tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post8638334713016087303..comments2023-10-09T07:04:49.539-07:00Comments on Writing: Live fresh cheap super easyfranzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02400212989359954521noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-86266250730946314532009-03-10T14:59:00.000-07:002009-03-10T14:59:00.000-07:00So much negativity. Hassles, hassles, hassles...S...So much negativity. Hassles, hassles, hassles...<BR/><BR/>Sure some people can't handle hard work, and others enjoy the excitement that a new position and new responsibilities entail. I think saying it's not worth the hassle, depends on the person in general.<BR/><BR/>I'm not planning on climbing the corporate ladder anytime soon, so I will take and distribute any confrontations that come towards me in the next while. I have noticed though that different positions have different types of stress, the trick is knowing how to handle it - life goes on, get on with it, it wont wait for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-21181563698203362172009-03-10T02:04:00.000-07:002009-03-10T02:04:00.000-07:00Ah yes, the long hours, stress and responsibility ...Ah yes, the long hours, stress and responsibility of being in a higher position. Not the executives on the gross-silly salaries, just going up the pile a bit. The money is not worth the hassles - believe me.<BR/><BR/>when you take into account the 2-3 hours / day of unpaid extra work, the OH&S responsibility you pick up (a PERSONAL legal liability) for no extra $ from your employer, and the fun of being in the middle getting yelled at from one side and having to translate that into yelling at somebody else... I really don't think its worth it.<BR/><BR/>Learning things is fun. Doing interesting things where you break new ground, is fun. Being promoted to take hassles because of the fun you had, is not fun.<BR/><BR/>The University education helps you to keep learning and to have fun. What you do with that and the chances you get and the changes you make are entirely up to you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-22093863607038908202009-03-08T21:42:00.000-07:002009-03-08T21:42:00.000-07:00I agree with Ashleigh that education is only the b...I agree with Ashleigh that education is only the beginning, that one must keep learning, also one must know where to go digging to learn what you need to know to do the job. This is the sort of thing I've never known. Even when I've asked for information from people who know more than me I've frequently been told to "just get on with my work", or "we'll tell you what/when you need to know", and other similar messages designed to keep me in ignorance. After many years of this kind of treatment, I did in fact learn to shut up, look down and get on with the job. Now that I'm in a job I don't enjoy, I've been asked several times if I wanted to train to be a supervisor. I've said no everytime. I've seen the long hours and responsibility required and I know that I'm no longer capable of putting in that kind of effort. Physically at least.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-9127182934463227172009-03-07T23:31:00.000-08:002009-03-07T23:31:00.000-08:00All depends on your degree. I've got two of em, an...All depends on your degree. I've got two of em, and in both cases they led me to jobs that would have been impossible without them (both).<BR/><BR/>I'n my case, those 2 degrees give me so much knowledge about so many things that in pretty much every job I've had, I'm the only one capable of doing them - because I know where to go digging to learn what I need to do the job :)<BR/><BR/>Your education is only the start, from there you need to be learning every day. The trouble with not knowing what you don't know - is that you don't know what you don't know. (yes this is a bit Dick Cheney) And that not knowing cuts you off from many opportunities.<BR/><BR/>A real degree, with lots of real learning, has immense power. If used wisely.<BR/><BR/>GTH: The preferred mode of study for many students. The "pocket billiards" is a bit of a worry though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-52149401344771242142009-03-07T17:58:00.000-08:002009-03-07T17:58:00.000-08:00Unless you live on Bribie Island. Turns out they l...Unless you live on Bribie Island. Turns out they like a post-grad qualification behind the San Marino Steam Machine. <BR/>As opposed to in front of it. <BR/>Or managing the place.franzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02400212989359954521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-35171376576912175522009-03-07T16:18:00.000-08:002009-03-07T16:18:00.000-08:00well a BA and five dollars will get you a designer...well a BA and five dollars will get you a designer coffee in a tiny cafe.<BR/><BR/>Do we even need fake degrees? I have a mate who has done quite well just pretending to have a degree.myninjacocklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061734136188769866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-82613784499885753012009-03-05T15:30:00.000-08:002009-03-05T15:30:00.000-08:00Kath - Yeah, I'm not sure that the value of a uni ...Kath - Yeah, I'm not sure that the value of a uni degree can be measured by the job you do afterwards.<BR/><BR/>ps. "Spam flange" WTF?!?<BR/><BR/>River - And a tendency towards Sri Lankanism ...<BR/><BR/>Shippy - That's what you're like now. Except when you get a hockey stick in your hand. Then you become even more lethargic.<BR/><BR/>Kath - It's always a shame that success only equals money.franzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02400212989359954521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-29335393494269500342009-03-05T15:01:00.000-08:002009-03-05T15:01:00.000-08:00Yeah, I'm going to encourage my kid to take up a t...Yeah, I'm going to encourage my kid to take up a trade instead. Plumbers, sparkies and chippies out there are in high demand and are the success stories in our society these days. <BR/><BR/>....just a shame that most of them think that the bum-crack and toothless look is what the intelligentsia are going for.Kath Locketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677312773827236567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-20134117175697269132009-03-05T13:37:00.000-08:002009-03-05T13:37:00.000-08:00GTH: A typical uni student - hand in the pocket se...GTH: A typical uni student - hand in the pocket searching for money - the pocket with a hole in it - hence no money - why would you want to get a fake degree when you can go through all this..?<BR/><BR/>Well that's my opinion of a uni student - that's what I was like for at least two years of uni.<BR/><BR/>I kind of agree with River, well about the having of a university degree being important. I'm more than sure there's a lot of people out there that have made a great career without reading since they turned 15.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-81153984197665439702009-03-05T01:56:00.000-08:002009-03-05T01:56:00.000-08:00GTH - Franzy displaying an enormous lack of person...GTH - Franzy displaying an enormous lack of personal motivation.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-59158457312359867422009-03-05T01:20:00.000-08:002009-03-05T01:20:00.000-08:00Yeah 'ouch' for me too. I'm seriously thinking ab...Yeah 'ouch' for me too. I'm seriously thinking about delivering our local community newspaper.<BR/><BR/>Although if you send me that spam, I might just sign up - if they take payment in chocolate fingers and good intentions.<BR/><BR/>GTH - playing with your own, ahem 'Spam flange' ?Kath Locketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677312773827236567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-56622087692583077772009-03-04T22:05:00.000-08:002009-03-04T22:05:00.000-08:00"Having a University degree is important these day..."Having a University degree is important these days..."<BR/>Not true. <BR/>Well, not for me anyway.<BR/>Look at how many people have earned (legitimate) degrees in their chosen field but can't find work because the employment market is flooded with their peers who also have the same degrees, so they end up flipping burgers at Maccas or making "designer" coffees in tiny little cafes.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.com