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how many of you dont work?
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BlamoHammer
Platinum Member
Just like everything else in life, somone's outlook/point of view/persepctive on issues is 99% based on how they were raised by their parents. If the work ethic and dedication was instilledi ntheir minds as a child, then they will carry that with them into adulthood. If they were raised to be spoiled brats who had everything handed to them without asing for anything in return then they will be that way as an adult. If they were raised to value things like hard work, dedication, and followthrough then they will in turn carry that with them for their entire life.
MercenaryForHire
Lifer
You mean there's one more degree of separation between me and CompUSSR?
Sweet. 😀
- M4H
yes, and for the next two weeks i will be working both jobs. after that i will be full-time at compusa. i also go to high school and starting today i am taking one class at a community college. i dont mean this thread in an "im better than you" way... i just dont understand how people can use school or something as an excuse.
and yes i live with my mom, but i am only 17 and cant move out. if i could i would gladly do so. not that living at home is bad, but i cant wait to have my own place and my own stuff and.. yeah. i also buy most of my clothes and pay for my car, phone, etc.
I've been independent since I was 17, and luckily I had the skills at the time to secure a job that paid well. I would have rather enjoyed the opportunity to actually concentrate on school as opposed to having to concentrate on a career as well, but such luxury was not provided. I would be foolish to admonish those who were afforded such affluence by their parents simply because I wasn't. Of course, those who are simply apathetic and choose to do nothing do not apply.
So, to those who have the luxury of not working: Use your time wisely!
So, to those who have the luxury of not working: Use your time wisely!
College Student here...
and I live home with my parents and mooch off their food.
I got a P/T job though... I never worked in my life til after graduating highschool.
*edit* now that i think about it... during the winter when i was 13-14 i went to diffrent houses in the neighborhood with a friend and shovel their snow for money and also had a job to distrubte pizza flyers to a bunch of houses.
and I live home with my parents and mooch off their food.
I got a P/T job though... I never worked in my life til after graduating highschool.
*edit* now that i think about it... during the winter when i was 13-14 i went to diffrent houses in the neighborhood with a friend and shovel their snow for money and also had a job to distrubte pizza flyers to a bunch of houses.
wow, 3 jobs.. thats a lot!
some of you have been working since you were pretty young... is it for family businesses or what? (obviously not directed towards those of you who already said what you did)
i didnt get my first job until i was 15, almost 16. which isnt very long considering im only 17. before that i just babysat and i think i watered plants a couple times 😛
GTaudiophile
Lifer
Whisper: Half-Dozen applications? You need to think higher, like 30-50. A friend of mine who graduated from GA Tech two years ago applied for 30 or so positions, got 5 or 6 interviews, and 2 offers. He was a Presidential Scholar/Highest Honors/Chemical Engineering major. Another word of caution: don't rely on online job sites like Monster. Their success rate is less than 5%. Networking and making face-to-face contact with companies is still the best way to go.
As for the original question, I am employed as of last December, but I still live at home. I'll be looking at apartments later this year. My father still pays for my car insurance and groceries. I don't pay rent. I do pay for everything else, including our monthly DSL fees.
Edit: I work full-time for the Goethe Institut, which a subsidiary of the German government's Federal Foreign Press Office.
As for the original question, I am employed as of last December, but I still live at home. I'll be looking at apartments later this year. My father still pays for my car insurance and groceries. I don't pay rent. I do pay for everything else, including our monthly DSL fees.
Edit: I work full-time for the Goethe Institut, which a subsidiary of the German government's Federal Foreign Press Office.
Translation: I put enough "conditionals" into my ideal job description that finding a job becomes nearly impossible.
Half a dozen applications? Are we supposed to be impressed with that? It often takes a dozen applications just to get a semi-decent job (one that doesnt require a college degree), but recently depending on your field it would take several dozen applications to have a chance at a job.
waggy
No Lifer
I started working on one of my dads car lots at 10 years old. I would come in on Saturday and clean cars for an hour or so and get $10 =)
did that until i was about 15 when my i inherited a bunch of money and started my own computer repair store. That did pretty well until cost of a new computer got cheap. so i sold it off and started working for a company near Chicago.
Did that until about 2 years ago. My wife was pregnant and we decided that between my health (not great anymore) and my daughter that i would get a job working out of the house.
heh my income went from close to 100k a year to 30k a year 🙁
So i still work. but only about 2 hours a day.
did that until i was about 15 when my i inherited a bunch of money and started my own computer repair store. That did pretty well until cost of a new computer got cheap. so i sold it off and started working for a company near Chicago.
Did that until about 2 years ago. My wife was pregnant and we decided that between my health (not great anymore) and my daughter that i would get a job working out of the house.
heh my income went from close to 100k a year to 30k a year 🙁
So i still work. but only about 2 hours a day.
Eh, not really. ~10 hours a week for the CA job, 5 hours a week for research, then probably 10 to 15 hours a week for this office assistant position I'll probably take up. Not that much work. I may ask my intro. to law professor for a job at the end of this quarter.
I've worked since I was 12 or so, lawns, babysitting, paper route, etc. Just the way life is.
Cheers!
Nate
Saulbadguy
Diamond Member
Have a job, don't really work, hence ATOT.
its going good so far, thanks. there are six days of training before you actually start, today will be my day 3. i really like the managers so far, but havent really had a chance to talk to too many people yet. hahah omg, yesterday my manager at jcpenney offered me a whole FIVE CENTS more than compusa is gonna pay me AND ... he said he would TRY to get me to 30-35 hours a week. wow what a deal, huh?! :/
alkemyst
No Lifer
I moved out early, got married, bought a nice home, divorced, sold that, had a few apartments and live in g/fs along the way...moved back home temporarily a few times in between....went back to college for two years and had my own place, then moved back home after I broken up with the girl I was living with and stayed there about 2 years.
I don't think one is a loser just because they live at home. If you are doing something/have a 'real' reason then I think that is smart. However most people still living at home at mid 20's and later are simply either too comfortable or scared to let go. Also for most there is sadly an over crowding situation going on in that arrangement. My family has a pretty large home, when guests or I am there we have our own sort of private section...I had a room with it's own bath (which i realize even cheap apartments have this....however my bath was bigger than most cheap apartments 🙂 )....I also had an office upstairs I could share with my father and have my own desk and bookcases.
Most of my friends like hanging out with my family....they do alot of fun things like go out on their boat and they do a lot of travelling.
Many people say they are just saving for a house, or something but in reality they are just spending anything they make on crap and just continuing their childhood.
Å
I don't think one is a loser just because they live at home. If you are doing something/have a 'real' reason then I think that is smart. However most people still living at home at mid 20's and later are simply either too comfortable or scared to let go. Also for most there is sadly an over crowding situation going on in that arrangement. My family has a pretty large home, when guests or I am there we have our own sort of private section...I had a room with it's own bath (which i realize even cheap apartments have this....however my bath was bigger than most cheap apartments 🙂 )....I also had an office upstairs I could share with my father and have my own desk and bookcases.
Most of my friends like hanging out with my family....they do alot of fun things like go out on their boat and they do a lot of travelling.
Many people say they are just saving for a house, or something but in reality they are just spending anything they make on crap and just continuing their childhood.
Å
acidvoodoo
Platinum Member
i'm a high school student and i don't currently work.
i worked my ass off over the summer 6 days a week 48-60 hours in a kitchen, to make some mega moola. this allowed me to buy some nice gear and save the rest so i wouldn't have to work durin the school year last year i'd work out saturday night or friday night and it was annoyin which is why i'd rather gave up my summer.
also in england when you stay on in education after you are 16, dependin on your family income you may get educational maintenence allowance [from the gove]. i get 6 pounds a week from that [about 10 bucks] which doesn't sound much but i don't spend too much money and don't drive or anything, also from the ema when you complete a term you get a 50 pound bonus, so it's very good 🙂
it's my birthday tommorow so i'll prolly get a little bit of cash from relatives, which is good, and should keep a steady bank balance until tax returns come 🙂
edit: forgot to say i got my first a job, a paper route, at 13, which i used to buy parts to build a computer 😀
i worked the whole summer each summer at 14, 15, 16, it's quite funny really how all the equipment on my desk [computer, DJ turntables, music workstation] were each year subsequently bought with my summer earnings
i worked my ass off over the summer 6 days a week 48-60 hours in a kitchen, to make some mega moola. this allowed me to buy some nice gear and save the rest so i wouldn't have to work durin the school year last year i'd work out saturday night or friday night and it was annoyin which is why i'd rather gave up my summer.
also in england when you stay on in education after you are 16, dependin on your family income you may get educational maintenence allowance [from the gove]. i get 6 pounds a week from that [about 10 bucks] which doesn't sound much but i don't spend too much money and don't drive or anything, also from the ema when you complete a term you get a 50 pound bonus, so it's very good 🙂
it's my birthday tommorow so i'll prolly get a little bit of cash from relatives, which is good, and should keep a steady bank balance until tax returns come 🙂
edit: forgot to say i got my first a job, a paper route, at 13, which i used to buy parts to build a computer 😀
i worked the whole summer each summer at 14, 15, 16, it's quite funny really how all the equipment on my desk [computer, DJ turntables, music workstation] were each year subsequently bought with my summer earnings
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