College, Jobs and Careers

[Die Rote Fahne]

So. What kinda jobs/careers do you guys have?

And, If you are going to college or university, what are you taking?

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I'm taking general courses at a college now. I am unemployed, but looking. My plan is to go to college next year and take "Occupational Health and Safety".

Later down the road, if this OH&S thing works out, I would like to go to university for Political Science.

[GPDP]

Currently going to a third-tier university, double majoring in Political Science and Sociology. It's a very underfunded school (which the cynic in me believes is due to the overwhelming Hispanic presence for a Texas university), but at least most of my professors are very progressive, if not downright socialist.

I'm hoping to become a professor in Political Science, most likely in political theory and/or political economy. This is, of course, not at all due to the two professors whose classes I took on those subjects being radical socialists. :D

[Tablo]

Right now I am about to go to college. I plan on pursuing a career in education. I plan on teaching foreign language so I do not have to deal with getting fired over political disputes with the curriculum, haha. That and I am very passionate about learning foreign languages.

[Os Cangaceiros]

Job: Commercial fisherman.

College major: History.

I love being a fisherman. It's maybe one of the greatest jobs in the world, in my opinion.

[Ligeia]

I'll be studying something...this year...but I'm still not 100% decided, it'll probably be history and geography but sociology or communication science would also be options....:mellow:

[Physicist]

(which the cynic in me believes is due to the overwhelming Hispanic presence for a Texas university)Which school? St. Mary's? You can PM me if it's too personal. (This is Prefx, in case you didn't know)

I'm a part-time special ed supervisor about to simultaneously take on a second job (full-time) either as a waiter or an editor. The hours will be brutal either way, but I have established a goal of saving enough money to afford a house upon graduation whilst not becoming a serf to a 30-year mortgage. 15 years, maybe.

I attend UNT. Currently I'm double majoring in Social Studies and Physics. Professionally, I want to teach science, but I can foresee myself wanting to move out of that job market in a few years to take on different roles. Perhaps educational administration. Perhaps poke my head around the Dallas technological market, or go off and pursue a master's, or try to open up a cooperative bookstore, or all of the above. I also want to write.

[Invincible Summer]

I go to the provincial university, majoring in Sociology. After I graduate, I'm thinking I'll get a diploma in Journalism and try that out.

[bcbm]

i dropped out of college because the degree would be worthless and i'd have a mountain of debt. i work random shit jobs, mostly in the service industry.

[Dr Mindbender]

Job: Commercial fisherman.

College major: History.



its wonderful the way capitalism allocates jobs on the basis of people's quaifications and talents.



:rolleyes:

[Os Cangaceiros]

its wonderful the way capitalism allocates jobs on the basis of people's quaifications and talents.



:rolleyes:

I don't plan on being a fisherman my whole life...that's why I'm in school. I'm going to be a teacher or something.

Although it wouldn't bother me to continue fishing. Supposedly my family lineage can be traced back seven generations, all of whom were fishermen and whalers.

[Bilan]

Unemployed maintenant.
Major: Sociology.

[Raúl Duke]

I want to be a journalist...

[Jazzratt]

Unemployed

Major fuckup.

[Wanted Man]

I want to be a journalist...

:lol: A few years ago, I went to the job office, and I was asked to honestly pick 3 career choices from a list, that included "Journalist". The job office guy said to me: "Yes, I would also like to be an astronaut. Now pick something more realistic."

Traumatic, I tell you.

[Raúl Duke]

:lol: A few years ago, I went to the job office, and I was asked to honestly pick 3 career choices from a list, that included "Journalist". The job office guy said to me: "Yes, I would also like to be an astronaut. Now pick something more realistic."

Traumatic, I tell you.

I fear that I'll fail to get into journalism grad school...but I guess I won't know till I try.

Not sure what I would do if I can't be a journalist...maybe just start a co-op with a bunch of other people and make something useful. Maybe start a co-op bar where I can facilitate other people's (successful I hope) attempts to get drunk and/or have a nice time. Maybe I'll work in an NGO. Maybe I'll grow weed.

[RHIZOMES]

University of Auckland, BA in Sociology and English double major. Hoping to use my BA (hopefully with Honours) to go to Teachers College and do a post-grad diploma in secondary school teaching specializing in the subjects social sciences and English.

[Audeamus]

I'm working on a BA in Political Science at the moment. Assuming I don't end up failing out soon.

[Invincible Summer]

I fear that I'll fail to get into journalism grad school...but I guess I won't know till I try.

Not sure what I would do if I can't be a journalist...maybe just start a co-op with a bunch of other people and make something useful. Maybe start a co-op bar where I can facilitate other people's (successful I hope) attempts to get drunk and/or have a nice time. Maybe I'll work in an NGO. Maybe I'll grow weed.

You might want to look into diploma programs that provide internships within the journalism industry. The one I'm looking at has 5 weeks of work experience built in to the program, which I think is pretty awesome. My friend (who was in journalism in uni) said that it's actually more important to build up your newspaper articles (like a portfolio) and get your foot in the door than have a graduate degree, as most journalists probably at most have an undergraduate education

[Raúl Duke]

You might want to look into diploma programs that provide internships within the journalism industry. The one I'm looking at has 5 weeks of work experience built in to the program, which I think is pretty awesome. My friend (who was in journalism in uni) said that it's actually more important to build up your newspaper articles (like a portfolio) and get your foot in the door than have a graduate degree, as most journalists probably at most have an undergraduate education

The grad program in NYC I'm looking into includes a mandatory internship for an entire summer. Certain classes require you to be doing something hands-on, on one of them you are handling some community blog in Brooklyn tied to some actual newspaper. The issue is that the program is hard to get into but, being tied with CUNY, the cheapest (which is the way to go IMO).

[ZombieGrits]

Right now I'm trying to find some shitty teenager-job (you know the type) that can make me a few extra bucks over the summer. Not much luck yet, since I've promised myself that I won't work at a fast food restaurant.


Job: Commercial fisherman.

College major: History.


My hero! Thats something like what I'd like to do, to have job that requires skill, but isn't some white-collar parasitic occupation like lawyer or banker

[black magick hustla]

major:

astronomy and physics


job:

worthless research monkey

[Lyev]

There's a really cool quote from Marx where he basically says that, at least to an extent, you don't necessarily choose your career path, it chooses you, in a round-a-bout way. I think it was in a letter to his father. He phrases it much better than I do. Anyway, I'm only 16 (leaving UK secondary school this year) to go to college (which is 16-18 for me in the UK) but I would like to take politics and economics at university (which is roughly 19-21ish in the UK). I'll probably just be an MP or something, or a journalist.

[Morgenstern]

I'm considering to pursue a major in Political Science and a minor in German while in college. I despise math due to the horrible teaching I've had this year, grammar doesn't interest me (otherwise I'd love an english course), and I hate hands on stuff in science. I prefer to learn text rather than draw and color for microscope use. Should I switch it so I major in German and minor in Political Science? I love German and I love political things and history. I wouldn't mind being a teacher or working for the government (as Marx said, the job chooses you).

Does anyone else get visions of "The car chooses you" from Transformers?

[Wanted Man]

I fear that I'll fail to get into journalism grad school...but I guess I won't know till I try.

Not sure what I would do if I can't be a journalist...maybe just start a co-op with a bunch of other people and make something useful. Maybe start a co-op bar where I can facilitate other people's (successful I hope) attempts to get drunk and/or have a nice time. Maybe I'll work in an NGO. Maybe I'll grow weed.

I didn't mean to discourage you, it just reminded me of a rather funny story. I studied Journalism for a couple of years, and it's definitely interesting. However, at least here, actual job experience and the right connections are much more important than sitting through lectures for years.

[Comrade B]

I am currently a student at the University of Puget Sound, if you know anything about it, don't worry, I am entirely on scholarship money (still paying for my housing though)

I am undeclared right now, Probably doing Politics and Government, but I like a lot of the Latin American Studies classes, and I am considering minoring in Spanish.

I am hoping to go to law school and hope to become a public defender after that

[Dr Mindbender]

The way in which the people here's actual jobs being completely irrelevant to their majors/degrees couldnt be a better illustration of the way capitalism uses a screwdriver to dig a hole and uses a spade to turn a screw.

Its not just the wealth that is misdistributed, its human resources.

[Sam_b]

I'm almost into my final year of a Masters in Slavonic Studies and Central & East European Studies. Tomorrow i'm at a conference presenting my research paper entitled The Cinematography of 1960s Czechoslovakia as a Reflection of the Political Processes of the Regime: an Investigation.

[black magick hustla]

I'm almost into my final year of a Masters in Slavonic Studies and Central & East European Studies. Tomorrow i'm at a conference presenting my research paper entitled The Cinematography of 1960s Czechoslovakia as a Reflection of the Political Processes of the Regime: an Investigation.
dats so marx1st of u

[Sam_b]

Not particularly. My main research interests, on which I write most of my papers on, are Slavi (predominantly Czech and Slovak) cinema, and Czech civil society.

[black magick hustla]

Not particularly. My main research interests, on which I write most of my papers on, are Slavi (predominantly Czech and Slovak) cinema, and Czech civil society.
:)

I didnt mean the whole eastern european thing. But every department that has "studies" besides it is full of people who call themselves marxists.

[Sam_b]

Oh sure, absolutely. I think our department is the exception compared with other universities that have such a department, in that we don't really have any leftists. But all things considered we're tiny, not sure about CEES but there's only about 30 senior year Slavonic students, and thats spread over about a dozen option courses. The Czech history unit is just myself!