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[The Fanatic]

Yeah, killing the bitch is a must in order to get all of her money very quickly. i would kill her with more style, throwing her in the lake is so 20th century. I think I would feed her some arsenic in her meatloaf that i made and then cut her up in pieces and feed her to the doberman.

[moebary]

...where?!?

airport, weather observer

what is your work experience like?

im talking about your average college student who graduates with little work experience outside of Blockbuster and doesnt have a solid networking strategy. Honestly in these days its all about who you know... Getting to know some older people is a very useful strategy. I have considered going to church to meet older people that have job hookups....Is that bad?

no experience needed, I think I just got lucky with this job

[GOB]

Wait until you get out of school. Then you will see. Unless you are engineering, nursing, or teaching $13-$17 an hour is what you'll get. Thats enough to get by.

there's a huge difference ($7,500 or so) between $17 and $13 per hour. $13 is nothing and $17 is probably average. i'm not going to accept anything that translates to less than $20/hr, unless it's with somebody i'd do anything ( ) to work for.

Honestly in these days its all about who you know... Getting to know some older people is a very useful strategy. I have considered going to church to meet older people that have job hookups....Is that bad?

qft. and no, that is not a bad thing to do. i had an interview with USAA yesterday and the only reason is because i knew both of the guys interviewing; my gpa is nowhere near their requirement, but they told me "not to worry about any of that"

[Spectatrix]

there's a huge difference ($7,500 or so) between $17 and $13 per hour.

$8,320, actually.

[GOB]

$8,320, actually.

you and your math

[Spectatrix]

And my logic!

I guess that whole math minor thing came in handy...

[Mommy]

there's a huge difference ($7,500 or so) between $17 and $13 per hour. $13 is nothing and $17 is probably average. i'm not going to accept anything that translates to less than $20/hr

yes, there is a huge difference.... it depends on where you live and what you do though

you must really have the hookups to be aiming for no less than $20/hr with a personal finance degree.... honestly, thats way too high for starting out unless you have some experience in your field?... did you intern or something?

This post has been edited by Jessica: Oct 18 2006, 05:05 PM

[GOB]

yes, there is a huge difference.... it depends on where you live and what you do though

you must really have the hookups to be aiming for no less than $20/hr with a personal finance degree.... honestly, thats way too high for starting out unless you have some experience in your field?... did you intern or something?

you're right, it really does depend on where you live.

$20/hr is $38k, which isn't that much, considering how much engineers/nurses make starting off. average graduating from the tech pfp program is $35-40k, and that's mostly in the dallas/houston/austin areas. if i were to move somewhere more expensive, i'd probably be looking at more than that, but that clearly goes with any job.

i did do an internship, but it was required and is a class, so it's nothing above the ordinary. plus, not being a part of the rawls college helps.

[treehugger]

Nurses don't start out making as much as you guys are thinking, heh. I would know!

[Mommy]

Nurses don't start out making as much as you guys are thinking, heh. I would know!

they dont, but the demand is high and there is a lot of potential for growth.

[Rocky]

Friend of mine who is graduating next May from the Tech nursuing program was offered a job already in Lubbock for 25/hour.


And 20/hour is not 38K, its over 40K. Over 41K in fact. In salary jobs, you are getting paid for vacation etc, so with 52 weeks / year, 8 hour work days....

You need to look at the salary while comparing cost (if any) of your benefits, and any kind of retirement or whatever that they may be taking out of your paycheck.

blah blah blah.

[Mommy]

UT has this program where if you have a bachelor's degree in whatever and take a couple basics, then you can go for your masters and bachelors in nursing at the same time in a fast paced program. Plus, federal aid is available. Thats what Im shooting for. A masters in nursing would mean like 45k/yr starting out then on up after that

well, either that or mechanical engineering....i think im leaning more towards nursing though because its more personal to me. I want to work in pediatrics with kids who have cancer or kids who have mental disabilities like my brother.

This post has been edited by Jessica: Oct 19 2006, 09:01 PM

[Rocky]

My friend had a 16 year old girl die the other day, after they were working on her from a car accident. She was telling me all about it and it was just really weird for her. One second she's helping the team try to save her, then next thing you know they had to just cut the machine and watch her officially die and go cold.


She said her body felt so weird, so cold.

[Mommy]

thats really sad. and you just made me remember my dream last night, ass. I dreamt my brother died an awful death and i couldnt stop crying. ugh

[Dogmeat]

Nurses don't start out making as much as you guys are thinking, heh. I would know!

No, but at least they get to wear sexy outfits and have hot sex with sexy patients making everyone's wildest fantasies come true!