The Profession-al Argument

mr dave · 04-22-2010, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBig3KilledMyRainDog

Well you can count me out of that club. I own nothing. I rent, I ride the bus, and I went to one of the cheaper schools in the area. The problem is, I got a job in the non-profit field and currently there isn't a way to move up or out.

At a larger company I'd have been promoted but they ran out of slots. In a better economy I'd have taken my skill set and gone for greener pastures but theres no where to go.

It also has quite a bit to do with location. The rent around here is confiscatory, but as I say, finding jobs is hell anywhere, and I can't move to a cheaper place on a NP salary and hold out for hope that somethign turns up.

i hear your pain and wasn't trying to single you out. it's not an easy thing to overcome but it WILL pay off in the end. maybe not with a mansion and an underground garage but getting through a life challenge like this can't not have a lasting effect on your personal character.

i also graduted in 2000 with a bunch of software and IT papers under my belt. you remember what happened to the ultra hot IT industry 10 years ago?... it was awesome... and for those too young to remember - by awesome i mean completely imploding on the foolish excess that had been dumped into it throughout the 90s. when i started school everyone was pushing IT and celebrating anything associated with a computer, by the time i finished 3 years later it was all about being a plumber.

most people suck it up and move on, learn from the experiences and grow as a person. but there are some who seemingly refuse to accept that doors won't ever be flying open for their piece of sheepskin, and it's their debts that my tax money now pays for. awesome. jerks.