[quote]angry chicken wrote:
Bunch of words clearly in another language.
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Nice.
[quote]angry chicken wrote:
Yup. I am very fortunate to be a part of an amazing team. We completely replaced an entire utility transformer earlier this summer in LESS THAN 42 HOURS. That kind of performance is unheard of (that would take months for most contractors). We didn’t even have a spare on hand, we had it shipped from PA, mobilized a rigging company in the middle of the night and had a crane on site in less than 8 hours. Had to fabricate a side panel to accommodate the use of parallel Al conductors instead of Cu. It was pretty impressive. To top it off, we had one of the standby generators fail during the outage… But our SOP is to have a 2.5 MW power module on standby, so we were able to transfer the load between gens in about a minute and a half - no down time for the customer.
I love my job - I show up, kick ass, take names and get paid some serious BANK. It’s dangerous sometimes, but I’m qualified and so are the guys on my team. We are the best of the best in the area and proud of it.[/quote]
GOAT?
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
[quote]Mr. Walkway wrote:
just finished my B.A. in sociology from Berkeley.
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I hope your local McDonald’s has openings. [/quote]
I went to a conference hosted by SOCOM… turns out the military is one of the largest employers of sociologists and anthropologists in the world. This isn’t too surprising, though, since they are the largest employer in the world overall. I guess they do work like analyze where a community needs certain resources based on the presence of bakeries, etc, which helps plan a strategy to put pressure on the people not to support terrorism, or something like that. However, I believe a lot of these positions are being eliminated as we transition to more peaceful times.
Related… Microsoft is supposedly the second largest employer in the world of anthropologists. That being said, anthropology majors are the most likely to not recommend their own major to others.
[quote]1 Man Island wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
[quote]Mr. Walkway wrote:
just finished my B.A. in sociology from Berkeley.
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I hope your local McDonald’s has openings. [/quote]
I went to a conference hosted by SOCOM… turns out the military is one of the largest employers of sociologists and anthropologists in the world. This isn’t too surprising, though, since they are the largest employer in the world overall. I guess they do work like analyze where a community needs certain resources based on the presence of bakeries, etc, which helps plan a strategy to put pressure on the people not to support terrorism, or something like that. However, I believe a lot of these positions are being eliminated as we transition to more peaceful times.
Related… Microsoft is supposedly the second largest employer in the world of anthropologists. That being said, anthropology majors are the most likely to not recommend their own major to others.[/quote]
The CIA paid 2 shrinks $80,000,000 to figure out how to torture people with plausible deniability. So maybe look into that.
And, fuck me, a Berkeley sociology degree explains a lot.
[quote]jjackkrash wrote:
And, fuck me, a Berkeley sociology degree explains a lot. [/quote]
Lol, no shit.
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
[quote]jjackkrash wrote:
And, fuck me, a Berkeley sociology degree explains a lot. [/quote]
Lol, no shit.[/quote]
I wonder, how much did it cost for him to learn the mental gymnastics necessary to justify asking for advice on false rape accusations that never took place?
I’m guessing Walkway is being facetious.
Soc majors from Berkeley are most likely feminists, and therefore a favorite target of his.
[quote]jjackkrash wrote:
The CIA paid 2 shrinks $80,000,000 to figure out how to torture people with plausible deniability. So maybe look into that.
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Nice work if you can get it.
[quote]twojarslave wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
[quote]jjackkrash wrote:
And, fuck me, a Berkeley sociology degree explains a lot. [/quote]
Lol, no shit.[/quote]
I wonder, how much did it cost for him to learn the mental gymnastics necessary to justify asking for advice on false rape accusations that never took place?
A big bag of magic mushrooms would have been much more cost effective and enlightening.
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[quote]Dr. Pangloss wrote:
I’m guessing Walkway is being facetious.
Soc majors from Berkeley are most likely feminists, and therefore a favorite target of his.[/quote]
I agree you cannot believe a word he writes. But I find the possibility of truth here to be so intriguing that I just want to–have to–believe this is true.
[quote]1 Man Island wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
[quote]Mr. Walkway wrote:
just finished my B.A. in sociology from Berkeley.
[/quote]
I hope your local McDonald’s has openings. [/quote]
I went to a conference hosted by SOCOM… turns out the military is one of the largest employers of sociologists and anthropologists in the world. This isn’t too surprising, though, since they are the largest employer in the world overall. I guess they do work like analyze where a community needs certain resources based on the presence of bakeries, etc, which helps plan a strategy to put pressure on the people not to support terrorism, or something like that. However, I believe a lot of these positions are being eliminated as we transition to more peaceful times.
Related… Microsoft is supposedly the second largest employer in the world of anthropologists. That being said, anthropology majors are the most likely to not recommend their own major to others.[/quote]
Yeah, but a B.A. doesn’t confer the title of sociologist or anthropologist. Only a PhD holder can be properly refered to as the above. Walkway is too much of slapdick to complete the five year intellectual gauntlet that a PhD requires.
[quote]gkchesterton wrote:
Philosophy is obviously the manliest major.[/quote]
Only if one possesses a beard of comparable majesty as my avatar’s.
Sales is good if you can talk friendly, and are selling high priced items other than cars.
[quote]demonthrall wrote:
Sales is good if you can talk friendly, and are selling high priced items other than cars. [/quote]
Its not for everyone, but sales can be a great career. Car salesmen are hated, but that’s where I got my start. I learned more about reading people, presentations, negotiations, and closing thsn I ever would have anywhere else. These days are more proactive and reach out to customers and do more follow-up which could make income steadier, and its another valuable skill for a professional salesmen.
I also made good money, and enjoyed it, but the hours suck. The skills I learned have helped me in every aspect of my life. I got laid more, made more, and was happier than anyone I knew outside of the dealerships. When I got tired of cars, I sold advertising, mortgages, then got into headhunting. I’m in a corporate recruiting role now and it is so easy I’m bored to tears.
[quote]Bismark wrote:
[quote]1 Man Island wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
[quote]Mr. Walkway wrote:
just finished my B.A. in sociology from Berkeley.
[/quote]
I hope your local McDonald’s has openings. [/quote]
I went to a conference hosted by SOCOM… turns out the military is one of the largest employers of sociologists and anthropologists in the world. This isn’t too surprising, though, since they are the largest employer in the world overall. I guess they do work like analyze where a community needs certain resources based on the presence of bakeries, etc, which helps plan a strategy to put pressure on the people not to support terrorism, or something like that. However, I believe a lot of these positions are being eliminated as we transition to more peaceful times.
Related… Microsoft is supposedly the second largest employer in the world of anthropologists. That being said, anthropology majors are the most likely to not recommend their own major to others.[/quote]
Yeah, but a B.A. doesn’t confer the title of sociologist or anthropologist. Only a PhD holder can be properly refered to as the above. Walkway is too much of slapdick to complete the five year intellectual gauntlet that a PhD requires.[/quote]
Really? I didn’t know there professional/educational standards for those titles.
[quote]TheKraken wrote:
[quote]demonthrall wrote:
Sales is good if you can talk friendly, and are selling high priced items other than cars. [/quote]
Its not for everyone, but sales can be a great career. Car salesmen are hated, but that’s where I got my start. I learned more about reading people, presentations, negotiations, and closing thsn I ever would have anywhere else. These days are more proactive and reach out to customers and do more follow-up which could make income steadier, and its another valuable skill for a professional salesmen.
I also made good money, and enjoyed it, but the hours suck. The skills I learned have helped me in every aspect of my life. I got laid more, made more, and was happier than anyone I knew outside of the dealerships. When I got tired of cars, I sold advertising, mortgages, then got into headhunting. I’m in a corporate recruiting role now and it is so easy I’m bored to tears. [/quote]
This. It is definitely not for everyone but can be lucrative and enjoyable by those who are frustrated by the typical corporate ladder system.
I started selling jeans at the buckle in college, tried a few management positions out of college, they weren’t for me. Started selling open market Cisco equipment 2 years ago, and managed almost 6 figures this year. Not bad for 31, especially in the midwest!
[quote]Mr. Walkway wrote:
just finished my B.A. in sociology from Berkeley.
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Are you still living in Berkeley?
I am not too far from there and would genuinely like to meet you out-of-the-internet. I’d gladly take you out to lunch at Phil’s sliders, unless you have something better in mind.
[quote]TheKraken wrote:
then got into headhunting. I’m in a corporate recruiting role now and it is so easy I’m bored to tears. [/quote]
Kraken,
What was your degree in? I will be graduating with a psych degree in the spring and want to eventually get into consulting.
My plan is to start looking into jobs/graduate school once the semester starts and hopefully get a job by the end of the summer. I will be researching (more seriously, I have already looked into) grad programs for either industrial/organizational psychology or an MBA with an emphasis on organizational behavior or consulting. Ideally, I’d like to obtain my masters part time while working full time, but I know that might not be possible.
Thanks in advance for any input.
[quote]rrjc5488 wrote:
[quote]TheKraken wrote:
then got into headhunting. I’m in a corporate recruiting role now and it is so easy I’m bored to tears. [/quote]
Kraken,
What was your degree in? I will be graduating with a psych degree in the spring and want to eventually get into consulting.
My plan is to start looking into jobs/graduate school once the semester starts and hopefully get a job by the end of the summer. I will be researching (more seriously, I have already looked into) grad programs for either industrial/organizational psychology or an MBA with an emphasis on organizational behavior or consulting. Ideally, I’d like to obtain my masters part time while working full time, but I know that might not be possible.
Thanks in advance for any input. [/quote]
Kind of a long story, but in 2001 I was working my way through college and 9/11 happened. I got laid off, couldn’t find anything because the economy had tanked, panicked and took a job selling cars out of pure desperation. Within 3-4 months I was making money comparable to what I expected in my first years out of college, so I never looked back. I regret not getting a degree a little because it means it’s unlikely I’ll work in any of the large corporations in the area, but the smaller ones recognize talent over education, so here I am.