School sucks!

[mark]

I would go to school if work paid for it and I went during work hours

[fishoholic]

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Originally Posted by fishoholic

All I have to say is that I'm too old to be going back to school


Never too old to learn more Laurie.
Good luck with your classes.

Not to old to learn, just to old after getting up at 5:30am to get to work on time for 8am, then work all day with children (at a daycare centre) until 5pm, eat dinner at work then go to school for 6pm, then try to stay awake during a 3 hour long lecture (from 6pm-9pm) with only a 10 min. break!

Originally Posted by mark

I would go to school if work paid for it and I went during work hours

That would be much better

[lorenz0]

after working for the past 2.5 years after dropping college i honestly can't wait to go back. working a trade has for sure given me a reason to get a higher education. You need to sweat and bleed for pennies before you appreciate what you can obtain with a good education.

[Rbacchiega]

I enjoyed University, but I think I enjoyed the parties at University better...

Levi...not even 20?!?! great, now I feel old

[AndyL]

I've been saying it for 14 years now... "I'll go to university next year"

Maybe I should just stop saying it - cuz I'm pretty sure it'll never happen. Perhaps I've got the opposite view from lorenz0, I like working in the trades - even if I did graduate(? ok broke body parts so I was forced) into the desk job...

I hated school with a passion, couldn't wait to be done high school, all these safety and training courses I do are bad enough reminders... I think I'll probably just stop saying "next year" and just smile every time I show an engineer or architect his/her head is up his/her <bleeep> - cuz at least I didn't waste 4+ years to loose my common sense

[lorenz0]

Don't get me wrong, i love what i do. I hate the crap that comes with it and being the one breaking my back for 1/8th of what i produce. All i have to show for it is a busted back, an old injury getting worse and a horriable income. All the mechanics i have met throughout the years have told me "get out while you still can" and its true. I want to find a part time desk job somewhere while i am upgrading. I also hate the hours that most shops have these days, 12 hour days suck. 2 of those 3 days off are spent trying to regain enough energy just to get through another week. lol also when you have the phrase "F my life" on your tool box, that says alot about how much you enjoy your job.

[Rbacchiega]

you're a mechanic? My bro is a heavy duty one for Nortrux...

and I just realized that was like saying "you're from Canada? So you must know Tony in Toronto"

sorry

[lorenz0]

well an apprentice. mostly do transmission work and the work that pays out horriable

i can't wait for school, just deciding on courses right now

[AndyL]

Hey Lorenz0 - on the bright side - you've probably got the softest hands out of everyone here

Want to do some transmission work?

[fishoholic]

Originally Posted by Rbacchiega

and I just realized that was like saying "you're from Canada? So you must know Tony in Toronto"

sorry

Too funny, my cousin Lindy is married to a nice man who's name is Tony and they live in Toronto (sorry couldn't help myself)

I'd be quite happy about school if I didn't have to work full time while taking classes. Unfortunately I can't afford to quit my job and just take classes. I mean if I did that how on earth could I afford all my extra expenses that come with this hobby?

I'm going back to school to become a social worker, unfortunately the sociology course is a prerequisite to the social work program so I have to suck it up and pass this class.