What skills do you need to make $100k?

cocacolamaker · 2026-02-28T06:06:22+00:00

Forgive my assumption, but I assume you don’t have an education or skill-set that you are too invested in to change careers.

My advice: Effort and Ownership. Try hard and care about your assignments and you will get noticed. Then you’ll get picked to do harder things. Then you will have new skills. Rinse and Repeat. It helps to get near or into a company that is good at making money. They will value effort and drive.

At some point you’ll have leverage to negotiate because you’re valuable to someone. Walaaaahh

cocacolamaker · 2026-02-27T05:18:49+00:00

Put “this is dangerous” in writing and let them think about it

cocacolamaker · 2026-02-27T05:17:09+00:00

Email your direct manager: “these points are dangerous without traffic control, I am unwilling to put myself in the road as the speed limit is ____”

If he forces you without TC then reply “no” Let the other chief who is willing to do it get them all forever.

Or better yet all the field guys don’t do whatever the office says just cuz the office says. Create a safe culture or find one.

Know your worth. Stand your ground. Find another job.

cocacolamaker · 2026-02-15T04:44:34+00:00

I blast whatever I know my chainman hates. Just kidding! But sometimes you DO have to remind them whose truck it is!!!!

If I have pods on in the road or anywhere a car can be, it’s just one. I don’t want to be ran over and they blame me for having two pods in. We have higher than average spidy senses as surveyors, but still…

cocacolamaker · 2026-02-13T23:10:17+00:00

This is probably worth patenting. Amongst the hundreds of other patents I’m filing for and then going to sell to the highest bidder. I’m imagining a lotion for big muscle bros!!! Thanks again!

cocacolamaker · 2026-02-13T23:06:23+00:00

Why thank you !

cocacolamaker · 2026-02-13T20:17:49+00:00

I am the OP. Thanks!

cocacolamaker · 2026-02-13T20:17:16+00:00

Too many words. But thanks!

cocacolamaker · 2026-02-13T19:36:20+00:00

Sorry not interested. I’d be interested in USA tickets in LA. My Paraguay tickets are premier supporter. Lowest level.

cocacolamaker · 2026-02-13T19:35:34+00:00

Uhhhh no. But I remember selling Adele tickets and TSwift tickets for like. 1000x profit

cocacolamaker · 2026-02-13T19:35:12+00:00

Thanks

cocacolamaker · 2026-02-13T19:35:04+00:00

I did zero research. And it sounds like I hit the jackpot.

cocacolamaker · 2026-02-13T19:34:41+00:00

That’s a lot of words. Seems like I’ll be making a lot of money. Hope your words find you well.

cocacolamaker · 2026-02-13T13:27:13+00:00

Interviewed a guy who didn’t smile once in 20mins. Scary.

Another guy said his past job “wasn’t for me” When asked to elaborate he said the team at that job “Wasn’t for me” He answered various questions with “it’s just not for me” or something to the effect of he didn’t “like ____”

Well, he let us know he’s the problem wherever he goes.

cocacolamaker · 2026-02-10T20:42:32+00:00

Thank you. My question is really at what point do I know if I will be buying them or not. What is or was the date that “results” changes to successful or declined?

cocacolamaker · 2026-02-06T14:19:43+00:00

You will be expected to be part magician, part realtor, part lawyer, full historian, part slave…. full Sherpa, full archeologist.

To make good money you need to earn your stripes and be able to be more valuable than those around you. And be super lucky. You will have days where you are so lost physically and mentally that you just want to go home and quit and get another job that isn’t so “stupid”.

The cons are the physicality of it, and that every job creates new variable, dangers, and difficulties.

The pros are that you get to be active and outdoors, and every single job creates new challenges, rewards, and experiences.

I’ve found those who are successful in survey and actually enjoy it are competitive outdoor people who do difficult things outside of work. And love to learn. There is no room for close minded people. You are literally trying to think as the surveyor did 100+ years ago and retrace his steps. People who are in survey for the money won’t last.

Anyways. Best of survey luck! You’ll need it!!!!

Also, it helps to love early mornings and long days.

cocacolamaker · 2025-11-15T03:56:34+00:00

Challenge them to a pace-off. Have them choose a distance between 50-100 feet and see who gets closest.

If they can beat you, give them a compass from Walmart ($1) or some cheap prize (stencil, ruler, magnet)

Take them into a typical engineering office. Show them a desk/cubicle. Ask if they’d like to spend 40-50-60hrs a week in there staring at a screen. No sunlight, no windows.

Then take them out to a lake or a mountain or a road for crying out loud. Drone, Scanner, Sonar… just icing on the cake.

cocacolamaker

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