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hey /fa/, so i basically flunked out of 2 of my college courses, and need to get another job or else i'll be withering even more in depression for how much of a fuck up i am...

so my question is what does /fa/ do for a job?

>> No.6187694
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6187694

Part time bar/banquet shit.

15 bucks an hour so not too bad. For a recent high-school grad.

>> No.6187695

I work at starbucks while I work my way through my OD. If college isnt making you happy anon, you dont have to do it. You dont need a college education to have a stable, comfortable life. You can still work hard and have plenty of disposable income to pay for an occasional obscenely priced purchase.

>> No.6187705

I work in the backroom at Wal Mart

>> No.6187706

fast food

going to turn in like a million resumes for patient data related jobs this summer tho

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6187708

Waitress.

>> No.6187714

>>6187708
how often do you get sexually harassed?

>> No.6187718

Shiiiit. I guess I'm the minority here. I design satellite systems... I put in some effort in college and I landed a job about a year ago.

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6187722

>>6187714
i get lots of tips to my face
they have this policy where all tips are split by all the workers, but customers are always tipping me and telling me to put in my pocket so i wont share with the others

natalie portman reporting for duty :D

>> No.6187727

>>6187718
haha thats so funny, because I am a CEO of a aeronautic biomedical engineering institution

>> No.6187740

>>6187672
curator for new media art exhibitions / translator

>> No.6187735

>>6187708
Waiter*

>> No.6187743

>>6187722
did you fuck leon

are you really jidf

>> No.6187751

>>6187695
Prove it.
You cant.

>> No.6187765

>>6187751
you think everyone that doesnt have a college degree is always in constant poverty? You have never heard of anyone making up to 90-100k a year that isnt a bachelor or masters of something? You must be very young

>> No.6187774

>>6187751
plumbers

garbagemen

>> No.6187786

>>6187708
faggot

>> No.6187792
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6187792

>be 21
>decide I'm gonna be an architect
>take drafting , CAD, and CIS
>getting straight As till midterms come along
>realize this profession is highly unpleasing and I need more mental stimulation
>fail all 3 classes
>current semester take English and Lit
>both teachers tell me I am a good writer for this level and I was writing better essays than anyone at their cal state classes
>they tell me to try to get in , and they will do letters of recommendations
> tfw have 3 classes with F
>TFW I will never become a writer
>taking art and some macroecon class im failing atm
>why am I telling this to /fa/
I am lonely

>> No.6187793

>>6187672
Are you planning on taking time off from college or just getting a part time job? I think for your life it is most important to stop college at the moment and take some time off. You always have the option of finishing college. Find something that you like doing or at least and area that you might enjoy still doing in the future.

You can still be successful while not going to college although it may be harder. I think it is important to focus on one area and develop skills so that you are specialized in something. Other than that, dealing with people will be a very important skill.

>>6187751
My mom didn't finish college. She makes 100-200k with benefits at a fortune 500 company. So it is not impossible to do well without a degree, it is just harder to get started, especially if you don't have one specific thing that you excel at.

>> No.6187804

>>6187793
>my mom

She's probably a baby boomer. Also she's a woman, easy as fuck to get a job as a woman since every one wants a pretty little secretary etc.

Nowadays you can't even get a job as a plumber without 5 referrees and proof that you're a 5 year veteran plumber.

>> No.6187814

>>6187672

take something vocational-based. i'm floundering in my college courses, got two finals this week that i don't even know when/where they are. needless to say i'm going to fail them.

if my school will take me back next semester, i'm going to start with the EMT program, should be able to start working within a year.

>> No.6187822

>>6187804
Yes, she is obviously older, like 50. So barely baby boomer. She is only a couple people under the CEO so its not like she just chilled out and got lucky, there was some work involved.

>> No.6187823

>not starting your own business
YOU ARE BETA AS FUCK

My friend opened a screen printing shop in LA, and rents off half the building to some mexican gardners. He makes like 200k a year making cheap screen prints and knock offs for central LA, and yes most of them is supreme shit.

>> No.6187834

video editor
started as freelance, now i have a sweet long term job. somewhat shitty cuz it means sitting in front of a laptop all day, and getting bitched at when it takes an hour to render.

but i get to meet famous, and inspiring people, and travel.

>> No.6187840

>>6187804
>5 year veteran
Fucking this applies to college grads too.
I cant find a job anywhere without already having 3+ years of xp.
How the fuck do i get started anywhere when my degree isn't enough? Is it just the U.S? Should I move?

>> No.6187847

>>6187751
Bus Driver
Garbage collection
Pretty much any trade
Production line
Manufacturing line
Construction
Janitor at a hospital / school
Truck Driver

Remember this post when you graduate with $50k student debt and the only job you can find is at Starbucks
.

>> No.6187853

>>6187840
Hey man I'll give you a huge fucking secret to obtaining employment.

Contacts. That's it. Degree is worth nothing if you don't have contacts, and contacts is the only way to bypass the X years of exp needed. My friend who never finished high school is working for Toyota making 125k a year, and guess how he got the job. Because his uncle is a vet there and recommended him.

It's the secret no one wants to admit to.

>> No.6187849

>>6187840
working FOR a woman sucks though.
not even on some sexist shit, but its true.

they are way too emotional and will make important decisions based on that.

>> No.6187850

>>6187840
apply anyway

it's more common than you'd think that they don't get ANYONE who meets their qualifications and you could be the best of the bunch

>> No.6187858

>>6187840
This means they want to hire internally

>> No.6187856

>>6187849
man you're just being a dick

my female boss is chill as fuck i don't want to work for anybody else

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>>6187727

I shit you not.

Pic related:
RF Down-converter redundancy ring and some random waveguide runs.

>> No.6187900

>>6187727
>aeronautic biomedical engineering institution

Fuck me if this is a real thing.

>> No.6187910

>>6187900
I think he puts people in wind tunnels or some shit to treat for diseases

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>>6187910

>> No.6188230

>>6187801

>> No.6188615

waiter
>no tips

ok

>> No.6188636

> work retail
> 40% discount
no reason not to if you use lots on clothes, you learn shitt too and work with fa people irl

>> No.6188672

>>6188636
how did u get ur job in retail

i think im too ugly for it but idk

>> No.6188703

>>6188672
i applied for it, dressed well when handing it inn
got job. thats it. ugly doesn't matter as long as you dress well

>> No.6189538

im a fashion photography retoucher

>> No.6189554

tech support

try not to let college/jobs get you down. everyone is a fuck up, just go to work, make your money, and do something that will make you feel less like a fuck up in your spare time.

don't get down on yourself for playing video games or music or whatever other things people feel like adults shouldn't be doing. our entire generation is fucking up by previous standards just because we're smart enough to not immediately get married and have kids. That shit sucks, and I bet your parents were fucking up pretty badly while they were doing it.

tl;dr: you could get lucky and find a job you actually like, and I certainly don't mean that you should stop trying, just don't get so obsessed with it that what you do in your free time is worthless. It's going to be hard to get a job you like that actually pays you a decent wage. Don't worry about it, it's a chore. It's just another part of paying bills. Be more concerned with how you spend the rest of your time.

>> No.6189579

PR and website management

>> No.6189596

cocktail bartender, high end bar

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>>6187708

>> No.6192356

I fix computers and jailbreak/root phones on craiglist. Some days I rake in $80 others I bring in nothing.
It get me by but I live with my parents :v

>> No.6192379

>>6187792
>i'm really smart and talented
>just don't apply myself

keep deluding yourself m8

>> No.6192433

You need a job for experience, and experience for a job.

Unless you have very good contacts, are Will Hunting, or are a very lucky entrepreneur, fucking forget about ever having a great job

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6192591

waitstaff/barista

shit pay, stable hrs, usually easy work + some cool homies i work floor with


got hired with no prior hospo experience and bare references lel
>tfw qt 3.14

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>>6192433
What a needlessly narrow-minded and cynical view of the employment. Just because you are depressed and lazy and unemployable, does not mean that the rest of us are. If you really think it is that hard to get a good job wherever you are, you must not be trying very hard, or are uselessly stubborn

>> No.6192611

>>6192600

>implying any job = great job

And post a fit fuccboi

>> No.6192616

Make a band or become a producer. Get a BNM from P4K. sorted
depressed dropout here too. thats what im doing.

>> No.6192620

i put out a resume on monster or go to a temp agency and do whatever they tell me to and i make between 10 and 12 bucks an hour.

>> No.6192637

>>6192616
>BNM

whats that

>> No.6192640

>>6192611
You might not be able to make a lot of money in a field you are interested in, but if you can't find a stable job that pays you well over the living wage, you must be seriously dysfunctional.

>And post a fit fuccboi

>> No.6192642

>>6192637
Best New Music review on a track or album at www.pitchfork.com
lurk >>>/mu/

>> No.6192650

>>6187887
bro please give me advice on how to make it through college, i Made it one entire semester with pure A's but I dont know hwo long I Can keep this up.

>> No.6192656

I teach a few students piano (performance major) and I work at a cafe every fuckin day after summer courses because I'm a dumbass and skipped class a shitload during the fall and spring which resulted in me having ~$1500 tuition fees not covered by my scholarships and shit.
>tfw I could've just went to class and saved me money and time.

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6192671

Mortgage Loan Officer

>> No.6192673

>>6192650

Stop taking drugs, smoking, drinking, staying up all night with your dumbass friends or on the internet looking at shit and whatever stupid other shit you may be doing.

If you wanna pass school, you've gotta GO to school and stop acting like a fucking yolo.

If you're depressed, go work out. if you're bored, go work out. if you're hungry, eat something REAL that isn't brown, mostly brown or some variation on the color brown.

Then you plan your week and do your work ahead of time. Helps to get a part time job, fills up your time. Then you just keep doing the work until you graduate.

It's really not that fucking hard to figure out when you look at everything you're doing objectively.

>> No.6192683

>>6192640

>a stable job that pays you well over the living wage

That hardly constitutes a great job.

A great job would be something that pays millions per year, and to get something like that you need to be a super genius or extremely lucky

>> No.6192684

>>6187847

how much do jobs like these start at? easy to get into?

>> No.6192686 [DELETED] 

>>6192616
>tfw my video was on p4k and got like 3000 views in a day when i only had 200
then the label said to take it down cuz they were worried about getting sued by tons of companies.

>> No.6192688

>>6192673
I agree with this

I went from being a C student to having a gpa~3.6 per semester. I just stopped being a bum and doing the work expected of me

You dont have to be a robot asian asperger to succeed in school. Just do the work assigned ASAP. You dont need to review a hundred times and do every problem in the book. Read the readings, do whats assigned, and review whatever you are not confident in. If you cant handle school, the real world wont be much kinder

>> No.6192704

>>6192688
Personally, I fucked up school and ended up making real life suck my dick.

What you say is not true. School just isn't for everyone.

>> No.6192713

>>6192704

yolo detected.

>> No.6192731

>>192713
Huh? Try National Sales Development Mgr for a major national retailer responsible for execution across hundreds of stores for a piece of the business that tops $1.1BN in annual revenue.

No degree, very little school. Graduated high school with a 1.9 core GPA.

Riddle me that.

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6192753

>tfw I applied for an engineering internship
>tfw more than qualified, recomendations, volunteer work
>tfw my 2 redneck friends get call backs immediatley for the same place
>tfw never got a call back
>tfw neither of them really wanted it but took it
>tfw its the job ive always wanted
>tfw they dont like brown people

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>>6192753
>engineering internship
>dont like brown people

>> No.6192793

>>6192765
I was more qualified than both of them, higher GPA, neither had recomendations or experience yet got the job immediately. I even got a referal from someome who works there.

So what is it then?

>> No.6192795

>>6192793
You blew the interview, buddy.

>> No.6192801

Freelance model, might sound nice but little money since I'm just starting out.

>> No.6192809

>>6192795
They didnt even respond for an interview, thats the point

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6192821

>tfw I do way too much work at my internship as a software dev at a big bank
all the other interns just chill all day in the cafeteria ;.;

>> No.6192828

>>6192809
Do you live in an area that can be typified as racially tense? I really dont think an engineering firm would turn away someone just because they are brown. 75% of engineers are brown (I just made that up but a lot of engineers are usually asian)

>> No.6192831

>>6192793
your friend who referred you really fucked up then

>> No.6192845

I work at Zara

>> No.6192852
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>>6192821
it's so stressful that I started smoking again

pls help ;.;

>> No.6192865

Manufacturing Engineer. Stacks on Stacks.

>> No.6192867

>>6192683
congratulations, you've learned that people define "great" differently

>> No.6192869

>>6192821
>>6192852

Help with what? You're doing it right

Unless you're an asperger and can't get on with the boss well you'll be fine

>> No.6192884

>>6192650

Well it depends on your major and what sort of job you are trying to land, or if grad school is an option.

If it's engineering, anything above a 3.0 GPA is acceptable.

If it's physics, math, or computer science, you need a high GPA 3.5, probably more like 3.75 to be really competitive.

Don't really know much about non-STEM majors.

>> No.6192887

>>6192821
sorry i didnt realize that was a bad thing

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>>6192828
No, I dont think so, I live in Seattle


>>6192831
I dont think so he BCC'ed me the referal

I doubt its race related but its killing me why I didnt get even a call back for an interview

>> No.6192890

>>6192869
me and my boss get a long really well. he says I perform better than the full time guys who have been there for years so he expects me to do a lot.

i just get somewhat jealous when I see all the other qt3.14 interns chilling and doing nothing because mommy is a bigshot manager or VP.

>> No.6192896

>>6192852
If your coworkers laziness is driving your work output down, get them fired. Gotta be heartless if you want to be the best

>> No.6192899

>>6192753

Protip: My brown friend put U.S. citizen, and his American go to name on his resume.

Call-backs++

>> No.6192903

>>6192890

Life isn't fair, but if you get along that well with your boss that means you're going to end up paid the most.

And contrary to the song, money can buy you love.

>> No.6192905

>>6192899
ever heard of background checks?

>> No.6192909

>>6192884
3.75 seems REALLY high for comp sci
My bro is around 2.75 and he is getting jobs left and right. Not a stellar GPA but he is more than competent

>> No.6192918

>>6192905
Businesses dont background check every single applicant and even if they do

>Hey this qualified applicant's name isnt John! Its Sukhdeep!
>Who cares

>> No.6192919

>>6192884
>3.5 gpa to get an internship
not really, unless you're trying google/amazon/ etc.. and even then they don't really care if you have a lot of personal projects that are worth more than your gpa.

i got a software dev internship at a huge bank here in canada without even mentioning my gpa on any application/interview. just put all your school related projects and personal projects on your resume.

>> No.6192920

>>6192905

American and brown name, in parentheses or something.

U.S. citizenship is pretty important for employment in the U.S.

Obviously don't lie on your resume, grades, name, ... whatever.

>> No.6192925

>>6187792
you don't have to go to school to be successful.

>> No.6192933

>>6187856
>my female boss is cool, therefore they all are

>> No.6192944

>>6187853
this is sadly true

almost anyone who is anyone had strings pulled

>> No.6192945

>>6192909
>>6192919

Yes, it depends where you are trying to work.
Yes, your experience matters.
Yes, the projects you work on do matter.
Yes, how you come across as a person does matter.

You can get hired with shitty grades, and you can get ignored even with great grades.

>Interviewed for a DoD internship.
>Nailed interview
>Afterwards laughed with interviewer over one candidate that couldn't find the front door. Granted it was confusing layout.
>He had a 3.9
>Lol

>> No.6192954

>>6192945
>tfw i have no self esteem.

just kill me

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>>6192945
>tfw Cisco rejected by cisco because I didn't have enough business/marketing knowledge
it was for a pre-sales engineer internship

>> No.6192964

>>6192684
not the anon you're asking, but the trade school I registered for cost ~$4k (tools, books, etc.) before scholarships for a 2 semesters course. After those semesters, you usually have a better chance at getting hooked up with good employers from what I can tell (the first day I went to the school, there were contractors there looking for people).

As far as school cost and pay go, it really depends where you live. I know that the trade school in miami was looking for $18k for the same course I'm going to take at a school in suburbs. After school you have to do the whole apprenticeship to journeyman thing for a couple years (on the job training basically), then the pay jumps to $45k/year after that. It all depends on different factors. Of course, the ultimate goal is to make +$100k with your own business. you have to do the research yourself though.

I'm glad I took a year to research all this shit for myself. I guess trade schools aren't prestigious enough for high schools to really care about educating their students about.

>> No.6192966

>>6192954
someone needs to lift...

>> No.6192967

>>6192884
>3.75 lyl
>this nigger

All you have to do is show competency.

>> No.6192972

>>6192945
>tfw rejected by Cisco because i didn't take any business-related courses in my first 2 years of college

it was for a pre-sales engineer internship

>> No.6192977

>>6192966
le do u evn lift meme is funy lolxDDdd

>> No.6192992

>>6192977
Seriously. If you have low self-esteem, exercising and weight-training can do wonders to improve your self-image.

>> No.6192994

>>6192992
LITERALLY THIS XD

but yeah...
listen to this anon

>> No.6193005

>>6192944
It's not that sad. Employers don't want to pay for a potentially shitty employee. Recommendations are some degree of reliability which outweighs self-reported x number of years of experience or a degree (which counts for nothing other than proving you're not a complete retard).

Makes me feel a bit shit though. I was amped up to apply to tech jobs before I apply to grad school in another city a few months ago. Lots of open positions that I "qualify" for, but I always have a fear that my internships haven't been enough or that my degree is worth shit. It feels like I bother professors with desperate pleas for experience and money. Aside from that, all the companies have automated application filtering that only forwards the top 10% of applicants to a physical hiring manager.

So in the end, my dad took over the reigns and ended up recommending me to his colleagues over there. Every time. I've never successfully managed to work through an internship that hasn't been arranged by him.

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i dropped out of life cause that shit sucks, now all i do is lift weights, drink, and use the computer all fuckin day, and i'm fine with it

>> No.6193053

>>6187695

Not in today's economy. Most people need a Bachelor's degree just to live decent. Anything less and you'll be living near the poverty line. Lower if you have kids.

>> No.6193101

>>6192994
i feel great about my image

im talking about mental esteem

>> No.6193109

>>6193101
like, you feel stupid? Read a book nigger. Or are you one of those sad fools that the school system has brainwashed into thinking that your intelligence and your academic performance are 1:1?

>> No.6193128

>>6193053
If you aren't a troll, you must really be ignorant. There are so many ways to make money that you dont need a Bachelors for. You could learn a trade, like welding or plumbing. You could get into sales, and work your way up to higher pay grades.

>> No.6193130

>>6193101

if it's not one thing, its ANOTHER thing.

just fucking shoot yourself or make a change. noone wants to hear about

>m..muh complex feels

>> No.6193140

director of photography. reality tv, mostly.

>> No.6193152

>>6193140
>reality tv
Have any examples of how much of this shit is scripted/ manipulated by producers. DONT PRETEND IT ISNT

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6193269

Builder's labourer. It's a good job and keeps me fit. Except I have to wear hi-vis. Here is me when I worked at a direct injection factory posing with my girlfriend.

>> No.6193344

i'm monitored by people at my job to behave a certain way to conform to society, feels bad man. i'm monitored 24/7 :( i'm probably being watched by people right now :(

>> No.6193349

>>6193048
>drinking
>lifting
Enjoy 0 gains.

>> No.6193369

>>6193269

ily skinhead bro

>> No.6193386

>>6193369
Gday.

>> No.6193481

YO FOR REAL UNEMPLOYED DOE WE BOUT DAT NEET LIFE YOU FEEL ME. FINNA EAT SHIT AND GO ON MY MACBOOK PRO ALL DAY AND DRINK TEA. WE SMOKE ROLLIES MAN YOU AINT EVEN BOUT THAT SHIT!!!!!

>> No.6195369

>>6187793
>100-200k

thats a pretty big range

>> No.6195424

It amazes me at how many of you have shitty jobs. What amazes me more is how people talk about how much expensive clothes they buy yet they have shitty jobs that are reserved for immigrants & the dregs of society i.e. waiters, retail & baristas.

I just find it pathetic that there are so many people on here that pour coffee for a career and think it is acceptable, if it were me i'd be embarrassed. I actually did something with my life and joined the Army, feels pretty good to be able to look down on you people.

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>>6195424
>talks shit about waiters and baristas
>says it would be embarrassing working those jobs
>joined the army
>the most useless career today
Oh god, STOP! My fucking sides! This damn anon!
>I actually did something with my life
>and joined the Army
>did something with my life
But you didn't! Bwahahahaaha! This fucking guy! Jesus!

You're pathetic, man. You "career" or whatever you want to kill it, is bullshit compared to anything today -- hell, even garbagemen are more valuable than you running around pretending being important with guns and a "strict, hard and honest way of life". Hahahaha oh fucking god this is too good!

>> No.6195791

>>6195424
i'm not allowed in the military because i went to too much therapy when i was a teenager

>> No.6195794

Full time student but I'm a part time work from home web developer. Make my own hours.

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>>6195424
Earlier today, I was thinking /fa/ was about due for an army guy to criticize them. Thought about making the troll myself, but thanks for saving me the effort.