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re: what was your "welcome to the real world" moment after finishing school?
Posted on 1/30/23 at 3:41 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
Posted on 1/30/23 at 3:41 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
I leaned pretty quickly that high intelligence matters much less than in college. There is a baseline IQ requirement for success in the corporate world. After that, soft skills and diligence are far more important. Also, after you have some work experience, no one really gives a shite where you went to college, at least not in the IT industry.
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Posted on 1/30/23 at 3:57 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
Thinking I was getting a good first check and then seeing my take-home after taxes. 
Posted on 1/30/23 at 4:25 pm to BottomlandBrew
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I had a very practical degree from the top program in the country.
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$18/hr with no benefits
Your definition of "very practical" differs from that of most people.
Posted on 1/30/23 at 4:53 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
Two tours Viet Nam 1969-73
Posted on 1/30/23 at 5:02 pm to pelicanpride
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I leaned pretty quickly that high intelligence matters much less than in college. There is a baseline IQ requirement for success in the corporate world. After that, soft skills and diligence are far more important. Also, after you have some work experience, no one really gives a shite where you went to college, at least not in the IT industry
Don't forget kissing the boss's arse and throwing others under the bus as often as possible.
Posted on 1/30/23 at 5:05 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
Dad putting trailer on a $100 per month lot & saying "You got this"
Posted on 1/30/23 at 5:07 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
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mine was seeing a horde of pasty white, morbidly obese women (and a couple men) waddling out of the downtown high rise building where i had just started working. it was a major adjustment from the quad.
Almost the exact same situation for me too. The juxtaposition between that scenery and the quad was shocking.
Posted on 1/30/23 at 5:09 pm to EarlyCuyler3
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Don't forget kissing the boss's arse and throwing others under the bus as often as possible.
I've worked full time in the corporate world for over 20 years, and I've run into exactly one person who did that. I got out of that job as quickly as I could. Mr. Politics raised a stink about a pretty minor mistake I made (really just a delay in getting him some data) and I was gone 3 weeks later.
The timing was funny. He left for a two-week vacation and returned to find me unexpectedly gone, and temporarily replaced by my boss, who I do not think was in a good mood.
Maybe Mr. Politics learned something from it
.Posted on 1/30/23 at 5:09 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
When my son was born. That was when I realized that my life wasn't my own anymore. (Even being married paled in comparison to the responsibility of a kid.)
Posted on 1/30/23 at 5:11 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
Reporting to Quantico, VA for The Basic School.
Posted on 1/30/23 at 5:12 pm to USMEagles
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Maybe Mr. Politics learned something from it
Highly doubtful.
You've been lucky!
Posted on 1/30/23 at 5:14 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
When I enlisted in the Air Force.
Posted on 1/30/23 at 5:15 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
Moved in with my best friend who had just bought a house….making real money….going out every night.
And then 6 mths later met my future wife.
Party time over.
And then 6 mths later met my future wife.
Party time over.
Posted on 1/30/23 at 6:00 pm to EarlyCuyler3
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You've been lucky!
Extremely lucky, I know. I do suspect the political games get worse as one moves up. I tried to move up as deliberately as possible, but you can't stay "junior engineer" forever.
Posted on 1/30/23 at 6:09 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
When being stationed in Germany at 18. I made $550 every two weeks but had no bills whatsoever. My first real check was gone in two days with calling cards, alcohol, and buying stupid DJ equipment. I had $20 to my name to last for 13 days so I learned what ramen was real quick. On day 10, I got tired of that so I wrote a hot check for $80 at the commissary for some real food. Thankfully, my bank was in still in Texas so it took a while for the check to clear.
I figured I couldn't live like that so I started budgeting. I left the Air Force four years later with $12K in savings and still no debt.
I figured I couldn't live like that so I started budgeting. I left the Air Force four years later with $12K in savings and still no debt.
Posted on 1/30/23 at 10:04 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
After graduating, continued working the hourly job I already had to bridge the gap until my real job started. Broke as hell.
Bad arse weather came through and dumped ice and snow all over us. Couldn't afford to get the propane tank filled to heat my trailer, so I put on about 10 layers of clothes and slept under the covers with my dog. Woke up the next morning and his water bowl was frozen solid. Spent the next week sneaking back into work at night and slept there (yes, I bought Mr. Fuji with me too).
Bad arse weather came through and dumped ice and snow all over us. Couldn't afford to get the propane tank filled to heat my trailer, so I put on about 10 layers of clothes and slept under the covers with my dog. Woke up the next morning and his water bowl was frozen solid. Spent the next week sneaking back into work at night and slept there (yes, I bought Mr. Fuji with me too).
Posted on 1/30/23 at 11:34 pm to Coach72
Reading through this thread has helped me with some issues I'm dealing with right now. Thanks OT
Posted on 1/31/23 at 1:10 am to GreatLakesTiger24
I moved out my dad's house and got burglarized in the very first apartment I moved into.
The day after I moved in.
They even stole the blankets off of my frickin bed.
The day after I moved in.
They even stole the blankets off of my frickin bed.
Posted on 1/31/23 at 1:59 am to USMCguy121
First day of my first job as a nurse was at a maximum security prison.
The Dr. didn't come in until afternoon on Monday. The Director of Nursing didn't get to work until 0930. My shift started at 0700. The other 4 nurses on shift that day were LPNs.
Officers bring in an inmate at 0702 who had been stabbed 17 times in the torso and the ice pick that was used was still stuck through the bridge of his nose, through his hard palate, and had pierced his tongue to the bottom of his mouth.
And everybody was looking at me, and I realized it was my show.
Damn. Just damn.
The Dr. didn't come in until afternoon on Monday. The Director of Nursing didn't get to work until 0930. My shift started at 0700. The other 4 nurses on shift that day were LPNs.
Officers bring in an inmate at 0702 who had been stabbed 17 times in the torso and the ice pick that was used was still stuck through the bridge of his nose, through his hard palate, and had pierced his tongue to the bottom of his mouth.
And everybody was looking at me, and I realized it was my show.
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They even stole the blankets off of my frickin bed.
Damn. Just damn.
This post was edited on 1/31/23 at 2:01 am
Posted on 1/31/23 at 2:31 am to GreatLakesTiger24
It took about five years out of school for me to realize people that made the most money in my industry weren't the most talented. I always equated knowing the most or performing the best as a standard you met for success. Not realistic or the real world.
People who got ahead the right way were people others didn't mind seeing everyday. Your bar is competence. It isn't "talented" or "Exceeding Expectations". Talented people figure out how to work for themselves.
If you're decent and can carry a conversation with a diverse group of people, success will find you. People will want to work with you if show yourself to not be completely self-serving.
I asked the Exec VP at a Fortune 20 company what he chalked his success up to...relationships and being mindful of those relationships- not stepping on others to get ahead.
Strive to be the person who can talk to anyone while still maintaining decent performance. Don't screw people over. Pretty easy.
People who got ahead the right way were people others didn't mind seeing everyday. Your bar is competence. It isn't "talented" or "Exceeding Expectations". Talented people figure out how to work for themselves.
If you're decent and can carry a conversation with a diverse group of people, success will find you. People will want to work with you if show yourself to not be completely self-serving.
I asked the Exec VP at a Fortune 20 company what he chalked his success up to...relationships and being mindful of those relationships- not stepping on others to get ahead.
Strive to be the person who can talk to anyone while still maintaining decent performance. Don't screw people over. Pretty easy.
This post was edited on 1/31/23 at 2:35 am
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