What's your job title and pay?

futant

futant

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nevyn said:
I have a CCIE, for 15 - 20 tears now (can't remember exactly when I first qualified) Bud you just can't go wrong with this ccna, it's an excellent qualification, difficult but well worth it. Respect man, don't give up

Free advice if anybody is interested, IT is easy way to make a living. A+/N+ are good qualifications, not at all difficult to obtain and will allow you to work for yourself. Never ever give up the chance for an education, big mistake.
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As a former IT guy, I am compelled to crack one joke, please don't take offense as it is just in jest. You say networking is great but you freudian slip TEARS in place of YEARS. LOL
Just be fair and tell these guys that if they want to be on top of their game they need to kiss all reading material goodbye cuz all their time reading will be spent on white papers and re - certing every few years.
 
nevyn

nevyn

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futant said:
As a former IT guy, I am compelled to crack one joke, please don't take offense as it is just in jest. You say networking is great but you freudian slip TEARS in place of YEARS. LOL
Just be fair and tell these guys that if they want to be on top of their game they need to kiss all reading material goodbye cuz all their time reading will be spent on white papers and re - certing every few years.
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Man you have that right, but its been worth it for me, maybe that's why I like it, always new things to learn.

And mate I have no idea what your joke means, lol. Sorry

EDIT: Went and checked it out freudlin slip, ok well, i cant agree with you there but nice try.
 
futant

futant

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nevyn said:
Man you have that right, but its been worth it for me, maybe that's why I like it, always new things to learn.

And mate I have no idea what your joke means, lol. Sorry

EDIT: Went and checked it out freudlin slip, ok well, i cant agree with you there but nice try.
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Google freudian slip

Nothing but respect nevyn

Now try and find Guy Clark's song "Hank Williams said it best" and no I am not aiming the song at you just seems pertinent to both of us.

futant - ccna, mcsa, A+, Net+, emcp,
 
nevyn

nevyn

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futant said:
Google freudian slip

Nothing but respect nevyn

Now try and find Guy Clark's song "Hank Williams said it best" and no I am not aiming the song at you just seems pertinent to both of us.

futant - ccna, mcsa, A+, Net+, emcp,
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Mate I don't get offended eaisly so now worries. That's song is so so true, nice man. I always respect people that use music to make points. Strange I like the song, hahahahahhaha. damn. I am such a geek, lol.

And you point is well taken and absolutely true. Peace bro....
 
GreatwhiteNorth

GreatwhiteNorth

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futant said:
See post #16 on this thread friend.
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Say's this:
futant said:
I used to manage the SAN where one of the largest Health insurance companies in the U.S. stores all their data along with about 70% of all small and medium (and a few top 15 sized) banks in the US.
I made about 80 000 /yr by the end.

I walked away from all of it and now I am lucky to clear 12/hr doing stone work/carpentry/trade skills.
I have never been happier and have no regrets, not even when I am struggling.8)
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I wasn't poking at-cha, just have a shockwave error msg that shows from time to time & I'm a computer dumb-ass.
And it was a lame attempt at a joke. :cool:
 
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joe macclennan

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Dannoo93 said:
I hate hiw im youn ghost which I will regret saying when.im old. But most kids my age try to.go have fun n party. Me I want to set myself up for the future I want to own my own small businesses and still help people with my mmj. I tried getting into landscaping a few years back but everywhere I called always says u need a year or 2 experience how the fuck am I supposed to get any when no one will hire me. Come spring time ill prob go look for a laborer job .10.80$ does not cut it when I want to get a mew car/rent to own a property and continue adding to my 401k n savings. I just want an adult job dont want to do the bullshit job jumping. Somewhere I can work my way up and be a formen or supervisor. To do that at my.job id have to wait a good 10 more years and fuck that

Dannoo93
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yeh, I wouldn't expect to get paid any more than that as an entry level grunt tho bud. The thing with the construction trades is if you work hard and have a good head on your shoulders you can move up pretty quickly. Be a turd and shy away from the hard work and they can always find someone to pick up garbage and sweep the floors. You sound like you'll be just fine tho.

I have never felt such a sense of accomplishment as seeing a big job finish on time and within budget. Or getting a group of guys to work together to accomplish said goal......feels pretty good. It can feel pretty overwhelming at first, just cuz there is so much to learn, and you can get pulled in so many directions. but you're young, just take it one day at a time and you'll get there.

srh88 said:
good plan, cept the rent to own part.. dont do it, its a really good way for you to lose money, if you want a place, save the down payment and just get a mortgage.
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except it seems to be pretty difficult to get a mortgage these days without stellar credit. At least so I've been told. Used to be you could have less than perfect credit and still get a note...just with a higher rate. now......not so much.

Land contract can be a great deal for many, if they are committed.
 
rowlman

rowlman

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I am a journeyman mason. Local # 1 out of Detroit. Brick, stone, and water proofing. I worked hard to get to $32.50 an hour, then fell to my death. Well, I lived, but it killed me. In 2005.
Not sure what they're making today, most of my buddies do other things now. I never liked the union.

Fuck them.
Now I'm a caregiver.
 
futant

futant

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GreatwhiteNorth said:
Say's this:


I wasn't poking at-cha, just have a shockwave error msg that shows from time to time & I'm a computer dumb-ass.
And it was a lame attempt at a joke. :cool:
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I thought it was Hilarious thats why I liked it. Told ya to read #16 so youd know to ask nevyn instead of me:mrgreen:
 
nevyn

nevyn

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futant said:
I thought it was Hilarious thats why I liked it. Told ya to read #16 so youd know to ask nevyn instead of me:mrgreen:
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Lol, thats cruel man dont put me in a spot like that, hehehehe, beside I charge R 1500 p/h ($ 150), but for greatwhitenorth I will give him a discount, so for you greatwhitenorth it will be $ 149.50 p/h. Hehehe. Greatwhitenorth, if you really need help mate, just send me a pm with the problem and we can take it from there, I have colleagues that use this tech. And I am kiiding about charging you btw. ;)
 
Dannoo93

Dannoo93

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joe macclennan said:
yeh, I wouldn't expect to get paid any more than that as an entry level grunt tho bud. The thing with the construction trades is if you work hard and have a good head on your shoulders you can move up pretty quickly. Be a turd and shy away from the hard work and they can always find someone to pick up garbage and sweep the floors. You sound like you'll be just fine tho.

I have never felt such a sense of accomplishment as seeing a big job finish on time and within budget. Or getting a group of guys to work together to accomplish said goal......feels pretty good. It can feel pretty overwhelming at first, just cuz there is so much to learn, and you can get pulled in so many directions. but you're young, just take it one day at a time and you'll get there.



except it seems to be pretty difficult to get a mortgage these days without stellar credit. At least so I've been told. Used to be you could have less than perfect credit and still get a note...just with a higher rate. now......not so much.

Land contract can be a great deal for many, if they are committed.
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I have pretty good credit nothing bad Ive taken out a few loans to get my jeep and work on building an old truck I had. well min wage here in wa is 9.20$ id figure itd start at around 12$ around here lawnmowing companies start at like 10.50$ around here

Dannoo93
 
Kanaplya

Kanaplya

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Let's see, went from Marine Corps scout sniper to a construction worker, graduated to software engineer, got bored with that, to Alaska crab fisherman, to small business play-around, to grower...
 
nevyn

nevyn

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Kanaplya said:
Let's see, went from Marine Corps scout sniper to a construction worker, graduated to software engineer, got bored with that, to Alaska crab fisherman, to small business play-around, to grower...
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Wow, that must have been awesome, always wanted to fire a sniper rifle, 50cal preferably and I don't even like firearms all that much, but I love the toys the American military play with, pity they kill people. When I play military computer games, it's the sniper rifle for me.
 
fandango

fandango

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Project Manager/custom home/southern california,
25.00 per hour
been on this home/7000'/for just over a year
duties include/supervise 8 south americans in all phases of building,from ground up.
me no speak spanish/some times tough to get things done right first round/hence over 1 year to build house
owner he think he save big money/he pay worker 9.00 per hour/worker not happy and steal tools daily/I replace tools weekly.

started building in 1974
use to pound 50 lbs of 16d sinkers in aday(before nail guns came out)this would stand a 22x40 foot second floor on a townhouse walls only.got paid $80.00 for it and took me 8 hrs.
union scale was 10.80 an hour back than.

dropped the union and went self employed past 39 years
old now and body is giving out for this work
looking forward to next year and collect my ss benefits of $770.00 a month

been married 3 times
current wife for 4 years

ps...broke now but going to stay happy...got 20 jars of smoke in the closet/more on the way/and geezus my wife is filipina and born in 1988

peace.
 
nevyn

nevyn

Member
fandango said:
Project Manager/custom home/southern california,
25.00 per hour
been on this home/7000'/for just over a year
duties include/supervise 8 south americans in all phases of building,from ground up.
me no speak spanish/some times tough to get things done right first round/hence over 1 year to build house
owner he think he save big money/he pay worker 9.00 per hour/worker not happy and steal tools daily/I replace tools weekly.

started building in 1974
use to pound 50 lbs of 16d sinkers in aday(before nail guns came out)this would stand a 22x40 foot second floor on a townhouse walls only.got paid $80.00 for it and took me 8 hrs.
union scale was 10.80 an hour back than.

dropped the union and went self employed past 39 years
old now and body is giving out for this work
looking forward to next year and collect my ss benefits of $770.00 a month

been married 3 times
current wife for 4 years

ps...broke now but going to stay happy...got 20 jars of smoke in the closet/more on the way/and geezus my wife is filipina and born in 1988

peace.
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Nice, lol.

To quote The Fabulous Freak Brothers; "Dope will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no dope."
 
MojoRison

MojoRison

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I was a cog in a mechanism that no longer needed my pitch, I was paid a pittance for keeping the balance between life and death daily, now I toil in the lines of mediocrity.
 
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