what are you going to school for brent

[QUOTE=adb;18804197]i search for jobs everyday

[B]will never find anything[/B][/QUOTE]

See this is your issue. You're such a damn defeatist. Learn to be positive for once, 'cause with that attitude, you [I]will[/I] never find a job.

im not defeatist

im a realist

[I]perceptions[/I]

no shit

[QUOTE=adb;18804210]im not defeatist

im a realist[/QUOTE]

Well whatever you want to call yourself, my statement still stands. You only get out of life what you put in, just sayin'.

it's who you know

not how much you know when it comes to certain industries (ahem business)

the bottom line is people want to work with people they get along with

It's not that hard to get along with people man. It's fine to be argumentative online but if you refrain from doing that irl then you'll get along with people no problem.

sup

i know, it's one thing to not argue w/ someone

its another thing to actually get along with someone you're around everyday at work

[QUOTE=adb;18804219]it's who you know

not how much you know when it comes to certain industries (ahem business)

the bottom line is people want to work with people they get along with[/QUOTE]

Your statement doesn't make sense. If you want to get to a professional level, I would hope you know a lot about what you are doing. Perhaps at this stage in the game (fresh out of uni) yeah, it's more so about who you know/getting your name out there but in the end experience = greater chance/success in furthering your career.

Getting along with your co-workers is nice, yes, but shouldn't be the sole basis for your job.

[QUOTE=adb;18804223]i know, it's one thing to not argue w/ someone

its another thing to actually get along with someone you're around everyday at work[/QUOTE]

I've never had trouble getting along with my coworkers. We make small talk and joke around.

What's your specific problem with getting along with you coworkers? If I don't like them I just pretend to. It's not fun but that's what it comes down to.

i'm surprised how much getting my foot in the door of one of the bigger restaurants in town led to immediate employment at two others places I worked at when I left

I didn't know anyone there beforehand

[QUOTE=blockhead;18804229]If I don't like them I just pretend to. It's not fun but that's what it comes down to.[/QUOTE]

Pretty much. Sometimes you just need to fake it so the job gets done.

[QUOTE=Haz;18804230]i'm surprised how much getting my foot in the door of one of the bigger restaurants in town led to immediate employment at two others places I worked at when I left

I didn't know anyone there beforehand[/QUOTE]

Exactly. And that's what I want to do - get my foot in the door of some places so I can ultimately get to where I want to be. There's really no better asset than first hand experience.

Speaking of work, I've really been moving up at the company. I went from being the driller's assistant to learning more about the actual engineering side of the company. Now I double as a lab technician and run tests on the soil samples and act as the logger. By "logging" I mean I identify the soil and gather the pre lab data. That's in addition to helping run the drill rig and being the helper. I'm going to be promoted to being the main lab tech and eventually the manager of the company.

I'm pretty happy about it and I've been told I'm handling the responsibility well. I work at a geotechnical (soil) lab and drilling company

what brent says is true in a sense but nobody is gonna hire you on pure likeability if they think you are gonna sink their business into the ground

[QUOTE=Haz;18804233]what brent says is true in a sense but nobody is gonna hire you on pure likeability if they think you are gonna sink their business into the ground[/QUOTE]

That's true. Like usual, Brent has a twisted perception with a little bit of truth mixed in.

Where are you working now Haz? Are you still a chef's apprentice (I don't know if that's the right term or not) or are you in another line of work now?

[QUOTE=blockhead;18804232]Speaking of work, I've really been moving up at the company. I went from being the driller's assistant to learning more about the actual engineering side of the company. Now I double as a lab technician and run tests on the soil samples and act as the logger. By "logging" I mean I identify the soil and gather the pre lab data. That's in addition to helping run the drill rig and being the helper. I'm going to be promoted to being the main lab tech and eventually the manager of the company.

I'm pretty happy about it and I've been told I'm handling the responsibility well. I work at a geotechnical (soil) lab and drilling company[/QUOTE]

Well that's good to hear block, honestly. It's great when you actually [I]want[/I] to advance and learn more about your line of work. When you just don't give a shit, then perhaps it's time to move on.

general labouring and work placement whilst I finish my mental health certificate

[QUOTE=shortz;18804235]Well that's good to hear block, honestly. It's great when you actually [I]want[/I] to advance and learn more about your line of work. When you just don't give a shit, then perhaps it's time to move on.[/QUOTE]

Thank you, shortz I appreciate that. It's the family business and my uncle is doing a shitty job and I know I'm capable so I'm learning what I can and trying to help out. Are you still finishing school? What line of work are you looking at?

Haz, are you talking about construction or what? I don't really know what you mean by general laboring.

[QUOTE=blockhead;18804237]Thank you, shortz I appreciate that. It's the family business and my uncle is doing a shitty job and I know I'm capable so I'm learning what I can and trying to help out. Are you still finishing school? What line of work are you looking at?[/QUOTE]

Yeah I remember you saying that your uncle wasn't doing such a great job and that you were doing all his work anyway. Haha might as well get the official title then.

Yep, still plugging away in the classroom but hopefully I'll be complete by the end of the year. I'm both excited and nervous for it, I don't feel ready to become a part of the "real world". Like I previously stated, I would like to get into mediation - just not sure what kind (there's victim/offender, business etc). I'm leaning towards more everyday, interpersonal conflicts stuff but for that I need more experience. I'm currently doing my conflict resolution practicum at a high school (doing mediations) and it's going pretty well I think. Especially given that every student's answer is some variation of "I don't know/I don't care" when you ask them a question.

get into some sort of victim service, that field is growing

wherever I can work, basically. abattoirs, paving, solar panel installation etc.

never done construction but there's good money if you get into engineering

just ran into a couple walruses for the first time in skyrim, jesus these things are scary lookin

lol

[quote=Juddybear;18804243]just ran into a couple walruses for the first time in skyrim, jesus these things are scary lookin[/quote]
I encountered them pretty early on and thought I could take them at low level



nahhhh

[QUOTE=Mr. Ron;18804241]get into some sort of victim service, that field is growing[/QUOTE]

Yeah, I took a Trauma & Violence course last year that I found pretty interesting (if not emotionally draining) I just don't know if I'd be able to handle the horrible stories. Granted, I would obviously try not to take them home with me. Though that would make for some interesting if not depressing pillow talk.

[I]"How was your day dear?"
"My client got stabbed 36 times and lived but now she's crippled for life"
"...Oh, that's horrible...wanna have sex to forget about it?"
"o_0 da fuck"[/I]

No but in all seriousness, I definitely want to volunteer at some counseling place though, at this point any experience/knowledge helps.

You it's called compassion fatigue or something.


You get used to it.

eating a fastnacht mmmmmm

those are so good

im eating a peanut butter sammich

[QUOTE=Mr. Ron;18804256]those are so good[/QUOTE]

jawohl! sehr gut

[QUOTE=Juddybear;18804252]eating a fastnacht mmmmmm[/QUOTE]

I'm sorry but wtf is that

im eating chicken enchiladas and beans rice

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasnacht_(pastry)

new Lies of A Murderer vid is great

mappy drinking a beer at 0:52 made me lol hard

[QUOTE=Haz;18804264]new Lies of A Murderer vid is great

mappy drinking a beer at 0:52 made me lol hard[/QUOTE]

:lol:

because it was in slow mo i laughed 666 times harder

[QUOTE=Juddybear;18804262]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasnacht_(pastry)[/QUOTE]

Ugh, you just can't explain it you lazy bugger :p

Making me copy & paste, I don't got that kind of time.

So.. it's a doughnut. lol That's not tough to type!

[quote=Haz;18804264]new Lies of A Murderer vid is great

mappy drinking a beer at 0:52 made me lol hard[/quote]
where is this vid

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHDlgtoFqXM&feature=youtu.be