What is YOUR Career?

[WazzuRC]

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Damn, all of that sounds awesome. We'd likely end up living in a townhome close to the hospital she'd be doing her residency. All of that stuff is definitely appealing. I'm more of an outdoors person so the hiking in the mountains is definitely a huge plus. Also love the idea of living in a city with a professional baseball team.

Just know that the weather isn't great, but when it is, it's awesome. You're going to get a snow storm, maybe two, during the entire winter. Besides that, it's rainy or at least cloudy 75% of the time from November through May. Temps usually drop down to low 30's for much of winter and are as high as mid-80's in the summer. I've been to quite a few cities in my life but a nice summer sunny day in Seattle honestly cannot be beat.

And I didn't even mention Vancouver BC and Portland are both within a couple of hours of Seattle and are both great cities.

[mike24forever]

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I have been teaching for 10 years. Started off teaching Geography, and for the past 3 years I've been teaching Phys'ed. Best job ever. I will never get rich, but next year I will be making 90+ doing what I love.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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I have been teaching for 10 years. Started off teaching Geography, and for the past 3 years I've been teaching Phys'ed. Best job ever. I will never get rich, but next year I will be making 90+ doing what I love.

Did you vote in the Gulf poll, good sir?

[cjonesfan921]

I'm currently a tax-slave, (tax accountant) aspiring to be the wealthiest I can be, whether that is in public accounting or not.

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[Dispatch]

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I go to school in Boston and I'm a finance major. I'm looking to get into the banking industry once I graduate. Fortunately I know some people who should be able to get me a job if I can't find one on my own. I'm such a nerd, I could sit and watch CNBC all day. It's something I'm passionate about though and I wouldn't change a thing.

[GoToledo]

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I have a Master's degree in Industrial Pharmacy. I worked in a QC laboratory for a pharmaceutical company for 4 years, and now I am the lab supervisor. I went from being a lab rat to a desk jockey (I still get in to the lab from time to time, though).

[12]

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I love it personally. There is so much to do here it's incredible. Sure, it rains and is overcast quite a few days out of the year, but when it's nice outside there is no better place to be. Summer days when you're sitting at a restaurant on the water having a beer and some great seafood, not much is better than that. The traffic is so-so, similar to most cities I'd imagine. We actually live in Redmond, which is about 10 miles northeast of Seattle.

There are so many activities around the Seattle area. Tons of hiking and biking trails, camping in the mountains, lakes for boating, and skiing/snowboarding is an hour away. For sports, you have Mariners, Seahawks, Storm (I know...), and Sounders MLS. I actually am not a huge soccer fan but the games are incredibly fun to go to. The Mariners Single-A and Triple-A teams are both about a 1/2-1 hour away from Seattle. The food here is fantastic and there are tons of bars, pubs, and breweries around the area.

I'm definitely a country kid, grew in a small rural farming town, so as I get older I might be more inclined to move out into the rural areas of the state. Right now though, being in my late-20's, it's an awesome place to live.

Any other questions just ask.

I don't live in Seattle, but this sounds about right.

I would love to live there. I don't think I'm a 'big city' guy, but Seattle is freaking amazing. It does rain (but the actual rain fall is less than you would think) but the summers are usually pretty awesome from my experience.

There is so much to do in Seattle that it's nuts. If you're an outdoors guy, there is not a better place out there. If you love sports, there's that as well. College football? The new Husky Stadium is going to be one of the best venues to watch a college football game. An NHL and NBA team might be on the way to Seattle in the very near future. Baseball? I've heard people from Boston tell me that Safeco Field is one of the best stadium experiences in all of baseball. Seahawks games are insanely fun.

The food is great, the scenery is great... If I could live there I probably would, but it's not in the cards. I love to visit though, and hate when I have to come home.

[sharks]

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Almost finished with my first quarter studying accounting. I love it so far. I view it as a puzzle. We are now journalizing manually which takes forever! Can't wait to start using computers for that.

[tsalbysp]

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I have been teaching for 10 years. Started off teaching Geography, and for the past 3 years I've been teaching Phys'ed. Best job ever. I will never get rich, but next year I will be making 90+ doing what I love.

wat?

Either I am misunderstanding what 90+ means, of you've got a very skewed perception of what "rich" means.

[tsalbysp]

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I majored in history and I was pursuing a law degree. Decided it wasn't for me and ended up in flight school. Now I'm an airline pilot.

What are your hours like?

[12]

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wat?

Either I am misunderstanding what 90+ means, of you've got a very skewed perception of what "rich" means.

You can live well on 90K per year, but you won't get "rich" in the traditional sense of the word on that income.

Still a very nice life, though.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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You can live well on 90K per year, but you won't get "rich" in the traditional sense of the word on that income.

Still a very nice life, though.

I guess it depends on the area and what your definition of "rich" is because in my area you can pretty much be "well off" on 40-45k. I think well off as being not having to worry about monthly expenses, being able to afford a mortgage, and a car payment.

[bgeno]

I guess it depends on the area and what your definition of "rich" is because in my area you can pretty much be "well off" on 40-45k. I think well off as being not having to worry about monthly expenses, being able to afford a mortgage, and a car payment.

Then it sounds like the confusion is on the definition of rich.


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[Qb]

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I'm a student advisor at a non-profit career training school. We get students from all over the demographic spectrum due to our diverse majors; from 18 to 60+, HS diploma/GED to advanced post-secondary, years of work experience to none, etc.

I don't make great money (remember, non-profit), but I love what I do because I can try to help people make better decisions than I did. I had so many opportunities and abilities, but was not focused and did not have a plan for my career. I also had to learn some basic life/work lessons through my own mistakes. However, my circuitous path to my current place gives me my unique perspective and skill set. So I have that going for me, which is nice...

A few guys posted some great advice throughout the thread. I like one post about not focusing solely on money/outlook when evaluating career options, but not ignoring it either. Also, saw some good stuff about getting involved in various activities during college (or even HS) to gain non-classroom experience.

Finally, someone brought up "soft skills" which are so damn important. The reasons people lose jobs (or aren't hired in the first place) rarely involve their deficiencies in their "technical" skills. This is from Dept of Labor research (conferences, yay!)... the most common reasons are:

1) Poor attedance/tardiness
2) Inability to interact with co-workers or supervisor professionally
3) Unable to follow directions

I know I'm starting to wander off the topic, but I can't emphasize how important these aspects are to finding/retaining/succeeded in any job. I've done several telephone references for students and almost always the first thing an employer asks is "how was their attendance?" often followed by something along the lines of how they interacted with others. Unfortunately, these skills are often not emphasized in traditional educational environments, hence me feeling the need to ramble about it. I know when I went to college over a decade ago, I never heard anything about it (to be fair, I didn't seek it out either).

Finally, to Nathan_OS and anyone else searching for what they want to do, one of the best resources for career planning/job hunting is What Color is Your Parachute? by Richard N. Bolles. It can help you identify a career path based on what you enjoy and value, as well as give tons of useful, practical tips for job-seeking.