[aitchem]

Many years ago I asked for a raise from my boss. She asked me what did I do that warranted a raise? I told her that I worked harder than anyone else in the company and she said "A donkey can work hard!".

[lyra33]

Originally Posted by aitchem

Many years ago I asked for a raise from my boss. She asked me what did I do that warranted a raise? I told her that I worked harder than anyone else in the company and she said "A donkey can work hard!".

What did you "say" after that?

[aitchem]

Originally Posted by lyra33

What did you "say" after that?

I think she got me there.

However that simple sentence nearly 50 years ago helped me find direction. From that time onwards I realized hard work alone doesn't cut it. You have to bring something more to the table if you want to earn serious money.

[jfkIII]

Originally Posted by lyra33

What did you "say" after that?

he said...hee-haw, hee-haw!

[lyra33]

Originally Posted by aitchem

I think she got me there.

However that simple sentence nearly 50 years ago helped me find direction. From that time onwards I realized hard work alone doesn't cut it. You have to bring something more to the table if you want to earn serious money.

Very cool. I love hearing about life changing moments that set the course. And you are right...hard work is a really good thing but it's a tough world and the more you can bring to the table the better your life will be.

[lyra33]

Originally Posted by jfkIII

he said...hee-haw, hee-haw!

Wasn't it nice of me to set you up for that?

[tazz]

Originally Posted by DavieJ89

Im probably dooming myself to working jobs I will hate for the rest of my life but I do not want to go to school. Im not the classroom type. Not to say I wont make the grades, I just hate school because it bores me to tears. And I am such a procrastinator with homework that I know it would never get done and Id most likely flunk out of college just because of that.

There is the opportunity to meet some new people but I don't want to do that. Im too socially awkward with my generation and would rather not waste my energy with people who are going to hate me anyways. Thats one thing I've always thought about school, its a place where everybody hates me. I feel like school would be a waste of time. This is why I barely graduated high school. I simply didnt care about the work, and I was pretty much a loner though I still alwyas tried (with absolute ZERO success) to get girls. I was still able to graduate on time in 2008 albeit at the very bottom of my class. I didnt care

I don't want to nor have time to be social, I need to get to work. There are bills to pay

In other news I went to visit Aqualung at the hospital last night. He said he was doing very well. He seemed a bit slow to respond and seemed somewhat disoriented. The nurse told me I was the ONLY person to go and see him since his operation. I felt really sad when I heard that

Re: The visit to Aqua. The nurse should have said that you are the only person SHE SAW visit Aqua. Hospitals don't keep a records of visitors and nurses don't work 24/7.

She may be right but I'm just sayin......

RE: School

Many students that barely got through high school do well in classes that they take post grad. You HAD to take classes that bored you to tears while in HS but if you were taking classes in which you had an interest while working toward a career you might see school differently.

While you say you barely got through HS you did learn some valuable communication skills. You writing and grammar are good.

[lyra33]

Originally Posted by tazz

RE: School

Many students that barely got through high school do well in classes that they take post grad. You HAD to take classes that bored you to tears while in HS but if you were taking classes in which you had an interest while working toward a career you might see school differently.

While you say you barely got through HS you did learn some valuable communication skills. You writing and grammar are good.

Exactly! College is so different. However, I do suggest a study skills class/time management class if you struggled. Mostly school is all about time management. Knowing how to pace yourself so you stay caught up. One lesson I learned was that professors tend to go slow at the beginning and then slam you with the rest of the material because they get behind. So I read ahead.

One class at a time. Don't look at the entire list you need to take. You can work on it slowly too. Also the community college is a great middle ground between HS and the University. You have smaller class sizes and most of the time actually get native English speakers for teachers. There's nothing like learning College Algebra from a guy with a French accent so thick you have no idea what he is saying. Or your lab TA who drops of the ending of his words, lol.

[kimba01]

Originally Posted by DavieJ89

Im probably dooming myself to working jobs I will hate for the rest of my life but I do not want to go to school. Im not the classroom type. Not to say I wont make the grades, I just hate school because it bores me to tears. And I am such a procrastinator with homework that I know it would never get done and Id most likely flunk out of college just because of that.

There is the opportunity to meet some new people but I don't want to do that. Im too socially awkward with my generation and would rather not waste my energy with people who are going to hate me anyways. Thats one thing I've always thought about school, its a place where everybody hates me. I feel like school would be a waste of time. This is why I barely graduated high school. I simply didnt care about the work, and I was pretty much a loner though I still alwyas tried (with absolute ZERO success) to get girls. I was still able to graduate on time in 2008 albeit at the very bottom of my class. I didnt care

I don't want to nor have time to be social, I need to get to work. There are bills to pay

In other news I went to visit Aqualung at the hospital last night. He said he was doing very well. He seemed a bit slow to respond and seemed somewhat disoriented. The nurse told me I was the ONLY person to go and see him since his operation. I felt really sad when I heard that

Hmmm, I wonder where the kind sister and BIL are? Shame. I wish I were there, I would go see him. My husband said he would like to and we have never met him. My husband is not even on CD (that I know of) but he knows of Aqua's struggles.

Davie, I agree with the others on the education/military thing. BUT, it is you who had to commit to those things and only you know you well enough to conclude that you don't want to do it. College is different than HS in a huge way. It can be difficult, but the fact is you know you are doing something that you can control, for your future. It is a time and money suck, but well worth it. Time is going to happen anyway, right? Money and help can be found for school.

You are not into it. That doesn't mean that you won't be one day. Lyra is right, it is usually more challenging when you get older, only because life has introduced other obstacles that just are not in the equation when you are at your age. So, if you don't want to, none of us can persuade you to. That decision is made for now. Move on from it, for now, and concentrate on what you can do. And SMILE! Stop concentrating on what you DON'T have and work with what you do. Rome was not built in a day!

Originally Posted by tazz

Re: The visit to Aqua. The nurse should have said that you are the only person SHE SAW visit Aqua. Hospitals don't keep a records of visitors and nurses don't work 24/7.

She may be right but I'm just sayin......

RE: School

Many students that barely got through high school do well in classes that they take post grad. You HAD to take classes that bored you to tears while in HS but if you were taking classes in which you had an interest while working toward a career you might see school differently.

While you say you barely got through HS you did learn some valuable communication skills. You writing and grammar are good.

Agree, wholeheartedly! College was an awakening for me. All of a sudden I wanted to hear what the profs were saying. (most of them anyway!) AND I wanted to get good grades! In HS, I wanted good grades, but I was less inclined to work very hard for them. I just wanted them to happen.

[PinkString]

Originally Posted by jfkIII

he said...hee-haw, hee-haw!

Can somebody please lock this guy up until the new year?