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assaultmedic
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Mcdonalds
whenever you mention dropping out or getting bad grades everyone says "do you want to work at mcdonalds the rest of your life?" Why does everyone think that if you dont get a high school and college diploma, you only be able to work at mcdonalds? You can start a business, work a blue collar job that pays a lot, or even work on the field your interested in and get a reputation for it (eg. machining, CAD design, landscaping, etc) schools and colleges arent the only place to learn. I learned how to use autodesk inventor last year and 3DS Max in the 6th grade and I didnt learn one bit of it at school. I will most likely get a job in mechanical engineering and I learned all of it outside of school until recently because I joined the robotics team, but I am eons ahead of everyone else in there. There are plenty of learning resources out there including many free ones like internet tutorials.
it's not that I'm lazy, it's that I just don't care.
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MM
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Re: Mcdonalds
MY SCHOOL HAS A WENDY'S CLASS, WHERE YOU CAN LEARN TO WENDYS
In all seriousness, I will never use really anything I learned in school. I could become rich selling hip-hop beats one day, and I learned that myself, not through school. I probably learn more on a day when I'm not at school than on a day when I am (was).
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lithiumliger
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Re: Mcdonalds
I wish my parents were that optimistic; apparently, if I don't go to school and spend lots of time and money forcing useless things down my throat which are, in all frankness, unrelated to the job that I am applying for just so I can get a degree then I will end up at Walmart. At first I thought they were kidding, but then I found out that there are magic statistics that back this up. Of course there's too many morons that don't look past your degree...
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Tasty Waffles
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Re: Mcdonalds
I don't think i will every work at mcdonalds if i drop out. I hate happy meals. They piss me off for some reason. Also, the place is a biohazard.
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HeartofShadows
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Re: Mcdonalds
People are retarded thats why..
If you don't get the shitty diploma's there are lots of alternatives such as getting work through a temp service and getting hired from temp to actual hiree.
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I taught myself IWCode, HTML, and the basics of Radiant. I also practically taught myself everything I know about computers. All of that got me a job at my dad's company over the summer; I sat in a cubicle for 7 hours a day coding websites and stuff.
I'm living proof that you don't even have to have a high school diploma to get a good office job.
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Re: Mcdonalds
it gets slightly annoying when people say that. it like 'you'll be on benefits when youre older'. which is highly annoying too.
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HeartofShadows
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Re: Mcdonalds
BobManPerson Wrote:I'm living proof that you don't even have to have a high school diploma to get a good office job.
Thats pretty nice believe me..
I graduated seven months ago and got that shitty diploma and it didn't do a damn thing for me.
I haven't had a normal means of work in seven months.
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Re: Mcdonalds
Hell, by the time I graduate McDonalds will have been made illegal.
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thewake
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Re: Mcdonalds
Sure, you might work at McDonalds if you don't gt a degree.
There's also plenty of people with degrees who work at McDonalds. What people need to do is stop worrying about degrees that don't promise you anything except a certain level of qualification, a stigma a certain job might give you, and worry about financial security. People need to save at a young age and stay out of debt, then they don't have to work.
So it's settled:
1. Don't worry about the degrees.
2. Invest in mutual funds with your McDonalds money and live off your parents.
3. ???
4. Profit!
(I plan on getting a degree anyway. Most likely Philosophy, maybe Economics if I feel like I want to be a little more bored with my life.)
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