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  6. Need advice from tech people

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    I can't really say how people of your industry look upon business grads, but I have an MBA and an MIS degree on top of my electrical engineering undergrad.

    Guess which one was most important? The MBA and MIS are just extra fluff on the resume, I don't get to use either of them in my everyday work. At least where I work, the engineering degree is the critical degree (it's not like I got an instant pay raise for either of my Masters Degrees) - so it's on me to look for other opportunities if I really want to pursue something beyond the engineering path.

    Like you pointed out though, a lot of jobs are basically learned through on-the-job training and have little to do with your real degree. As long as your undergrad is in the 'ballpark' to get you in the door, you'll learn what you need to do (for the most part).

    But, I can offer this advice. If you want to further your education, you really should look for an employer that values self-development and will pay for your schooling. My undergrad was expensive, but both my Masters were paid for by the company, and I know this company has even put some people through undergrad school as well (though you'd have to be working here quite some time with an Associates or less before they'll pay for an undergrad). But, there are a lot of stipulations you agree to - like not leaving for 'x' years afterwards, maintaining a minimum GPA, etc.

    So, find a company that'll pay for your schooling if possible.

  7. Gun O'Clock Shooting Alarm Clock

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    Does this count as daily tactical training?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwZLUpQiolA

    Is this even safe? I guarantee you one day someone's gonna grab their 9mm instead of the plastic one... for the lulz AND GREAT JUSTICE!

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  15. Tell me something BAD about Ron Paul

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    Posted · Edited by JRMMiii

    So don't go to school learn a trade and make more then you would as a i.t. geek. Thats the problem with this country to many pussies don't want to work for there money. Stupid office monkey, go get your hands dirty and earn that money. To many people want paid top dollar for jobs that produce no tangible goods. Office jobs should pay 30k or less a year..
    Do you produce tangible/ sellable things for the company you work for? Or do you work on project to make things "better" when you have no experience working with them in the first place. If you design parts that will make a product then you should earn what you earn. But if you simply are like the enginerds we have at my work that make educated guesses at how to fix problems on machines they know nothing about, then yes you are a waste of time and should earn 30k a year. I have little respect for most of my works enginerds only a very few are worth the money they make. And there "I am better then you cause your a factory worker making more money then I do" attitude does not help.
    reread the post. If you design a machine that my dumb monkey ass can build to sell to the consumer then you earn your keep and deserve the pay you educated people earn.

    I guess I don't understand why you're worried about what an office worker makes? That seems to be a lot of people's issue -- they worry too much about other people. "The autoworkers make too much", "The teachers make too much", "The police officers make too much"... "they make too much"-itis seems to run rampant.

    The odd thing is, the only place it doesn't run rampant is when it comes to CEOs or Wall Street or executives. It seems to mostly fall on the ranks of where people think their peers are. Other people only "make too much" if they live in the same neighborhood as you and make more money for what they do.

    Free market society right? So, it's ok for companies to make profits, but it's not ok if your neighbor makes more than you because he's a gov't employee, or an IT nerd, or a salesman. Because-- "Hey, we live next door, he's not better than me, so why is he getting paid more? Why does he have a new car? Why does he have a new (boat, jet ski, motorcycle, mistress, etc)? I deserve those things too and I work harder than he does, I'm sure."

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1259789/Why-money-CAN-buy-happiness--earn-friends.html

    http://boingboing.net/2011/08/17/why-poor-people-support-tax-breaks-for-the-rich.html

    http://www.economist.com/node/21525851?frsc=dg

  16. Tell me something BAD about Ron Paul

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    Posted · Edited by JRMMiii

    You don't like it? Find a job creator to pay you what you're worth.

    Apparenty our society thinks engineers should be paid more than laborers. :dunno: and that upsets you because you've experienced firsthand how dumb they are.

    Why don't you just go back and get that degree so you have the slip of paper that allows society to judge you and pay you more? It's easy if those numbskulls you work with can do it.

  21. Tell me something BAD about Ron Paul

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    Posted

    Do you have student loan debt? :dunno:

    Besides, you have a government job... Which is the problem, right? Teachers, cops, fireman, public safety workers need to sacrifice like the rest of us.

    Parks, you shouldn't get a raise and we shouldn't pay for you to have health insurance on our taxpayer dime, amirite folks? Anyone want to tell that to Parks' face?

  22. Tell me something BAD about Ron Paul

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    Posted

    What about fresh out's? Ya know, the kids with liberal arts, communications, or some other worthless degree who are 'fresh out' of school, have $80k in school debt and can't get a job in their field and end up working at piercing pagoda @ the mall for minimum wage and no benefits? Or even if they do end up in their fields, they only make $30k a year, again, without benefits, and can barely afford renting + student loan debt, food and gas, let alone all the other essentials like healthcare or retirement?

    What about those people?

  25. Tell me something BAD about Ron Paul

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    Posted · Edited by JRMMiii

    Dead at 49 because he couldn't afford insurance: Terrible fate of Ron Paul aide emerges hours after Republican said state shouldn't provide free health care

    • Kent Snyder died from complications caused by pneumonia because his premiums were too expensive
    • 49-year-old was Ron Paul's campaign manager during failed 2008 bid to secure Republican presidential nomination
    • Mr Paul told Tea Party debate people who did not have insurance should be left to fend for themselves
    • Retired physician also said churches should step in to care for those without cover

    Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2037330/Ron-Pauls-campaign-manager-died-pneumonia-afford-health-insurance.html#ixzz1YM3Llp6X

    I dunno if that's good or bad or otherwise. Just ironic.

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