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Anything Goes
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I'm 47, and enjoy reading the postings here. What I want to share is that my job just got "downsized." I will be out of work May 31.
I always put family first now, rather than the future later. I never went to college, don't have any certified skills although I can do a lot of different work.
So,here's my advice for anyone getting out of high school:
1. Stay in school! Get an Associates Degree at least.
2. Not "the book type?" Learn a trade. A plumber or an auto mechanic can make damn good pay. Get a certificate!
3. Talk with people you know that works in factories or large corporations. You'll find out that while they're paying bills, their upper management is buying luxury or sports cars, and live in houses that start out at $400,000.
Two of the hiring conditions for one of the VP's here was a HUGE house, and a Cessna airplane.
4. Put your family first. Working all the overtime you can may bring money, but you sure miss a lot of things at home. And when it comes to your performance review, you get rated as "competant." Managements main concern is profit, at your expense.
5. Set your goals high. Most anyone can get an entry level job - see #1. Start at the middle or near the top!
I know this is the same thing most of your parents have been telling you. Don't wait until you have a mortgage, need medical benefits, and you lose it all so the company can "save money."
I always put family first now, rather than the future later. I never went to college, don't have any certified skills although I can do a lot of different work.
So,here's my advice for anyone getting out of high school:
1. Stay in school! Get an Associates Degree at least.
2. Not "the book type?" Learn a trade. A plumber or an auto mechanic can make damn good pay. Get a certificate!
3. Talk with people you know that works in factories or large corporations. You'll find out that while they're paying bills, their upper management is buying luxury or sports cars, and live in houses that start out at $400,000.
Two of the hiring conditions for one of the VP's here was a HUGE house, and a Cessna airplane.
4. Put your family first. Working all the overtime you can may bring money, but you sure miss a lot of things at home. And when it comes to your performance review, you get rated as "competant." Managements main concern is profit, at your expense.
5. Set your goals high. Most anyone can get an entry level job - see #1. Start at the middle or near the top!
I know this is the same thing most of your parents have been telling you. Don't wait until you have a mortgage, need medical benefits, and you lose it all so the company can "save money."
