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phoenix1002 · 06-07-2003, 08:50 PM

I'm only in college now, so I work to contribute a bit to my tuition, and for living expenses for the school year. I have somewhere between 2-3 jobs right now (I've had a few that were short-term), and I work about 30 hours a week. I realized the other day that, because of my parent's lives, even if I was working less, I still wouldn't be able to do many of the things that I'd rather be doing with my time. So in a sense, although I don't particularly like some of my jobs, I'm glad I have them because they give me something to do. I don't want this to be the story of my life, though.

I'm going to school with a music major in mind. However, I've been thinking that it might not be such a bad idea to go to a trade school-type place after I graduate and become an electrician. They make good money, and I like the feeling when I've completed something tangible, instead of finishing a report or something. An interesting note... my mom works for a university, running the Health Promotion Center in Bridgeport, CT. She discovered the other day that the janitors she has to pay when she uses space in public schools make more money overtime than she does normally. I've talked to some of the janitors, and they said they don't really mind their job. It just strikes me that everyone seems to think that you need to go to college, then grad school, then you get your 'good full-time job', yet there are these janitors who enjoy their work to some extent, get paid pretty well, and have easier hours than most people. People in general don't give trade jobs enough of a chance, it seems.

06-07-2003, 08:50 PM	#16 (permalink)
phoenix1002 Psycho Location: lost	I'm only in college now, so I work to contribute a bit to my tuition, and for living expenses for the school year. I have somewhere between 2-3 jobs right now (I've had a few that were short-term), and I work about 30 hours a week. I realized the other day that, because of my parent's lives, even if I was working less, I still wouldn't be able to do many of the things that I'd rather be doing with my time. So in a sense, although I don't particularly like some of my jobs, I'm glad I have them because they give me something to do. I don't want this to be the story of my life, though. I'm going to school with a music major in mind. However, I've been thinking that it might not be such a bad idea to go to a trade school-type place after I graduate and become an electrician. They make good money, and I like the feeling when I've completed something tangible, instead of finishing a report or something. An interesting note... my mom works for a university, running the Health Promotion Center in Bridgeport, CT. She discovered the other day that the janitors she has to pay when she uses space in public schools make more money overtime than she does normally. I've talked to some of the janitors, and they said they don't really mind their job. It just strikes me that everyone seems to think that you need to go to college, then grad school, then you get your 'good full-time job', yet there are these janitors who enjoy their work to some extent, get paid pretty well, and have easier hours than most people. People in general don't give trade jobs enough of a chance, it seems. __________________ I'd rather be climbing... I approach college much like a recovering alcoholic--one day at a time...