Comments | beckyh2112: *curls up in a ball*

beckyh2112

curls up in a ball

Jul 31, 2006 23:14

It's so depressing to read about the job situation in America right now ( Read more... )

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randomsome1 August 1 2006, 04:41:51 UTC

I hear you. I'm looking for something in my field, but what I find is stuff I'm not qualified for and will never be qualified for if I keep working for the companies I'm with now.
I found this book today called Nickle and Dimed. It looks pretty spot-on regarding the lack of a decent living wage in the States.

beckyh2112 August 1 2006, 04:49:07 UTC

*hugs tightly*

I don't know what to do about this, besides keep going to school and keep finding and working jobs and build up my savings account with more than I've got in it now. Because I'm going to need that money one day.

randomsome1 August 1 2006, 05:45:33 UTC

Lately I've been working what extra I can and putting my checks from the editing thing in my savings account - granted, it's not much and not steady, but it's something.

I miss school. :-\

invisiblemoose August 1 2006, 06:32:56 UTC

Study and then find a country that needs your line of work. If it's an in-demand thing (like computer graphics) some countries will pay for you to move over. I know New Zealand companies are always keen on people in IT, and I doubt we're the only one.

Also, compared to the states, the cost of living is down and benefits are up. You get four weeks of minimum paid leave (starting early next year) amongst other stuff. Yay us!

beckyh2112 August 1 2006, 18:05:14 UTC

Now there's a good point. I'll definitely be checking out my options there; I already like to keep on top of what the 3D part of the computer graphics industry is using. Learning how to actually use some of their programs - Maya, Studio, ect. would help a lot.

*investigates New Zealand*

horsetechie August 2 2006, 19:58:21 UTC

Maya Lightwave is a fun program to learn. I had a go at it in my New Media studies a couple years back. (interested in a copy?)

beckyh2112 August 2 2006, 20:12:24 UTC

Very, very interested.

*nuzzles*

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charles_rb August 1 2006, 07:21:06 UTC

Jobs after Uni is the sort of thing that is extremely worrying to think about. Which is why I aggressively not think about it unless forced to.

horsetechie August 1 2006, 12:48:22 UTC

*tries to not sound too discouraging* But yeah... unless you are in the medical field or the IT field, or into sales (aka telemarketing) or posing as a CSR and/or claims rep... the pickings are extremely fierce out there ( ... )

beckyh2112 August 1 2006, 18:37:16 UTC

*makes note of those cities* Yeah, New Orleans is not-so good for the advanced computing stuff. My Dad has to live in Florida and work there to earn most of the money for our household these days.

So, yeah, I'm going to be putting some work into making my future work out in a halfway decent fashion. Even if I do wind up moving to someplace like New Zealand.

horsetechie August 2 2006, 19:55:21 UTC

Yeah.. that's what I've been hearing on the news too.

I think that's another mistake a lot of grads make. They ignore the inevitable until the time comes, instead of doing what they can to beat the odds. Good luck! ;D

lunatron August 1 2006, 17:09:38 UTC

Sometimes you can get into grad school, and they'll pay you to do research/be a TA. You won't be making money hand over fist, but you'll have enough to get by, and if you graduate with a Master's or Ph.D, you get paid more in the end. My parents did that, and I seem to be lining up to do the same thing.

I know that America is looking for more engineers and that, while being a women means that people will make stupid jokes at you, it also means that you fill that little diversity tickbox that companies have to check off. I don't don't know if you have any interest in engineering at all, but it's something to consider. Industrial and systems engineering is, by the way, the easiest field of engineering.

And then... there is the military.