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lib arts BA, no skills. making $11/hour. need to move up in ...
startled giraffe
  01/17/18
what do you do irl
Fiercely-loyal national
  01/17/18
night auditor at a hotel. I just sit and use the internet al...
startled giraffe
  01/17/18
night auditor? lmao what the fuck. sounds like a 180 stoner ...
Fiercely-loyal national
  01/17/18
basically, yeah.
startled giraffe
  01/17/18
what are you auditing
Violent Deep Striped Hyena
  01/17/18
you have to audit guests at random. you visit their rooms at...
startled giraffe
  01/17/18
Wtf kind of hotel is that brother
cracking den dingle berry
  01/17/18
technically it's a mental hospital
startled giraffe
  01/17/18
Makes sense...
cracking den dingle berry
  01/17/18
...
Scarlet Arousing Electric Furnace
  01/17/18
become a software developer, you've got the perfect job to s...
Scarlet Arousing Electric Furnace
  01/17/18
(it's 2010)
Cerebral topaz karate
  01/18/18
...
lime liquid oxygen kitchen
  01/18/18
? I have a very similar background to OP and made the trans...
Scarlet Arousing Electric Furnace
  01/18/18
what sort of company did you start at? startup?
Cerebral topaz karate
  01/18/18
Established small company with SaaS products for a niche ind...
Scarlet Arousing Electric Furnace
  01/18/18
sounds like a good deal. how did you find this gig? you have...
Cerebral topaz karate
  01/18/18
Yeah, I like it. Very chill, but I'm still learning a lot. ...
Scarlet Arousing Electric Furnace
  01/18/18
It also helped that I most do front end work, and since fron...
Scarlet Arousing Electric Furnace
  01/18/18
this sounds really hard
startled giraffe
  01/18/18
It's definitely not easy, but the payoff is huge. There are...
Scarlet Arousing Electric Furnace
  01/18/18
dude, how do you just BREAK IN to software development, with...
startled giraffe
  01/18/18
exactly was easier a few years ago with apps.
Cerebral topaz karate
  01/18/18
You really just need a portfolio of projects. Do 6 to 9 mon...
Scarlet Arousing Electric Furnace
  01/18/18
do crypto
Fiercely-loyal national
  01/17/18
Make a fake resume and say you have 3 years of experience do...
cracking den dingle berry
  01/17/18
yeah, i'm obviously gonna do that. goes without saying. the...
startled giraffe
  01/17/18
how old r u go to law school or do crypto or both not fla...
Fiercely-loyal national
  01/17/18
law school seems flamey
startled giraffe
  01/17/18
Do tech sales or junior project management or some shit
cracking den dingle berry
  01/17/18
interesting. is it possible to bullshit one's way into a ju...
startled giraffe
  01/17/18
Yeah just research PMI best practices and know how to make a...
cracking den dingle berry
  01/17/18
i very well may try it. it would be an interesting ongoing s...
startled giraffe
  01/17/18
There we go
cracking den dingle berry
  01/17/18
code bootcamp? Do people still do those?
stirring corner coldplay fan
  01/17/18
one just got fined in NYC for inflating employment. Flatiron...
Cerebral topaz karate
  01/18/18
No need for formal education just be smart and study your as...
Scarlet Arousing Electric Furnace
  01/18/18
Sanitation engineers in the city of new york do well. OT, ho...
Aphrodisiac French Chef
  01/17/18
lol very competive
Cerebral topaz karate
  01/18/18
what kind of hotel do you work at? is the night shift qui...
Scarlet Arousing Electric Furnace
  01/17/18
Marriott/Hilton/Hyatt range
startled giraffe
  01/17/18
Nice. Night audit is a shitty gig when you become the entir...
Scarlet Arousing Electric Furnace
  01/18/18
copywriter for an advertising agency
boyish affirmative action dysfunction
  01/17/18
interesting. but seems like probably a lot of competition fr...
startled giraffe
  01/17/18
idk where you live but try a political consulting firm that ...
boyish affirmative action dysfunction
  01/17/18
nice. i like this idea. it's just like the ending of 'Keep...
startled giraffe
  01/17/18
https://careers.aldi.us/district $80k and an expensed Aud...
Self-absorbed French Meetinghouse
  01/17/18
maybe code bootcamp or try one of the trades. can make shitl...
Cerebral topaz karate
  01/18/18
he should just do sales. worked for me.
lime liquid oxygen kitchen
  01/18/18
not for everyone
Cerebral topaz karate
  01/18/18
what kind of sales, bro?
startled giraffe
  01/18/18
i dont want to say but it deals with technology. i work alon...
lime liquid oxygen kitchen
  01/18/18
interesting. how do your generate sales? where do leads com...
startled giraffe
  01/18/18
...
aquamarine vivacious water buffalo
  01/18/18
whoa. crypto pays a salary? i thought it was a currency.
startled giraffe
  01/18/18
Looking for adventure in an exotic foreign locale? Tax free ...
motley school
  01/18/18
Do you get free coffee at work? Are you able to sleep durin...
Scarlet Arousing Electric Furnace
  01/18/18
Learn a trade and then get a masters in construction managem...
black ape
  01/18/18
Just get a sales job.
diverse piazza lettuce
  01/18/18
sales is unstable an not for everyone. The biggest thing is ...
black ape
  01/18/18


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Date: January 17th, 2018 10:16 PM
Author: startled giraffe

lib arts BA, no skills. making $11/hour. need to move up in the world.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35180402)



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Date: January 17th, 2018 10:17 PM
Author: Fiercely-loyal national

what do you do irl

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35180405)



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Date: January 17th, 2018 10:18 PM
Author: startled giraffe

night auditor at a hotel. I just sit and use the internet all night.

great slacker lifestyle, but i need to start making money.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35180412)



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Date: January 17th, 2018 10:18 PM
Author: Fiercely-loyal national

night auditor? lmao what the fuck. sounds like a 180 stoner job tho

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35180419)



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Date: January 17th, 2018 10:18 PM
Author: startled giraffe

basically, yeah.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35180421)



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Date: January 17th, 2018 10:19 PM
Author: Violent Deep Striped Hyena

what are you auditing

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35180423)



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Date: January 17th, 2018 10:21 PM
Author: startled giraffe

you have to audit guests at random. you visit their rooms at night and there are questions you ask, collect information about them, receipts, etc.

it's like an IRS 'audit,' but it's not taxes. it's more a holistic 'lifestyle' inventory.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35180441)



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Date: January 17th, 2018 10:23 PM
Author: cracking den dingle berry

Wtf kind of hotel is that brother

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35180461)



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Date: January 17th, 2018 10:23 PM
Author: startled giraffe

technically it's a mental hospital

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35180469)



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Date: January 17th, 2018 10:24 PM
Author: cracking den dingle berry

Makes sense...

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35180472)



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Date: January 17th, 2018 10:29 PM
Author: Scarlet Arousing Electric Furnace



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35180505)



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Date: January 17th, 2018 10:30 PM
Author: Scarlet Arousing Electric Furnace

become a software developer, you've got the perfect job to self study new things. knock out the audit in an hour or two, then get paid to study for 6 hours.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35180515)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 12:56 AM
Author: Cerebral topaz karate

(it's 2010)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35181228)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 12:57 AM
Author: lime liquid oxygen kitchen



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35181232)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 12:58 AM
Author: Scarlet Arousing Electric Furnace

? I have a very similar background to OP and made the transition in 2015. You can maek it at any age.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35181236)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 1:05 AM
Author: Cerebral topaz karate

what sort of company did you start at? startup?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35181268)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 1:07 AM
Author: Scarlet Arousing Electric Furnace

Established small company with SaaS products for a niche industry. Fully remote. Pay is not bay area / NY salaries, but on par with secondary markets.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35181275)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 1:13 AM
Author: Cerebral topaz karate

sounds like a good deal. how did you find this gig? you have sample code/contribute to open source?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35181314)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 1:16 AM
Author: Scarlet Arousing Electric Furnace

Yeah, I like it. Very chill, but I'm still learning a lot. I live in a higher cost of living city, so I wish I made a little more. Not a tech hub though, so I don't have great alternatives and not willing to do the rootless cosmo thing. Gotta count my blessings.

I actually got hired through a Hacker News monthly "who's hiring" thread. Not a great github, but a well designed portfolio page built from scratch, and I aced their coding interview project. Turns out their tech stack happened to align perfectly with what I had been studying/practicing with.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35181324)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 1:19 AM
Author: Scarlet Arousing Electric Furnace

It also helped that I most do front end work, and since front end is evolving so quickly, you can stand out easily without experience if you are able to learn and demonstrate mastery of the latest best practices.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35181339)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 1:20 AM
Author: startled giraffe

this sounds really hard

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35181343)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 1:23 AM
Author: Scarlet Arousing Electric Furnace

It's definitely not easy, but the payoff is huge. There are not a lot of paths where you can go from minimum wage to close to 6 figures in a year without any investment other than the opportunity cost of your current salary.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35181357)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 1:09 AM
Author: startled giraffe

dude, how do you just BREAK IN to software development, without some kind of credential?

i'm envisioning calling people up like the Jerky Boys, going, "Degree? Nah. But I'm the BEST. I studied ALL THAT SHIT, don't worry about it."

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35181281)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 1:12 AM
Author: Cerebral topaz karate

exactly was easier a few years ago with apps.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35181309)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 1:13 AM
Author: Scarlet Arousing Electric Furnace

You really just need a portfolio of projects. Do 6 to 9 months of studying. Full time, 8 hours a day. Then spend another 6 months actually building something. It doesn't matter what it is, but put the source code up and start going to meetups and applying for jobs.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35181316)



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Date: January 17th, 2018 10:17 PM
Author: Fiercely-loyal national

do crypto

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35180404)



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Date: January 17th, 2018 10:19 PM
Author: cracking den dingle berry

Make a fake resume and say you have 3 years of experience doing something easy that you can pick up on the job in a few months

*Not legal advice*

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35180427)



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Date: January 17th, 2018 10:22 PM
Author: startled giraffe

yeah, i'm obviously gonna do that. goes without saying.

the questions is 'which job' can i do without killing self.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35180449)



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Date: January 17th, 2018 10:23 PM
Author: Fiercely-loyal national

how old r u

go to law school or do crypto or both not flame jk flame

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35180463)



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Date: January 17th, 2018 10:24 PM
Author: startled giraffe

law school seems flamey

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35180471)



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Date: January 17th, 2018 10:30 PM
Author: cracking den dingle berry

Do tech sales or junior project management or some shit

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35180519)



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Date: January 17th, 2018 10:34 PM
Author: startled giraffe

interesting.

is it possible to bullshit one's way into a junior project manager position, without any real experience?

i'd like to give it a shot. it pays decently.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35180550)



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Date: January 17th, 2018 10:37 PM
Author: cracking den dingle berry

Yeah just research PMI best practices and know how to make a project plan and a few other things. Very easy

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35180568)



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Date: January 17th, 2018 10:38 PM
Author: startled giraffe

i very well may try it. it would be an interesting ongoing schtick.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35180581)



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Date: January 17th, 2018 10:38 PM
Author: cracking den dingle berry

There we go

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35180584)



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Date: January 17th, 2018 10:25 PM
Author: stirring corner coldplay fan

code bootcamp? Do people still do those?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35180479)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 1:02 AM
Author: Cerebral topaz karate

one just got fined in NYC for inflating employment. Flatiron School I believe. about 50% were what you would call gainfully employed for an average of $75,000 the rest were contract/temporary. that is horrible work in NYC when you consider the Unincorporated Business Tax and Obamacare. When I mean gainfully employed that can easily mean unlimited vacation (no vacation).

Good idea maybe 5-7 years ago. If I were to do it now would go to a real college I think Rutgers and Pace run OK bootcamps in NYC metro area.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35181247)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 1:03 AM
Author: Scarlet Arousing Electric Furnace

No need for formal education just be smart and study your ass off for a year and you'll be fine.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35181251)



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Date: January 17th, 2018 10:28 PM
Author: Aphrodisiac French Chef

Sanitation engineers in the city of new york do well. OT, holiday pay.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35180497)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 12:56 AM
Author: Cerebral topaz karate

lol very competive

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35181224)



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Date: January 17th, 2018 10:31 PM
Author: Scarlet Arousing Electric Furnace

what kind of hotel do you work at?

is the night shift quiet?

do you have security with you or are you a one man show?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35180525)



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Date: January 17th, 2018 10:39 PM
Author: startled giraffe

Marriott/Hilton/Hyatt range

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35180591)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 12:10 AM
Author: Scarlet Arousing Electric Furnace

Nice. Night audit is a shitty gig when you become the entire hotel, but at the bigger places it must be pretty chill.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35181082)



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Date: January 17th, 2018 10:32 PM
Author: boyish affirmative action dysfunction

copywriter for an advertising agency

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35180532)



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Date: January 17th, 2018 10:37 PM
Author: startled giraffe

interesting. but seems like probably a lot of competition from unemployed journalism/english majors.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35180570)



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Date: January 17th, 2018 10:42 PM
Author: boyish affirmative action dysfunction

idk where you live but try a political consulting firm that does mail or digital. they hire a lot of young people who don't have any experience.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35180608)



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Date: January 17th, 2018 10:43 PM
Author: startled giraffe

nice. i like this idea.

it's just like the ending of 'Keep The Aspidistra Flying'.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35180617)



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Date: January 17th, 2018 10:39 PM
Author: Self-absorbed French Meetinghouse

https://careers.aldi.us/district

$80k and an expensed Audi A3

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35180593)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 12:55 AM
Author: Cerebral topaz karate

maybe code bootcamp or try one of the trades. can make shitlawyer money easy with less investment

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35181222)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 12:56 AM
Author: lime liquid oxygen kitchen

he should just do sales. worked for me.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35181226)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 12:57 AM
Author: Cerebral topaz karate

not for everyone

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35181234)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 12:58 AM
Author: startled giraffe

what kind of sales, bro?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35181237)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 12:59 AM
Author: lime liquid oxygen kitchen

i dont want to say but it deals with technology. i work alongside engineers. a guy who sits behind is an engineer and he's from india.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35181238)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 1:01 AM
Author: startled giraffe

interesting.

how do your generate sales? where do leads come from? what does it take for you to CLOSE THEM?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35181244)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 1:29 AM
Author: aquamarine vivacious water buffalo



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35181369)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 1:33 AM
Author: startled giraffe

whoa. crypto pays a salary?

i thought it was a currency.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35181383)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 1:33 AM
Author: motley school

Looking for adventure in an exotic foreign locale? Tax free salary? 3.5 months of vacation a year? Come teach English in Saudi Arabia!

Well you likely need SOME kind of teaching degree and experience, at home or abroad, sorry. But my employer is hiring, and oil prices are back up so the $$$ is rolling in. Worth a shot anyway.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35181381)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 1:36 AM
Author: Scarlet Arousing Electric Furnace

Do you get free coffee at work? Are you able to sleep during the day? I liked working the night audit, but living nocturnally got old after a while.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35181399)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 3:34 PM
Author: black ape

Learn a trade and then get a masters in construction management while working. Become a project engineer/project manager on commercial construction projects.

Get a sales or tech recruiter job and work your way up

Get a certificate in something technical or do a boot camp. Get a PMP cert down the road and become a PM

Just learn a trade and become a master craftsmen. Those jobs aren't going to be outsourced.

Join the military and learn a skill there. You could pick up technical skills or position yourself for cop/firefighter gig when you get out

Take pre-req classes for PA school and become a PA



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35184620)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 3:42 PM
Author: diverse piazza lettuce

Just get a sales job.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35184667)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 3:50 PM
Author: black ape

sales is unstable an not for everyone. The biggest thing is he needs to develop some technical skills. He literally has nothing to offer.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863314&forum_id=2#35184720)