I suppose now is as good a time as any to quit lurking...
Listen, bros (and Mouse)...when I say I know the feeling like I grew up with it, I mean that ****. Some of y'all might know
my career change story. I spent damn near 4 years working in exactly the kind of soul-sucking environment spoken of here. 40 hours a week. All manila everything. Tweed suit boss man loved to say jump...good thing I stayed high, otherwise my departure may have come under different circumstances.
Anyway, long story short I decided one day that the corporate world wasn't for me and decided to develop a skill and sell it...for me, that skill is writing. I gained skill at my craft on their time and eventually was in a position where I could seize the opportunity. I'd be lying if I said it wasn't a rough start, but now I make more than I did there...not saying all that much, but it's a nice thing to say.
I'm not going to go all out and say college is a waste of time and money, but you should know companies are working every day to eliminate or reduce (part-timers, intern "help") exactly the kind of job that a Bachelor's qualifies you for. Hell, my freelance *** probably took some full-time staff writer's jobs. Our parents grew up in a generation where a college degree was a voucher redeemable for a good job and solid quality of life...now it's closer to a really expensive raffle ticket in many cases.
Even worse is that most companies have ZERO loyalty when it comes to their employees...they'll demand the moon from you for $15 an hour then put your back pockets on the street as soon as their profits dip. That's not the kind of work arrangement I'm down for...it's why I've never given notice at any BS job, they sure wouldn't notify me a check in advance if they were going to fire me.
Overall, the traditional job market is not a worker friendly environment right now.
Now for a solution...it's obviously not for everybody, but it's for more people than are doing it. If there's one thing I can say about NT, it's that it's full of people with talent....marketable talent. All those Photoshops and **** are like a resume of graphic design. I know there are programmers, coders, and all other types of computer sorcerer on here. Every word you ever read on the Internet is written by someone who got paid to do it...hell, some of MLBshop.com is my work.
A lot of y'all have skills, but you're not paying the bills with them. Why the **** not? There's a whole world of clients out there...best to find out how you can become a contractor.
**** these entry-level jobs. The future of employment is developing a skill and selling it to the highest bidder...at least, that's my theory.
i can't count how many times ive seen job postings like that. even engineering jobs throw that couple yrs exp for entry level. and a lot of these jobs are on the job training anyways so it absolutely makes no sense.
