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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 02:59 PM Original message |
I need some life advice.....help me out. |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
1. Don't know about the "unbiased" part |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 03:11 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Yeah....but I've tried. I'm not finding any jobs. |
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leftyclimber (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 03:14 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Is there anything at Mac, maybe? |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 03:19 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. Here's the thing.... |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 03:38 PM Response to Reply #1 |
25. You don't like your job? Have you ever considered going back to school? |
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MichiganVote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
2. Teaching, Not for Profits, Medical research companies, Drug companies, Editing, |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 03:10 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. But my love is making money...lol. |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 03:12 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Do you want to stay where you are? |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 03:16 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Well, I'm not leaving Canada. |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 04:13 PM Response to Reply #6 |
34. Oh....one more thing. How much do they pay? I am willing to compromise for a big enough paycheck, |
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MichiganVote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 09:04 PM Response to Reply #3 |
46. Then you're right, you made a choice you don't want to live with. |
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leftyclimber (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
4. Do you like to teach? |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 03:15 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. No, I hate teaching and I hate kids. |
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leftyclimber (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 03:20 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. Fair enough. It's good to know that now! |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 03:24 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Hmmm......good advice. I should totally look into that. |
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InvisibleTouch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-07-08 09:22 PM Response to Reply #8 |
60. See, that was my problem too. |
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RadiationTherapy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
10. Take some time out and go travel, have fun and meet people. |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 03:22 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. I would LOVE to....but I have too much loans and other responsibilities. |
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RadiationTherapy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 03:27 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Yeah. I get stuck on rewind sometimes. |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 03:32 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. Awesome...this is so true..... |
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mnhtnbb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
11. Have you tried looking for jobs in the Research Triangle area of NC? |
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leftyclimber (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 03:22 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. And they may be able to NAFTA you in if you're not a dual citizen. |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 03:26 PM Response to Reply #11 |
18. Lol...this reminds me of all the posts about people who wish they lived in Canada. |
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leftyclimber (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 03:31 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Yeah, I wish I hadn't left. |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 03:36 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. Do you not like it in the states? Would you not consider moving back? |
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leftyclimber (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 03:44 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. If I could get a tenure-track teaching gig |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 03:50 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. My dad lives in Calgary, my sister in Edmonton....interesting places to live |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 03:21 PM Response to Original message |
14. It might sound silly, but it is something I have learned too late now. |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 03:30 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. I want money. That would make me happy. |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 04:08 PM Response to Reply #20 |
33. MBA. No money in teaching OR research. |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 04:15 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. Yeah...I realize that. MBA is two years....pharmacy is four. |
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RadiationTherapy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 03:35 PM Response to Reply #14 |
23. Damn I wish i knew your husband. |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 03:40 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. He was an incredible human being and I never knew what he saw |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 03:44 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. Stop it...you're going to make me cry. |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 09:49 PM Response to Reply #28 |
50. Hey... you have a right. It's the rest of your life...and you should be |
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RadiationTherapy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 03:56 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. I think a lot of people don't understand what their partners see in them; forget it. |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 09:51 PM Response to Reply #30 |
51. I'm sure she does. |
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Callalily (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
31. Have you thought of |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 04:05 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Hmm...never even considered it. Always figured for some reason you needed to be a doctor to do that. |
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SoxFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 04:18 PM Response to Original message |
36. It happens to a lot of us these days |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 04:35 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. Lol...I'd love to, but I can't afford it. Can I put you on a five-year raincheck? |
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SoxFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 05:09 PM Response to Reply #38 |
43. My friend owns 2 bars. That takes care of the tab! |
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conscious evolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
37. Go back to school |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 04:36 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. More school....*sigh*. Probably what I'm gonna end up doing. |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 04:45 PM Response to Original message |
40. I've retrained 3 times for 3 different careers. |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 04:46 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. What were your careers? |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 04:53 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. Oilfield, Health Physics, Electronics, |
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Lethe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 07:39 PM Response to Original message |
44. deal weed |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 07:45 PM Response to Original message |
45. What do you like to do? |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 09:41 PM Response to Reply #45 |
49. Play video games, and have sex. |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 09:10 PM Response to Original message |
47. You are 29, I think it's time you entered the working world |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 09:36 PM Response to Reply #47 |
48. No way dude...I've given out about a billion resumes in the last year and a half. |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-07-08 09:49 AM Response to Reply #48 |
56. Sometimes you have to bite the bullet and take the low pay |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 09:55 PM Response to Original message |
52. I would like to thank everyone for your advice...I talked to my girlfriend, and we have come to a |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 09:56 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. I wish you both the very best of luck, love and happiness. |
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Heddi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 09:59 PM Response to Original message |
54. Do the pharmacy thing |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-06-08 10:04 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. Wow...okay. See, thats my dream right there. Well...not the kids. |
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Courtesy Flush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-07-08 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
57. Are you looking at government jobs? |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-07-08 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
58. In genetics you probably need a PHd. |
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Nikia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-07-08 06:22 PM Response to Original message |
59. Have you applied for jobs in food/agriculture? |
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