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Embraer 06-21-2010 08:47 AM

Any hot girls in your class that you can study with?

looneybin 06-21-2010 08:56 AM

what about becoming a veterinarian, you would get to be outside on the days you are arm deep in a cow or horse

cstreit 06-21-2010 08:58 AM

Sounds like you need to sell drugs out of a small Porsche repair and customization shop.

m21sniper 06-21-2010 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by porsche4life (Post 5414744)
After spending a few months working in a Pharmacy I'm just not sure what I want to do with my life.... I could do it but I would be miserable after a while I'm almost certain...

I love the outdoors, I'm very mechanical, I enjoy sitting learning how things work, I can work my way through most things on a computer, I've yet to find a fix on the Porsche I couldn't handle. I'm analytical to a fault.... I've over analyzed relationships until they crumbled. I lay awake at night and go over things in my head....


Oh and I'm coming to hate chemistry....


Plz.... No flaming... if you feel the need to call me a wuss and say I'm a quitter just don't post....


I'm looking for career field suggestions... Throw 'em out there....



(edit).... Thought I should add that I'm an autocross fanatic....

Now is not too late to start a life as a womanizing infantryman turned private investigator turned bounty hunter turned repossessor. :)

porsche4life 06-21-2010 09:16 AM

I'm too small and too nice to knock heads for a living....

porsche4life 06-21-2010 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by cstreit (Post 5415388)
Sounds like you need to sell drugs out of a small Porsche repair and customization shop.

Just need the capital to get started....

m21sniper 06-21-2010 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by porsche4life (Post 5415418)
I'm too small and too nice to knock heads for a living....

It's not the size of the dog in the fight that matters...it is the size of the fight in the dog.

porsche4life 06-21-2010 09:39 AM

Thats just not me... Take my word for it...

m21sniper 06-21-2010 09:41 AM

No problem man. Not everyone gets a thrill out of getting chased down the street in reverse by 20 bat wielding Puerto Ricans.

porsche4life 06-21-2010 09:42 AM

Nope... Not my idea of a good time....

Dueller 06-21-2010 10:02 AM

Just out of curiosity, Sid, why did you decide on Pharmacy School in the first place?

RWebb 06-21-2010 10:04 AM

you might try to go into engineering for a bio-pharma firm

add some biol. & micro-biol. classes b/c that is what you'd most likely be designing

s_morrison57 06-21-2010 10:11 AM

If you don't like it now, the work that is then I don't think its going to get better as the years pass

Tim Hancock 06-21-2010 10:40 AM

I am a machine design engineer. Being very mechanically minded my whole young life, I thought I would enjoy designing/building/troubleshooting automated machinery. Well after a few years of it, it got real old real quick. By the time I realized how much I hated it, I had a family to support and 20 years after starting this job, I am still at it making my barely "adequate" wage with health insurance. I know I should do something with my mechanical skills I have devoloped/fine tuned over the years, but I guess with age comes a bit of laziness and/or fear of rocking the boat.

All that said..... of all the jobs I had during my early years, I would have to say my favorite was driving a semi truck for a buddies dad when I was in college. It consisted of picking up a load then driving 3 hrs each way on the Ohio turnpike.... Plenty of time to daydream/plan all my hobbies while getting paid. At least once a week for the past several years I find myself thinking back to those worry free "gear jamming" days. ;):D

RKDinOKC 06-21-2010 10:57 AM

I tried to help with the funk, didn't explain very clearly...

It's all about goal. Setting goals and keeping them in sight really helps get through the funk.

I saw a documentary on Arnold Swartzenager. All of the people he delt with in his rise were most impressed with his setting and focusing on goals. Believe it or not he did not make his big money on the movies he was in. He used the body building competitions as capital for high risk real estate investment. The kind that only one in 10 paid off, but when one did pay off it paid for 20 or 30 investment failures. He started with 1, 5, and 10 year plans that he kept updating since he was 14. It was very interesting that his body building was just a means to an end. Taking something he was good at and using it to achieve his life goals.

Noah930 06-21-2010 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by cstreit (Post 5415388)
Sounds like you need to sell drugs out of a small Porsche repair and customization shop.

Isn't that what got John Paul Jr and his dad in a wee bit of trouble?

GH85Carrera 06-21-2010 11:27 AM

I know a few people that took a hobby as a career and quickly ruined the fun of the hobby for themselves.

In the end it is called WORK because it is just a job. That does not mean you have to hate doing it. I know there are a lot of jobs I simply don’t want. Some of them pay very well. I could never work in the food industry. I know some people that own restaurants, and that is a tough job. Doing something you are good at is fun if you can receive the customer feedback. We recently finished a job that the customer took the time to call and say how happy they are with the final product. That will make your day.

masraum 06-21-2010 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Superman (Post 5415145)
Astronaut. Secret agent. Race car driver. Victoria's Secret store manager.

swimsuit model photographer. Playboy, Penthouse, Hustler, ALS, Philflash photographer...

Superman 06-21-2010 01:50 PM

That's the spirit.

Matchmaker, dating coach (you know...start a local dating/referral service). Security advisor (home security, personal security, etc.) Private Investigator. Water ski instructor. tour guide.

I know, I know, I know..............Pornstar Recruiter/Talent Scout.

McLovin 06-21-2010 02:28 PM

Updated from the 60s:

60s Version:

Mr. McGuire: I want to say one word to you. Just one word.
Benjamin: Yes, sir.
Mr. McGuire: Are you listening?
Benjamin: Yes, I am.
Mr. McGuire: Plastics.

Today:

Mr. McGuire: I want to say one word to you. Just one word.
Benjamin: Yes, sir.
Mr. McGuire: Are you listening?
Benjamin: Yes, I am.
Mr. McGuire: Government Work.


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