Young Blood

[SimpleGreen]

Originally Posted by RGRCamaro

School is overrated. It's pretty dumb some careers require a degree, when you would get much more benefit, and be a much better professional from 4 years of apprenticeship or internships. It is all political

It all honesty I'm doing fine where I am so far as pay and progression go, Im just whining about working 6 and 7 days a week forever it seems like. Lol.

[RGRCamaro]

Originally Posted by SimpleGreen

It all honesty I'm doing fine where I am so far as pay and progression go, Im just whining about working 6 and 7 days a week forever it seems like. Lol.

Ah yeah I feel you. I just find it funny when people think they need a degree to make good money. My roommate didn't go to college, is clearing 70Kish now at 23.

[rebelyell22]

Originally Posted by SimpleGreen

I wish I would have been smart and went to school. Lol.

I don't lol. I'm hopefully about to be going to flight school though. Yay for student loans

[SimpleGreen]

Originally Posted by RGRCamaro

Ah yeah I feel you. I just find it funny when people think they need a degree to make good money. My roommate didn't go to college, is clearing 70Kish now at 23.

My best friend doesn't even has a diploma, just a GED. Works for Louisiana Caterpillar. Saw his W2 last year. $92K....

[RGRCamaro]

Originally Posted by SimpleGreen

My best friend doesn't even has a diploma, just a GED. Works for Louisiana Caterpillar. Saw his W2 last year. $92K....

Yup! There are tons of opportunities out there. Just requires hard work! We pay rig hands around 80K starting, no degree requried, just hard work.

[jewel25]

Originally Posted by RGRCamaro

School is overrated. It's pretty dumb some careers require a degree, when you would get much more benefit, and be a much better professional from 4 years of apprenticeship or internships. It is all political

My profession doesn't need a degree, but it sure does help. It is a line between doing the task and knowing how and why the task is done and the benefit of the task.

Originally Posted by SimpleGreen

It all honesty I'm doing fine where I am so far as pay and progression go, Im just whining about working 6 and 7 days a week forever it seems like. Lol.

A degree doesn't change that.

[RGRCamaro]

Originally Posted by jewel25

My profession doesn't need a degree, but it sure does help. It is a line between doing the task and knowing how why the task is done and the benefit of the task.



A degree doesn't change that.

I agree! Obviously every career is different, so different scenarios. I work in Oil and Gas, alot of our field brokers may not have degrees, but do just as quality work, some even better than the in house landmen with degrees.

[jewel25]

Originally Posted by RGRCamaro

I agree! Obviously every career is different, so different scenarios. I work in Oil and Gas, alot of our field brokers may not have degrees, but do just as quality work, some even better than the in house landmen with degrees.

I started in my field without having a degree in my field. I took a few classes but I was no where near the knowledge level I am now. I was taught how to do things by people who didn't have a college degree and when asked why do I have to do it this way, I was told that is the way it is. Now studying my field and getting prepared for my certification I realize its that way because of laws. Wish I knew the stuff I know now then, because I would have pushed my way to the top of those organizations. I feel like I am so far behind people who are my age.

[Linker239]

I have my one paper that's my senior history paper, it's required to graduate, it's 20 pages before citations, so who knows how much that will add. The the three of them are 8 pages a piece, then a ten page paper. Plus a couple of finals in a few classes.

[SimpleGreen]

I'm getting work to pay for a CDL and I'm gonna go grab a TWIC card and look at some electrical certifications. Get as many little things in my pocket as possible...

[rebelyell22]

Originally Posted by RGRCamaro

Yup! There are tons of opportunities out there. Just requires hard work! We pay rig hands around 80K starting, no degree requried, just hard work.

Where do I sign up? lol

[SimpleGreen]

Originally Posted by jewel25

A degree doesn't change that.

Yea I know. I'm pushing to get more hands hired on to buy us some spare time again. It's tough being the boss.

[jewel25]

Originally Posted by SimpleGreen

Yea I know. I'm pushing to get more hands hired on to buy us some spare time again. It's tough being the boss.

What do you do?


Sent from my mobile communication device -Jewels

[SimpleGreen]

Originally Posted by jewel25

What do you do?


Sent from my mobile communication device -Jewels

I'm a supervisor at a plant that builds custom fire trucks and emergency vehicles at the rate of about 30/month. I handle the electrical side of things. Kinda just walked into the job as the last few years wore on.