NEED A BODY OR TWO WEDNESDAY LATE AFTERNOON / EVENING.
I have other things to write about, but first and foremost - If anyone has an hour (Probably less) to spare the plan is to load my stuff into a small 10 ft. truck on Wednesday around 5 P.M.. I chose that time because at that time in Palisades it will be cooler and the workers who are finishing the place will more than likely have left for the day
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Perhaps I had just been fortunate in my job findings. ManiaTV, IMAX, and Haber all paid $40 - $45K. From what I can see though all those types of jobs are being offered at considerably less these days (Supply and demand and all that rot) and expecting more and more. Doesn't sound like a game I care to play really.. in fact it sounds damned oppressive.
As far as the reasons for job openings.. frankly I don't know where I would find such info. Now, I have spoken to people who work in these jobs (Not associated with the school, btw) and most of them seem to like it.
See, I wouldn't necessarily want to do it for 20 years unless A) I really ended up loving it (Which is possible) or B) I really loved the lifestyle it afforded me and found that the B.S. level was worth it (Which, in my opinion, is a similar attitude to why a lot of people stay at jobs that they don't love, but can tolerate). Some of the other up-sides are the potential for travel if I decided to try and work with the cruise lines or the ability to move to other cool cities both domestic (I already have my eye on New Orleans) and international where gambling is a sizable industry. After a year or so of experience it isn't unheard of for a dealer to make a 6-figure income (2 trusted, non-school sources have told me this), which isn't something I'd be able to do with my education level in most industries. Now, I understand that the whole 6-figure thing probably is much less possible in this economy.. meaning I'm not being unrealistic. Hell, my short term expectations aren't for much more than $45 - $50K in the first year or so (Based on not working full time right off the bat). A good friend who worked at Agua Caliente for several years in Palm Springs seems to think I'm being conservative and that I'd more likely end up on a $60+K track after a few months and if I was good and reliable and got moved to higher stakes tables could potentially get to that near 6-figure mark inside of 18 months. Even if that isn't possible these days I'd like to point out that I could put up with a lot of things for $75K per year... just a side note.
I guess my issue with being decisive here is that there are no guarantees, but that holds true for anything. There is no "Right" or "Wrong" in this. I just think that I potentially create more possibilities if I do this rather than just seek out the same ol' things I have been and that haven't served me as well as I would like so far. I dunno.. I just think the possibilities are worth the risk more so than getting back in the truck where I saw the aftermath of people being mangled or losing their lives almost daily in accidents. I prefer a certain level of bullsh*t in the workplace to sliding off the side of a mountain, ya know?
I am valuing the input though, so you know. I always do and your points (Or Sio's from the previous thread on this) are not falling on deaf ears (Or in this case, blind eyes). I have found some information sources online but a lot of reports are not clear on certain things or so specialized they don't apply. If I could find more reliable sources I would research more, ya know? For the moment most of my info comes from friends who have worked in these places. 8-)
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