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IamNoone
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100k/yr Career for ANYBODY.
In my financial literacy class the other day, a woman came in to talk to us about a job called "court reporter." You go to a college for two years, the one she gave us was Stenotech Career Institute. It costs about 20k, and the only thing you learn is to use this thing that looks like a computer with piano keys. There is a shortage, so apparently you get a job straight out of college, make good money, especially if you are bilingual.
This would you be great for you GED people out there.
The purpose of life is a life with a purpose
So I’d rather die for a cause than live a life that is worthless
I don’t need the circus or the day of national observance
I need you to think for you and stop being a servant
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SaintVicious
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RE: 100k/yr Career for ANYBODY.
You have to learn a whole new typing language, and also be able to type at blazing fast speeds using a dovark(I think) setup vs the qwerty keyboard.
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(03-14-2012 03:02 AM)SaintVicious Wrote: You have to learn a whole new typing language, and also be able to type at blazing fast speeds using a dovark(I think) setup vs the qwerty keyboard.
According to my reading of Wikipedia, Dvorak is much easier to type quickly with than Qwerty. It would suck to relearn typing, but after that you would be able to type much faster.
This begs the question: Why not just film the darn things?
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(03-14-2012 07:30 AM)Weswammy Wrote: (03-14-2012 03:02 AM)SaintVicious Wrote: You have to learn a whole new typing language, and also be able to type at blazing fast speeds using a dovark(I think) setup vs the qwerty keyboard.
According to my reading of Wikipedia, Dvorak is much easier to type quickly with than Qwerty. It would suck to relearn typing, but after that you would be able to type much faster.
This begs the question: Why not just film the darn things?
Who knows, and the qwerty setup is designed to keep you from typing to fast because old typewriters couldnt handle it
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RE: 100k/yr Career for ANYBODY.
Yeah fuck that shit, 20k for uni? lolwut that's expensive.
$100k a year is okay.
(01-10-2012 02:15 PM)Maelstrom Wrote: Efs, your nihilism is beautiful.
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SaintVicious
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(03-14-2012 03:39 PM)Efs Wrote: Yeah fuck that shit, 20k for uni? lolwut that's expensive.
$100k a year is okay.
how about 25k per semester thats expensive
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RE: 100k/yr Career for ANYBODY.
(03-14-2012 07:30 AM)Weswammy Wrote: (03-14-2012 03:02 AM)SaintVicious Wrote: You have to learn a whole new typing language, and also be able to type at blazing fast speeds using a dovark(I think) setup vs the qwerty keyboard.
According to my reading of Wikipedia, Dvorak is much easier to type quickly with than Qwerty. It would suck to relearn typing, but after that you would be able to type much faster.
This begs the question: Why not just film the darn things?
I don't know exactly why, but when it comes to technology in a court, people get kind of mad.
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RE: 100k/yr Career for ANYBODY.
It's not 100k/yr. Some Googling around turned this up:
Quote:Court reporters had median annual wages of $49,710 in May 2008. The middle 50 percent earned between $35,390 and $67,430. The lowest paid 10 percent earned less than $25,360, and the highest paid 10 percent earned more than $83,500. Median annual wages in May 2008 were $51,150 for court reporters working in local government and $44,670 for those working in business support services.
Still, the pay isn't bad at all for only having to go to college for two years. Wouldn't do it personally because the job would bore me to tears and I don't want to be another pawn for the government.
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The woman that told this to the OP was misinformed! Burn 'er!
(01-10-2012 02:15 PM)Maelstrom Wrote: Efs, your nihilism is beautiful.
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