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04-24-2009, 11:34 AM
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#26 | | Banned (ABWS)
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1. Software Engineer
2. Close to 6 figures
3. University, graduated top 5%
4. Learned from experience, school was a necessary evil to get the piece of paper
5. It pays the bills
6. Current job since Oct 08. I have 7 years experience since graduating, and 2 years co-op.
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04-24-2009, 11:52 AM
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#27 | | RS controls my life!
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04-24-2009, 12:02 PM
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#28 | | In RS I Trust
Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Mission
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1. What type of job do you do? Inside sales
2. How much do you get paid? 38k + 7k bonus
3. What is your highest level of education? Grade 11
4. If your education is associated with your job, do you actually use what you've learned? negative
5. Do you enjoy what you do? sometimes
6. How long have you been doing what you do?2 1/2 years
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04-24-2009, 12:08 PM
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#29 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: VanCity/HCMC/HK
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Originally Posted by mx703  I'm just curious. What do you guys do for a living?
1. What type of job do you do?
2. How much do you get paid?
3. What is your highest level of education?
4. If your education is associated with your job, do you actually use what you've learned?
5. Do you enjoy what you do?
6. How long have you been doing what you do?
I'm a recent graduate in Kinesiology and Health Science. I want to become a Chiropractor, but if not that, I would have no idea on what to do... | 1. Power Engineer / Product QMP
2. Enough to afford decent lifestyle.
3. a degree in Mech Engineering / a certificate in Jet propulsion
4. NO
5. to a certain extent
6. 4 yrs..
looking for a change of careers now...do what i am doing now is losing its appeal...gonna go into Medicine.. 
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04-24-2009, 12:41 PM
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#30 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
Join Date: May 2002 Location: van
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1. Client Advocate (PM duties without the PMP cert)
2. $83K
3. Major Comp Sci - Minor Business (Although I did the equivalent work of a Double Major - Comp Sci and MIS)
4. Yes - although what you learn from school is 5% of what you need to learn for your career.
5. Yes.
3. 4 months on current job. 3 years work experience total - 3rd position within 3 years. Technical Support --> Software Developer --> Client Advocate.
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04-24-2009, 12:49 PM
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#31 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Richmond
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1. What type of job do you do? Male Giggolo
2. How much do you get paid? None if you are hot enough, a whole lot if you are rich mainlander looking for company
3. What is your highest level of education? Gr 12.
4. If your education is associated with your job, do you actually use what you've learned? positive, Skills wooing chicks in school helps.
5. Do you enjoy what you do? sometimes, if the client is hot/rich as fuck.
6. How long have you been doing what you do? All my life.
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04-24-2009, 01:01 PM
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#32 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Champlain
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Originally Posted by ImportPsycho no post 2nd, no experiences, just some certificates, and 65K? |
Ive been in the IT industry for 6 years.
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04-24-2009, 01:04 PM
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#33 | | Banned (BBM)
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Vancouver
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1. What type of job do you do? janitor
2. How much do you get paid? $24
3. What is your highest level of education? BCIT
4. If your education is associated with your job, do you actually use what you've learned? negative
5. Do you enjoy what you do? sometimes
6. How long have you been doing what you do? 10 months 
Last edited by Mugen EvOlutioN; 04-24-2009 at 03:38 PM.
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04-24-2009, 02:44 PM
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#34 | | Banned By Establishment
Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: bedroom
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1. What type of job do you do? archaeologist
2. How much do you get paid? lots
3. What is your highest level of education? BA
4. If your education is associated with your job, do you actually use what you've learned? BA in Archaeology, so yes.
5. Do you enjoy what you do? fuck yeah.
6. How long have you been doing what you do? 4 years
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04-24-2009, 03:21 PM
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#35 | | My homepage has been set to RS
Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Liberty City
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wow a lot of you guys are freaking ballers.
1. What type of job do you do? union
2. How much do you get paid? $27 and change/hr
3. What is your highest level of education? BA
4. If your education is associated with your job, do you actually use what you've learned? No.
5. Do you enjoy what you do? somewhat.
6. How long have you been doing what you do? 3 years.
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04-24-2009, 03:27 PM
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#36 | | Unauthourized Spammer
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Originally Posted by Supafly 1. Power Engineer / Product QMP
2. Enough to afford decent lifestyle.
3. a degree in Mech Engineering / a certificate in Jet propulsion
4. NO
5. to a certain extent
6. 4 yrs..
looking for a change of careers now...do what i am doing now is losing its appeal...gonna go into Medicine.. | Good luck with the change. People think I'm crazy to make a switch but people really don't understand that money is not everything, especially when you're making decent cash.
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04-24-2009, 03:34 PM
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#37 | | WOAH! i think Vtec just kicked in!
Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bowen Island
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1. What type of job do you do? parking attendant
2. How much do you get paid? $18/hr
3. What is your highest level of education?
4. If your education is associated with your job, do you actually use what you've learned? /
5. Do you enjoy what you do? Yup
6. How long have you been doing what you do? 2 years
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04-24-2009, 03:36 PM
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#38 | | y'all better put some respeck on my name
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1. IT Network admin. / family business (television)
2. $87k, $95k+ with bonuses
3. BCIT / MSCE/CCNA
4. 50/50, learned a lot of stuff on my own when I started working or at home.
5. Yup, tons of perks like free travel but have to put up with messed up hours.
6. 6 1/2 years
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04-24-2009, 03:37 PM
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#39 | | linguistic ninja
Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Vancouver, BC
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Originally Posted by achiam 1. What type of job do you do? Drug Patent Lawyer
2. How much do you get paid? 2xx,xxx Euros + bonus
3. What is your highest level of education?
-BSc Microbiology
-MSc Pharmacy
-LLB/MBA
4. If your education is associated with your job, do you actually use what you've learned? /
5. Do you enjoy what you do? Yup
6. How long have you been doing what you do? 2 years | you make $300k+ a year and you balk at tipping 15%?? 
p.s. nice job editing your post, not that you're fooling anyone.
Last edited by CivicBlues; 04-24-2009 at 03:59 PM.
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04-24-2009, 03:58 PM
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#40 | | WOAH! i think Vtec just kicked in!
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Originally Posted by Mugen EvOlutioN 1. What type of job do you do? janitor
2. How much do you get paid? $24
3. What is your highest level of education? BCIT
4. If your education is associated with your job, do you actually use what you've learned? negative
5. Do you enjoy what you do? sometimes
6. How long have you been doing what you do? 10 months | lmao!!!
And here i am studying finance and might only get a freaking $16bucks an hour job when its all said and done.
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04-24-2009, 07:01 PM
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#41 | | y'all better put some respeck on my name
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I know someone who works a union job as general laborer at one of the grain elevators in North Van and he brings home almost $100,000 a year (with overtime and grave yard shifts) and he's only 25. He said 50% of the time he sits around and gets so bored that he takes a nap for a couple hours.
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04-24-2009, 07:36 PM
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#42 | | Banned (ABWS)
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Originally Posted by Jah Al Zawahiri I know someone who works a union job as general laborer at one of the grain elevators in North Van and he brings home almost $100,000 a year (with overtime and grave yard shifts) and he's only 25. He said 50% of the time he sits around and gets so bored that he takes a nap for a couple hours. | tell me more and how do i attain this job?
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04-24-2009, 08:56 PM
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#43 | | I bringith the lowerballerith
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Originally Posted by mx703 I'm just curious. What do you guys do for a living?
1. What type of job do you do?
2. How much do you get paid?
3. What is your highest level of education?
4. If your education is associated with your job, do you actually use what you've learned?
5. Do you enjoy what you do?
6. How long have you been doing what you do?
I'm a recent graduate in Kinesiology and Health Science. I want to become a Chiropractor, but if not that, I would have no idea on what to do... | 1. Financial Analyst
2. Decent wage to get by but not to live an extravagant lifestyle
3. Business Undergrad
4. Yes you build the basic building blocks and foundation but its more how you apply that to the real life situation
5. Sometimes. It gets boring stuck in a cubicle the whole day and looking at the samething time and time again.
6. About 1 year right out of school
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04-24-2009, 09:28 PM
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#44 | | MiX iT Up!
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Originally Posted by sh0n 1. Financial Analyst
2. Decent wage to get by but not to live an extravagant lifestyle
3. Business Undergrad
4. Yes you build the basic building blocks and foundation but its more how you apply that to the real life situation
5. Sometimes. It gets boring stuck in a cubicle the whole day and looking at the samething time and time again.
6. About 1 year right out of school |
1. Jr. Accountant for a .com biz
2. Good enough for a student, working super flex hours
3. In the process of completing a BBA
4. Yes. However, I learn more on the job, than I do in class. Sometimes I'm able to apply my work knowledge to problems in class - those are the best!
5. Yes, It's always super busy, and always something challenging or something that needs improving.
6. Still in school
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