wens

I'm starting to flirt with the idea of going back to school. Can't seem to get to where I want to be in a career that seems stable, and I'm frustrated enough that just doing anything different sounds good. Life is frustrating.

Maybe start looking into moving to the left Coast too, I hear there's a shortage of people out there.

canuckbelle

New tires time!! Front: Continental 4000 GP S2, Back: Continental Grand Sport Race.

hack

not enough people, too much water, cheap land ... we've got it all

UmneyDurak

Well hopefully there is more then just firewall. Anyway, I was mainly commenting trusting data third party companies more then anything, but yes security is a multi layer thing that requires not only software solutions but also people solutions. Social engineering for the win!

UmneyDurak

Well if you go north far enough this is mostly true too!

hack

good point ...

wens

"I find large, negative wage effects of graduating in a worse economy which persist for the entire period studied. I also find that cohorts who graduate in worse national economies are in lower-level occupations, have slightly higher tenure and higher educational attainment, while labor supply is unaffected. Taken as a whole, the results suggest that the labor market consequences of graduating from college in a bad economy are large, negative and persistent."
The long-term labor market consequences of graduating from college in a bad economy

So the conclusion is either get used to changing jobs all the time, or try graduating again when the economy is good I think. This whole thing is frustrating.

Wylde06

Graduating (without any relevant work experience) with a masters when the economy is in the toilet is also very frustrating.

rankin116

What kind of work do you do and what would you go back to school for? Is a complete career change an option?

wens

Mechanical engineering. No idea what I'd go back to school for, by reputation an MBA would be the pragmatic option, but I don't know if that's actually the case. If I went for what seems most interesting, some kind of exercise physiology. Masters in engineering is somewhere in between those two in both pragmatism and interest.

Complete career change, maybe. There aren't that many industries that have significantly better job prospects than engineering though. That brings me to moving, which is a maybe. I've tried before and struggled to even get calls back from employers, but maybe a couple years more experience would change that.

I'm frustrated feel like what I've been doing isn't really working, but I haven't figured out what changes would have the most impact. If the cost of any of the above wasn't so high I'd just start doing something, but getting part way through any of those and realizing it won't work would suck a lot.

caloso

I hope they don't waste those buffalo. They are delicious.

Wesley36

My angle is different, but I am also looking at re-starting my career (racing age - 37). I am looking into entering the adult world again after staying at home with my sons for a few years. The 60-80 hours weeks that were part of my academic career before are just not appealing now, and the jobs are also scarce. Bike mechanic has been lots of fun for the last couple of years part-time, but seriously, I cannot build a career on retail worker wages.

For me, the best looking option is an apprenticeship in a skilled trade. I mean, any number of jobs rise and fall with economic fluctuations, but in Canada HVAC is pretty much essential. Can't get around needing plumbers or electricians either. Elevator mechanic seems similarly recession-safe, I mean, they aren't going to stop running elevators because of recession, are they? Well, perhaps, but I have never seen an economic downturn bite that deep in Canada. Also, I get to spend most of my time working, so instead of paying tuition and taking out loans, I can simultaneously earning a pay cheque.

island rider

I live on the CT coast. I truly believe that a skilled craftsman with some business sense could be really successful here. If you can wire a socket and can actually show up and give an estimate, on time, politely and in English (as opposed to trade-speak)... you can lock up a large market.

shovelhd

I grew up in Fairfield CT on the beach. Losers I went to high school with are millionaire contractors building McMansions for the NYC commuters. I'm talking about guys that failed wood shop.

Ygduf

I got a D in woodshop because the teacher didn't want my sorry ass to have to repeat it.

Ygduf

this article references CSS - cat stress score
Why Do Cats Love Boxes So Much? | IFLScience

shovelhd

I wouldn't let you build my house.

Wylde06

I took metal shop in high school. None of the welders were working for like 3/4 of the semester..we ended up doing more woodworking stuff than we did metal

burger0014

Does anyone know how to save an event to the my saved events on bikereg?

Ygduf

happybday29475

that's a really interesting video.

gsteinb

College tour intervals

Homebrew01

There was a version of that on the radio yesterday. Video is better.

Racer Ex 

Marry well.

gsteinb

Hung with the shovel family in Syracuse.