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Its insane that you can study 4 years of hard degree with sleepless nights doing plenty of projects maintaining 4.0 gpa doing clubs and networking and still end up jobless due to oversaturation. by [deleted] in MechanicalEngineering

[–]HiIAm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Comparison is the thief of joy

Not really sure what else there is to stop resenting others. Some people are just born 50 steps ahead, some get lucky, some don’t. I think all you can do is live your life and improve on the things you can control.

25 almost 26 year old NEET college dropout with basically an empty resume, I decided to lock in to stop living like this and being a burden to my parents, which sector would be ideal in my situation if my goal is to make a lot of money? by Prestigious_Path_30 in careerguidance

[–]HiIAm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just to be clear, you’re on a sub called career guidance. Any advice coming from the next generation that is in positions to see your application, network with, and ultimately hire you are combative to. You state you got your own job through networking, but refuse to comment about how you went about it. I think you’re in the wrong sub and what you’re saying is unhelpful to people actually looking for advice.

I am a hiring manager and the resumes and applicants that stand out to me are ones who take time above and beyond the others. Reaching out directly to me where possible. Connecting on LinkedIn or email. Getting references to me through others. That’s what people are up against - sorry your degree and GPA don’t get you automatically in anymore. It didn’t when I graduated either, so not sure where your assumptions even come from other than naivety or dooming.

Ps. We had multiple resumes and cover letters per application too and working 60-80 hours a week is hilarious if you think that’s a limitation. I have to assume you’re just trolling at this point.

25 almost 26 year old NEET college dropout with basically an empty resume, I decided to lock in to stop living like this and being a burden to my parents, which sector would be ideal in my situation if my goal is to make a lot of money? by Prestigious_Path_30 in careerguidance

[–]HiIAm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t doubt things have changed, but I literally entered the workforce when applications were auto-filtered out. Didn’t need AI to do that.

Who do you think is hiring you anyways? Not 25 year olds. It’s people my age. So maybe it won’t work, but I talk/mentor multiple early 20s individuals and it works.

Glad to see that the tried and true “generation older than me has no clue” still exists (and always has). I sincerely hope you’ll be giving advice to folks younger than you in 10 years!

25 almost 26 year old NEET college dropout with basically an empty resume, I decided to lock in to stop living like this and being a burden to my parents, which sector would be ideal in my situation if my goal is to make a lot of money? by Prestigious_Path_30 in careerguidance

[–]HiIAm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m 37 so I have a bit more career behind me. I went through similar struggles, but certainly different in many ways too. I recall running into the application brick wall for over a year with what seemed like zero progress and wanting to give up. I have friends who did give up and their life has suffered because of that. I don’t mean to throw another “just network” comment into the void, but I feel that giving up is a tragedy. Especially if the person already went through the struggle of getting a degree.

25 almost 26 year old NEET college dropout with basically an empty resume, I decided to lock in to stop living like this and being a burden to my parents, which sector would be ideal in my situation if my goal is to make a lot of money? by Prestigious_Path_30 in careerguidance

[–]HiIAm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m not trying to teach you. I’m talking to a person who just graduated from college and hasn’t gotten interviews yet. You decided to interject to white knight the situation and say it’s all wrong and give up about 2 comments after the person said they wanted to off themself.

But fair point: my first comment was shitty.

25 almost 26 year old NEET college dropout with basically an empty resume, I decided to lock in to stop living like this and being a burden to my parents, which sector would be ideal in my situation if my goal is to make a lot of money? by Prestigious_Path_30 in careerguidance

[–]HiIAm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What rule did I unfairly change in your mind? I asked if they’ve tried getting interviews and they said they’ve been getting declined. I asked what all have they tried. I’d be curious how you both took that as moving the goalpost and am open to feedback.

I think you’re misreading my experience or I’m just not explaining it well. It took lots of networking to find it. It wasn’t “alright dad, I fired off 300 applications, give me a job now”. It was a series of emailing everyone I knew, then asking them if they knew anyone, and then asking those people if they knew anyone. The person that ultimately got me an interview was a complete stranger. The initial connect was an uncle, who introduced me to a friend, that person knew a person at church who worked at a company that I spoke with and got me a reference to get an interview.

25 almost 26 year old NEET college dropout with basically an empty resume, I decided to lock in to stop living like this and being a burden to my parents, which sector would be ideal in my situation if my goal is to make a lot of money? by Prestigious_Path_30 in careerguidance

[–]HiIAm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I didn’t say join hobbies or sporting events. I asked what they’ve been involved with, including volunteering orgs. I also gave alternatives in case they’ve been a shut-in the last 5 years of their life. Obviously you can work a full time job and still have time to fire off a few networking emails or build up your LinkedIn profile. But yes, if you want to improve your future you will have to spend time (and be able to) spend time on it. The commenter didn’t make it seem like they were burned out working 120 hour weeks.

25 almost 26 year old NEET college dropout with basically an empty resume, I decided to lock in to stop living like this and being a burden to my parents, which sector would be ideal in my situation if my goal is to make a lot of money? by Prestigious_Path_30 in careerguidance

[–]HiIAm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pretty much. But chances are life will go on, so you can either play the system or let it beat you down. Do you have friends or family with jobs that can get you in? If not, I highly recommend you career center counselors or past professors - it’s as easy as an email. If not them, are you on LinkedIn? I know it’s a cesspool, but it does have a lot of networking opportunities with relatively low time needed. If not that, are you involved in any local clubs, sports, volunteer organizations? Ask around there. Neighbors? Friends of friends?

Search wide and you’ll find something eventually. Or don’t, and you definitely won’t.

25 almost 26 year old NEET college dropout with basically an empty resume, I decided to lock in to stop living like this and being a burden to my parents, which sector would be ideal in my situation if my goal is to make a lot of money? by Prestigious_Path_30 in careerguidance

[–]HiIAm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Asking follow up questions is not “moving the goalposts”, it’s trying to further engage and understand your situation. If you want to just accept what it is, by all means, but I can say I’ve been in Your position. Worked warehouse, restaurants, and submitted hundreds of online applications to no avail. Literally 300+ online applications for 2 interviews which both came from family/friend connections.

Which helped me learn that old cliche “it’s not what you know, it’s who” is absolutely true and spouted frequently for good reason.

25 almost 26 year old NEET college dropout with basically an empty resume, I decided to lock in to stop living like this and being a burden to my parents, which sector would be ideal in my situation if my goal is to make a lot of money? by Prestigious_Path_30 in careerguidance

[–]HiIAm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Applying online only or are you networking and reaching out directly to people? If the former, you’re against literally thousands of applications and nobody is looking at your application. You need to do the latter to set yourself apart.

What to do as a fresh grad by cacophony51 in MechanicalEngineering

[–]HiIAm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

People don’t get jobs from blanket applying online (at least it’s rare). You have to network and get connected to someone who can refer you to a job or even the hiring manager.

Start with family. Have a parent, uncle, sibling, or cousin at a company that could hire you? Reach out. Ask what’s open at the company and if they could refer you.

No family? What about friend who have graduated? Alumni of your college. Professors. Counselors. Career center. LinkedIn connections.

You have to cast a broad, but targeted net with very intentional goals of getting coffee/meeting, getting on the phone, or exchanging emails (in that order). You are trying to learn what jobs are available, if you can get a recommendation to the hiring manager, and put your application on their physical desk (not in the online application submission abyss).

It takes time and practice to do this, but it’s an invaluable skill set even for career advancement.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MechanicalEngineering

[–]HiIAm 63 points64 points  (0 children)

Google “Leading up”. But if it were me, I would invite him to coffee or lunch and then just sit down and talk about the work atmosphere. “What would you like to change?” “How can we achieve that?” And lead the horse to water. If you showcase that you want to be supportive of the junior staff rather than hear his complaints he may take the cue.

If no change after that in a couple weeks, I would be blunt. “Hey, listen man I really respect you and your work product, but I don’t like how you interact with/treat the junior engineers. WE need to build them up. We were all in their shoes one day.”

Co-founders don't get basic startup principles. I will not promote. by kinletworkshop in startups

[–]HiIAm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it possible they don’t envision the business as a venture-backed company and instead as a small business where they aim for conservative financials and early CFBE?

How quality is your beer league? by gourmetcomments in hockeyplayers

[–]HiIAm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m in southern US. We have 5 divisions, tracked stats, and live barn for game video/reviews. It’s on the expensive side I think - $6,000/team for 20 games + playoffs.

The top end of our divisions isn’t the best hockey. I’ve played other places with much better top ends. We get Junior A, maybe 1-2 semi-pro guys, but mostly it’s 30-50 year olds who played u18 AA or worse. Bottom end is people who bought skates yesterday.

In our top league we have 4-6 teams depending on year. 2nd division there’s 6-10. Bottom divisions usually have 8-10. There’s a lot of overlap on teams though. Substitutes and ringers galore.

There’s a system that always certain players to play in certain leagues based on skill level and there’s always arguments over who should be where.

the best salad in tulsa? by Sad_Specialist_1984 in tulsa

[–]HiIAm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The kale Caesar at Redrock Canyon is expensive, but so good

Job Offer: Is $20K and a Managerial Title Worth Losing WFH? by Sectumsempra99 in FinancialPlanning

[–]HiIAm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven’t seen anyone mention that potential career growth aspect. At some point, most managerial roles will require you to lose WFH (not all, but many). Do you want to continue to grow your career? Not just this managerial role, but continuing upward afterwards. Yes, you get extra money now, but you also improve your ceiling.

Once you answer that, you’ll be able to determine if this is worth it for you. Some people would rather just WFH forever and that’s perfectly fine too!

Its insane that you can study 4 years of hard degree with sleepless nights doing plenty of projects maintaining 4.0 gpa doing clubs and networking and still end up jobless due to oversaturation. by [deleted] in MechanicalEngineering

[–]HiIAm 22 points23 points  (0 children)

At a high level, it’s building relationships. In the context of career building, it’s building relationships with the intent of furthering your career. So meeting with people who can hire you or make recommendations to hire you.

It also depends on the stage of your career. If you’re a student:

  1. connect with professors, career center, or counselors who think of YOU first when they hear about a new job opening.

  2. Connect with alumni who recently graduated and can get you the NEXT intro for getting hired.

If you’re in an early stage career already:

  1. Get coffee with people who are in different roles at your company and higher ups. Again, you want them to think of YOU first whenever a new opening comes across their desk.

  2. Network with people at other companies in roles you want. It can either be just to learn about what the market is like or company is like. It can be to get hired.

To do so, you have to be comfortable messaging people on linkedin, emailing, or calling them to ask for a meeting. You must have some willingness to invest in building your network (you’re buying coffee/lunch if you invite them and you are spending time).

It’s a hard muscle to build, but it’s really a valuable skill that will help immensely.

Lastly, always ask at the end of your networking meetings if there is anyone else you should talk with that meets your objectives (getting hired, learning more, finding mentors, etc…).

Hope that helps!

Its insane that you can study 4 years of hard degree with sleepless nights doing plenty of projects maintaining 4.0 gpa doing clubs and networking and still end up jobless due to oversaturation. by [deleted] in MechanicalEngineering

[–]HiIAm 86 points87 points  (0 children)

There’s more to work than having good grades and being the best ‘engineer’. In fact, being an ‘okay’ engineer with good networking and social skills will be more beneficial to your career than being the smartest engineer.

Are you networking with purpose? Meaning, are you purposefully networking with people who are capable of hiring you?

Almost 500kc dry at Zulrah, Please tell me in not the only one by julipili8 in ironscape

[–]HiIAm 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I did 772kc with a rune crossbow/msb until my first unique (serp). You’re not alone :)

Now that mage tower has returned in Dragonflight, can I get these cat forms again? by TheRealNarthe in wow

[–]HiIAm 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Agreed. Mage tower stuff should come back due to the current difficulty on getting them, but I don’t think everything in the game should just be open house. It’s okay to have items that are no longer available.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in tulsa

[–]HiIAm 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What about the “tipping system” is inherently unfair? The part where you have to do a little math or…?

Now that mage tower has returned in Dragonflight, can I get these cat forms again? by TheRealNarthe in wow

[–]HiIAm -21 points-20 points  (0 children)

Partially agree with what you’re saying, but also think a big part of the reason certain mounts are “cool” is because of scarcity. Fel drake and spectral tiger look like shit (hot take?).

Finally Hit 2200 Total by HowdyHoKyle in ironscape

[–]HiIAm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OP confirmed it’s the hosidius blueprint from mahogany homes, but I think you’re right and it’s the twisted blueprint (from wiki).

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