how did you like adjusting from college life to the REAL WORLD?

[weezergirl]

I know I should just be happy I even have a job (well it's just an internship but is supposedly going to turn into a full time job when I graduate in December) but just getting a taste of this 8 to 5 thing is a bit shocking to me and i don't like it.

i want my mom and daaaaaad.

*whine*

 

[Scipionix]

Originally posted by: weezergirl
I know I should just be happy I even have a job (well it's just an internship but is supposedly going to turn into a full time job when I graduate in December) but just getting a taste of this 8 to 5 thing is a bit shocking to me and i don't like it.

i want my mom and daaaaaad.

*whine*

I'm going to law school. I get to hide from this "real world" of your for another three years! But it's still coming, isn't it...

 

[Ameesh]

it was strange at first to be soo far from my family and friends but its fine now. Im sure you'll do great

(ps: have you seen all the commercials on tv?)

 

[weezergirl]

no, what commercials?

 

[Sir Fredrick]

Frankly, I didn't notice much of a difference. Might be because I goof off at work and don't have to come in until 10-10:30 and make good money besides. Mostly I just enjoy the privacy that one gains from not living at home or with a roommate, and the ability to buy computer parts.

 

[rgwalt]

The real world?

Whats that?

Ryan

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: Scipionix

Originally posted by: weezergirl
I know I should just be happy I even have a job (well it's just an internship but is supposedly going to turn into a full time job when I graduate in December) but just getting a taste of this 8 to 5 thing is a bit shocking to me and i don't like it.

i want my mom and daaaaaad.

*whine*

I'm going to law school. I get to hide from this "real world" of your for another three years! But it's still coming, isn't it...

Trust me, the real world is a whole lot more pleasant than law school!

 

[LOLyourFace]

"College to Real World" is nothing but an exaggeration IMO. It only applies to sheltered fools that have no life outside of school and no work experience.

Most of us are diligently working part time during academic years and full time during summer. That IS the real world basically. It's just my petpeeve when ppl say that..

"You don't know what it like out there when you're out of college... "

plz.. those are said by older generations that haven't had a clue.

 

[joohang]

Actually studying full-time at college while working in 3 part-time jobs, and still being broke at the end of the month is much harsher than working 8-5 in the real world.

 

[weezergirl]

Ok, actually I study full time while working 2 part-time jobs (and am broke at the end of the month ) and i'm having a hard time adjusting. at least with studying while going to school you get breaks and go to class and get to see your friends. but at my job it's like there's not that many young people and it's non stop work from 8 to 5. it's just weird for me i guess.

 

[Scipionix]

Originally posted by: Don_Vito
Trust me, the real world is a whole lot more pleasant than law school!

Yeah, except the university where I'm going has a 40/60 M/F ratio among the undergrads. What were people talking about earlier in like Flynn?

 

[pyonir]

i was supposed to adjust? DOH!

 

[Ameesh]

Originally posted by: weezergirl
no, what commercials?

for MOJOJOJO!

 

[joohang]

Originally posted by: weezergirl
Ok, actually I study full time while working 2 part-time jobs (and am broke at the end of the month ) and i'm having a hard time adjusting. at least with studying while going to school you get breaks and go to class and get to see your friends. but at my job it's like there's not that many young people and it's non stop work from 8 to 5. it's just weird for me i guess.

Actually, yeah. I see your point. I worked a 8:30-5 shift last summer and I didn't like it, especially since my daily tasks could be done within 4 hours. Most jobs are pretty dumb.

So I'm working on things so that I get a job where my actual contribution to the company is more valued than my presence. I'd rather sleep through 11am and be more productive by 5pm than dragging my sleepy ass there from 8am and leave at 5pm barely meeting the minimum expectations.

 

[pyonir]

Originally posted by: joohangespecially since my daily tasks could be done within 4 hours.

what do you think ATOT is for?

 

[joohang]

Originally posted by: pyonir

Originally posted by: joohangespecially since my daily tasks could be done within 4 hours.

what do you think ATOT is for?

My posts from last summer during work hours speak for themselves. Shhhh..

 

[pyonir]

Originally posted by: joohang

Originally posted by: pyonir

Originally posted by: joohangespecially since my daily tasks could be done within 4 hours.

what do you think ATOT is for?

My posts from last summer during work hours speak for themselves. Shhhh..

my posts for the last six months speak fo......ssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhh i've said to much.


/tip-toes away...

 

[TallBill]

;hah.. im 19.. and been doin the 8 to 5 gig for 6 months.. im used to it now.. and used to the fact that thats the REST OF MY LIFE... o well...

 

[OS]

Originally posted by: weezergirl
Ok, actually I study full time while working 2 part-time jobs (and am broke at the end of the month ) and i'm having a hard time adjusting. at least with studying while going to school you get breaks and go to class and get to see your friends. but at my job it's like there's not that many young people and it's non stop work from 8 to 5. it's just weird for me i guess.

A good friend of mine works for a giant japanese congolmerate, berkeley CS grad and he describes the work place as dilbert-ish. He doesn't like it very much and wants to go back to school just to meet people and play. He says he is going to save up a horde of money, quit, and then play for a year.

I agree with him though, work can sometimes be a bitch. We keep saying we should start our own business, but the two problems are you need a good idea and you need good funding. VC funding is kind of bad these days to say the least, hahaha.

These days I was wondering what it would be like to work for a speed shop or be a DJ, even though my major is electrical engineering. I don't want to be stuck in an office at the ripe age of 23. I am the next paul oakenfold. Spin baby, spin!!

I was just thinking a couple hours ago that it would be fun to own a restaurant. I was thinking make it a BBQ sort of place where almost everything on the menu would be well marinated and cooked over a nice big charcoal flame. Maybe one of the items will be "lots of different grilled meats on a spike"

 

[OS]

A couple more thoughts;

People usually say take a career in something you enjoy. I'm not sure I agree. If you do that, what you enjoy eventually becomes a tedious freaking pain in the ass. I used to enjoy building computers which is how I found ATOT. But after I held two jobs, one as a computer tech and one as a photochop editor, I freaking hate working on computers now. Not that long ago my computer went on the fritz and I just left it sitting around busted for a week because I hate working on these stupid machines now.


Solution? Find new interests, get a job in that, burn yourself out, and find a new interest.

 

[notfred]

What? there's a difference?

<- full time (and employed) college student who also has to pay for a car and an apartment.

 

[jlind23]

Well, I actually stayed in college the 2 years that everyone else wishes they had once they leave. Then I got my first "real" job at an all womens college, not a bad way to wean yourself off the college scene. Now I'm over 4 years out, four states away, and on my second job and not missing it at all.

However, come March every year, I still get that itch for a vacation!

 

[quirky]

you got a job in the slumping tech market, im so jealous.

 

[tcsenter]

Hmmm...my first job was working an area farm when I was 14. By 16, I was working 30 hours a week, during the school year, as a cook in a restaurant. By the time I got out of college, it wasn't as much of a transition for me. Very little, in fact.

A couple of my friends never worked a day in their life until they got out of college and the transition was enormous for them. They're both still big screw-ups, come to think of it. Parents, there is a message in this thread in case you didn't already know. A parent's job is to prepare their children for adulthood, not to raise Peter Pans (the kid who never grew up). There is no better way to foster that than WORK. Make 'em get jobs at like seven, they'll be all the more better for it.

On edit: Did I say seven? That's a little young, I was exaggerating a bit.

I should have said ten, make 'em get jobs at ten.

 

[OS]

Originally posted by: tcsenter
Hmmm...my first job was working an area farm when I was 14. By 16, I was working 30 hours a week, during the school year, as a cook in a restaurant. By the time I got out of college, it wasn't as much of a transition for me. Very little, in fact.

A couple of my friends never worked a day in their life until they got out of college and the transition was enormous for them. They're both still big screw-ups, come to think of it. Parents, there is a message in this thread in case you didn't already know. A parent's job is to prepare their children for adulthood, not to raise Peter Pans (the kid who never grew up). There is no better way to foster that than WORK. Make 'em get jobs at like seven, they'll be all the more better for it.

I dunno, I got my first job at 16, several others along the way and I still think work is often a bitch.

All of those jobs I got on my own effort, no prodding from parents required.