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lib arts BA, no skills. making $11/hour. need to move up in ...
appetizing chestnut place of business space
  01/17/18
what do you do irl
orange aromatic half-breed
  01/17/18
night auditor at a hotel. I just sit and use the internet al...
appetizing chestnut place of business space
  01/17/18
night auditor? lmao what the fuck. sounds like a 180 stoner ...
orange aromatic half-breed
  01/17/18
basically, yeah.
appetizing chestnut place of business space
  01/17/18
what are you auditing
Multi-colored Heaven
  01/17/18
you have to audit guests at random. you visit their rooms at...
appetizing chestnut place of business space
  01/17/18
Wtf kind of hotel is that brother
pearl tanning salon trump supporter
  01/17/18
technically it's a mental hospital
appetizing chestnut place of business space
  01/17/18
Makes sense...
pearl tanning salon trump supporter
  01/17/18
...
Razzmatazz psychic meetinghouse
  01/17/18
become a software developer, you've got the perfect job to s...
Razzmatazz psychic meetinghouse
  01/17/18
(it's 2010)
sapphire whorehouse
  01/18/18
...
poppy newt location
  01/18/18
? I have a very similar background to OP and made the trans...
Razzmatazz psychic meetinghouse
  01/18/18
what sort of company did you start at? startup?
sapphire whorehouse
  01/18/18
Established small company with SaaS products for a niche ind...
Razzmatazz psychic meetinghouse
  01/18/18
sounds like a good deal. how did you find this gig? you have...
sapphire whorehouse
  01/18/18
Yeah, I like it. Very chill, but I'm still learning a lot. ...
Razzmatazz psychic meetinghouse
  01/18/18
It also helped that I most do front end work, and since fron...
Razzmatazz psychic meetinghouse
  01/18/18
this sounds really hard
appetizing chestnut place of business space
  01/18/18
It's definitely not easy, but the payoff is huge. There are...
Razzmatazz psychic meetinghouse
  01/18/18
dude, how do you just BREAK IN to software development, with...
appetizing chestnut place of business space
  01/18/18
exactly was easier a few years ago with apps.
sapphire whorehouse
  01/18/18
You really just need a portfolio of projects. Do 6 to 9 mon...
Razzmatazz psychic meetinghouse
  01/18/18
do crypto
orange aromatic half-breed
  01/17/18
Make a fake resume and say you have 3 years of experience do...
pearl tanning salon trump supporter
  01/17/18
yeah, i'm obviously gonna do that. goes without saying. the...
appetizing chestnut place of business space
  01/17/18
how old r u go to law school or do crypto or both not fla...
orange aromatic half-breed
  01/17/18
law school seems flamey
appetizing chestnut place of business space
  01/17/18
Do tech sales or junior project management or some shit
pearl tanning salon trump supporter
  01/17/18
interesting. is it possible to bullshit one's way into a ju...
appetizing chestnut place of business space
  01/17/18
Yeah just research PMI best practices and know how to make a...
pearl tanning salon trump supporter
  01/17/18
i very well may try it. it would be an interesting ongoing s...
appetizing chestnut place of business space
  01/17/18
There we go
pearl tanning salon trump supporter
  01/17/18
code bootcamp? Do people still do those?
deranged copper codepig
  01/17/18
one just got fined in NYC for inflating employment. Flatiron...
sapphire whorehouse
  01/18/18
No need for formal education just be smart and study your as...
Razzmatazz psychic meetinghouse
  01/18/18
Sanitation engineers in the city of new york do well. OT, ho...
Big haunted graveyard persian
  01/17/18
lol very competive
sapphire whorehouse
  01/18/18
what kind of hotel do you work at? is the night shift qui...
Razzmatazz psychic meetinghouse
  01/17/18
Marriott/Hilton/Hyatt range
appetizing chestnut place of business space
  01/17/18
Nice. Night audit is a shitty gig when you become the entir...
Razzmatazz psychic meetinghouse
  01/18/18
copywriter for an advertising agency
opaque potus parlor
  01/17/18
interesting. but seems like probably a lot of competition fr...
appetizing chestnut place of business space
  01/17/18
idk where you live but try a political consulting firm that ...
opaque potus parlor
  01/17/18
nice. i like this idea. it's just like the ending of 'Keep...
appetizing chestnut place of business space
  01/17/18
https://careers.aldi.us/district $80k and an expensed Aud...
Confused passionate casino
  01/17/18
maybe code bootcamp or try one of the trades. can make shitl...
sapphire whorehouse
  01/18/18
he should just do sales. worked for me.
poppy newt location
  01/18/18
not for everyone
sapphire whorehouse
  01/18/18
what kind of sales, bro?
appetizing chestnut place of business space
  01/18/18
i dont want to say but it deals with technology. i work alon...
poppy newt location
  01/18/18
interesting. how do your generate sales? where do leads com...
appetizing chestnut place of business space
  01/18/18
...
Free-loading Dark Background Story
  01/18/18
whoa. crypto pays a salary? i thought it was a currency.
appetizing chestnut place of business space
  01/18/18
Looking for adventure in an exotic foreign locale? Tax free ...
swollen wonderful double fault
  01/18/18
Do you get free coffee at work? Are you able to sleep durin...
Razzmatazz psychic meetinghouse
  01/18/18
Learn a trade and then get a masters in construction managem...
Doobsian People Who Are Hurt
  01/18/18
Just get a sales job.
Concupiscible fishy corn cake mad cow disease
  01/18/18
sales is unstable an not for everyone. The biggest thing is ...
Doobsian People Who Are Hurt
  01/18/18


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Date: January 17th, 2018 10:16 PM
Author: appetizing chestnut place of business space

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: orange aromatic half-breed

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: appetizing chestnut place of business space

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: orange aromatic half-breed

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: appetizing chestnut place of business space

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: Multi-colored Heaven

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: appetizing chestnut place of business space

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: pearl tanning salon trump supporter

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: appetizing chestnut place of business space

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: pearl tanning salon trump supporter

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: Razzmatazz psychic meetinghouse



(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: Razzmatazz psychic meetinghouse

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: sapphire whorehouse

(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: poppy newt location



(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: Razzmatazz psychic meetinghouse

? 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: sapphire whorehouse

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: Razzmatazz psychic meetinghouse

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: sapphire whorehouse

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: Razzmatazz psychic meetinghouse

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: Razzmatazz psychic meetinghouse

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: appetizing chestnut place of business space

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: Razzmatazz psychic meetinghouse

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: appetizing chestnut place of business space

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: sapphire whorehouse

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: Razzmatazz psychic meetinghouse

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: orange aromatic half-breed

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: pearl tanning salon trump supporter

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: appetizing chestnut place of business space

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: orange aromatic half-breed

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: appetizing chestnut place of business space

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: pearl tanning salon trump supporter

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: appetizing chestnut place of business space

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: pearl tanning salon trump supporter

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: appetizing chestnut place of business space

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: pearl tanning salon trump supporter

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: deranged copper codepig

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: sapphire whorehouse

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: Razzmatazz psychic meetinghouse

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: Big haunted graveyard persian

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: sapphire whorehouse

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: Razzmatazz psychic meetinghouse

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: appetizing chestnut place of business space

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: Razzmatazz psychic meetinghouse

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: opaque potus parlor

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: appetizing chestnut place of business space

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: opaque potus parlor

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: appetizing chestnut place of business space

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: Confused passionate casino

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: sapphire whorehouse

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: poppy newt location

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: sapphire whorehouse

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: appetizing chestnut place of business space

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: poppy newt location

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: appetizing chestnut place of business space

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: Free-loading Dark Background Story



(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: appetizing chestnut place of business space

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: swollen wonderful double fault

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: Razzmatazz psychic meetinghouse

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: Doobsian People Who Are Hurt

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: Concupiscible fishy corn cake mad cow disease

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: Doobsian People Who Are Hurt

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)