michael
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Tylerdurden said:
yes and i dunno, respectively.
chrissie said:In the same vein, I think that my husband has an advantage with an English accent because everything he says just sounds smarter.
unless he tries to say 'tomato.'
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yes and i dunno, respectively.
unless he tries to say 'tomato.'
ebola?
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>>--- ending a sentence with a preposition?>>
Joke or not, this rule has become or is becoming archaic. Your stylistic inclinations are of little consequence.
>>Exactly. Lacey, you say that you type the way that you speak. Would you go into a formal business meeting speaking that way? I know that if I did, people would most likely not take me seriously. >>
Well, people are often able to vary the dialects they employ with changing social contexts. Lacey could well sound very different at a job interview than here, which would work fine.
ebola
Joke or not, this rule has become or is becoming archaic. Your stylistic inclinations are of little consequence.
>>Exactly. Lacey, you say that you type the way that you speak. Would you go into a formal business meeting speaking that way? I know that if I did, people would most likely not take me seriously. >>
Well, people are often able to vary the dialects they employ with changing social contexts. Lacey could well sound very different at a job interview than here, which would work fine.
ebola
chrissie said:I think that my husband has an advantage with an English accent because everything he says just sounds smarter.
That's funny because I worked for an MP a couple of years ago who went to school at Eton. He spoke very eloquently. The problem was it did not correlate to intelligence. He spoke so well that it literally took me months to realize that he was a complete moron.
The problem is, Lacey, (as others have stated) that you may be intelligent and speak/write poorly, but in the professional world no one is going to give you the benefit of the doubt.
sonic
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I graduated HS with honors. I think I graduated 5th in my class. I also have an associates degree, and my cumulative GPA in college was 3.85. Stay in school kids.
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ebola?
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>>That's funny because I worked for an MP a couple of years ago who went to school at Eton. He spoke very eloquently. The problem was it did not correlate to intelligence. He spoke so well that it literally took me months to realize that he was a complete moron.
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That's my current strategy.
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That's my current strategy.
tick
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no, but i should have.
i dont think droppng out of high school relegates you to a life of mopping jiz and cleaning toilets. same as a college degree wont make you a millionaire. sometimes a degree is a hoop you gotta jump thru to get where you wanna go, sometimes not.
really tho, its all about your hustle.
i dont think droppng out of high school relegates you to a life of mopping jiz and cleaning toilets. same as a college degree wont make you a millionaire. sometimes a degree is a hoop you gotta jump thru to get where you wanna go, sometimes not.
really tho, its all about your hustle.
^^yo, truuuu dat. it really is.
BUUUUUUUT
And this is the big one yall. this is why it really. dont. matter. for me.
CUz I AINT WANNA BE IN THE BUSINESS WORLD.
I wanna do custom auto and airbrushing, or welding.
Thats the mistake yall make. that everybody works in a office or business style and wants to be in a company like that. business, networking, dot com shit, all that company bullshit. that ain my thang. i been doing my life, for the most part, like i wanna so far, and i aint intending on changing that. so yall go work in your suits, imma do my shit, and it works out. it takes all types in this world know what i mean?
and its funny, cuz cats tend to say that in a kind of euphemism way. Like to somebody who really is a fuck up or whateer "OK sweetie, its OK. you can be a garbageman. it takes all types."
But i see it as just affirming, that ay man everybody aint gonna wanna do the run of thte mill 9 to 5'in it. so i guess im a "type" LOL. but i dont give a fuck. shiit, look whose makin the most money. fuckin CONTRACTORS. well not the most, but they rake in that fuckin dough man. Skilled tradespeople take home phatass checks every week. tru, not every laborer n shit is making that much, but think of it man....
You could start off at like 12 per hour as a graphic design/ad builder or some shit like that, WITH your lil colllege degree. OR you could (and i aint saying everybody, just using this as a comparison) not even be able to barely speak a language other than spanish, have no highschool education, walk around with your shirt off lifting shit, and make like 16 bucks an hour starting rate.
I aint "too good" for that shit man moneys money. i dont care about that success shit as far as most people want you to think of success as.
So you see, to somebody who dont give a rats skanky asshole about the "business world" its all good.
And ya wanna know what? I got a little bizness of my own goin on right now w/these wallets i customize.
i got people seein em, and ordering em. not on here too much but other avenues. 20 bucks a pop for these shits i make outta strapping tape then do graff style customizing w/cats names. and lots of peeps are askin about em. so you know it really is all about your hustle and how you get your moneymakin on is all i can say.
I cant speak for cats who got no self motivation or aint got a good head on their shoulders to begin with, but i know Imma be aight.
pfunk said:
BUUUUUUUT
And this is the big one yall. this is why it really. dont. matter. for me.
CUz I AINT WANNA BE IN THE BUSINESS WORLD.
I wanna do custom auto and airbrushing, or welding.
Thats the mistake yall make. that everybody works in a office or business style and wants to be in a company like that. business, networking, dot com shit, all that company bullshit. that ain my thang. i been doing my life, for the most part, like i wanna so far, and i aint intending on changing that. so yall go work in your suits, imma do my shit, and it works out. it takes all types in this world know what i mean?
and its funny, cuz cats tend to say that in a kind of euphemism way. Like to somebody who really is a fuck up or whateer "OK sweetie, its OK. you can be a garbageman. it takes all types."
But i see it as just affirming, that ay man everybody aint gonna wanna do the run of thte mill 9 to 5'in it. so i guess im a "type" LOL. but i dont give a fuck. shiit, look whose makin the most money. fuckin CONTRACTORS. well not the most, but they rake in that fuckin dough man. Skilled tradespeople take home phatass checks every week. tru, not every laborer n shit is making that much, but think of it man....
You could start off at like 12 per hour as a graphic design/ad builder or some shit like that, WITH your lil colllege degree. OR you could (and i aint saying everybody, just using this as a comparison) not even be able to barely speak a language other than spanish, have no highschool education, walk around with your shirt off lifting shit, and make like 16 bucks an hour starting rate.
I aint "too good" for that shit man moneys money. i dont care about that success shit as far as most people want you to think of success as.
So you see, to somebody who dont give a rats skanky asshole about the "business world" its all good.
And ya wanna know what? I got a little bizness of my own goin on right now w/these wallets i customize.
i got people seein em, and ordering em. not on here too much but other avenues. 20 bucks a pop for these shits i make outta strapping tape then do graff style customizing w/cats names. and lots of peeps are askin about em. so you know it really is all about your hustle and how you get your moneymakin on is all i can say.
I cant speak for cats who got no self motivation or aint got a good head on their shoulders to begin with, but i know Imma be aight.
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ebola?
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>>so yall go work in your suits, imma do my shit, and it works out. it takes all types in this world know what i mean? >>
I plan on wearing shorts and sandals. yay!
ebola
I plan on wearing shorts and sandals. yay!
ebola
what's great is that I can tell exactly how you speak from your writing. Seriously, I'm not putting you down by saying it. Looking at your last post I was thinking that it would take me a half an hour to write like that. I would have to sound everything out in my head, type it, and sound it out again.
I'm really not making fun. It's kind of incredible, actually.
I'm really not making fun. It's kind of incredible, actually.
Starting rate doesn't really mean much, it's how far you can grow from there. For example, you can start off making a hell of a lot of money dancing but there isn't huge room to grow. A college degree can help you get into a field where you have more opportunities to grow in knowledge and in pay. That's not to say that you can't get in some of those fields without a degree but it can help to get your foot in the door.
And even though you don't desire to be in the suit-clad business world, it still helps to be able to be able to be articulate understood by your customers.
And even though you don't desire to be in the suit-clad business world, it still helps to be able to be able to be articulate understood by your customers.
paradoxcycle
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^OT I know but did you go to UArts?
My 'customers' all talk like me
but PLEASE LETS NOT TURN THIS INTO A DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW I TALK AND MY PERSONAL SUCESS OR WHETHER OR NOT I CAN GET THAT W/THE WAY I TALK.
cuz this thread is for everybody to put their word in and ill refresh ya's on the original topic:
Did you drop out of highschool?
Aight carry on
but PLEASE LETS NOT TURN THIS INTO A DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW I TALK AND MY PERSONAL SUCESS OR WHETHER OR NOT I CAN GET THAT W/THE WAY I TALK.
cuz this thread is for everybody to put their word in and ill refresh ya's on the original topic:
Did you drop out of highschool?
Aight carry on
mariacallas
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no cos i got myself a bachelors degree.
but thats nuthin compared to real life experience getting your ass kicked and learning the ropes the hard way
plus i also know many many people who didnt finish school and yet have gone on to be huge successes in their chosen fields. its reallly up to YoU and what YoU do with what life throws at ya.
but thats nuthin compared to real life experience getting your ass kicked and learning the ropes the hard way
plus i also know many many people who didnt finish school and yet have gone on to be huge successes in their chosen fields. its reallly up to YoU and what YoU do with what life throws at ya.
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It is possible to succeed without education, but it is certainly much easier to do so with upper level degrees. I'm not going to stop until I have at least one graduate degree. After all is said and done, I will be about $75,000 in debt, but it is an investment in the future. Once you have a degree, it is a permanent credential that can be used as leverage even if one doesn't find success in a given field.
meesa
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I graduated HS, but not college. I dropped out 2 years ago to do hair! YEAH!
But as crystalcallas has said, I plan to own my own salon and be very successful with it. But realistically, I do plan to atleast finish college with a business degree. ALTHOUGH, I would like to fnish my biology maJor and work in a nice lab wearing a space suit type thing and poke at nasty viruses!
But as crystalcallas has said, I plan to own my own salon and be very successful with it. But realistically, I do plan to atleast finish college with a business degree. ALTHOUGH, I would like to fnish my biology maJor and work in a nice lab wearing a space suit type thing and poke at nasty viruses!
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In all things, perception is reality. It's is always in your best interest to present an image of success, confidence and intelligence. These three combine to form respect.
Suppose you are hired by a welding company. The company is doing well and want to promote one of the welders to department head, or welding supervisor. Now assuming all the welders are equally competent, the one who commands the most respect and presents the best image will be selected.
On the other hand suppose your welding company goes under or is bought out due to consolidation of small welding companies as large parent companies diversify. They need to cut staff. Now who will the button down, plastic-fantastic, Forbes 500 company cut? Those that they feel don't conform to their corporate image. It's not selling out, it's not "conforming" (why do people rag on it?) it's covering your bases and maintaining peak employability in a volatile economy.
Suppose you are hired by a welding company. The company is doing well and want to promote one of the welders to department head, or welding supervisor. Now assuming all the welders are equally competent, the one who commands the most respect and presents the best image will be selected.
On the other hand suppose your welding company goes under or is bought out due to consolidation of small welding companies as large parent companies diversify. They need to cut staff. Now who will the button down, plastic-fantastic, Forbes 500 company cut? Those that they feel don't conform to their corporate image. It's not selling out, it's not "conforming" (why do people rag on it?) it's covering your bases and maintaining peak employability in a volatile economy.
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There are far more welding jobs than there are qualified candidates. The same goes for just about every construction trade (masons, electricians, etc.). No one is going to lose a job in the construction industry because they lack formal education, that's not how it works. People who perform skilled trades are evaluated on their work performance only.