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Posted on 3/10/15 at 8:58 am to sicboy
I started when I was 21 though so no family and such to worry about. I saved up enough money to support myself for 6 months and made the jump.
I had some structure still because I was a real estate agent which is basically like sub-contracting work from a broker. I took it from there and ventured out to where I am now. From flipping houses, buying rentals, getting my contractor license and so on.
It definitely doesn't happen overnight and I worked a lot for several years but now I have it fairly easy. I say this as my workers just left my shop with todays work orders and supplies to go work and I am back in my house watching Better Call Saul.
I had some structure still because I was a real estate agent which is basically like sub-contracting work from a broker. I took it from there and ventured out to where I am now. From flipping houses, buying rentals, getting my contractor license and so on.
It definitely doesn't happen overnight and I worked a lot for several years but now I have it fairly easy. I say this as my workers just left my shop with todays work orders and supplies to go work and I am back in my house watching Better Call Saul.
This post was edited on 3/10/15 at 9:00 am
Posted on 3/10/15 at 8:59 am to stout
That'd really awesome man.
Posted on 3/10/15 at 9:01 am to stout
I wish I hadn't been such a slack-arse coming out of high school and going in to college.
Posted on 3/10/15 at 9:04 am to sicboy
Yeah I wish I would have gotten a useful degree but no reason to worry about it now.
Posted on 3/10/15 at 9:05 am to sicboy
I'm a college dropout
I'm dumb
I'm dumb
Posted on 3/10/15 at 9:08 am to Mr Gardoki
why do you think I'm back in grad school? A regular college degree isn't enough anymore.
Posted on 3/10/15 at 9:13 am to sicboy
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I'm still looking for something new,
while you've been looking, I've had 3 new jobs
Posted on 3/10/15 at 9:16 am to geauxtigers87
Engineering bro
-OT
-OT
Posted on 3/10/15 at 9:17 am to BaddestAndvari
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I've had 3 new jobs
You sound like a job hopper. We are looking for someone that wants to be here long term so for that reason we can not extend the job offer to you at this time.
Posted on 3/10/15 at 9:20 am to stout
I've been at my current job for 11 years this month.
Posted on 3/10/15 at 9:23 am to sicboy
I would have probably gone postal on everyone in that office by now and then blew my brains out. I can't stand monotony like that.
Posted on 3/10/15 at 9:25 am to stout
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You sound like a job hopper. We are looking for someone that wants to be here long term so for that reason we can not extend the job offer to you at this time.
I actually changed careers completely, I fully expect to stay where I'm out for life now. (before I was in a field I couldn't stand...) Besides, I'm just busting Sic's balls
ETA: Before I was Marketing / PR, which is my college degree... and I kept getting jobs at non-profits that are on a constant state of "lay-offs" - which really sucks because Marketing / PR people are the first to go, and it makes it way to stressful.
(on top of me hating every second I did it as well)This post was edited on 3/10/15 at 9:27 am
Posted on 3/10/15 at 9:25 am to stout
Well, I've gone from a lowly field guy to a multi-purpose draftsman/GIS specialist who can also run a hydrographic boat and do river mapping.
But yeah, I'm pretty bored.
But yeah, I'm pretty bored.
Posted on 3/10/15 at 9:27 am to BaddestAndvari
I start to wonder if you should be involved in anything church related at all. You complain about it more than anything.
Posted on 3/10/15 at 9:28 am to sicboy
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I start to wonder if you should be involved in anything church related at all. You complain about it more than anything.
yet it's the job I've kept for 3 years now, while my "real" job has changed twice.
Posted on 3/10/15 at 9:32 am to BaddestAndvari
I just figure eventually you'll end up getting canned for watching hentai on a church laptop or something.
Posted on 3/10/15 at 9:33 am to sicboy
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I just figure eventually you'll end up getting canned for watching hentai on a church laptop or something.
oh wow...
you think my church is big enough to have their own computers?
Posted on 3/10/15 at 9:39 am to sicboy
Dude. I didn't know you dealt with GIS. That's something I really want to learn how to do. The application of it on battlefields is awesome
Posted on 3/10/15 at 9:47 am to geauxtigers87
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The application of it on battlefields is awesome
Do tell? We've been doing it for quite some time, but there's still a lot I'm learning. We deal mainly in LiDAR feature extraction on rivers.
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