whats a good job out there??

[jljue]

Go back to school and get a BSEE or BSME. With either of those degrees, you can be a robotics engineer or a controls engineer (yes, I know a few controls engineers with BSME's). With enough experience, we name our price. I've been out of college since 2002, and I had a concrete company call me up a couple of years ago asking me to take a full-time position at one of their plants as a controls engineer for about $80k. The only problems were that I'd have to move to an area that I didn't want to move to, they weren't in an air conditioned building, and the place a dirty. Needless to say, I didn't take the job, but I have had some pretty nice offers. No, I don't get called for interviews; I get people asking how much money I want to leave my company. I'm having too much fun where I'm at now, so I usually ask for a lot. I almost messed up one time and didn't ask enough.

[TITAN07SE]

i work in the wind turbine industry. but you have to travel alot pretty good pay too

[06_SMOKE_SE_CC]

Originally Posted by BobNYC

Start your own company...live hand-to-mouth for a few years, start paying yourself a "fair" wage, IPO the company and take out what you didn't pay yourself all those early years, then sell the company to a competitor and bank even more money. That's what I did. And although I still work, I do it because I'm too young to fully retire and I know I have enough "f**k you money" in the bank that I don't have to take crap from anyone!

if you don't mind me asking, how old are you and what kind of company did you start?

[BobNYC]

Originally Posted by 06_SMOKE_SE_CC

if you don't mind me asking, how old are you and what kind of company did you start?

I'm 58. I and two other guys started the company in 1995 and it's an internet ad services company. Prior to starting the company, I spent 25 years in the advertising business.

[06_SMOKE_SE_CC]

Originally Posted by BobNYC

I'm 58. I and two other guys started the company in 1995 and it's an internet ad services company. Prior to starting the company, I spent 25 years in the advertising business.

hey thanks for the answer...i've read alot about owning your own businesses/corporations, and that's the direction i'm going...i have a couple things in the works, my main focus right now is my clothing company, Deathreat Clothing, Inc., i just started it up about a month ago and am focusing all my extra time and energy into it...it's actually really exciting, i think you did it the right way, owning your own company is the way to go if you wanna get ahead financially

[BobNYC]

Originally Posted by 06_SMOKE_SE_CC

... owning your own company is the way to go if you wanna get ahead financially

Of course, I agree. Many people can't afford to take the "start-up" hit to their income, though. I was lucky. We don't have kids and my wife was totally supportive of leaving a very well-paying job to take the risk. There were times during the first few years when I wondered if I had done the right thing but we carried on and with hard work, succeeded. By the way...my Titan was my one "extravagance" that I allowed myself when the first really big check hit the bank account.

[06_SMOKE_SE_CC]

yeah, luckily my fiance is just as focused on our start-up as i am, and we both make a pretty decent income right now to support our venture, which is fortunate, plus we don't have any real expenses, my truck is paid for and her car is paid for, and no student loans or anything to pay on...i just have to limit my toy buying (mainly for the truck), because i realize that the closer to our means we live right now, and the more we focus on our company, it will be exponentially better for us in the long run....really limit ourselves right now in order to have the extravagances down the road a bit...

[BigA]

I've actually got a job offer on the table right now in sales that I'm trying to decide on, it seems like a great company with good reviews but its salary for the first year and then goes to commission plus draw which I'm a little leary about.

[Timmyo2L]

Originally Posted by TITAN07SE

i work in the wind turbine industry. but you have to travel alot pretty good pay too

That sounds like a good job. They are putting like 60 of them things up in my area. Do you have to have any special knowledge on a job like this? or do they hire whoever is good enough.

[gixxer0.6g]

Why don't you get into engineering? I'm a mech. engineer for about five years now. Just passed my Prof. Engineering test and have enough job security to be on here all day...haha. But the pay is one of the best for a four year degree and the work really is pretty enjoyable. Now that I'm licensed I can go out on my own and rake in tons of dough...but acquire all the responsibility...as goes any business.

[Nuke]

Originally Posted by Timmyo2L

...I seen a listing for starting as a train engineer, in my area, seems good pay...

My neighbor where we used to live worked for the railroad. He made decent money, plus it was a very stable job. The downside was that it had some strange and long hours. That can be a drag with kids.

In our society, the path to succes is education. Finish your engineering degree.

[MXtitan24]

Originally Posted by Nuke

My neighbor where we used to live worked for the railroad. He made decent money, plus it was a very stable job. The downside was that it had some strange and long hours. That can be a drag with kids.

In our society, the path to succes is education. Finish your engineering degree.

plus trains are like the ultimate vehicle. you get little wheels for the offroad guys. big cab for the suv people. they sit pretty low for the import guys. they have a ton of power for the diesel guys. and if you really need to compensate for u know what, just add more cars on to the train for added length

[Alfaracer75]

Spend more time thinking about how to start your own company rather than working your *** off to make someone ELSE rich.