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lib arts BA, no skills. making $11/hour. need to move up in ...
cordovan theater stage filthpig
  01/17/18
what do you do irl
turquoise elastic band
  01/17/18
night auditor at a hotel. I just sit and use the internet al...
cordovan theater stage filthpig
  01/17/18
night auditor? lmao what the fuck. sounds like a 180 stoner ...
turquoise elastic band
  01/17/18
basically, yeah.
cordovan theater stage filthpig
  01/17/18
what are you auditing
unhinged therapy state
  01/17/18
you have to audit guests at random. you visit their rooms at...
cordovan theater stage filthpig
  01/17/18
Wtf kind of hotel is that brother
Narrow-minded plaza
  01/17/18
technically it's a mental hospital
cordovan theater stage filthpig
  01/17/18
Makes sense...
Narrow-minded plaza
  01/17/18
...
learning disabled razzle-dazzle stage
  01/17/18
become a software developer, you've got the perfect job to s...
learning disabled razzle-dazzle stage
  01/17/18
(it's 2010)
Magical Cyan Antidepressant Drug Rehab
  01/18/18
...
rose indirect expression
  01/18/18
? I have a very similar background to OP and made the trans...
learning disabled razzle-dazzle stage
  01/18/18
what sort of company did you start at? startup?
Magical Cyan Antidepressant Drug Rehab
  01/18/18
Established small company with SaaS products for a niche ind...
learning disabled razzle-dazzle stage
  01/18/18
sounds like a good deal. how did you find this gig? you have...
Magical Cyan Antidepressant Drug Rehab
  01/18/18
Yeah, I like it. Very chill, but I'm still learning a lot. ...
learning disabled razzle-dazzle stage
  01/18/18
It also helped that I most do front end work, and since fron...
learning disabled razzle-dazzle stage
  01/18/18
this sounds really hard
cordovan theater stage filthpig
  01/18/18
It's definitely not easy, but the payoff is huge. There are...
learning disabled razzle-dazzle stage
  01/18/18
dude, how do you just BREAK IN to software development, with...
cordovan theater stage filthpig
  01/18/18
exactly was easier a few years ago with apps.
Magical Cyan Antidepressant Drug Rehab
  01/18/18
You really just need a portfolio of projects. Do 6 to 9 mon...
learning disabled razzle-dazzle stage
  01/18/18
do crypto
turquoise elastic band
  01/17/18
Make a fake resume and say you have 3 years of experience do...
Narrow-minded plaza
  01/17/18
yeah, i'm obviously gonna do that. goes without saying. the...
cordovan theater stage filthpig
  01/17/18
how old r u go to law school or do crypto or both not fla...
turquoise elastic band
  01/17/18
law school seems flamey
cordovan theater stage filthpig
  01/17/18
Do tech sales or junior project management or some shit
Narrow-minded plaza
  01/17/18
interesting. is it possible to bullshit one's way into a ju...
cordovan theater stage filthpig
  01/17/18
Yeah just research PMI best practices and know how to make a...
Narrow-minded plaza
  01/17/18
i very well may try it. it would be an interesting ongoing s...
cordovan theater stage filthpig
  01/17/18
There we go
Narrow-minded plaza
  01/17/18
code bootcamp? Do people still do those?
bat shit crazy obsidian reading party persian
  01/17/18
one just got fined in NYC for inflating employment. Flatiron...
Magical Cyan Antidepressant Drug Rehab
  01/18/18
No need for formal education just be smart and study your as...
learning disabled razzle-dazzle stage
  01/18/18
Sanitation engineers in the city of new york do well. OT, ho...
free-loading hall
  01/17/18
lol very competive
Magical Cyan Antidepressant Drug Rehab
  01/18/18
what kind of hotel do you work at? is the night shift qui...
learning disabled razzle-dazzle stage
  01/17/18
Marriott/Hilton/Hyatt range
cordovan theater stage filthpig
  01/17/18
Nice. Night audit is a shitty gig when you become the entir...
learning disabled razzle-dazzle stage
  01/18/18
copywriter for an advertising agency
costumed orchestra pit
  01/17/18
interesting. but seems like probably a lot of competition fr...
cordovan theater stage filthpig
  01/17/18
idk where you live but try a political consulting firm that ...
costumed orchestra pit
  01/17/18
nice. i like this idea. it's just like the ending of 'Keep...
cordovan theater stage filthpig
  01/17/18
https://careers.aldi.us/district $80k and an expensed Aud...
racy hyperventilating brunch
  01/17/18
maybe code bootcamp or try one of the trades. can make shitl...
Magical Cyan Antidepressant Drug Rehab
  01/18/18
he should just do sales. worked for me.
rose indirect expression
  01/18/18
not for everyone
Magical Cyan Antidepressant Drug Rehab
  01/18/18
what kind of sales, bro?
cordovan theater stage filthpig
  01/18/18
i dont want to say but it deals with technology. i work alon...
rose indirect expression
  01/18/18
interesting. how do your generate sales? where do leads com...
cordovan theater stage filthpig
  01/18/18
...
Translucent Menage Round Eye
  01/18/18
whoa. crypto pays a salary? i thought it was a currency.
cordovan theater stage filthpig
  01/18/18
Looking for adventure in an exotic foreign locale? Tax free ...
adventurous drunken goyim
  01/18/18
Do you get free coffee at work? Are you able to sleep durin...
learning disabled razzle-dazzle stage
  01/18/18
Learn a trade and then get a masters in construction managem...
chest-beating nibblets
  01/18/18
Just get a sales job.
rough-skinned dysfunction
  01/18/18
sales is unstable an not for everyone. The biggest thing is ...
chest-beating nibblets
  01/18/18


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Date: January 17th, 2018 10:16 PM
Author: cordovan theater stage filthpig

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: turquoise elastic band

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: cordovan theater stage filthpig

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: turquoise elastic band

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: cordovan theater stage filthpig

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: unhinged therapy state

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: cordovan theater stage filthpig

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: Narrow-minded plaza

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: cordovan theater stage filthpig

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: Narrow-minded plaza

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: learning disabled razzle-dazzle stage



(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: learning disabled razzle-dazzle stage

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: Magical Cyan Antidepressant Drug Rehab

(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: rose indirect expression



(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: learning disabled razzle-dazzle stage

? 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: Magical Cyan Antidepressant Drug Rehab

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: learning disabled razzle-dazzle stage

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: Magical Cyan Antidepressant Drug Rehab

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: learning disabled razzle-dazzle stage

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: learning disabled razzle-dazzle stage

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: cordovan theater stage filthpig

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: learning disabled razzle-dazzle stage

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: cordovan theater stage filthpig

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: Magical Cyan Antidepressant Drug Rehab

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: learning disabled razzle-dazzle stage

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: turquoise elastic band

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: Narrow-minded plaza

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: cordovan theater stage filthpig

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: turquoise elastic band

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: cordovan theater stage filthpig

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: Narrow-minded plaza

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: cordovan theater stage filthpig

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: Narrow-minded plaza

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: cordovan theater stage filthpig

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: Narrow-minded plaza

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: bat shit crazy obsidian reading party persian

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: Magical Cyan Antidepressant Drug Rehab

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: learning disabled razzle-dazzle stage

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: free-loading hall

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: Magical Cyan Antidepressant Drug Rehab

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: learning disabled razzle-dazzle stage

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: cordovan theater stage filthpig

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: learning disabled razzle-dazzle stage

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: costumed orchestra pit

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: cordovan theater stage filthpig

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: costumed orchestra pit

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: cordovan theater stage filthpig

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: racy hyperventilating brunch

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: Magical Cyan Antidepressant Drug Rehab

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: rose indirect expression

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: Magical Cyan Antidepressant Drug Rehab

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: cordovan theater stage filthpig

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: rose indirect expression

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: cordovan theater stage filthpig

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: Translucent Menage Round Eye



(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: cordovan theater stage filthpig

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: adventurous drunken goyim

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: learning disabled razzle-dazzle stage

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: chest-beating nibblets

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: rough-skinned dysfunction

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: chest-beating nibblets

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)