What do you do?
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I went to school on full scholarship beeotch. Zero tuition. And wife was working while I went to school anyway. School debt is for suckers
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I really don't mind conference calls because I'm mainly getting an update on how things are going on the other end in the field or the engineering company still doing a design half way thru fabrication. I'm giving them how much has been fabricated etc...
What pisses me off are ones on Friday after lunch. We knock off at 11am on Fridays. Grrrr.
What pisses me off are ones on Friday after lunch. We knock off at 11am on Fridays. Grrrr.
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I went to school on a 90% scholarship which is why I got a forestry and wildlife management degree because they would pay for it. Worked out I guess, I'm VP of engineering which is also why I don't have my diplomas hanging in my office.I went to school on full scholarship beeotch. Zero tuition. And wife was working while I went to school anyway. School debt is for suckers
I came out of school with money. Most of my tuition and expenses paid, worked part time doing what I do now, and paid a whopping $250/month rent for a house on 15 acres with a pond.
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One time a project manager scheduled a meeting relating to a company acquisition at 4:30pm on a Friday... "It was the only time everyone was available!" was his response. He wasn't too popular after that.
Borzak
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Yeah it sucks, mostly becauase some of the people are calling in from Japan which means odd times or get to work super freaking early. Screw that too.
They have visited a number of times and apparently they don't understand getting off work early on Friday or having Saturday off and lots of other stuff. Guy had a heart attack when we all left at 4:30 which is the end of our work day since we start at 7am and take half a day Friday.
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Is that typical for people who are already established in careers and not coming out of high school? I just randomly assumed only high schoolers qualified for scholarships.I went to school on full scholarship beeotch. Zero tuition. And wife was working while I went to school anyway. School debt is for suckers
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Law schools don't care if you're established or not. All they care about is undergrad GPA and LSAT. Schools that are safeties for you will give you scholarship money.
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Good thing I didn't want to become a lawyer. I had a GED and got a scholarship lol.
I never formally applied for grad school. Arthur Temple/Temple Inland paid for my grad schooling. Didn't hurt I went to the Arthur Temple College of Forestry at Stephen F. Austin State University after getting an undergrad scholarship from the SRT (sons of the republic of TX - which I am).
I never formally applied for grad school. Arthur Temple/Temple Inland paid for my grad schooling. Didn't hurt I went to the Arthur Temple College of Forestry at Stephen F. Austin State University after getting an undergrad scholarship from the SRT (sons of the republic of TX - which I am).
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Lawyers are all about pedigree, a lot of the work is pretty standard but they want certain qualifications to meet a certain standard of prestige. It's kind of asinine but they want to be able to give out their hiring standards and have it be "we only recruit from these schools" "we only hire the top 10%" etc.
You don't seem like a pedigree type of guy to me.
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That'd be fine if you get a 170+ LSAT.
They also don't care what your major was or what school you went to. Just the # is all that matters.
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Ohh jesus. You went to school in Potsdamn? That town is a shit-hole. The frat parties drive me bat-shit insane as there is constantly vomit on my uncles shops doorstep every morning.
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The only one that matters to me is I am the last surviving descendant of a signer of the TX Decleration of Indpendence.You don't seem like a pedigree type of guy to me.
I'm currently hiring engineers and I really don't even look at their school. Of course we're basically shutting down a department of non college grads and replacing them with engineers to satisfy someone else. Non engineers did just fine in the past.
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Until you have to deal with high schoolers. I have no idea how you people do it.
Woman who teaches High School History is one of the "regulars" at a dog park near me. It's non stop bitching about kids and their parents. It's zero surprise she is single (and slightly crazy)
The best part is she teaches in the town I live. Its a 8~9/10 School Systems as far as MA towns go where Lexington/Netwon are 10/10. So these are FULL BLOWN helicopter parents.
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You must have 10,000% more patience than I have.
Congrats on the job.
In college for a short while I lived in a duplex. The neighbor was getting an education degree. I can't imagine the kids she taught. She was the most gullible person on the planet. You could havd said "aliens landed on the white house lawn and are having a press conference" and she would say "Really, should I turn on the TV".
Congrats on the job.
In college for a short while I lived in a duplex. The neighbor was getting an education degree. I can't imagine the kids she taught. She was the most gullible person on the planet. You could havd said "aliens landed on the white house lawn and are having a press conference" and she would say "Really, should I turn on the TV".