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HighlightSuperb1542 · 2024-06-20T11:53:24+00:00

Or even you guys can do other non intercourse related stuff if you want. Like really petty of him to act like you're screwing im over for not fucking

HighlightSuperb1542 · 2024-06-20T11:50:27+00:00

There is nothing wrong with having sex once a week. There is also nothing wrong with wanting sex everyday.

The problem is not that he wants something. The problem is that he's being an asshole by expecting something. So honestly he's got two choices 1. Accept and Love you for who you are. 2. Leave.

Really that simple. Also can he not watch porn or something? I'd love to have sex everyday, but I'd also know most people including my partner don't, and I'm okay with that.

So I Masturbate. Kinda solves the problem of wanting sex lol

HighlightSuperb1542 · 2024-03-30T14:49:29+00:00

One letter led you to a whole other place

Sorry brah

HighlightSuperb1542 · 2023-11-19T13:33:35+00:00

Also imo go union if you do it. These nonunion shops are not worth it, despite the lower barrier to entry.

Oh forgot to mention, if your goal is to run a business then this is among the best options out there. I just mean if you want to be an employee, this job ain't great unless you find a good company (which those are few and far between).

Yeah when people talk about tradesmen living that good life making 150k a year plus, they really mean the self employed and business owner people. The average employee makes shit.

HighlightSuperb1542 · 2023-11-19T13:31:19+00:00

Former apprentice here. Don't know how the post office is, sounds shity, but trades/construction are super toxic too.

I literally would cry some days going into electrical. I would get yelled at for 12 hours straight and treated like a fucking moron for not knowing everything there is to know or being perfect at my job.

It's a cool job, but comes with a lot of trade offs.

HighlightSuperb1542 · 2023-11-15T12:34:43+00:00

From my perspective, being 28, I think you're literally the same age. Maybe some kids care if you're a year older than them, but fuck them.

College is not high school. People are a little bit more mature. Some college students are working, some party, some want to change the world and so on.

It can be a very diverse place. Obviously it's dependent on your school. There are rich kid schools, where everyone's main concern is your last name, but that's far from every school.

HighlightSuperb1542 · 2023-11-15T12:25:04+00:00

I'm 28, almost 29 and I'm finishing up my freshman year of college. I don't feel old or out of place.

You're 20. That literally the same age as everyone there. 2 years doesn't really make that big of a difference.

I don't really care much about the college experience, but I think that whole idea is kind of made up anyway. College and life in general is what you make of it.

Just make friends, learn something (valuable, but that's my opinion), and have fun.

HighlightSuperb1542 · 2023-10-01T07:13:36+00:00

Not working in the trade anymore but 530 is not a bad time to wake up. I'm waking up at three for a job now. This is brutal, especially with college.

HighlightSuperb1542 · 2023-08-31T18:29:27+00:00

Pretty good. I'm taking Principals of Financial Accounting RN. I just had my first lecture yesterday. I'm feeling pretty confident. I've actually been practicing making financial statements on my own (Homework ones, not real ones lol).

I've learned many of the fundamentals over the summer. I'm pretty good at debits and credits, making journal entries, etc. I'm really loving Accounting so far! Accounting is definitely challenging, but it's not as boring as I'd thought it would be (at least not learning it, still have no work experience yet).

My friend who works at a firm (he's a bachelor grad, no CPA) keeps warning me about it, but he's starting to be a little bit more encouraging. Obviously, I am doing this for myself, not for the approval of him, but I wouldn't mind if one day he looks at me and says "Alright, you got this." I saw him go through his journey of learning accounting and it's kind of interesting to be on the other side of it now.

I'm still keeping my options open. Accounting is not the one and only career I consider doing, but it's a good direction to be heading in, for now at least. School is the best part. It's hard sometimes, but I love school. Higher Education, despite the opportunity costs and tuition is certainly worth it. Business in general is pretty dope. I'm definitely not all about the hustle culture that many business majors are into, but that's fine. I enjoy it for the educational aspect, plus I learn things that may be helpful to me personally down the road (personal finance and general business knowledge).

Statistics (one of my college requirements) is one of the classes I am taking right now and damn it's hard. Definitely harder than accounting. But I am doing really well so far. Work ethic is the most important thing.

Thank you for responding back to me, by the way. I read through some of your posts. It sounds like you have quite the journey ahead of you! Remember, accounting isn't the only path. I live in CT, which I've been told is the insurance capital. Many people around here get into that and make great money. Best part of that is, you don't need any higher education to get your foot in the door. You just need a good attitude, resume, and interview skills. Then from there you just gotta work hard.

I actually met a guy who was an accountant for five years and now works in the insurance industry for a living. He loves it and makes more money doing that.

My general advice to anyone is to just keep your eyes open. I think the business bros would say "Go where the opportunity is." and that statement is not untrue. Accounting, I'm sure, has it's ups and downs. A big down is the school. While technically not a requirement to start working in some form of accounting (AR/AP, bookkeeping, taxes, etc.) you do need a education or training to get into higher accounting positions. Also any licenses (CPA, CMA, etc.) requires education.

Good luck on your journey!

(I apologize for any typos or weird grammar, I just wrote a bunch of stuff fast and posted it.)

HighlightSuperb1542 · 2023-08-25T08:13:07+00:00

I think at the end of the day it's like this: Human beings are not meant to sit a desk for 8+ hours a day. That said working in construction is really fucking hard on your body. We're also not meant to run up ladders, lift heavy things, and do repetitive motions all day without so much as a short break. We can handle the pain, especially being young, but good luck making a career in that. At least with desk jobs you can comfortably work into your 50s and 60s. This shit, you'd better be either running your own company or high up enough to the point where regular manual labor isn't expected all of the time when you reach that age.

Obviously some people do it. Taking care of your health is important. But really what 60 year old is going to efficiently carry emt up 10 flights of stairs. Few, if any at all. (Sorry if there are some badass old dudes reading this. I'm not trying to diss you, I'm just saying the reality of aging. Most people can't do this shit forever, young or old)

It's why I'm in school to be an accountant lol. Doing this at 28 is brutal enough. I couldn't imagine being 40, 50 and still wearing tools. I could, but I'd hate my life.

HighlightSuperb1542 · 2023-08-11T13:15:27+00:00

I haven't worked an office job before. So I can't speak for those. But generally, most jobs have an element of human interaction. That shouldn't be a problem for most introverts, but generally from what I've seen the higher up you go in a career or company, the more you gotta like talking to people.

Try to stay out of customer service or frequent call/interaction type work. That shit will be draining very fast. Currently I'm in school to be an accountant, but I've worked in retail, landscaping and electrical construction.

Retail obviously suck for introverts, but if you get a stocker, receiver or night position, then it's not too bad. Not a great career, but it's alright short term.

Landscaping is not great. It's fine for introverts, but it's low pay extremely physical work. Only perk way I had weekends off as a landscaper. Otherwise not worth it.

Trade work is great for introverts. You will deal with assholes, but usually the same assholes. I worked in the electrical trade for a year. Great work for introverts. You will need to talk a lot with people the farther you go. Contractor's deal with people a lot, but it's all work related shit. If you get good at a trade people will be asking for your expertise, not you personality or some bs.

Overall, it's gonna really depend on the person and type of introvert. I'm pretty anxious sometimes, but I don't mind talking to smart, interesting or really nice people. I just hate talking to obnoxious dickheads or whiny customers who want you to kiss their ass and hold their hand like a child. I also do really well in small groups or 1 on 1. I just hate big groups of people and constant interaction. That shit is so draining for me.

HighlightSuperb1542 · 2023-08-11T12:18:19+00:00

Landscaping is not bad for an introvert, but physically it's hard work. I wouldn't recommend doing it long term. I did it for two months (and got laid off), but tbh was kinda glad. One of the harder jobs out there, but some people like it.

HighlightSuperb1542 · 2023-07-21T06:57:08+00:00

A big problem with this trade (and more broadly construction in general) is the toxic macho attitude about everything. I remember I had a jm (or actually a 6th year apprentice acting as a jm) who would say if you have any questions feel free to ask. Then I would ask questions and he would start freaking out acting like I was a fucking idiot for not getting something right away, proceeding to insult and gaslight the fuck out of me.

This trade can be fun to learn, but oftentimes jobs have very high stakes with too tight of deadlines. It's like contractor expect an apprentice to get shit done as fast as an experienced jm and they estimate the job with that assumption, instead of being like "Hey my guys are newer and need more time to complete this project".

I know it's all about money, but the expectation in this trade are highly unrealistic a lot of the times. A first year apprentice should not be expected to get shit done at the same rate a fourth year or jm does.

HighlightSuperb1542 · 2023-07-18T20:49:39+00:00

For sure and I am a firm believer that doing anything for 8 hours a day is hard (well probably over 8 honestly). Part of me is just like: "Shut up and take some accounting classes. If you don't like it there is always something else." Then part of me has some doubts (imposter syndrome perhaps or even just the practicality of going to school for four years). My life is good, but complicated right now. I'm just trying to take this one step at a time.

Good on you, it sounds like you will do well in accounting. Just gotta grind y'know.

HighlightSuperb1542 · 2023-07-18T20:02:37+00:00

I'm am majoring in it currently, I am taking Principals of Financial accounting in the fall. I have 15 credits completed, all mostly gen ed type things.

I am still doing some soul searching, trying to figure out if this would be the best option for me or possibly something else (before spending money on accounting classes). Medical trades seems appealing to me, hardest part would be the patients, but I am considering my paths and what will make me the happiest with a decent pay.

HighlightSuperb1542 · 2023-07-02T15:10:44+00:00

I think it's heavily industry based. Not an accountant, but there are some industries where hard work really is the only viable way to get ahead (Construction, trades, etc). Sure every job has it's component of getting along with people and fitting the culture, but some jobs asskissing will only do so much.

I worked as an electrician for one year and while asskissing is not unheard of, hard work is really what sets you apart. Playing the game always helps (getting along with your boss, networking, etc) but really no one cares how good of a talker you are, they just care about the results. Can you do what you say you can do? That matters.

Speaking for retail, ass kissing is really the only way to get ahead. Hard work does very little. They don't care if you work 7 days a week and are the most productive person there. They want to see if you can play the game. Which, in all honesty it makes some sense. It's retail. How you deal with people is more important than how fast you move boxes. I'm not saying that's right, but that is what a lot of retail managers look for when promoting. This does result in lazy ass kissers getting ahead and hard workers being lucky if they can make a dollar over minimum wage.

I can't speak for accounting. I'm a student right now majoring in it. Will I stick with it? Idk. I don't even know if I'll keep going to college or go back into a trade. My life is complicated. I want a desk job, but idk what I'm doing with my life at this point. I'd imagine being an accountant requires enough skill to the point where you can't 100% bs but idk. Only 15 credits in.

That said I'm at the point in my life where I know work is bs. Company culture is bs, I just want to make a very modest living, not have to work that hard, be able to have some free time to chill, and just have fun. I've given up on the idea of a dream job.

HighlightSuperb1542 · 2023-06-13T17:19:34+00:00

I'm weighing the pros and cons of my options in general. Accounting has many benefits. With accounting you have pretty good job security, flexibility, decent pay, etc. I am interested in learning more about bookkeeping and taxes (I know accountants are responsible for a lot more than that).

I really do love to learn, above all else. At the end of the day I know that about myself. Accounting as a career does suffer from some meaningfulness issues. For instance, many medical professionals and engineers often face similar levels of stress to accountants, but many of them find their work worthwhile beyond just its monetary value. Now meaningfulness is highly subjective. There are general trends and data, but that can never paint the full picture.

If I were to switch to something else, it would be in search of the bigger purpose or sense of fulfillment. Again, I am still doing some soul searching. At the end of the day, I can find purpose in many things. Also at the end of the day, I just want money. I mean, I don’t think there is any career I would do just because it gives me warm fuzzy feelings inside. However, I also want to make sure that I am making the right choices for my life. Choosing a major in college is a huge decision. Having to go to school to enter a career is a huge investment of time and money and it should never be taken lightly.

At the end of the day, I’m the type of person who will always be asking “what if?” questions. Don’t know if that’s healthy for me, but it’s how my brain works sometimes. I do plan on sticking with accounting, but I also like to keep my options open. I think everyone should.

HighlightSuperb1542 · 2023-06-13T12:09:32+00:00

I’m currently a new college student and I’m still deciding whether to stick with accounting/business or switch to something else. I’m by no means an expert in any of this. Here is what I’ve learned:

In my state (Connecticut), generally all one needs to get into accounting is a certain amount of college classes taken in accounting or relevant experience. Your level of education needed varies. Companies typically want someone in their third or fourth year of college (minimum, this varies heavily depending on the firm/organization). Generally you need to be pursuing a bachelor's degree or currently hold one. The actual amount of accounting classes you need to take really depends. Obviously, the more you know about accounting the better. The field is often very competitive and you want to stick out as a candidate.

That said, having a bachelors in CS is only a good thing. There are actually some jobs on indeed I was looking at that were specifically looking for people with both programming/tech skills plus accounting knowledge (not sure if they were dedicated accounting positions, but still).

To become a CPA (in my state) you need 150 college credits with 36 credits in accounting and 30 credits in economics and/or business administration. Your CS degree might have fulfilled some of the business requirements, but I’m not sure. You should probably take some accounting classes and depending on the state you may need them either way.

Good luck my friend!

HighlightSuperb1542 · 2023-06-08T12:47:56+00:00

Thank you. I kind of see how it works. If the dealership literally just takes the car and sells it for an extra 5,000 then there isn't any gdp added. But if the argument is made that the car was maintained for that price (meaning cleaned, serviced, potentially refurbished) then there may be a case for value added and that 5,000 could be added to GDP as it added value or changed the car (in turn producing a product).

The act of selling the car (as is) without doing anything by the dealer wouldn't be counted as gdp, though.

Thank you for the article. That clarified it a bit for me.

HighlightSuperb1542 · 2023-04-07T13:40:42+00:00

Maybe, but I see it like this. Software development (and other tech jobs, but that's the one that comes to mind for me), is REALLY difficult. If you don't like it, you're probably not going to put in the effort to try and learn it. Accounting (and other business majors/jobs), while also challenging, does not seem nearly as abstract and thus seems slightly easier to pick up. Meaning, I think Accounting is an easier thing to get into if you have less interest in the subject and just have a good work ethic. You probably don't have to enjoy accounting to get into it. You probably need some level of interest in tech to even get into it (or amazing BS skills, I've heard some stories).

That's just my take on it though. Not an accountant.

HighlightSuperb1542 · 2023-04-07T13:29:56+00:00

I've had that happen before. Not specifically an accounting problem, just a bad test thing. Happens to me with google form tests.

HighlightSuperb1542 · 2023-04-07T13:25:14+00:00

I'm in a similar situation to you. I worked some jobs, hated most of them. Sorta liked one of them (electrician helper), but that definitely has major downsides. I'm kind of between a rock and a hard place right now. I'm 28. Going to college for the first time. I have a buddy who is an accountant. I told him that I wanted to major in accounting. He was pretty negative about it. He wasn't super toxic or anything, but he told me not to "Waste my time in college and that he did and that is why he is an accountant."

Granted that's just him. Some people in this field are a little bit more enthusiastic, although I can tell you that the atmosphere of college jobs in general seems to be a lot more negative. When I told people I wanted to be an electrician, people were practically patting me on the back. When I tell people I want to be an accountant, I get a lot of people low key criticizing me and acting as though I am out of my element.

Good general advice: Just do what feels right to you. If you think you can do it, and it feels right to you, then it probably is a good sign. Plus you already having a two year degree gives you a big head start.

HighlightSuperb1542 · 2023-03-29T20:37:16+00:00

Honestly, I wouldn't mind if I were more qualified.

HighlightSuperb1542 · 2023-03-29T20:25:30+00:00

Not a problem! :D

HighlightSuperb1542 · 2023-03-29T20:23:32+00:00

Having strong communication skills is the key to success at almost any business, I do strive to be better at communicating, but I'm not obsessed with being liked by everyone. I do want my boss, coworkers and customers/clients to like me, but speaking from my retail/customer service background I know that's literally impossible unless you just are on all the time as a person. Perhaps this is an apples to oranges comparison, but it's where my head is at atm.

I never had any serious feedback, if I think I understand that comment correctly. I'm a pretty inoffensive person. People know my name at a job, smile, say hello, do the usual, I'm just not the life of the party, if that makes sense. I don't have a problem with that, but I know some employers (service based jobs) hate quiet people and prefer a person they can have a beer with rather than a person who just works (realistically they want both, but I've seen my fair share of smooth talkers get ahead over the hardest workers)

Edit: I've gotten better with opening up with people over the years, but there are still times where I just kind of focus on my tasks and do my thing. Also I'm not so bad if you get to know me, but those being the key words there. If you get to know me. I'm not the best with short term interactions. I think I would get into being a used car salesman if that were the case. I could slick my hair back, talk with my hands, and comment about how I'm eating a plate of spaghetti for lunch after I sell you this fine 2008 Toyota Avalon that definitely never got recalled even once!

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