 30 - 10k @ 4% annual interest.
Age 48 - 20k
Age 66 - 40k

Age 30 - 10k @ 10% annual interest
Age 37 - 20k
Age 44 - 40k
Age 51 -80k
Age 58 -160k
Age 65 - 320k.

>>9096082
Are you me? My boyfriend supports me, and is totally fine with it, has the means to do it, but sometimes I feel like a useless hot house flower. At least I have cute clothes.

I recently had to give up on my career. Been told that the experience I gained was more academic and research based than actual physical work. This was just for a part-time job that required a HS diploma and made sure everything is up to code and regulations. I was told this multiple times in my interviews.

Worse, someone I looked up to as a reference said, "Don't let the door hit you on the way out." I'm crushed.

I'm thinking about either returning for a PhD or jumping into a new career. Both would require more education and more money. I'm in no mood to work atm. I wished I had the stability and dignity of a career to buy my lolita dresses.

I currently work at a doughnut shop making $9 an hour, plus another $20-40 a day in tips. It's a really good paying job for what it is in this area but my coworkers are terrible and make the job a nightmare. I dread going in everyday and get so depressed I sometimes have to cry in the bathroom. I'm 26 and feel like my life is going nowhere. I make enough for a few cosplays a year and that's the only thing keeping me going.

>>9097932

I'm sorry, anon. Have you ever considered trade school? You can often find Unions that will pay for you to go through if you agree to apprentice and work with them for like 5 years after or something.

>>9096082
>>9097824

You guys are at such an opportunity to something.
Don't look at this like your life, look at it like a very convenient stepping stone

I'm having a hard time getting hrt legally. Im tired and desperate.

I want to self med, my major roblem is that I have Hepatitis B.

What is the safest method to work around my liver disease?

Please help me put together a plan on which Anti- androgen and Estrogeb medicaltion I should purchase and how I should go about self meding

>ICU Nurse
12 hours a day, 3 straight days a week
once in a while i'll get a patient that i know wont be here for long but its part of the job
theres only 4 people that i know of that go to cons and cosplay in this 300 bed hospital

>>9098109

Honestly 4 is more than I would expect for such an intensive position.

My friend works a similar schedule at a mental health facility and we're dragging him along to Otakon but he's certainly not dressing up, just going to spend time with us. Doesn't really like weeb shit anymore.

>>9097858
What did you do?

>>9097816
Don't count on 10% returns happening any time again soon in this low growth world.. maybe 2-4% if you're lucky with drawdowns along the way.

>>9092042
do you try to hide it from your coworkers?

Look, shitbags. I'd move to be around more of you assholes. That' show much I love you.

>>9097939
Thanks for the tip on trade school. I would like to look into that.
I really want to make a living in costume design or as a stitcher but I'm trapped in a state with no opportunities and I don't make enough money to move atm

>>9098177
Did a MS in Civil Engineering. I ended up burning a few bridges in my last year and alienated my professional network. I love the profession, but since I'm a firestarter, I can't start a career.

>>9067265
what no way

>>9067258
Well, i work in a water treatment plant, for an oil refinement industry, so i get a good income.

>>9097626
I have no idea. I personally think that if someone calls back multiple times to ask about a job, then they really want the fucking job and would take it very seriously because they need it badly.

>>9097965
please teach me senpai

Protip for programming/EE anons
go for jobs to do with security or military
due to clearance requirements you are required to hire people born in the country

especially in the UK there is a massive shortage of competant EE and CS graduates who can pass clearnace

Dead end 9-5 desk job in a slowly sinking company. (2 designers and a production person got laid off this year, I haven't seen a raise since I started 4 years ago.) It's ok though, at least we have a house now. (pro-tip if you want to buy a house, get a real credit card and use it. husband thought he had good credit cut just paying bills...but that's not how it works)

I got a phone call last week from my dream museum, offering me the job I applied for a few months back (the person who got the job has found something else- I presume more hours) and they straight up offered me the job, without reinterviewing, which was crazy flattering.

So now I'm arguing with HR in my current role about reducing my hours a tad and trying to complete all the freelance projects I'm working on before the new role starts.

Because of that I left the house at 8.30 this morning to do full shift at museum, then went straight to the uni to do archival research and when I get home I have to work on another project (2 weeks until I need to get it to the printers).

I love that my career is going places, that I have enough in the bank to pay for the rest of my PhD and a massive trip to Disneyworld next year...

I hate that I haven't been to a meet yet this year and have only worn casual lolita with friends a handful of times because I'm working so much...

Silver lining? My industry doesn't give a fuck what I wear so I'll be able to go straight from work to dinner with my comm when the new job starts because location is nice and central.

>>9098439
>but since I'm a firestarter, I can't start a career.

Thats not the greatest interpersonal quality and you know it. Good luck finding a job.

>tfw phone interview next week

>>9098439
>I'M THE FIRESTARTER
>TWISTED FIRESTARTER

>>9100319
Wow, story is almost similar to me, just laid off recently and yep no raise for about 4 years (seriously underpaid - knowing who the person I replaced made about double) anyway glad to be out - laid off and collecting ui in the time being getting over the fact I worked for a douchebag-autistic-bully-owner.

In the last 5 years I started to followup my credit rating which was below 700 (mebe 660-680), took about 2-3 years to get it near 800. Pay off credit cards #1 and carry 0 interest was my biggest hurdle, #2 have a mix of credit use like store credit cards, #3 the hardest is keeping credit ratio >20%% each month (balance under 20% of your combined total credit).

>21
>haven't had a part time job since 16
>can't find anything

I'm pretty fucked until I finish college which will take forever too.
>tfw too old at 21 to get a part time job

>>9067258
I used to fund cosplay with the grant money from college. Now I have an AA and no experience.

>don't have a portfolio for art school, so obviously any art jobs I want are out for now
>live comfortably with dad but bothers me everyday about a job
>social anxiety so no server/waitress/etc jobs that are big in my area
>don't speak spanish so busser/dishwashers are out
>no work experience so everyone else probably doesn't care
>only 1 place called me and it was a shitty restaurant
>mfw not even fast food places want me

>>9102519
>too old for part time job

do you not know how the world works? fucking retired people will go back to work part time.

>>9102603

Ya fucked up anon. Go spend three hours a day for two weeks building a portfolio and mail it around.

>>9102519
That's not true anon. I got my first 'proper' job at 22- it was a part-time office job- small company didn't need someone in every day to update their tiny website. I'm 26 now and every job I've had has been part-time because that suits me while I'm in grad school, never struggled to find a part-time role either. Try through your college first maybe- campus jobs are usually part-time so they fit around studies.

Went to school for VetTech, was miserable actually working in for 14$/h. Too many ethical conflicts and I had multiple vets treat me and other techs like garbage. Had one sketch old vet make sexual comments at me and other techs just shrugged it off. Whole thing felt really gross to me, so I just, left.

Had a pet dietician job, paid 15$/h by multiple cat and dog food companies until my position was scrapped.

So now I work at a petstore for 12$/h to cover rent and living costs, but do photography (mostly at cons) to cover my own cosplay and convention trips since there's nothing good in my area.

Wish I could do photography full time, but I think i'd miss being able to teach people how to actually care for their animals. The store I work at has really educated employees, and it's nice being able to defy the 'petstore advice is bad advice' stereotype.

I'm just so sick of telling people not to put goldfish in bowls, and having every parent come in looking for a 'Nemo fish'. did you even watch the movie? Pretty sure you missed the point of it.

In-house web designer.

It's a small company so the pay isn't all that great, but the boss is really flexible about hours and so long as I get my shit in I can take three day weekends for cons.

>>9102618
it feels like only 16-17 year olds get hired in my region these days

>>9102742
There's no campus jobs in this country unfortunately.

>>9067258

I mostly invest in Jfashion at the moment and occasionally lolita, but I work part time as the manager of an ice cream stand for like $9 an hour.

Annoying as fuck, but it pays alright. I'm really breaking my neck with every order though, but since I'm living with my parents I suppose it doesn't matter.

>>9102818
Another vet tech here. Make about $16 / hr after working at the same place for five years. Been here since i graduated/got certified. My hospital practices really good medicine which is why I don't want to leave. Heard about a lot of bad vets our there. One of the vets at my place is incapable of giving any fucks about anyone but himself and recently my hospital had been short staffed so work has been a living nightmare for the past couple months. We went from twelve great techs to about six and at this point I hope they hire any Joe schmoe. Strongly considering going into pet grooming or just working at petsmart.

>>9067955
>>9075197
Whores aren't welcome.

I manage a small vintage/antique furniture/bits and bob shop, been there 9 months now and make $12.50 per hour. Started doing Saturdays and covering the manager when she wanted days off.
Then the owner was watching the CCTV to see how I was doing and found the manager slacking off 80% of the time.
She'd spend more time "on lunch" or having cigarette breaks out the back or have her friends come hang out in the shop and just sit in the back and lock up in the hours we should have been trading.

Needles to say the manager gig is pretty sweet. We're not too busy and rely on small sales on things like records, old costume jewelry and scarves and then one or two big sales per week.

We've got a sewing machine from the 50s behind the counter which was for repairing stuff but I'm allowed to use for my personal stuff when it's quiet. And I have a pc in the shop too so I can sit on the internet and just fill the time on cgl when I have nothing to do.

Only problem is it's a really old building and really creepy when I'm in on my own. And takes between an hour and a half and 45 minutes to get to so I'm losing pretty much all day. And we're open every day but sundays so it's really limiting me going to conventions at the moment.

I want to hire someone to take some of the days off me and to cover me when I want to go to conventions but all the college kids have gone home now and it's right by a campus and there is no one around.

I guess stick it out until the fall. I think I'll just hire the first freshman I see when they start to move in. I'd really like the job go to a kid who really wants a job like this.

We do get some really nice old dears who come in and sit in our little sofa area and have a (free because I'm nice) coffee and tell me stories back about back in the day. One of them made me a cake at Christmas.

>>9093798
You should use the fact your parents said you were too stupid for a degree as fuel for the bitterness and determination to get one. That's what most people do

My job varies by week and I do pretty much anything I can. This week I'm an art camp counselor and a pet sitter. I wake up early, go take care of a cat, go to work at camp, go walk this dog, then go take care of the cat again

I work at a bookstore near a college campus. I make enough money for myself that I don't need to dip into my boyfriend's earnings (he works as a computer technician)

It's also great because I can get books at a discount and read new comics and manga after hours.

I'm studying to be a vet, so I hope this works out.

I work at McDonalds and as far as retail goes, it's decent, at least where I live.

>>9097212
Seeming as they're calling it University while also using dollars, they're probably Australian so that's $12 in murica money

>tfw was awkward during phone interview

Cosplay photographer here. I work two jobs. One at a bookstore, and the other at an office supply store. Even though I don't make that much at either place,I've gotten to know a lot of cosplayers from ringing up manga, and the office supply store is handy for when I print business cards,and for when I finally get good enough to start making prints.

>>9109373
need to order business cards

>>9102618
Different anon but at all the unskilled part-time jobs I worked while in uni the boss would whine at me about how he could have hired an 18-year-old to do the same work for cheaper. Now that I'm 25 I've pretty much given up on ever finding anything in retail or waitressing and am focusing purely on things that require a degree.

I work retail. It pays the bills, my hobbies and I have enough left to eat well.

But I have no career plans, I've always been garbage with school. I've never been smart, but always been alright with art, so I figured Art school would be the thing, too bad it's way too fucking expensive.

Love this life.

>>9067334
>actually the minimum wage in Europe is pretty low like 8 euro/hr.
You know nothing about our wages do you? It's different per country, Europe is not a country it'S A CONTINENT FOR FUCKS SAKE EVERY COUNTRY RUNS ITSELF DIFFERENTLY HERE REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

I don't!

Someone be my sugar momma!

I work as an assistant costume designer and lighting technician! Usually I do contract positions, I've just finished working on a production and have begun work making prosthetics for a theme park! In the winter I'll be working as a Tailor/Inventory Clerk!

My job(s) are great because I get to be flexible - I'm going to PAX Prime to work in promotions for a retailer there!