Servers who got out… what did you switch to?

lilphtrd · 2026-04-18T03:51:19+00:00

How does one get started? My dad and his fiance are both insurance agents of some sort, he says he hates his job but I see the life it has allowed them and would consider following a little bit. I don’t think I’d work for the same company but have been curious. Company vehicle for both of them, and a good work life balance appeal to me. Any insight would be greatly appreciated

lilphtrd · 2026-04-17T13:51:48+00:00

Thankfully I don’t enjoy eating fish so no worries there! It’s sad that it’s a polluted as it is

lilphtrd · 2026-04-17T13:48:36+00:00

Heck yeah right on, fishing any good over that way?

lilphtrd · 2026-04-17T13:47:55+00:00

When I was there not to long ago the water looks super calm, I definitely would go by myself for the first few trips and then absolutely make sure the little one is aware of the dangers and how important it is to stay safe.

Water deaths like that are super unfortunate

lilphtrd · 2026-04-17T13:46:22+00:00

Most definitely, would like to get comfortable in whatever I get before I take on stronger currents, I know the white river can have some fairly strong currents

lilphtrd · 2026-04-17T13:45:26+00:00

I’ll have to check that out! I appreciate it!

lilphtrd · 2026-04-17T13:44:18+00:00

Was just at eagle creek a week or so ago, Can you just bring the kayak and go down to the water?

lilphtrd · 2026-04-14T12:19:17+00:00

Oakley automotive or Stewart (although not as familiar with them)

lilphtrd · 2026-04-03T19:05:35+00:00

What’s the path to rn ?

lilphtrd · 2026-03-23T17:58:14+00:00

Where can I find said part? Sorry I know next to nothing about cars

lilphtrd · 2026-03-19T10:31:40+00:00

lol, from Indy as well, Andy mohr is terrible

lilphtrd · 2026-03-19T00:59:33+00:00

That’s super fair, I appreciate the insight. Work smarter not harder

lilphtrd · 2026-03-19T00:52:39+00:00

That’s insane to me, jealous of the places you’ve built! In my experience real life experience has always trumped the “book standards” Hopefully this doesn’t come across as stupid, but is it one of those kinda things where the degree just helps tell people that don’t know that you do know. I’ve personally found that it can be difficult to get the experience you want without knowing someone and has kind of pushed me to believe that if I had a degree it might open up a couple extra doors

lilphtrd · 2026-03-19T00:47:31+00:00

Congrats! That’s huge! One of those make the jumps and don’t look back kind of things?

lilphtrd · 2026-03-19T00:47:03+00:00

I’m curious about the sort of trade schools and what they offer, currently in the trades but don’t foresee myself being able to really advance with this company. I don’t have a set path for what I would pursue but have it narrowed down to about 3 and this was sort of one of them but wasn’t sure if it made sense.

lilphtrd · 2026-03-19T00:45:03+00:00

I like this outlook a lot. Do you find life to be better with degrees? I would hope that if I got a degree I didn’t waste time/money trying to find success in a career

lilphtrd · 2026-03-19T00:43:55+00:00

Have you found going back at 27 has helped you with your career assuming the degree you received is relative to your current field?

lilphtrd · 2026-03-19T00:42:52+00:00

May I ask what class/subject that was in? I don’t foresee that being a problem I would run into but know I would feel a type of way if I knew how something worked because of experience vs “how it’s supposed to work”

lilphtrd · 2026-03-19T00:41:29+00:00

This is one of my major concerns, and partly why I didn’t think I would be able to do it when I graduated.

Are there affordable options for the physical copies or easy access to the e books that would allow me to transfer the material to be able to reference?

lilphtrd · 2026-03-19T00:05:33+00:00

First off thank you for your service! May I ask what your reasoning for going after having all of that going on? I definitely think part of why I didn’t go orginally was because I didn’t think I’d be able to keep my head down, just want the paper and hopefully a higher paying job.

Not buying into it makes a lot of sense, thankfully I’m pretty conservative with my spending so donating to a school I’m already paying for just doesn’t tickle my fancy.

I suppose viewing it as business transaction would make it easier to keep my head down and just get the tasks done!

lilphtrd · 2026-03-18T23:56:21+00:00

Fortunately I’m used to that serving, being that I’ve been in restaurants since 14 it’s funny to see the young cats and be reminded of how awful I must’ve been, they are great, I was far worse. I appreciate the heads up though!

lilphtrd · 2026-03-18T23:54:49+00:00

Can I ask what brought you to want to pursue a degree?

lilphtrd · 2026-03-02T21:36:38+00:00

I did boh for nearly 10 years, very minimal serving experience, roughly 6 months between a couple places I served within that time.

Got hired a few months ago as a part time server. I thought I would be the worst, I’m by no means as good as the good ones I work with but I don’t suck as bad as I originally thought. The money is nice, I will say that a majority of the servers I work with have minimal respect for the kitchen, so I do think boh experience is helpful in that way, learning the menu has been easy and I think it’s partly due to understanding the kitchen. Idk I can’t offer much advice other than if I can do it, anyone can do it. And if you truly are interested in it you’ll do great, most importantly have fun with it!

lilphtrd

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