# looking for new job **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [October 15, 2012, 10:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-new-job/226559 "2012-10-15T10:56:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Mankthetank19](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mankthetank19/32/5295_2.png) [@Mankthetank19](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mankthetank19)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 1:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-new-job/226559/41 "2012-10-15T13:28:25Z")
> [@Jon](#): > > Personal Trainer…half of America is fat,now that is a market. A counselor to deal with all the fat emotions… ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 1:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-new-job/226559/42 "2012-10-15T13:42:15Z")
IT sucks when you have to deal with end users. However the ability to make 40-70k a year with no college degree makes it a lot more appealing. Half of Buffalo looks at IT as very blue collar the other half realizes its Buffalo and sets the pay ceiling to match the Buffalo market. If you want to stay in IT in Buffalo get hooked up with a national company that doesn’t look at location. ---------- Post added at 04:42 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:28 PM ---------- Back on the original topic. Geico, Ingram, etc will all you get you $10+ a hour. You should probably figure out some direction to go instead of wasting time in a job that won’t move you along career wise. ---
**Author:** ![Event](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/event/32/5443_2.png) [@Event](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Event)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 2:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-new-job/226559/43 "2012-10-15T14:08:41Z")
> [@Beck](#): > > No. Seriously. Look up “Retiring Abroad”. > > [http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/On-Retirement/2012/03/12/the-7-best-reasons-to-retire-overseas](http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/On-Retirement/2012/03/12/the-7-best-reasons-to-retire-overseas) > > It’s completely feasible. You just need liquidity. Thanks for the link, this kind of thing has always seemed really interesting to me. Not even necessarily for retirement, just save up a few grand and go live in Thailand or Belize or Panama for a year or something. That would be incredible. ---
**Author:** ![stuiephoto](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/stuiephoto/32/6070_2.png) [@stuiephoto](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/stuiephoto)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 2:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-new-job/226559/44 "2012-10-15T14:09:07Z")
I’m going to jump on this thread. I have been casually browsing for new work for about a year now, as I am not happy with my current career (if you could call it that). Ive been a Paramedic for 3+ years, the pay is absolutely embarrassing (\<35k/yr), and my 4 on 4 off rotation makes life difficult to plan (I work Thanksgiving AND Christmas this year at only time and a half–yippee). I have an associates in criminal justice, but have a lot of random knowledge. I am good with computers for having no formal training (the basics like building them, troubleshooting them, home networking, etc), good with cars, and I am a very quick learner (i built a CNC mill in my basement). I am extremely responsible, have a clean MVR, no criminal history, no drug/alcohol use. I feel like I am a perfect candidate for a decent job, but I don’t know what field I want to get into-- I have been in EMS since I was 16, so I dont have any formal experience with anything else. I definitely want somewhere that I can grow and stay there for a while. “Revolving door” companies do not interest me. LZ- What does a 60-70k/year IT job entail? “IT” is pretty vague. ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 2:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-new-job/226559/45 "2012-10-15T14:15:51Z")
^I’m in the same boat. “Technically” I’m a student at UB for Spring 2013 and I’ve been tossing around the idea of going for IT. ---
**Author:** ![Beck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/beck/32/28683_2.png) [@Beck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Beck)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 2:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-new-job/226559/46 "2012-10-15T14:29:57Z")
If you’ve got a decent hammer, you could get in to the film business with me. ---
**Author:** ![stuiephoto](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/stuiephoto/32/6070_2.png) [@stuiephoto](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/stuiephoto)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 2:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-new-job/226559/47 "2012-10-15T14:34:44Z")
> [@Beck](#): > > If you’ve got a decent hammer, you could get in to the film business with me. I would love to be an actor on The Walking Dead. I didn’t know it was filming around here. Whats the pay like? ---
**Author:** ![Beck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/beck/32/28683_2.png) [@Beck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Beck)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 2:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-new-job/226559/48 "2012-10-15T14:38:34Z")
> [@stuiephoto](#): > > I would love to be an actor on The Walking Dead. I didn’t know it was filming around here. Whats the pay like? 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![Mankthetank19](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mankthetank19/32/5295_2.png) [@Mankthetank19](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mankthetank19)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 2:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-new-job/226559/49 "2012-10-15T14:49:15Z")
> [@Beck](#): > > If you’ve got a decent hammer, you could get in to the film business with me. he meant 🦨 ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 2:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-new-job/226559/50 "2012-10-15T14:51:14Z")
> [@stuiephoto](#): > > LZ- What does a 60-70k/year IT job entail? “IT” is pretty vague. System Engineer/Network Engineer Build stuff/fix stuff ---
**Author:** ![TradersBASE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tradersbase/32/5321_2.png) [@TradersBASE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TradersBASE)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 2:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-new-job/226559/51 "2012-10-15T14:53:27Z")
> [@Beck](#): > > No. Seriously. Look up “Retiring Abroad”. > > [http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/On-Retirement/2012/03/12/the-7-best-reasons-to-retire-overseas](http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/On-Retirement/2012/03/12/the-7-best-reasons-to-retire-overseas) > > It’s completely feasible. You just need liquidity. I suspect this concept will begin to flounder once foreign countries become more concerned with the inflationary loss of spending power the US Dollar faced/faces. ---------- Post added at 05:53 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:51 PM ---------- > [@Saxon](#): > > I sold cars for a couple years, did very well. Last december i started at Verizon wireless, it was a pay cut but better potential imo. Now less than a year later i got a promotion to business sales account executive which with hard work is a fix figure job. **Life is what you make of it, if your only looking for a ten dollar an hour job then that’s all you will end up with** Pretty much this. > [@LZ](#): > > Maybe you should get into computers? And maybe this. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_T](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mr_t/32/7454_2.png) [@Mr\_T](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mr_T)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 4:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-new-job/226559/52 "2012-10-15T16:33:23Z")
> [@Beck](#): > > If you’re top sales, I’m assuming you’re making north of $75k+? > > You won’t make that at ingram, unless you get into a management position and even then, I don’t know how stable it is there. Weekly 9-5’s are nice, but to make big money, you’re going to have to be willing to do it and there aren’t that many around. Especially without a specialized degree/MD/JD and even then, you won’t be working 9-5. Compromise. > > ---------- Post added at 03:26 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:24 PM ---------- > > At your age, you need to be looking at a career. A liberal arts degree from a community college isn’t going to expand your horizons or increase your chances of getting a job from what you have now. Find a niche job and run with it. Bank what you can now and don’t work as hard when you’re older. > > Even if you spend the next 4 years obtaining a BS or BA, you’re going to get out and you’re not going to have any better luck finding a 9-5 that pays $60,000. I dont know with how this economy is right now I cant justify going back to school and racking up loans. The only jobs that seem to be a sure bet is nurses, doctors and engineers. Neither of which i have the brain for. > [@focusinprogress](#): > > Now I’m just plain confused. You originally said you were looking to “grow up” and get an adult job. Working at a car dealer is not exactly what I think of when I hear “adult job” > > An associates in Liberal Arts is going to mean absolutely nothing. Sounds like 8yrs experience in customer service is about the best thing you’ve got to show on your resume. > > I reccommend NOT getting a sales gig at Buffalo RV or a car dealer. especially this time of year. Try Ingram if sales is what you’re after and a M-F 9-5er. That or Geico. Oh I know an associates doesnt really mean shit thats why i havent even finished it yet lol. I meant grow up as in leave the job ive had since highschool and pursue something full time, and a little more supporting while I figure out what career Im going to pursue. Put your self in my shoes would you rather work in a grocery store with no room to advance working 30 hours part time at 9.90 an hour working all sorts of random ass hours that differ every single week so you can never make plans? or at a dealer, or any other business starting at ten with some more freedom and dignity not having to deal with crazy ass customers non stop slaving away for pennies ? > [@OfficerK](#): > > Geico for the moneyyyyy Ive heard bad things about geico. Everyone i know thats worked there has quit after 6 months because they hated it. > [@robftw](#): > > Sent you a pm, you might be interested. pmed back! > [@Saxon](#): > > I sold cars for a couple years, did very well. Last december i started at Verizon wireless, it was a pay cut but better potential imo. Now less than a year later i got a promotion to business sales account executive which with hard work is a fix figure job. Life is what you make of it, if your only looking for a ten dollar an hour job then that’s all you will end up with That is true. hm I was thinking of applying there but i hate verizon after they tried fucking me over and hiding charges in my bills for verizon to verizon calls and texts lol.But hell if it pays the bills id consider it. > [@Jon](#): > > Personal Trainer…half of America is fat,now that is a market. Im thinking about it as I work out 5 days a week and train all my friends lol but i cant see a decent living off it. > [@Beck](#): > > If you’ve got a decent hammer, you could get in to the film business with me. Yesss!! lmao ---
**Author:** ![FourEyed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/foureyed/32/7216_2.png) [@FourEyed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FourEyed)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 5:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-new-job/226559/53 "2012-10-15T17:39:58Z")
If you are looking to get into something different, I’m going to go in the opposite direction as everyone else and say get into a trade! The job market sucks partially because everyone was brainwashed into thinking “go to college and get a desk job”. If you don’t mind working a little and getting dirty you can make a good living getting into the trades. (electrical, plumbing, carpentry, steel, HVAC) This market is dying for some good people. My company, along with several others are always looking for someone young to hire and train, but there is hardly anyone good left. No more schooling and debt necessary, most good companies will pay for your school / training. If you are good at what you do, you will always be able to find a job no matter where you go. Just my opinion ---
**Author:** ![TradersBASE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tradersbase/32/5321_2.png) [@TradersBASE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TradersBASE)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 5:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-new-job/226559/54 "2012-10-15T17:43:06Z")
**Perception is something we _choose_, often what we verbalize becomes our reality.** Honestly, we can’t control the weather and we have very little (if any) control over lifes external events. The one thing we CAN control is our perception and where we decide to apply our focus & energy. “i cant see a decent living off it” “heard bad things about geico” “Neither of which i have the brain for” Seriously man…just being honest with you here. Like others have said…go looking for a shitty $10 an hour job and that’s exactly what you’ll find. I’m not saying you don’t have to start somewhere but get your attitude & mind right bro. LZ gave some great input as did others in here…find a desirable NICHE skillset and develop the fuck out of it! NICHE often pays well because there is less competition. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 5:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-new-job/226559/55 "2012-10-15T17:44:25Z")
> [@FourEyed](#): > > If you are looking to get into something different, I’m going to go in the opposite direction as everyone else and say get into a trade! The job market sucks partially because everyone was brainwashed into thinking “go to college and get a desk job”. If you don’t mind working a little and getting dirty you can make a good living getting into the trades. (electrical, plumbing, carpentry, steel, HVAC) This market is dying for some good people. My company, along with several others are always looking for someone young to hire and train, but there is hardly anyone good left. No more schooling and debt necessary, most good companies will pay for your school / training. If you are good at what you do, you will always be able to find a job no matter where you go. > Just my opinion :word: If I wasn’t in IT I would have gone HVAC. ---
**Author:** ![TradersBASE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tradersbase/32/5321_2.png) [@TradersBASE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TradersBASE)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 5:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-new-job/226559/56 "2012-10-15T17:49:29Z")
> [@FourEyed](#): > > If you are looking to get into something different, I’m going to go in the opposite direction as everyone else and say get into a trade! The job market sucks partially because everyone was brainwashed into thinking “go to college and get a desk job”. If you don’t mind working a little and getting dirty you can make a good living getting into the trades. (electrical, plumbing, carpentry, steel, HVAC) This market is dying for some good people. My company, along with several others are always looking for someone young to hire and train, but there is hardly anyone good left. No more schooling and debt necessary, most good companies will pay for your school / training. If you are good at what you do, you will always be able to find a job no matter where you go. > Just my opinion Skilled trades can’t be outsourced for the most part. Great suggestion. With all the college debt & graduates floating around it’s no longer a competitive edge in many cases. Most people went to school so they would be paid more, not so they could _earn_ more. HUGE difference! ---------- Post added at 08:49 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:48 PM ---------- > [@LZ](#): > > :word: > > If I wasn’t in IT I would have gone HVAC. Electrical has always interested me. Let’s start a house flipping team. Bubble 2.0 coming to an economy near you. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![deebo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deebo/32/5218_2.png) [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 5:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-new-job/226559/57 "2012-10-15T17:49:53Z")
Can’t you do concrete? It’s in your blood! :lol: ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_T](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mr_t/32/7454_2.png) [@Mr\_T](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mr_T)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 5:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-new-job/226559/58 "2012-10-15T17:52:19Z")
> [@FourEyed](#): > > If you are looking to get into something different, I’m going to go in the opposite direction as everyone else and say get into a trade! The job market sucks partially because everyone was brainwashed into thinking “go to college and get a desk job”. If you don’t mind working a little and getting dirty you can make a good living getting into the trades. (electrical, plumbing, carpentry, steel, HVAC) This market is dying for some good people. My company, along with several others are always looking for someone young to hire and train, but there is hardly anyone good left. No more schooling and debt necessary, most good companies will pay for your school / training. If you are good at what you do, you will always be able to find a job no matter where you go. > Just my opinion You are exactly right this is what im leaning towards. > [@TradersBASE](#): > > **Perception is something we _choose_, often what we verbalize becomes our reality.** > Honestly, we can’t control the weather and we have very little (if any) control over lifes external events. The one thing we CAN control is our perception and where we decide to apply our focus & energy. > > “i cant see a decent living off it” > “heard bad things about geico” > “Neither of which i have the brain for” > > Seriously man…just being honest with you here. Like others have said…go looking for a shitty $10 an hour job and that’s exactly what you’ll find. I’m not saying you don’t have to start somewhere but get your attitude & mind right bro. LZ gave some great input as did others in here…find a desirable NICHE skillset and develop the fuck out of it! NICHE often pays well because there is less competition. 🙂 I fully understand what your saying. I was just stating I dont have the type of mind and attention span to sit in a class room and study and memorize laws, medical terms etc, ive tried and failed numerous times. Ive always been a C student at best my whole life with tutoring and trying my best. Some people just arent cut out for that kind of life. Speak to me in person and throw me in a creative environment and you’d see im actually an intelligant competent human being. Im just wired a little bit different than your average joe if you get what im saying lol. that is why im leaning more towards a trade or starting my own business. But for me to get there i need to get something full time and a little more routine than what i have going on right now. Im just not a fan of geico from what ive heard from some friends that are similar to me and actually have valid opinions to me. ---------- Post added at 08:52 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:50 PM ---------- > [@deebo](#): > > Can’t you do concrete? It’s in your blood! > :lol: Oh I def can my father does paving/concrete in Local 210 laborers union. I was told i was a shoe in and a sure bet I was in and i went in and talked to the president and they basically told me it doesnt matter who you know anymore and I was SOL. ---
**Author:** ![TradersBASE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tradersbase/32/5321_2.png) [@TradersBASE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TradersBASE)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 5:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-new-job/226559/59 "2012-10-15T17:56:55Z")
> [@Mr. T](#): > > I fully understand what your saying. I was just stating I dont have the type of mind and attention span to sit in a class room and study and memorize laws, medical terms etc, ive tried and failed numerous times. Ive always been a C student at best my whole life with tutoring and trying my best. Some people just arent cut out for that kind of life. Speak to me in person and throw me in a creative environment and you’d see im actually an intelligant competent human being. Im just wired a little bit different than your average joe if you get what im saying lol. that is why im leaning more towards a trade or starting my own business. But for me to get there i need to get something full time and a little more routine than what i have going on right now. > > Im just not a fan of geico from what ive heard from some friends that are similar to me and actually have valid opinions to me. I could tell that about your attention span just by looking at the list of cars in your sig. 😛 I have had near 20 cars over my life so I can’t talk shit about that. LOL I’m similar in many ways, I get bored easy and don’t care to regurgitate book knowledge. Building trades could be awesome for ya. I’d wish you luck but I don’t believe in luck…make it happen. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Spam16v](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/spam16v/32/5287_2.png) [@Spam16v](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Spam16v)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 6:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-new-job/226559/60 "2012-10-15T18:11:11Z")
> [@Beck](#): > > If you’ve got a decent hammer, you could get in to the film business with me. How about a power bottom? Consider a career in “Getting Money & Stacking Paper”? Jay-Z seems to enjoy it and does reasonably well I presume. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-new-job/226559.md?page=2) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-new-job/226559.md?page=4)