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What do you do? Do you like it? What makes you in particular well-suited or poorly-suited for your work? What kind of people do best in your work? What qualifications are necessary for people considering work in the same field as you? What is a typical day like? What kind of problems do you encounter? What are the biggest (most common) sources of frustration and elation? How much do you make? How much can one expect to make in your position? and so forth. |
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I am bored at my job, so I will tell you about it.
What do you do? Structural engineering (unlicensed still). Do you like it? Not really. What makes you in particular well-suited or poorly-suited for your work? I am well-suited because I understand geometry well and am good at math. I am unsuited because I am very easily distracted and unwilling to apply myself very much when there is no dire consequence to being lazy. What kind of people do best in your work? People like me, just without all the other crap running through their heads. What qualifications are necessary for people considering work in the same field as you? A degree in civil or structural engineering basically. What is a typical day like? Coffee, 2+2, and working on structural plans. It varies between custom homes, apartments, condos, townhomes, and other miscellaneous wood-framed buildings. I am pretty much always doing the same thing when in the office, which is designing the horizontal and lateral force resisting systems in these buildings. I am out of the office when I do structural observations on projects under construction or go to consultant meetings. What kind of problems do you encounter? Stupid people in the field and at other offices. What are the biggest (most common) sources of frustration and elation? Frustration is usually caused by having to finish projects in short time periods. Elation is usually caused by drinking coffee in the morning, leaving for lunch, and leaving the office at night. How much do you make? About $60k/yr when you count profit sharing. How much can one expect to make in your position? Somewhere around $80-100k/yr with a good amount of experience and your professional engineering license. |
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What do you do? Head Athletic Trainer for 2nd biggest High School in Massachusetts. I love it. I get school vacations off, get paid cash for playoff games and neutral site games (we hold most of post season competitions for all sports), and get the summer off. I had last week off and may or may not work 8 hours this week. Again, getting paid cash for it.
What qualifications are necessary for people considering work in the same field as you? You need a Bachelors degree in Athletic Training and pass the certification and licensure exam to be able to practice in Massachusetts. What is a typical day like? I go in at 2:30PM and if there are no night games I leave at 5:30-6PM. Otherwise I'll be there until 9-9:30PM. Hardly any weekends. What are the biggest (most common) sources of frustration and elation? Problems are that I have a bad back and can't stand for long periods of time, which effects me mostly during football games. Also, most of my kids don't have health insurance, so I consistently bring kids to an orthopedist I know who used to work for the Cleveland Browns. If I don't bring them to the doctor, usually that means they have no way to get there. What are the biggest (most common) sources of frustration and elation? Meh, I'm pretty laid back. It's annoying when we hold wrestling tournaments and more than two wrestlers start bleeding at once. All the coaches obviously expect me to get to them first. Elation? Thank you's from parents. I never had an Athletic Trainer, and if I did I may not have a bad back and could've continued playing college football. I'm glad the same thing won't happen to my kids. How much do you make?$38k/year. That is in the upper upper category of Athletic Trainers, even if they have a Masters Degree. I'm pretty lucky and negotiated my original salary fairly well though. Elsewhere an Athletic Trainer starting at a High School can expect to make $26-$32k/year. I'm not sure how you can live in this state making that much money, but people do. Thank science I can play poker. |
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I am bored at my job, so I will tell you about it.
What do you do? Consulting, Affiliating, for various Internet Marketing Ventures. Do you like it? Yes. What makes you in particular well-suited or poorly-suited for your work? I am pretty good at what I do because I 100% believe in myself. If I work I make money, when I become complacent, my earnings go down. I have great accountability, drive, and have been behind a computer for the greater part of my life. What kind of people do best in your work? Individuals that are flexible to put in 18-24 hours behind a computer and be happy doing it. You must have the drive to try new things, be incredibly organized, and understand the economics of a business. What qualifications are necessary for people considering work in the same field as you? A college degree. You don’t necessarily NEED a degree at all, I just think it helps teenagers into early twenties individuals get experience, maturity, and grasp organizational skills. What is a typical day like? Up between 10 and 12. Walk dog. Check emails and follow up with phone calls if needed. Browse current projects for progress and research and plan for future projects until about 5pm. Walk dog. Eat dinner and discuss projects and or new ideas with partner via phone or online from about 6 until ????. Usually turn in about 3-4am. Most of the night time “work” or “computer time” is pleasure mixed with business. What kind of problems do you encounter? Frustrated customers and the inability for people to meet deadlines. Its one thing to say you can do a job and have the skills to do it; and it’s a WHOLE OTHER ball game to get that job completed on time. What are the biggest (most common) sources of frustration and elation? Frustration from jobs not being completed on time. Elation from making money day or night, sun or snow, around the clock. How much do you make? [img]/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img] How much can one expect to make in your position? Grab a canvas and start. You can make as much as you want to earn. fyc |
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What do you do? I supervise an adminstrative support department in a university. Do you like it? It's low stress, I have a lot of freedom, with two large exceptoins, I like who works for me and who I work with. It beats a real job. What makes you in particular well-suited or poorly-suited for your work? I'm a good teacher, I relate well with people, I'm good at hiring. What kind of people do best in your work? We don't ask a lot. If you can be organized, you're pretty much ok. What qualifications are necessary for people considering work in the same field as you? Well, I'm 5 credits short of my degree... What is a typical day like? Depends on if I'm trying. If not, a lot of 2p2. If I am, meetings, working on project and putting out fire/helping my staff as needed. What kind of problems do you encounter? Unreasonable requests from faculty, idiots on all fronts. What are the biggest (most common) sources of frustration and elation? I have two employees who are mostly braindead and useless. I can't fire them. Communicating them at all is a pain. How much do you make? 40K a year. How much can one expect to make in your position? 40K |
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What do you do? "Operations Analyst" aka GM/OM-lite at a 3rd party logistics company (we manage warehouses)
Do you like it? So far it's pretty good. What makes you in particular well-suited or poorly-suited for your work? I'm really smart when it comes to the kind of analysis that's new to the industry. What kind of people do best in your work? The best are the people who are able to manage people as well as compile, understand, and react to data. Lots of people in the business can do one really well. Very few people can do both. Those people are highly sought after. What qualifications are necessary for people considering work in the same field as you? You can be an operations manager with a high school degree. You can be a GM with any kind of community college degree (and probably without if you're really old school). What is a typical day like? Right now: in at 8:30, walk around the warehouse for 30 minutes, talk to the shipping clerk, walk around the warehouse, back to my office, read CNN, get the GM and OM together to finally talk about my project (helping w/ RF system implementation and getting the warehouse 5S compliant), work for a bit, go to lunch, come back, maybe a conference call for about an hour if it's Wednesday or Thursday, finish my work for the day, talk to boss at regional, try to find some more work, go walk the warehouse instead for another 30 minutes, leave at 3:30. What kind of problems do you encounter? Figuring out how we're going to get all of this done in < 3 months. What are the biggest (most common) sources of frustration and elation? For me, it's trying to explain new concepts to people who are very set in their ways. How much do you make? Just above $50k per year after bonus (because if I don't get maxed out I'm leaving) plus all the free batteries and razors I'll ever need. How much can one expect to make in your position? This is a brand new position, so that's unknown. I know that plenty of OMs make over $60k with up to 20% bonus, and GMs usually make 100-120 with up to 25% bonus. The guys in Regional are making a good deal more it seems. |
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What do you do? 1L, Law Student. Do you like it? I love it so far. I'd still quit in a second if I won the lottery or something. What makes you in particular well-suited or poorly-suited for your work? I am smart and good at taking tests and knowing what professors are looking for on exams. I have natural intelligence, so despite probably being in the bottom 5% in terms of hours put in, I get better than average grades. What kind of people do best in your work? People that can view law school as a job, and put the hours in. Also, know how to study for exams and how greatly that differs from standing out during class. Definitely have to be good at both analytical and creative thinking. Hitting all the points on a law school exam will get you a B+/A-, but to get the A, you have to get a little creative. What qualifications are necessary for people considering work in the same field as you? Undergraduate degree, LSAT. If I had to do it again, maybe some work experience would have been helpful. If unsure, major in a hard science since it opens up a lot of doors for patent work, etc. What is a typical day like? See A Day in the Life Thread What kind of problems do you encounter? Stress of being called on when you haven't read the cases. Time crunch when memos are due and during finals. What are the biggest (most common) sources of frustration and elation? Grades are based off of one exam for the most part. This is great for me, but still stressful. Looking at my grades from first semester, there was 0 correlation between my relative strength in the class and my exam grade. How much do you make? Thanks to scholarships, I make about -$30K. (125k+ for private practice after graduation) How much can one expect to make in your position? Law School has almost no need based aid, so unless you get scholarships, expect to pay $50k per year. Jobs after graduation range from 30k for public interest to 140k for big law. |
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Self employed poker player, with vested interests in the outcome of sporting events, I also do a little food and beverage consulting among other income generating fields/ Do you like it? Ya, its alright. What makes you in particular well-suited or poorly-suited for your work? Im well-suited for it because I learned at a young age, the only way to get rich is to work for yourself, and to rely on as little from others as possible. What kind of people do best in your work? Hustlers, haters, pimps, dealers, and scallywags What qualifications are necessary for people considering work in the same field as you? A creative way to see ways to generate income and street smarts. What is a typical day like? depends on the time of year, mostly wakeup at 7am, do some jogging, stop at the diner for some eggs and espresso, get home, shower, piddle around for a few hours, read the news, think of my next scam, I mean endeavor. Maybe hit the casinos, or meet up with friends to see if we have any jobs to do that night, if not, hit the gym, shower than to bed, or a night out on the town. What kind of problems do you encounter? not many, if you cant budget your money, the highs and lows can be rough. What are the biggest (most common) sources of frustration and elation? Too many of each to name How much do you make? This year, the taxed equivalency to about 125k I guess. How much can one expect to make in your position? Skies the limit imo. |
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What do you do? Headhunter
Do you like it? Yes What makes you in particular well-suited or poorly-suited for your work? Rejection doesn't bother me. What kind of people do best in your work? Money motivated, willingness to cold call and good communication skills. What qualifications are necessary for people considering work in the same field as you? Nothing other than the items listed above. What is a typical day like? 150 - 200 calls per day. What kind of problems do you encounter? I could write a book What are the biggest (most common) sources of frustration and elation? Frustration - applicants/clients not doing what they say they will do. Elation - Closing deals/ Collecting money. How much do you make? $250-400K depending on year. How much can one expect to make in your position? Even someone who is new can make $100K+ if they work hard and have some talent. Some people make 7 figs+. |
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What do you do? My official title is "Environmental Services Technician" but that doesn't tell you much. I work for a civil engineering consulting firm and I mostly do field work for projects that need some kind of government approval and that is mostly environmental related.
Do you like it? The people are (mostly) great but the work sucks since I'm low man on the totem pole and always will be. What makes you in particular well-suited or poorly-suited for your work? I'm well-suited because I'm smart. I'm the only one in our company that does this kind of work that doesn't have a degree in either Environ Science, Environ Engineering or Civil Engineering. However, I'm also poorly suited because I don't have a degree. None of my actual work gets validated in my name. I do the work and someone else (with a degree) takes credit for it. What kind of people do best in your work? People who at least somewhat care about the environment. A lot of the work I do is for the eventual destruction of such environmental features so it's probably best to not be a tree-hugger (extremely passionate). You must be albe to at least stand working outdoors if not enjoy though unless you enjoy the cubicle farm. You also need to pay attention to fine print details and be able to put up with government and client imbeciles. What qualifications are necessary for people considering work in the same field as you? A college degree is pretty much mandatory. I sort of lucked into my job from knowing the right people and proving to them I could do the work. What is a typical day like? There is no such thing as a typical day, but I can say what I did today. I had to be at a power plant this morning by 8AM. They want to add "scrubbers" to their facility that are used to reduce emissions (at this plant it will reduce S02 by 98%) and part of this project is to put in a new stack. They are filling in mines under this area with grout and concrete, which is where I come in because I am certified in testing these to make sure they are up to specs. Today we had 5 concrete trucks (all of which needed tested and 1 truck had samples collected that will be pressure tested in a lab). The pour lasted from 8AM to 1PM when the concrete pump broke down. In between testing the concrete trucks, I also had to test and get samples of the grout. Got out of the plant around 2:30 today after doing my paper work and then had to take samples that I made on Friday to the lab. All in all, it's not really hard work. It killed my back the first couple days but then I got used to it. Tomorrow they're not pouring so I'll have an easy day before going on vacation for San Diego. If you're interested at all, here's the power plant on google maps. Currently, we're working maybe 100 feet off that river (Allegheny). What kind of problems do you encounter? Well, since I'm the bitchboy and [censored] flows downstream, I'm covered in [censored] all the time. What are the biggest (most common) sources of frustration and elation? Trying to understand what my boss is saying. He's from Thailand and has lived here for like 30 years, yet it's near impossible to understand him. How much do you make? $25k *sigh How much can one expect to make in your position? If my position included a degree to go with my work experience and training, easily double what I make. |
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What do you do? play poker, hustle golf, collect rent, book bets, "consult" for a company that lends money to illegal aliens, co-own a mexican collection agency w/ the ceo of the company i "consult" with. lament that my berkshire stock is stagnant. oh, and i married well.
Do you like it? cant hate it. really wouldnt change a thing. i would like to increase my golf % but its already ridiculous and the wife would object. What makes you in particular well-suited or poorly-suited for your work? growing up in the woods, running away from home, knowing i could lose it all and earn it back, ruthlessness, love for chaos/actually searching out chaotic situations. What kind of people do best in your work? people who are willing to work their ass off in order not to work (hustlers), people who will end up dead if they dont get married. people who view everything as a game where they know perfect strategy, know theyll never be better than 60/40 on average and arent afraid to lose What qualifications are necessary for people considering work in the same field as you? would you bet everything (THAT ISNT YOUR WIFES) on a coin flip getting 60/40? can you deternmne your getting the best of it, beforehand, in a chaotic situation that you couldnt have prepared for? What is a typical day like? get up before my t-time make and espresso, check the view/weather and let the dog piss. play some golf, head to the finance co. probably w/ someone i was golfing w/. return some e-mails. check some bets. call the mexican co. make sure the govt. hasnt seized it. go back to the course. putt for dough. in the old days i would have played poker all night but now i usually just go home, try to cook something, have a cigar and wine and watch the sunset. What kind of problems do you encounter? before i got married...none. since i got married...extreme boredom. but the boredom is somehow fulfilling What are the biggest (most common) sources of frustration and elation? frustration, losing. elation, winning. super elation, creating a situation where over time i cant lose. super duper elation birdie no. 4 at riviera. How much do you make? 250k avg. last 5 years. it goes up and down but its way more than i can spend. i really have no use for the things most people want, cars clothes, jewelry, and my wife can afford her own bobbles. How much can one expect to make in your position? most are dead broke w/ clinical ring around the collar trying to win $1000 bucks by losing 25 pounds in a week so they can play in the next "last chance" tourney at the la poker classic. |
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people who are willing to work their ass off in order not to work (hustlers),
people who will end up dead if they dont get married. I dont want to de-rail the thread, but your first point describes me also, something I couldnt put into words. The 2nd part limon, Ive been recently thinking about, I am pretty sure we are cut from the same cloth, have some of the same areas of business (moneylending, sports etc) and I hvae the feeling that w/o a wife to calm me down its going to rough times ahead, but I really dont want to settle down yet. Honestly enough, I feel that I teeter on the edge of complete degeneracy, and complete normalcy. at what point did you figure out when to get married, or was it not a planned thing? |
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I am bored at my job, so I will tell you about it. What do you do? poker / internet consultancy stuff. Do you like it? Not much. it provides money, but I feel like my life is missing a major component that itneeds to make it complete. What makes you in particular well-suited or poorly-suited for your work? logical, disciplined, lack of ego, able to access situations without getting emotionally involved What kind of people do best in your work? intelligent/disciplined people who are willing to work hard for themselves and don't like working for someone else What qualifications are necessary for people considering work in the same field as you? none What is a typical day like? wake up around midday. go out for a walk to wake up and have a cig. read 2+2 for an hour or so while having breakfast and waking up. reply to emails/do some coding for an hour or two. play poker until 6. chill and make make food, then either go out or play poker til about midnight, get food, relax for a few hours and go to bed. What kind of problems do you encounter? don't meet people outside of my social group. when I was working at a company I used to curse these people, however now I miss the social interaction with other people even if I think they're [censored]. What are the biggest (most common) sources of frustration and elation? most people would probably say long losing stretches, however I really am past them now. my biggest problem is prolonged stretches where I don't meet new people and feel like I'm just stuck at home with nothing going on in my life and I'm gonna die lonely when I'm 60. How much do you make? who's to say, but I'd be surprised if it's outside 250-400k this year. How much can one expect to make in your position? depends totally on how much you are willing to put into it (and now where you live). |
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people who are willing to work their ass off in order not to work (hustlers), people who will end up dead if they dont get married. I dont want to de-rail the thread, but your first point describes me also, something I couldnt put into words. The 2nd part limon, Ive been recently thinking about, I am pretty sure we are cut from the same cloth, have some of the same areas of business (moneylending, sports etc) and I hvae the feeling that w/o a wife to calm me down its going to rough times ahead, but I really dont want to settle down yet. Honestly enough, I feel that I teeter on the edge of complete degeneracy, and complete normalcy. at what point did you figure out when to get married, or was it not a planned thing? [/ QUOTE ] i was in a long distance relationship w/ my highschool sweetie for 11 years. it was a cream dream....for me. once she earned her PhD she gave the ultimatum and i made the wise choice to get married. it helps shes bi and the first few years were a wild party. i needed that sort of transition or i wouldnt have made it. most (maybe all) great hustlers are married the single ones end up on the rail. marriage forces you to choose only the best hustles and not chase every coin flip. also the life of a hustler is very lonely becuase few can understand or would condone most of what you do so a partner in crime who knows everything helps somehow. |
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Thanks, and it makes sense, I guess I gravitate towards chicks that can keep up my pace and party as hard as I do, I just cant focus on only 1. Im focusing this year on golf, Im not very good, but its an area that I would like to expand as I think poker/sports/lending will feed off the people I meet on the course. can I get a rundown on how you got started/what I should know, where ar the best places to play, etc. my cousin is working the clubhouse at a decent public course this summer, so I plan on getting out there 4 or 5 datys a week.
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Thanks, and it makes sense, I guess I gravitate towards chicks that can keep up my pace and party as hard as I do, I just cant focus on only 1. Im focusing this year on golf, Im not very good, but its an area that I would like to expand as I think poker/sports/lending will feed off the people I meet on the course. can I get a rundown on how you got started/what I should know, where ar the best places to play, etc. my cousin is working the clubhouse at a decent public course this summer, so I plan on getting out there 4 or 5 datys a week. [/ QUOTE ] look for my thread in oot on hustling golf. |
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cool, thanks, I read some of that thread before, for some reason I didnt think you were the op, anyways thanks again.
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What do you do? Equity options trader
Do you like it? Yes, quite a bit. What makes you in particular well-suited or poorly-suited for your work? I have pretty strong analytical skills and good gambling/gaming instincts. What kind of people do best in your work? Strong analytical thinkers who are able to evaluate situations quickly and without bias. What qualifications are necessary for people considering work in the same field as you? Nothing. What is a typical day like? This would take a longer answer, but I'll sum it up quickly. I get to my office around 8:15 and check over yesterday's stuff and talk with co-workers about any work issues. At 8:45 I head down to the trading floor to get ready for the day. Market is open from 9:30-4:00 and I'm trading all day. What kind of problems do you encounter? Only problem is that nobody is a perfect trader. What are the biggest (most common) sources of frustration and elation? Winning and losing How much can one expect to make in your position? I know options traders who make less than 100k a year, I know many that make over $1 million. |
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[ QUOTE ] most (maybe all) great hustlers are married the single ones end up on the rail. marriage forces you to choose only the best hustles and not chase every coin flip. also the life of a hustler is very lonely becuase few can understand or would condone most of what you do so a partner in crime who knows everything helps somehow. [/ QUOTE ] I see alot of you in me Limon except this one part. If you have been with ur girly for 11 years + marriage how much hustle did you have for women? I have dated girls for 12/15 years of my life and the last 2 years off were amazing. I agree with missing a night or two with someone/ some of that confort, but otherwise I have an open-end ticket everyday to enjoy the world. If this is life on the rail then I am a bird. fyc |
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What do you do? Aerospace Engineer
Do you like it? Yes What makes you in particular well-suited or poorly-suited for your work? I'm good at math and physics type stuff. I'm generally pretty good at learning new things and applying my knowledge to a variety of problems. What kind of people do best in your work? Smart, anal, damn near autistic freaks not scared of actually using all the stuff they learned in school in real-life applications. Weed it down further by requiring good communications skills - we're not english majors by any stretch, but effective presentation and report writing skills are a must. What qualifications are necessary for people considering work in the same field as you? Generically, an engineering degree, usually in aerospace or mechanical engineering, but there are also some civils and a few other random majors. My job specifically pretty much requires at least a masters in aerospace or mechanical engineering. It should be from a pretty good school, too, if you want to get a second look with us. What is a typical day like? I work for an engineering consulting company, which means I see a much larger variety of projects than someone who just works for, say, Lockheed Martin or Orbital Sciences. I currently have a home office that I work out of, but some customers want me to work on-site. The basic day-to-day operation is pretty boring on the surface, but in the grand scheme of things, the job is pretty cool. Whether I'm working from home or on-site at the customer's office, I generally sit in front of the computer all day, building models of various structures for a pretty decent variety of analyses. Right now, I'm working on a couple dynamics problems. One is a separation event for the next manned space vehicle, CEV/Orion. The other is the deployment of a solar array for a small research satellite. I also do a lot of standard structural stress and dynamics/response analysis work on everything from satellite buses to various launch vehicle components to more down-to-earth things like Harley Davidson fuel tanks or even xerox machines and Disney rides. The not-typical-but-not-uncommon day involves various meetings and design reviews, travel to customer sites, and structural tests (shaking and breaking stuff). What kind of problems do you encounter? One typical problem is in dealing with people who don't realize how much time and effort it takes to do what I do. The nature of my job is such that I'm also usually under a pretty tight schedule trying to get information from people who are also on tight schedules, so their stuff gets to me late and that pushes me even closer to my deadlines. Right now, I'm on two big projects that both have big reviews this week and next week. It's not fun when deadlines land on top of each other. What are the biggest (most common) sources of frustration and elation? I guess my previous answer pretty much takes care of the frustration part. I'm not sure that "elation" is the right word, but it's pretty cool when I get through a big review and I can see the looks on all the (non-rocket-scientist) faces. It's usually a mix of "wow I barely understood what the hell he was doing or how he figured it out, but it was pretty cool" to "great job, kid." How much can one expect to make in your position? Engineers make good, but not eye-popping salaries. I started at around $60k. I've been full-time for about 4 years now, which is kind of a 'tweener position where you can probably expect anywhere between about $65k to $80k a year plus bonuses and maybe stock options, depending on the company and your qualifications. $100k is probably not too far down the road. If you've got enough experience and/or guts, you can probably make upwards of $200k-$300k going out on your own, but it's very risky and you better be pretty damned good and willing to move to where the work is when it dries up in one place. I'm not sure how much exactly the more senior people make at my company, but I do know they've got some ridiculous houses in some pretty expensive San Diego neighborhoods. |
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What do you do? Freelance audio engineering/music production, along with 6 hours/week of teaching recording to college students, and the occasional recording session as a guitarist.
Do you like it? 90% of the time i love it. 10% of the time im exhausted/jaded/wishing i was making real money doing something else. What makes you in particular well-suited or poorly-suited for your work? I'm a good musician with a significant intellect and a strong work ethic. im not a people person but i can convincingly pretend. i learn new things very quickly and i have no problem working long/strange hours. What kind of people do best in your work? the really talented + hard working + lucky ones. What qualifications are necessary for people considering work in the same field as you? none. but intelligence, people skills, and a strong work ethic are pretty much mandatory. i graduated Summa Cum Laude with a B.M. in music composition. one of my gigs is assisting a producer who dropped out of college after 1 semester but has about half a dozen platinum records on the wall. his business partner got rejected from the colleges he applied to but has 3 grammy awards on his desk. What is a typical day like? depends. usually up around 9 or 10. breakfast, browse web/check emails. most of my recording sessions start around noon and go until 8 or 10. i occasionally do late night recording but i try to minimize that. i occasionally do very early recording (8am or 9am) for corporate voiceover clients. What kind of problems do you encounter? bad studios. stereotypical music industry liars/cheats. musicians with no capacity for critical self-evaluation. musicians who "know a little bit about recording" and want to have opinions about what im doing on their record. What are the biggest (most common) sources of frustration and elation? frustration: sometimes going for 2 or 3 weeks without a day off. clients being cheap and trying to hire my services for cheap/free because their project will be "good" for me. general music industry nonsense. elation: the players are good, the songs are good, the studio is good...and i get to sit back and watch the record practically create itself. How much do you make? about $55k in 2006 (my first year as a full-time professional). on track to do significantly better in 2007. How much can one expect to make in your position? varies widely. most can't make a living at all but on the upper end...the sky is the limit. |
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What do you do? pipefitter/steamfitter/welder Do you like it? Absolutely love my job. What makes you in particular well-suited or poorly-suited for your work? good at visualizing things three-dimensionally. Good working with my hands. Meticulous but not to the point that it impedes my efficency. What kind of people do best in your work? People who try their best and take pride in their work. I can train any indivdual to do what I do as long as he or she is willing to put forth an effort. What qualifications are necessary for people considering work in the same field as you? Highschool diploma. You take an apprenticeship test to qualify. The apprenticeship consists of 8000 hours of actual work under the guidance of at least one journeyman at all times plus schooling the equivalent of an associates degree. The classes are real easy and 95% of what you learn you never use on the job. But they pay you your hourly wage for every hour you sit in class so that's not a bad deal. Completing the apprenticeship was one of the easiest things I ever did. What is a typical day like? 7:30 - Get to the shop. Drink coffee, b.s., and read the paper. 8:00 - go on the job 11:00 - go to lunch, which contractually is twenty minutes, but we're pretty good at stretching it to an hour and a half (you know us damn union slugs). 12:30 - back on the job 3:00 - back to the shop 3:30 - on my way home Actual hands on work for a day averages around 4.5 hours What kind of problems do you encounter? Typical of a construction type job; someone measured wrong, poor workmanship, something doesn't fit the way it should, etc. Nothing that can't be easily remedied . What are the biggest (most common) sources of frustration and elation? They don't pay me enough to get frustrated. I leave that for the guys above me. As for elation, that's too extreme but I do get a real sense of satisfaction from building something with my own two hands and knowing I did a damn good job. How much can one expect to make in your position? I make 28.50 an hour. Without hitting a lick of overtime that works out to around 60k a year. The most I've made as a journeyman pipefitter is 98k in a year, the least was 74k. I work with guys who have made upwards of 150k in a year with all the O.T. they've worked. [/ QUOTE ] |
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Chief of a group of 44 ER MD's in Reno Nv.
4 yrs. college 4 yrs. Med School 1 yr. research (optional) 4 yrs. residency. Well suited - make complex decisions based on partial information about potentially life/death problems. Good at adjusting to unexpected changes in a situation. Calm in tight spots. Eight or nine hours shifts, maybe 20 patients a shift. Rough average for someone in my job would be about 250K or so - we do a bit better. I'm a half time MD, half time administrator (someone has to do it) - The admin part of the job is like living in a Dilbert cartoon..... MM MD |
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Chief of a group of 44 ER MD's in Reno Nv. 4 yrs. college 4 yrs. Med School 1 yr. research (optional) 4 yrs. residency. Well suited - make complex decisions based on partial information about potentially life/death problems. Good at adjusting to unexpected changes in a situation. Calm in tight spots. Eight or nine hours shifts, maybe 20 patients a shift. Rough average for someone in my job would be about 250K or so - we do a bit better. I'm a half time MD, half time administrator (someone has to do it) - The admin part of the job is like living in a Dilbert cartoon..... MM MD [/ QUOTE ] Where does "Chief" put you in rank with the on-staff doctors on your shift? fyc |
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That's not how it works - we're an independent group, not employed by the hospital. I am the administative point guy for any procedural matters. Additionally, if there are problems between someone in my group and another MD, I'll generally get involved - which happens VERY seldom. It's a real good job, so we can be highly selective - we pretty much only hire good guys who happen to be ER docs.
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What do you do? Work at the beer store b/c I needed a job that I could do while going to school full time.
Do you like it? Nope. What makes you in particular well-suited or poorly-suited for your work? I am over 19 and can count past 20. What kind of people do best in your work? Those who are dead inside. What qualifications are necessary for people considering work in the same field as you? be over 19 What is a typical day like? Unload truck, fill rollers, help some customers, go home. What kind of problems do you encounter? Dumb customers. What are the biggest (most common) sources of frustration and elation? No elation. Broken glass can ruin a good day. How much do you make? Less than I should be. How much can one expect to make in your position? Managers make about 80k I think. I won't be around long enough to find out though. |
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"would you bet everything (THAT ISNT YOUR WIFES) on a coin flip getting 60/40?" What if your wife didn't have any of her own assets, limon? Would you still be willing to take this wager now that you are relatively established in life? |
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"What do you do?" Tech entrepreneur, advisor, investor "Do you like it?" Yes "What makes you in particular well-suited or poorly-suited for your work?" Good problem solver, willing to take risks, smart, good at negotiating, good at dealing with people "What kind of people do best in your work?" People willing to take risks, people who work really hard "What qualifications are necessary for people considering work in the same field as you?" Some sort of technical background is good, but a good understanding of business and technology is sufficient. "What is a typical day like?" Start work around 9. Do a couple of phone calls. Do email for an hour. Surf 2+2. Read CNN. Write up a sales/partnership contract. Eat some lunch. Do a couple of sales calls. Review product plans/progress. Surf 2+2. Make a Powerpoint presentation. Play flash game. Do more email. Review some deals. Read some blogs. Finish up around 6:30. Do some more email at night. "What kind of problems do you encounter?" Just always takes more time than you anticipate or want to close sales, partnership, distribution, whatever deals. "What are the biggest (most common) sources of frustration and elation?" Frustration - sales that don't come through and product delays. Elation - closed sales and successful product releases. "How much do you make?" Whatever I decide to pay myself. Made more this year because a company I advised got sold. I don't make much all that much unless a company I'm involved with gets sold. "How much can one expect to make in your position?" Between 0 and billions depending on how much you sell your company for. |
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I'm a manager at a pretty popular lounge/bar/club. Its a nice, upscale place with a good clientele, and really, REALLY hot women. I work about 25 hours/week, but of course the hours are crazy, I don't get off work until about 4am on most nights. The flip side to this is that I have alot of time to hit the gym, play poker and work on my music production hobby.
Moneywise, its very good, I run the door on the busiest nights, and people have to tip me to get in, or else wait in line all night. This can be very lucrative, I do share the money with the door staff, if I didnt I could drive a Bentley to work. One of our owners/investors is one of the most famous people on the planet, so I guess its cool shooting the [censored] with him and his other famous friends, some of which are actually pretty cool people. I'm 30, with a degree, and alot of business experience(I was VP of a medium sized health club chain when I was 24), so sometimes it feels weird to work at my "job" as opposed to furthering my "career" but the hours and the money are great for now, especially combined with my extra smedium cash game grinding. Dealing with people when they are drinking is tough though, and it really does wear on you, if you can't shrug off all the dumb things the customers and employees do, you won't last too long. Also, I work with some of the coolest people i've ever met, most people that work in bars and clubs have good day jobs and alot going for them(or they re in school), and when we're off work and hanging out, we have more fun than probably just about anyone. |
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What do you do? "Academic Registrar" in a sixth form college/retake college. In reality, business development/marketing: but that would be a -EV job title in this market. I still do some teaching.
Do you like it? Not especially. I probably work less hard for more money than anyone else I know or at least my peers. What makes you in particular well-suited or poorly-suited for your work? I am a great salesman and I'm a better teacher so selling educational courses comes naturally. What kind of people do best in your work? No one else really does this. I carved out my own niche after deciding that I wanted to move away from London and responded to a job looking for a Principal wih good business awareness saying that good Principals are never good businessmen and that they should employ me because I would make them a lot of money. I offered myself on a three month trial and said that I would be very expensive to keep after this had expired. What qualifications are necessary for people considering work in the same field as you? It helps to be well-educated and have a reasonably posh voice and use long words. What is a typical day like? I get up at 8.30, rush the kids to school, arrive at 9.15, read emails, piss about on 2+2 and go home at 5.15. At busy times, when recruiting, I spend half the time on the phone and half the time interviewing/recruiting students. What kind of problems do you encounter? It's no challenge whatsoever these days but I have a large mortgage to pay and I'm too lazy to find anything else. Dealing with rich parents and their useless and spoilt children gets kind of annoying as well and once in a while what is sold is not necessarily what is delivered and this is always messy. What are the biggest (most common) sources of frustration and elation? Closing any sale is always satisfying. Personally, I generally can't stand teachers, especially the self-righteous trust fund whingers you find a lot of in this town (Oxford), so working with them is always frustrating. How much can one expect to make in your position? Generally, this sort of position, whether as Vice Principal, Director of Studies etc. gets £30-40k. I get more than this and have received income-linked bonuses of over £60k in the last three years. |
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What do you do? I am a mechanical product design engineer for a Fortune 50 company. Currently the bulk of my work centers around explosion protection components.
Do you like it? Sometimes. I work closely with a really cool group of people, and I live very close, so that helps the bad days along. What makes you in particular well-suited or poorly-suited for your work? I'd say seven years of engineering school, but the fact is passing those 'fundamentals' really get you nowhere in the real world. They provide a decent foundation, of course, but what suits me to my job is simply my logical nature and my natural tendency to wonder how things work and how they can be better. There's no substitue for experience either. What makes me ill-suited is laziness. What kind of people do best in your work? People like me, but less lazy. What qualifications are necessary for people considering work in the same field as you? A BS in mechanical engineering should do the trick. An MS never hurts either, and an MBA can move you up the ladder quicker. A PhD will hurt you more than help you though. What is a typical day like? Arrive 15 minutes late, check email, read news/sports. Get coffee and toast, 2+2, more news/sports, etc. When I actually get cracking at working it can vary widely from day-to-day. I may spend all day on solid modeling or analysis software, running small tests in the lab, running explosion tests off-site, chasing a paperwork trail all day, putting out fires in manufacturing, or any combination of those and countless other tasks. That is the best part about my job - the variety; since we are a relatively small engineering group, we are pretty much responsible for everything. I generally try to leave on time every day. What kind of problems do you encounter? General idiocy and unexpected results. What are the biggest (most common) sources of frustration and elation? Frustration: general idiocy (particularly among non-engineering project team members) and unexpected results. Elation: when major tests go as planned, and when projects are finally completed. How much do you make? Enough to live comfortably and support my many vices while still creating a nest egg for the future. How much can one expect to make in your position? In my current position, it's presently pretty tough to get north of $120k but with some business smarts it's a pretty straightforward climb to an executive position, and then the sky's the limit. |
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I'm the chief dispatcher for a concrete company. I've been here for 10 years.
I'm treated fairly well by the boss. I make a decent income (nothing compared to the balla high stakes players around here, also nothing compared to you stock traders or lawyers) My job in the summer is much harder than the winter. During the summer I'm usually there by 6 am and not out until at least 5. Sometimes I'm in earlier and stay much later. In the winter it's usually like 7 -4. The way my job works is I'm pretty much hated by EVERYONE. I have drivers mad at me for working them too long. Other drivers are pissed at me for sending them home too early. I have customers mad at me because they can't get their concrete when they want it. I get the bosses pissed if I have trucks sitting on the yard. Dispatchers mad at me if they work too long. My wife mad at me if I work too long etc. My job consists of scheduling drivers, loads for the customers, scheduling vacation for 75+ employees, writing letters when peeps mess up, calming customers down when things go wrong, and many other things. In return I get a decent check, they pay for all my fuel, all my lunches, some of my breakfasts, a yearly bonus, a turkey for Thanksgiving and a ham for X-mas. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] |
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Public Affairs Research Consultant at a consulting firm on Bay Street in Toronto. I do everything from statistical analysis using SPSS to making presentations to client relations to helping run focus groups to creating questionnaires. I have my hand in at least 7 different projects at a time and I'm project leader on usually 3-4 projects at a time. Do you like it? Most of the time it is very challenging and engaging work. What makes you in particular well-suited or poorly-suited for your work? My skillset is perfect for my job. I have a strong background in politics/public policy, so I understand the basic issues we look at every day in a broader sense. I have excellent research skills, as I worked as a research assistant for two years in my Bachelor's degree. I write very well and type quickly so I can meet the sometimes brutal deadlines (especially for media). I also have good 'boardroom presence' which is an important part of client relations. And a good sense of humour, which is important in any profession that involves schmoozing. What kind of people do best in your work? Smart people who can talk about public policy who are good shmoozers, good writers and can run a set of numbers and understand it easily. What qualifications are necessary for people considering work in the same field as you? Everyone else at my office is 25+, has an advanced degree in public policy, economics or business and 3-5 years work experience. I am 22 with an Honours degree in political science from a top school and good research experience, and a semester's worth of credits at UChicago where I dropped out of my MA. I lucked out big time. What is a typical day like? Coffee to start at 9am, browse 2p2, meetings. Client calls. Running data analysis, writing questionnaires, lunch, 2p2, contacting the media, billing clients, writing syndicated reports, 2p2, content analysis and writing, go home around 7pm. What kind of problems do you encounter? Very very tight deadlines and overload of projects. What are the biggest (most common) sources of frustration and elation? The timelines can be difficult. Getting projects in the media is always fun (I just had a four page spread of a poll I did in a major syndicated magazine. I also regularly publish polls in Canada's major newspapers.) How much do you make? Low for Bay Street but I get paid more than anyone else in my age cohort I know. How much can one expect to make in your position? low six figures |
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What do you do? I’m a freelance Japanese translator. Basically, I translate documents, mostly legal, financial, and IT-related, from Japanese into English.
Do you like it? I can’t say I love the actual work, but I love the near-complete autonomy the work provides, along with the high pay and low time commitment. What makes you in particular well-suited or poorly-suited for your work? I have an unusually high level of competency in the Japanese language, and am a relatively good writer of English. My desire to be independent drives me to do a type of work that most people, even those otherwise qualified, do not care to do. However, I have a short attention span. I’m not naturally attentive to detail, which is a requisite of this work. Though I’m a people person at heart, I have almost no contact with the outside world while working. Though I am an energetic person and would prefer to be physically active throughout the day, my work demands that I sit at a computer all day long. What kind of people do best in your work? Book worms. Linguistic nerds. Detail-oriented people. People who desire an autonomous lifestyle. People who like to write, but lack the creativity to otherwise do so. People who are curious about a wide range of subjects, but who dislike settling on any one area. What qualifications are necessary for people considering work in the same field as you? Surprisingly, no academic qualifications are necessary. Basically, a translator needs to have the following three skills: a high level of competency in the source language (the language translating from), the ability to write well in the target language (the language translating to), and knowledge of the fields in which one is translating (or the ability to fake it well). In the case of Japanese, it takes a minimum of five years, usually much more, to gain sufficient competency in the language. It then takes several more years to learn the unique “skill” of translating. What is a typical day like? I usually wake up pretty early, around 6:30 or 7:00. After checking my email and surfing the net briefly I get right to work. My brain functions best in the morning, so I try to get as much work done as early as possible. However, I also have a short attention span and have trouble sitting still for very long, so I tend to break my work up into short sessions throughout the day. After working 2-3 hours in the morning, I’ll go work out and then eat breakfast. Then I’ll either put in another hour of work or go take a nap if I feel like it. Another couple of hours in the afternoon, and then I’m usually off to the driving range to work on my golf game. I’ll usually put in another hour or so before dinner and then I’m done, except for corresponding with customers, usually via email. Since the work flow is irregular, I frequently work weekends, although in reality I seldom work more than 5-6 hours a day tops. What kind of problems do you encounter? Unreasonable deadlines. Poor-quality source documents with lots of illegible text. Occasional jobs in fields I am not familiar with, which slow the process considerably. What are the biggest (most common) sources of frustration and elation? Again, work in difficult, unfamiliar fields. Frustration when a client wrongly insists that the English should be written differently. Frustration at the lack of human contact. Not much elation in the work, other than occasional feelings of accomplishment after completing an interesting or large project. Elation at being outside playing at 1:00 in the afternoon instead of trapped in an office in a salaried position. Elation at having near total control of how I use my time throughout the day (thanks in no small part to the fact that most of my clients are based in Japan, and are asleep while I am awake). How much do you make? It varies by year, but usually in the $50k~$100k range. However, over the past six years, I’ve probably averaged no more than 25 hours of work per week. How much can one expect to make in your position? It depends how much you’re willing to work. I know of translators who make upwards of $200k per year, but they produce a high volume of work at the upper end of the pay scale. Many translators are people like me, who get into the field because of the opportunity it provides to make a good living doing what boils down to a part time job. |
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What do you do? European High Yield & Distressed Bonds (Broker). Also partime DJ (Weddings/Birthdays etc)
Do you like it? I enjoy the good times and hate the bad times... When we're busy its a great job, when we're not its horrible...The only reason anybody ever does this job is for the social aspect of it. the entertaining side involves all the top restaurants/clubs/bars/strip clubs..and the fact that it can be very lucrative... What makes you in particular well-suited or poorly-suited for your work? I used to be a holiday rep. I am an extrovert and a quick thinker. Good with numbers and very hardworking. I'm popular which helps immensely as this job is not what you know its who you know.... What kind of people do best in your work? Those who get in the right product at the right time, and have good friends (realtionships) on the other end of the line... What qualifications are necessary for people considering work in the same field as you? A contact in the city... who has decent credentials... What is a typical day like? I'm up @ 5.50am - In work for 7am and finish at 5.30pm - I get in @ 6.10pm....During my day i have 4 bloomberg screens up keeping track of the ITRAXX/World Equity Indices/All my bonds and then my message screens... I surf/browse the internet all day with 2+2/Myspace being the main recipients. I also multitable MSN as well..Thats about it.. What kind of problems do you encounter? More established relationships...They get first look on the prices and so the chain is started...they get the first counters and etc...being second is no good in my product.... What are the biggest (most common) sources of frustration and elation? Taking margins out of trades...and losing money on trades...As we're execution only the gamble in us to make money is what creates this.. How much do you make? A decent amount for someone my age who has been in the job 3 years with the prospect extremely decent twice yearly bonuses.. On my old desk - there was 7 of us...and the 2 bosses were on £1M each.... luvverly !! in $$$, i'm aiming for approx $110K this year.. How much can one expect to make in your position? I think if i'm earning £200K a year in 3-7years then its fairly easy money and I'd be very happy with that... Being 30 and getting £250 a year is my aim... Vava |
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What do you do? financial analyst for commercial loans at a bank.
Do you like it? Yes. Compared to my last job, this is a breeze and much more rewarding. What makes you in particular well-suited or poorly-suited for your work? I understand financial statements, ratios, credit analysis, accounting principles, and loan structuring. I'm fairly good at math (specifically arithmetic and algebra) and have a naturally analytical mind. I'm solid in all MS-Office programs, and we use Word and Excel a lot. I also have an MBA in finance. What kind of people do best in your work? Detail-oriented, analytical minds who are good at math. Business training and computer experience is also good to have. What qualifications are necessary for people considering work in the same field as you? A business degree, preferably in finance or accouting....maybe prior work experience in a financial / accounting work environment. What is a typical day like? 8-5, M-F. A loan renewal or request is assigned to me. I assemble all documents necessary to get the request approved, including loan grade models, risk models, profitability models, relationship profitability numbers, and financial statements. I also test any loan covenant requirements that may exist. Then I work on the credit memo, which is the bank's analysis and rationale for approving the loan. Sometimes I work with the client and their accountant to go through statements, inventory reports, tax returns, and anything else I need. Then I work with my bosses to make sure we address all relevant issues in the memo. What kind of problems do you encounter? Getting information from the client in a timely manner can be a hassle. Sometimes I miss material issues that need to be addressed in our memos. Numbers that are referenced in many sections of the package must be uniform.....if a number changes, I have to make sure it is updated in all sections. What are the biggest (most common) sources of frustration and elation? Getting rush orders from our line of business managers upsets our work flow. Sometimes they aren't even sure what the client needs a loan for or how to structure it. Also, getting a writeup back that is bleeding in blue ink can be frustrating. Satisfaction comes with getting a loan package done and being able to move on to the next one. Seeing a building or project in town that I helped finance can be fun. How much do you make? $48K/yr, plus bonuses, 401k matching and benefits. How much can one expect to make in your position? The real money is in the sales positions with the line of business managers. They mostly work on commission. Analysts work on salary, and there is probably an upper boundary around $70K. ScottieK |
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] most (maybe all) great hustlers are married the single ones end up on the rail. marriage forces you to choose only the best hustles and not chase every coin flip. also the life of a hustler is very lonely becuase few can understand or would condone most of what you do so a partner in crime who knows everything helps somehow. [/ QUOTE ] I see alot of you in me Limon except this one part. If you have been with ur girly for 11 years + marriage how much hustle did you have for women? I have dated girls for 12/15 years of my life and the last 2 years off were amazing. I agree with missing a night or two with someone/ some of that confort, but otherwise I have an open-end ticket everyday to enjoy the world. If this is life on the rail then I am a bird. fyc [/ QUOTE ] lol. reread carefully. i was w/ her 11 years LONG DISTANCE (aka OPEN) relationship. |
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limon, "would you bet everything (THAT ISNT YOUR WIFES) on a coin flip getting 60/40?" What if your wife didn't have any of her own assets, limon? Would you still be willing to take this wager now that you are relatively established in life? [/ QUOTE ] if i was married no. i made a commitment and i do live by the gamblers code. if i was single/when i was single 51/49 looked like printing money. |
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