what is your occupation?

[bran987]

oh and another thing - you have no idea how many jobs are actually out there. I'm always amazed. my friend got that job working for a company that makes washers and gaskets and widgets and shit for oil companies. how obscure is that? you just have to find what you're interested in and become damn good at it.

 

[-SD-]

oh I didn't answer your Q about my pay. I remember being in college and worried about that so I'll answer you honestly. I own a real estate brokerage with a few real estate agents in a high end part of town and that pays for my living expenses. Whatever I make investing in apartments and flipping houses I reinvest to buy more of those two things. As I've had success investors have given me money to work with and that accelerated everything. But it didn't happen real fast. I worked for 7 years through college and 3 years afterwards for a real estate developer, then got my MBA, then worked for a real estate investment fund for a bit, then for a homebuilder for a couple years, then went out on my own just 2 years ago when I turned 29.

In fact I was on this board in '04 while I was still finding my way through all the crap. I found working at a job wasn't for me but it is for most people, in fact my buddy just got a job paying $115k with all these big bonuses on top of it, 10k car allowance, real sweet deal. Nothing wrong with that! You have a lot of figuring out to do in other words!

and you still didnt answer the question lololo

 

[ricco561]

Roving gynaecologist

 

[-SD-]

Roving gynaecologist

*gynecologist

 

[PICK3]

"the man"

I wood have answered "heart breaker", butt that's more my vocation than an occupation.


just sayin'

 

[DannoMight]

IL unemployment for a couple more weeks.

 

[chris302001]

clean toilets

 

[SpyWizard]

there are a few things you can do

1. job = you exchange your time for money
2. self employed = means you exchange your time for money but you have more responsibility and you "own the job"
3. Self employed/business owner = means if you go on vacation and don't make a phone call or do anything, your organization will continue to make money while you are gone and when you come back you are smart enough to leave again..

Then you will use that cash to continue to make things grow into different verticals..

I'm a consultant by the way, current vertical is medical software annalist, 8 years in the banking industry (sold that one after ruining the lives of 6 people working them too hard) what i learned from that venture is don't sell and control something you can't do yourself if the engineer walks out on you..

This time i can do the work, what's cool is my wife can and does the same thing, we employ on a part time basis 3 people, by the end of the year we are hoping to employ 8.. we still do the work, but only 20 hours a week each now, alot more support work than the actual work..

Government contracts, although they pay higher than others, they can be net 90-120 days, and a pain in the ass to work with so we don't do that..

Always have an exit strategy even when starting something new, at what point are you willing to walk away from it all..

by the way, i also earn $5-10k month from internet sales, but that's a different story..

 

[lartinos]

I am a marine biologist.

 

[samoth]

whats your pay like if you don't mind me asking.
from my calculations i need to be making ~ $10k a month to live a "comfortable life"

Why do you think you're entitled to a $1M house and six figure salary right out of UG?

Your options are pretty limited... biglaw, finance or MBB. Even big 4 won't start you out there with bonus.

Hope you have a prestigious univeristy and pedigree.