Need A New Job

[Jakey]

Have you ever done any farm work Tom? With planting in full swing there is a chance you could find some damn good temporary farm work until something more long term comes your way.

[tpunx99GSX]

I worked at circuit city for 2 years and that is not where the money is at at all. i get paid more at Ultimate Electronics, plus we get more high end stereos in that pay more.

At compusa i did show up the last day and left on a good note. when i go in there i still chat with steve palacio and hes offered me a job many times but i didnt make enough there.

What im truely looking for is like a IT helpdesk job. and mike i do have skills, i take offence to your comment.

[Steeltwo]

i just remember one day(that I thought was your last) Dave kept walked around going


where the fuck is Furlack

and yes he said fuck.



did you graduate?

[Raptor]

Originally posted by tpunx99GSX@May 5 2004, 09:59 PM
I worked at circuit city for 2 years and that is not where the money is at at all. i get paid more at Ultimate Electronics, plus we get more high end stereos in that pay more.

At compusa i did show up the last day and left on a good note. when i go in there i still chat with steve palacio and hes offered me a job many times but i didnt make enough there.

What im truely looking for is like a IT helpdesk job. and mike i do have skills, i take offence to your comment.
Take offense all you want, I have seen your skills, need me to bring them up and remind you? I have had a ton of people work IT for me tom, I am telling you the market is flooded with guys with your level and better that are making much less than you are after. Matt D is a perfect example, he has more experience and is working at target. I had a ton of guys working for me at help desk positions that were making no more than 10 an hour and all kinds of stupid windows certs. MCSE included. They all said the same thing, windows doesn't pay because everyone knows it. You have to be in the upper end of windows techs with other qualifications usually consisting of decent programming skills and good network skills and don't tell me you have them I know better.

[Raptor]

BTW, I didn't post here just to rip on your skills, you need more money, I think you should look in places were you might find it. Warehouse work is all over and pays decent, work in that trade for a while until you find something in the field you want that pays well.

[Matt D.]

Tom, we chatted on AIM a few days ago and I pointed out to you some warehouse/manufacturing jobs that were starting out near $10/hour, possibly more, and even more than that if you take a 2nd shift position that includes a shift differential. Blue collar jobs aren't glamorous, but they put money in your pocket. Such things could even lead you to going back to school to learn more about the trade such as machining, engineering, welding, etc.

The position that Tom is in is exactly why I've said fuck the IT industry and corporate America. I've decided I've spent too much time in my short life behind a desk having other people tell me what to do. This next year I will be going back to school to learn a new trade, in the automotive field most likely, with the ultimate goal of being on my own with my own business.

[Jakey]

As far as I'm concerned you can never go wrong with going back to school. If you can't afford it, find a way, if there's a will there's a way.

[JET]

Like Mike said, specialization is the key. A normal machinist makes $12 - $20/hr. In the field I was in (citizen swiss) it was $18 - $29/hr at a normal place. Being a machinist is also cool because you can make toys for your car! If you get your 2 year tech degree you should start out around $15/hr.

[LightningGSX]

If I remember right, the oil refinery down the street from my house has a manual labor starting pay of $20+ an hour.Its probably more now, since refineries are considered terrorist targets.

[vapour24]

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