What is a very good job to have?

[Descartes]

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
My best friend is 27, works for Goldman Sachs as an Analyst, and makes cira. $400K a year.

Finance FT$

I wouldn't be surprised if someone pops in here and says, "Is that in NY? In NY that's like $10k anywhere else." That's an exaggeration, but it never fails.

A job as an analyst would be exceedingly boring, imo, but $400k is more than enough to compensate.

 

[iversonyin]

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
My best friend is 27, works for Goldman Sachs as an Analyst, and makes cira. $400K a year.

Finance FT$

If you can handle 15 hours of work and likes working with numbers. Go for it. Very competitive field.

 

[GTaudiophile]

Originally posted by: Descartes

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
My best friend is 27, works for Goldman Sachs as an Analyst, and makes cira. $400K a year.

Finance FT$

I wouldn't be surprised if someone pops in here and says, "Is that in NY? In NY that's like $10k anywhere else." That's an exaggeration, but it never fails.

A job as an analyst would be exceedingly boring, imo, but $400k is more than enough to compensate.

Well, it's not NYC. It's a WC office. And I am purposefully being vague about his job title.

Point is, he already got a million in the bank, he does work obscene hours, but most of the time he loves his work.

 

[Descartes]

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile

Originally posted by: Descartes

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
My best friend is 27, works for Goldman Sachs as an Analyst, and makes cira. $400K a year.

Finance FT$

I wouldn't be surprised if someone pops in here and says, "Is that in NY? In NY that's like $10k anywhere else." That's an exaggeration, but it never fails.

A job as an analyst would be exceedingly boring, imo, but $400k is more than enough to compensate.

Well, it's not NYC. It's a WC office. And I am purposefully being vague about his job title.

Point is, he already got a million in the bank, he does work obscene hours, but most of the time he loves his work.

I was jk, but that's an even better deal.

 

[Demo24]

a draftsman is unlikely to earn 100k a year. If so that would be impressive, expect much less.


I use to think similarly to you. However I sat down and thought about it and realized all I wanted was to be more successful than my family. My family consists of teachers, so I realized that achieving that goal will not be to hard. That along with managing my money wisely will likely make me the more 'wealthy' of the family. Granted I'm not just focused on money, I just want to live better than my those before me. The answer really does lie in managing your money well, heck I have more cash in my savings account than my mom and dad, and I'm only 18. I'm not thrifty as I have few problems spending money unless its for large purchases.

 

[3NF]

How about one that you enjoy?

 

[Special K]

Originally posted by: 3NF
How about one that you enjoy?

It's just unfortunate to be faced with the choice of choosing either a job you enjoy or a high-paying ($200k+) one.

 

[darkxshade]

you should become a super hero like me. The pay really sucks tho.

 

[3NF]

Originally posted by: Special K

Originally posted by: 3NF
How about one that you enjoy?

It's just unfortunate to be faced with the choice of choosing either a job you enjoy or a high-paying ($200k+) one.

The OP is faced with that choice? I was just trying to say that you should figure out what you like, and go from there. Don't just go with makes a lot of money, and choose that, but that's just my opinion.

 

[Philippine Mango]

Originally posted by: Regs
Stay out of highly political job posistions. This includes a highly responsible job at a major fortune 500 company.

Not unless you have the balls for it.

y?

 

[Schadenfroh]

Originally posted by: BarneyFife
Most lawyers don't even make the big bucks.

But all it takes is one class action and you are set for life.

 

[SketchMaster]

Dr. Cox:

"I became a doctor for the same four reasons every one does. Chicks, money, power and chicks."

 

[evolvedbullet]

Hey, I get what you guys are saying but unfortunately I don't really enjoy anything. I have learned alot over the past few weeks on apituide and I think it is safe to say that the "gifted" ones I like or love take life easy; I can't follow a path like theres because I am in special ed. (IEP) but I choose not to use it or it's advantages. I feel really stupid that I have a neurological problem with learning and the work never ends. I try my best but I found out that if I force myself to do something long enough, I could get in the habit of it meaning I can deal with it. I suppose we can apply that to a job and there you go, any job is alright with me so that is why I would like to have a high paying job.

My family is semi-smart and the only one who I know will be a millionaire will be my step-cousin, who is part of my NUCLEAR FAMILY.

 

[Wapp]

Originally posted by: evolvedbullet
Hey, I get what you guys are saying but unfortunately I don't really enjoy anything. I have learned alot over the past few weeks on apituide and I think it is safe to say that the "gifted" ones I like or love take life easy; I can't follow a path like theres because I am in special ed. (IEP) but I choose not to use it or it's advantages. I feel really stupid that I have a neurological problem with learning and the work never ends. I try my best but I found out that if I force myself to do something long enough, I could get in the habit of it meaning I can deal with it. I suppose we can apply that to a job and there you go, any job is alright with me so that is why I would like to have a high paying job.

My family is semi-smart and the only one who I know will be a millionaire will be my step-cousin, who is part of my NUCLEAR FAMILY.

Enlist as "Open General" in the Army. Maybe they can point you in the right direction.

I kid, sign up with the USAF. AIR POWER!

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: UNESC0
don't do it for the money... toys aren't worth you spending your life doing something you hate


by all means, make enough to be comfortable -- just don't shoehorn yourself into a profession just because it's high-paying

don't do it because its something you enjoy either. look at all the threads here by IT people who liked working on PCs, did that as a job and now hate it and don't even want to touch their home PCs.

i don't know what the real answer is because i don't know wtf i want to do and i'm 26.

 

[nageov3t]

work to live, don't live to work.

 

[irishScott]

Computer Engineers make 70-80k a year for an average starting salary.

If you go above the level of Draftsman and go to Architectural School, the salary CAN be very lucrative if your good and play your cards right.

My advice: Go to college as Undeclared, and run through a bunch of courses until you find something you like. If the subject you end up liking doesn't pay much on it's own, you can merge it with something similar that does (ie: If you like Chemistry, go with Chemical Engineering. Hell you could probably double major in the 2 effectivly)

 

[lastig21]

Knock your SAT scores out of the park and go to a prominent university with very faithful alumni. Keep your gpa up in college, and meet as many alumni as you can (meetings, speakers, internships). Pick a competitive major that you at least mildly enjoy, and use your contacts to land you in a job of your liking . . well paying or enjoyable. Rarely both.

 

[TraumaRN]

I'm surprised the medical/nursing field hasn't been tossed around in this thread. Of course it takes the right kind of person and attitude to work in the field but it's very rewarding. I mean for me I'll be an RN in a couple months. Right now I work in a inner city trauma hospital. I get to deal with all kinds of crazy stuff, it's very rewarding and the pay is decent. I'm making $16.25/hr without a degree and they are so incredibly flexible on hours. Then once I graduate my starting wage should be around 55-60K a year. Usually will top out between 80-100K depending on overtime and various other things. If you get your master's in nursing then 100+K or greater.

Personally it's not about the money because I love what I do and the money is just a bonus.

Good luck with whatever you do.

 

[sao123]

Originally posted by: evolvedbullet
Hey, I get what you guys are saying but unfortunately I don't really enjoy anything. I have learned alot over the past few weeks on apituide and I think it is safe to say that the "gifted" ones I like or love take life easy; I can't follow a path like theres because I am in special ed. (IEP) but I choose not to use it or it's advantages. I feel really stupid that I have a neurological problem with learning and the work never ends. I try my best but I found out that if I force myself to do something long enough, I could get in the habit of it meaning I can deal with it. I suppose we can apply that to a job and there you go, any job is alright with me so that is why I would like to have a high paying job.

My family is semi-smart and the only one who I know will be a millionaire will be my step-cousin, who is part of my NUCLEAR FAMILY.

Your petition to join the upper & upper-middle classes has been rejected on the grounds that you have no money & no friends.

Please take your rightful place in the lower-middle class like all the other average joes.

 

[archiloco]

Originally posted by: irishScott
Computer Engineers make 70-80k a year for an average starting salary.

If you go above the level of Draftsman and go to Architectural School, the salary CAN be very lucrative if your good and play your cards right.

My advice: Go to college as Undeclared, and run through a bunch of courses until you find something you like. If the subject you end up liking doesn't pay much on it's own, you can merge it with something similar that does (ie: If you like Chemistry, go with Chemical Engineering. Hell you could probably double major in the 2 effectivly)

there are many if's in that statment, road to architect is long and hard, not much pay too

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: UNESC0
don't do it for the money... toys aren't worth you spending your life doing something you hate


by all means, make enough to be comfortable -- just don't shoehorn yourself into a profession just because it's high-paying

:thumbsup:

 

[sao123]

Originally posted by: evolvedbullet
Please don't tell me to live the average life. I don't like to live off standards you know.

Originally posted by: evolvedbullet
You see, I realized that no one really likes me so I became independent. I have been like that for a year now and it has worked like a charm. I would be happy in a big house. I want to be success of the family instead of the average guy in the family.

you sound like a naive whiney conceited jealous moron... "I'll show you.... someday im going to be better than you...rich and powerful...I can leave you in all your averageness & tell you to go eff off." No wonder no-one likes you.

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: hx009

Originally posted by: evolvedbullet
You see, I realized that no one really likes me so I became independent. I have been like that for a year now and it has worked like a charm.

Ok then.

right...so by independant and still in high school...I assume you at least aren't living with your parents, or do you define independant different from everyone else in the world?

 

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