college or work

[onemanarmy720]

I'm 18, about to graduate High school and don't know if I want to go to college and further my education or stick with my new job and hold off on college. My new job pays $42 an hour, 10 hrs a day, is 50-60hrs a week, and 10-20 of the hours would be $63 an hour. Pretty basic question but was wondering some other peoples opinions. Make money, or hold off and go to school.

[WindirBear]

Holly shit! Is it a labor intensive job?

[onemanarmy720]

Just now, WindirBear said:

Holly shit! Is it a labor intensive job?

yes very. doing it this summer for sure, but they offered for the next year.

[2FA]

That is ridiculously high pay. You could save money from your job for now and then decide on whether or not you want to go to college for something else.

[MadyTehWolfie]

Id say think about how long you can do this job physically. While its fine when your young when your older you may not be able to and may have to face finding a new job. Also weigh the benefits of this job medical and or dental and retirement plans. 

[onemanarmy720]

Yeah, but my parents and girlfriend are pushing me to only do the job this summer. I don't even know for sure what Id want to go to college for yet.

[onemanarmy720]

Just now, MadyTehWolfie said:

Id say think about how long you can do this job physically. While its fine when your young when your older you may not be able to and may have to face finding a new job. Also weigh the benefits of this job medical and or dental and retirement plans. 

I know for sure I couldn't retire with this job, it is too much physical labor.

[Speedyv]

5 minutes ago, DeadEyePsycho said:

That is ridiculously high pay. You could save money from your job for now and then decide on whether or not you want to go to college for something else.

imo that's like procrastinating. When you get used to the freedom of not being in school, academia seems like hell. I think you should stick to school or decide to work and take classes at a community college at the same time to fill out your generals ed classes. Or enter into a trade school. Working that many hours is going to burn you out especially if it's labor intensive. 

[MadyTehWolfie]

Just now, onemanarmy720 said:

I know for sure I couldn't retire with this job, it is too much physical labor.

Then I would recommend going to either college or getting a trade thats less labor intensive because even if it had retirement whats the point if you burned your body out trying to get there?

[WindirBear]

Ummmmmmmm.... Maybe make a plan? People will tell you "you can't continue that when you're old."

 

I would say if you're considering college, go now or work for the continuing year. Save your money, and while you're in school invest some of it.

[2FA]

Just now, Speedyv said:

imo that's like procrastinating. When you get used to the freedom of not being in school, academia seems like hell. I think you should stick to school or decide to work and take classes at a community college or something to fill out your generals ed classes. Or enter into a trade school. Working that many hours is going to burn you out especially if it's labor intensive. 

I'd rather see him decide on something than go to college on a whim. 

[onemanarmy720]

Just now, MadyTehWolfie said:

Then I would recommend going to either college or getting a trade thats less labor intensive because even if it had retirement whats the point if you burned your body out trying to get there?

yeah, I agree with you. but would it hurt to push college off a year, maybe two?

[MadyTehWolfie]

Just now, onemanarmy720 said:

yeah, I agree with you. but would it hurt to push college off a year, maybe two?

Ill give you some advice from someone who switched their major 100 times and it is going to take me a little later to finish my schooling. It will not hurt you at all. Just save up from your job so you have a nest egg for what ever you decide to do and when the time comes make your choice. Worst thing that happens is that you decide to go to college/trade school/get training through work and you have a year or two to decide what youd like to go to college or get hands on training in. Your still pretty young I was surprised when I found out how many people are taking the same amount of time as me to finish school and find themselves. 

[onemanarmy720]

Just now, MadyTehWolfie said:

Ill give you some advice from someone who switched their major 100 times and it is going to take me a little later to finish my schooling. It will not hurt you at all. Just save up from your job so you have a nest egg for what ever you decide to do and when the time comes make your choice. Worst thing that happens is that you decide to go to college/trade school/get training through work and you have a year or two to decide what youd like to go to college or get hands on training in. Your still pretty young I was surprised when I found out how many people are taking the same amount of time as me to finish school and find themselves. 

Okay, thank you for the good advise. I just wish it was easier to figure out what you want to do when you are older lol.

[MadyTehWolfie]

Just now, onemanarmy720 said:

Okay, thank you for the good advise. I just wish it was easier to figure out what you want to do when you are older lol.

It gets easier when you get older as you would have had new experience tried new things and see what you like, what you dont and what works for you.

[Andreas Lilja]

What's the job? Not many things I wouldn't do for 30$+ USD

[MadyTehWolfie]

1 minute ago, Raskolnikov said:

What's the job? Not many things I wouldn't do for 30$+ USD

Would you be a personal butt wiper for 30+ usd?

[onemanarmy720]

1 minute ago, Raskolnikov said:

What's the job? Not many things I wouldn't do for 30$+ USD

Construction job. Mostly Demo, real basic but a lot of hard work for 10hrs. a day.

[Andreas Lilja]

Just now, MadyTehWolfie said:

Would you be a personal butt wiper for 30+ usd?

Yes. 

[MadyTehWolfie]

Just now, Raskolnikov said:

Yes. 

Cool you can start tomorrow I'll make sure to eat a lot of burritos and corn on the cob lol jk

[Andreas Lilja]

3 hours ago, MadyTehWolfie said:

Cool you can start tomorrow I'll make sure to eat a lot of burritos and corn on the cob lol jk

Private sector orderlies get around 13-15$ Canadian pesos here, for the same job. I'd be royalty at 30$ US 

 

Speaking of which... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groom_of_the_Stool

[Teddy07]

4 hours ago, onemanarmy720 said:

yes very. doing it this summer for sure, but they offered for the next year.

I would switch then because you can't do it forever.

 

Maybe my story helps you see it from another side:

I am currently 30 years old and went back to university because my office job was so boring and unsatisfying. I currently study informatics (Bachelor). I have met quite a number of students which are over 30 years old and did the same as I. We are in the minority but it is still more than you would think. You are never too old to study, it just gets harder because you are out of school longer and it is harder to pay for your study.

I don't worry about my job chances because they are great once I finished which is the hard part but I put so much effort in it that I believe I can do it. I personally would not feel comfortable studying subjects with bad job chances or a study with a lot of students in my class (=more competition) at this point in my life. 

 

So yeah dont let anyone tell you what you can and can not do because it is your life and your decision.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[You_are_a_cunt]

I'd say bench college for a year, two at most. Get some cash going, get a savings account then go to college.

 

Source: college dropout about to go back to school after 6 years

[SPARTAN VI]

I worked all through college, full-time work with part-time classes at night. It took me 8 years to finish. In the end, my work experience is by far more valuable (granted it IS in my field of study). My degree is just a piece of paper. When you actually begin your career, employers want to know you can hit the ground running (that old cliche), learn quickly wherever there are gaps (even if you have applicable experience, you probably don't have experience with the proprietary systems and processes), and demonstrate that you can think critically and manage your time.

 

IME, college barely even qualified as a tutorial for my career. The most important things I took away from college were the life lessons learned from the dreaded group projects and how developed my time management skills (i.e. there's immense freedom in college compared to high school). College made me cynical though; I only got burned twice (no shows for project presentations, folks who never met deadlines) out of dozens of projects, but those are the ones that left the deepest impressions.

[Teddy07]

2 hours ago, spartanvi said:

I worked all through college, full-time work with part-time classes at night. It took me 8 years to finish.

 

Very interesting. Did you do A bachelors degree and a master or is it not common in the US? Because those take 5 years here in Germany if you do everything on time which means part-time needs 10 years in the best case.

 

What did you study? I am curious 

 

I think you did make a great choice. I had thought about that too but I had to work as a contract worker for an unrelated office job. In addition, 10 years seems way too long and I am not sure if I could handle it. Also, informatics is hard stuff so it´s nearly impossible to do in time if you have not visited a school in the last years and have little foreknowledge.

 

I might do what you did after my Bachelors degree but I finish it first which is the hard part