"Wait? What was I doing again?"

[The Amazing Rando 0]

I wouldn't say I have ADD...

 

 

 

...look a pony!

 

 

Hello. You know me, your friendly neighborhood Amazing Rando. A part of the TSM community for close to three years and three thousand ideas. Every one of them, whether here or in the "real world", follow the same pattern.

 

Step 1. Come up with idea.

Step 2. Run with idea for a few days/weeks

Step 3. Look! A Pony!

Step 4. Start Over.

 

You've heard of Roomies or the ill-fated Three on Tue. While I am semi-proud of the tv sitcom idea, it stemmed from my college life. I graduated with a Mass Communication degree, basically due to my love of slacking off and pop culture. If I lived in a metropolitian area, I'd probably work for a record company, or a big radio station, or even a publishing company (my minor was Writing).

 

But, I live in rural hell, and thusly my brain wanders constantly. I have been in the fast food world since '99, and grew sick of it sometime in '02. I used to love it, or at least, tolerated it. After I came back from Disney World, I became a shell of what I was prior to the trip, and have become the grumpy grizzled veteran that hates change, trainees, and people constantly bitching about stupid shit.

 

Too bad that is the situation I find myself in.

 

22 years old, with a college degree, and am currently stuck in two fast food jobs, working between 50-55 hours every week just to make a loan payments, credit card payments, and my cellphone. I live at home, and luckily I have caring parents that are willing to stand by me as long as I need it (hell, my cousin is almost 30 and still lives at home - poor guy).

 

So as each day passes, I seem to fall back into that pissed off shell I was at my old fast food job. I hadn't felt that way since moving to my newest one, but the more I work the more I want to just torch the building with people inside. So I hunt, constantly hunt, for a way to improve my life and give me a job where I can be happy.

 

With my college degree staring at me, I have all but abandoned finding a job in the field. I understand now that working in radio or TV would not make me happy, and in the past few months I have searched for jobs doing almost anything - but with no luck.

 

 

Last week, I had the idea of going back to school for a professional trade - in this case, architecture. This is where I begin to tie into how I began this long-winded tirade. I do have the fear in the back of my mind that I will get into something thinking I can do it, and then falter and fail. It haunts me. I don't want to invest a ton of time and money into something, only to completely fuck myself over in the long run, especially with my various bills already piling up.

 

So while discussing this with my parents, my mother brought up the idea of working as a real estate agent. At first I was sceptical, but as I have started to think about it and research, it seems to be something I could do and do well, and my interest is piqued. But, as I said, the thoughts of failing or falling short are staring at me, and right now I am not completely sure I can survive.

 

 

I have a goal - and that is to get into the local real estate agent class, learn as much as I can, and see if this is a job I would love to do every day. Right now, I'm about 80/20 in favor of going ahead with this, pushing myself, and working my ass off to succeed. I owe it to myself.

 

 

So to you, fellow TSMers, I ask of you - what should I do? It has been a rough journey these past few years to find something that I am good at and can also make a career out of that will keep me out of poverty. I think that this is the opportunity I have been waiting for.

 

~ Rando.

[spman 0]

This is an unfortunate problem a lot of people face. You go through 4 expensive years of college and get a sheet of paper that declares you educationally (is that a word?) certified for an entry level position in your chosen field. Unfortunatly, a lot of people soon discover that either A. The abhor whichever field they've chosen, or more likely, B. They simply can't find a job doing whatever it is they went to school to do. Now, no one ever said you have to like your job, but you've got to do what makes you happy. Personally, I would take a job I like and makes me happy, but only makes me enough money to live confortably, and little more, over a job that I hate but gives me tons of m oney that I won't know what to do with. Anyone that tells you to do great things with your life is dellusional, just do what makes you happy.

[spman 0]

'doh double post

[Guest Agent of Oblivion]

I have the attention span of a fruit fly. The cure to this is to do 10 things at once, sporadically. You'll find the best ideas find completion in their own way.

[kkktookmybabyaway 0]

With my college degree staring at me, I have all but abandoned finding a job in the field. I understand now that working in radio or TV would not make me happy, and in the past few months I have searched for jobs doing almost anything - but with no luck

 

Unless you took some internships or something in college you're pretty much s.o.l. What about going into some sort of entry-level management field?...

[Slayer 0]

Well Rando, the best advice I can give you is...

 

Look! A Deer!

[Crimson Platypus 0]

The first thing you need to do is move to a new city. You're 22 years old and still living with your parents? Unacceptable. Find an entry level management job in a larger city close enough to your home town that you can occasionally visit your parents to avoid home sickness. Meet new people, find a hobby that doesn't require hours of concentration.

[spman 0]

The first thing you need to do is move to a new city. You're 22 years old and still living with your parents? Unacceptable. Find an entry level management job in a larger city close enough to your home town that you can occasionally visit your parents to avoid home sickness. Meet new people, find a hobby that doesn't require hours of concentration.

I can actually vouch for him on that one, if you're 22, don't have a good paying, full time job, living on your own is nearly impossible. I've looked through the apartments for rent section of the newspaper, and I can tell you that even the most dilapidated projects in the ghetto require you to either be on Welfare, Work 2 Full Time Jobs, or have 4 other Roomates to afford to pay rent every month. Most guys in the early to mid-20's don't WANT to continue living with their parents, they simply can't afford NOT to.

[Ripper 0]

New York? what ever.

 

Move to a bigger city with a lower cost of living, get a job, put all your loans into foreberance for about a year and get on with the living.

 

 

Also all this "Look...a pony!" business is just a blatant rip off of my "Look....a BEAR!" gimmick from 2 years ago.

 

 

*sues*

[The Czech Republic 0]

New York? what ever.

 

Move to a bigger city with a lower cost of living, get a job, put all your loans into foreberance for about a year and get on with the living.

Like Oklahoma City!

[HarleyQuinn 0]

Do what you think will make you happy Rando. My father became a real estate agent after becoming dissatisfied with his job (tradeshow booth architechture stuff).

 

Be aware though that it takes a good 2-3 years to really start getting good/great deals as far as homes go. My father lives in a fairly rich suburb(he's showed $1 Million+ homes to people) and in his 3rd year, he's finally starting to get more offers on homes and such currently.

 

It'll take a while upon completing the class and entering the workforce but in due time if you're happy enough, it'll be worth it. Also, look around your local area/city and try to determine A) Who's the best real estate agency and B) If you can get any contacts in that agency to help set you up with a job upon finishing the class.

[kkktookmybabyaway 0]

Move to a bigger city with a lower cost of living, get a job, put all your loans into foreberance for about a year and get on with the living.

But make sure you have some money because poor people can't move anywhere...

[Slayer 0]

Move to a bigger city with a lower cost of living, get a job, put all your loans into foreberance for about a year and get on with the living.

But make sure you have some money because poor people can't move anywhere...

They can move...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

...right into a grave

[spman 0]

Move to a bigger city with a lower cost of living, get a job, put all your loans into foreberance for about a year and get on with the living.

 

But lower cost of living also means lower pay. I make 8 dollars an hour right now for a job here in Connecticut. The same job in Flordia would probobly only pay 6.50

[Jingus 0]

I've got a friend who tried his hand at the real estate game. I think he's back working at the GNC store in the mall now. (Of course, it doesn't help that this guy tends to go through careers like I go through microwave macaroni, but still it seems he didn't like it at all.)

 

But the key point here is: if you have a bachelor's degree but you still flip burgers for a living, you need to move the fuck away. Clearly your home ground has nothing to offer you, job-wise. Start sending your resume out to non-local companies. With you living in Maryland, there are probably a hundred TV stations within a day's drive of your house. You don't have to move across the globe, but don't be afraid to move across state borders.

 

It's a tough gig, Rando, believe me when I say I sympathize. I'm twenty-fucking-five years old and still live with my family... but without the college degree.

[Edwin MacPhisto 0]

Going big places!

 

I echo the sentiments and say send out applications to actual areas of civilization. Nothing's going to happen right away, but nothing's going to happen period if you don't start. Think on the fact that you could be doing this crap for another 10 years very easily, and that should be enough motivation to bust your ass.