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What do/did you do to put food on the table?

Discussion in 'General Discussions' started by ralphie250, Jan 6, 2012.

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  1. grumpyolddude

    grumpyolddude Very Tilted

    Location:
    Metro Detroit, Michigan, USA
    What does that stuff taste like?
    [​IMG]
     
    grumpyolddude, Jan 14, 2012
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  2. ralphie250

    ralphie250 Fully Erect Donor

    Location:
    At work..
    I want that job.:D
     
    ralphie250, Jan 14, 2012
    #42
  3. wyopen

    wyopen Getting Tilted

    Location:
    Montana
    Accountant
     
    wyopen, Jan 16, 2012
    #43
  4. Charlatan

    Charlatan sous les pavés, la plage

    Location:
    Temasek
    I program a television channel.
     
    Charlatan, Jan 16, 2012
    #44
  5. LoganSnake

    LoganSnake Vertical

    Location:
    Chicago, IL
    I combine pixels into nice looking things. Graphic designer.
     
    LoganSnake, Jan 16, 2012
    #45
  6. NetvorFena

    NetvorFena Vertical

    Location:
    Michigan
    Sometimes nothing. Other times I grow a garden and we can a lot of it. 59 quarts of tomatoes or red sauce and 67 quarts worth (some in pint jars) of pickles - 3 varieties for starters.

    My hubby is retired and we can live off that pretty comfortably. My job is to teach. Currently I teach anything - substituting for special education teachers in our 2 county district the most but I have ended up doing head start as well as high school Spanish, band, Algebra, English Lit, and even sex ed. I prefer ANYTHING but middle school but sometimes will do that too. I have my M Ed in Special Education and am looking for a good job at the moment in that. I teach because it's fulfilling, not for the money. Shoot, sub teachers in our area are lucky to get $10/hr, I could easily get three times that doing something menial at one of the federal prisons in the area.
     
    NetvorFena, Jan 26, 2012
    #46
  7. DamnitAll

    DamnitAll Wait... what?

    Location:
    Central MD
    I spread my legs.

    ...

    Just kidding. I do this (^), too, for a hospital.


    ... Posted via Tapatalk
     
    DamnitAll, Jan 27, 2012
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  8. ace0spades

    ace0spades Slightly Tilted

    Location:
    Vancouver
    I work as a mental health worker at a low-barrier detox facility.
     
    ace0spades, Jan 27, 2012
    #48
  9. Plan9

    Plan9 Rock 'n Roll

    Location:
    Earth
    No, that was your previous job. You tried to talk me into being a corporate whore once... remember that train ride?
     
    Plan9, Jan 27, 2012
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  10. Strange Famous

    Strange Famous it depends on who is looking...

    Location:
    Ipswich, UK
    I am Merchant Services Manager.

    A service the merchants...
     
    Strange Famous, Jan 28, 2012
    #50
  11. ralphie250

    ralphie250 Fully Erect Donor

    Location:
    At work..
    Edit to my first post.

    As of tomorrow at 8am I will be working for the county doing fleet maintenance and doing trans work in the evening at the same dealer.
     
    ralphie250, Jan 29, 2012
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  12. LinaT14

    LinaT14 Vertical

    Location:
    Texas
    Cashier in grocery retail. Now part-time florist.
     
    LinaT14, Jan 29, 2012
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  13. DamnitAll

    DamnitAll Wait... what?

    Location:
    Central MD
    I sure do. Holy hell, that was a long time ago.
     
    DamnitAll, Feb 1, 2012
    #53
  14. SCBronco

    SCBronco Getting Tilted

    contract writer/administrator
     
    SCBronco, Feb 1, 2012
    #54
  15. redux

    redux Very Tilted

    Location:
    Foggy Bottom
    A reformed PIG (public interest group) lobbyist now happily working on the less frustrating program side of another PIG developing and implementing programs with the private sector to benefit the public.
     
    redux, Feb 2, 2012
    #55
  16. spindles

    spindles Very Tilted

    Location:
    Sydney, Australia
    Programming (mostly front end html/css stuff) for a software company. I dabble in the java code, but probably cause more problems than I fix :)
     
    spindles, Feb 3, 2012
    #56
  17. ralphie250

    ralphie250 Fully Erect Donor

    Location:
    At work..
    quwstion to all the IT people, i have a friend that does IT work but has no college classes. and he is wanting to get out of his current job and go somewhere else and hopefully do IT work. is it possible for him to get a job or does he need some college classes?
     
    ralphie250, Feb 4, 2012
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  18. Baraka_Guru

    Baraka_Guru Möderätor Staff Member

    Location:
    Toronto
    I ain't IT, but I keep hearing people talk about certs like they were currency.
     
    Baraka_Guru, Feb 4, 2012
    #58
  19. martian

    martian Server Monkey Staff Member

    Location:
    Mars
    First off, rule number one: IT is a big field, and the best steps to take are going to depend on exactly what it is he wants to do. Does he want to be a developer, or a sys admin, or get into networking? Does he want to do security, or work with databases? End user/desktop support? The optimal path for each of these disciplines is different, and each one contains further specializations that will further determine where he needs to go.

    All that said, there's little to no work in IT where college is essential to success. There are specific circumstances where it can help, and few to none where it will hurt, but it's not strictly needed to be successful in this field. Certifications can be a useful alternative, but it depends on which certs he's pursuing; A+ (and to a lesser extent the entire CompTIA lineup) is considered to be an industry joke. Cisco is great networking fundamentals. CISSP is the gold standard for security but requires years in the field and an already certified sponsor before they'll even let you sit for it. GIAC is a better certification path to pursue for entry level if he wants to consider security as a career.

    So to answer your question in the most direct way possible: no, he does not need college, though it certainly doesn't hurt. More information is necessary to offer specific advice on what the best 'next move' is going to be; a good general piece of advice is to pursue CCNA certification, since networking is a key aspect of the job at all levels.
     
    martian, Feb 4, 2012
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  20. spindles

    spindles Very Tilted

    Location:
    Sydney, Australia
    I have no college completed University education, but I have almost 25 years experience. If I was starting out now, I suspect I'd be trying harder in Uni than I did.
     
    spindles, Feb 5, 2012
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