So what do you want to be when you grow up?

[bhskittykatt]

At Hotel 4+2, a guest wanted me to look something up online. Our computers had the web browsers blocked (Corporate trusted none of their peons). I explained to the guest that I couldn't access the web.

SC: "Of course you can! Those computers are hooked up to the Internet, right? You know how to use the Internet, right?"
Me: "Yes, I do. But our company blocks the browsers on these computers."
SC: "You don't know how to search for things? Well I guess that's why you're working at a place like this, then!"

At that point I stopped being pleasant. Which pissed her off more, but fuck that.

[Racket_Man]

No this is what happens if you go to a for profit technical school, burnout, go back for programming but graduate in 2009 with a diploma and everyone wants a degree so you go back for that and end up with 70k of students loans. I'm standing over here with 2 bachelor degrees and 3 diplomas. I am waiting for someone to say that about me, oh god do I want to lay the epic level smackdown if any one makes a comment about me not going to college.

I am kinda the opposite thing though I did not go into debt for college.

I have 2 degrees -- a 2-year associate in computer programming and a 4 year bachelors degree BSBA with a heavy emphasis in programming/MIS/CIS.

I did the white collar thing for 13 odd years and got tired of being the "throwaway" employee. Meaning that when my "job" was finished (even though I was full time and salaried) I was the first to get "laid off" to "persue other things". (code for we the employer let you the employee go). I only quit 2 jobs in my somewhat short career.

Yeah pizza delivery is NOT the greatest job in the world but I can live humbly and maybe buy a house someday soon if things work the right way and I can get a few breaks.

[Ironclad Alibi]

Question: What do you want to be when you grow up?

Answer: Retired.

And I am.

[bhskittykatt]

Yeah pizza delivery is NOT the greatest job in the world but I can live humbly and maybe buy a house someday soon if things work the right way and I can get a few breaks.

One of my colleagues talked about how she knows multiple people with masters degrees who now work as baristas or other "low-skilled" jobs just because they like it more. They decided that's where they're happier for whatever reasons. No one should have a right to knock their decision if that's what they wanna do.

[Nunavut Pants]

"I think you mean if I grow up."