<p>i think its good for people to find jobs they love, but its is just as important to look at the money............... because from what i have learned............. no matter how much you love to do something, once it becomes a necessity and a responsibility you get tired of it.............</p>
<p>don't you remeber when you were little kids and wanted to learn al teh chores that you saw grownups do, but when you learned them you got stuck with having to do them and it wasn't so much fun anymore, but you still had to do them????????????????????</p>
<p>I don't know about others, but personally, i like to learn and do new things and i get bored of old things really soon.............. my job for example...........</p>
<p>a simple job at a kiosk at a mall, no superviser or anybody to watch over me, all i have to do is sit there, i can do my homework, watch movies, surf the net, listen to music(matter-fact i do) and no one would know/care, i just get paid for bieng there............ easiest job ever right????????????</p>
<p>but after a year, i have gotten so bored of it, that just going over there and sitting there seems likee too much.................</p>
<p>so basically what i am trying to say is, no matter how much you love your job at first, you will eventually get bored of it.............so might aswell go for one with good money to start off with, that money can then later be invested into a better, brighter future......................... which can include something you love..</p>
<p>Rejected- Yes, it is different in college. In high school the biggest age-related problem is driving, but you can avoid this if you have friends who are older to give you rides. In college, your older friends most likely will not be able to get you into bars, clubs, etc (especially in westwood, where it's notoriously difficult to pass a fake id). It wasn't too bad until Spring of this year, when ALLLLLL of my friends started turning 21 at the same time, and I get to wait until the end of January. I'll survive, but it sucks to not be able to hang out with friends at BrewCo and stuff just because of the age thing. </p>
<p>And I don't think people should take jobs just because of the money. I agree with McGizzle. But I think it's important to be realistic about the cost of living when you're looking for jobs. I'm all for taking a lower paying job if you like it better than some higher paying job, but one should be realistic about the sacrifices to be made in the standard of living, especially post-graduation when the loans start piling up and you realize that a decent apartment is $$$$$$.</p>
<p>Yeah. Really, I only post in threads that I'm interested in, which are generally few in number. Most of the stuff around here bores me. I can't imagine how many posts I'd have if I actually cared more.</p>
<p>Everyone I know has been very successful in landing awesome jobs after graduation. I have a few friends who went into investment banking,and a few more who went into PR. I have a friend who got hired to do advertising for Google, which is a very big deal. Another acquaintence runs her own event planning business and is incredibly successful (she started the September of her senior year). Then there's the the real estate friend (graduated in 04). Another friend is determined to be a script writer for sitcoms and he's brilliantly hilarious so I'm confident that he'll do well too. Another girl I know of sells outdoor advertising for all of LA. </p>
<p>Really, I can't think of anyone I know who recently graduated and who isn't doing something cool with it. Well, one person, but she's my former roommate and somewhat crazy and I'm biased but whatever.</p>
<p>yes, well, it's la. Plenty of excellent opportunities if one looks for it. I'm thinking of starting a financial services company soon. hehe, hopefully, I won't crash and burn.</p>
<p>I know that the 6-fig salary is important for the phallic comparison and all, but let me ask you money mongers a serious question: Would you feel that you've "failed" if you got $80K a year starting? Or $65K a year starting?</p>
<p>Most of you guys have never worked full-time, and so you really don't know how much money $100K really is. It's a lot.</p>
<p>I don't think anyone would flat out expect to get 100k starting (save for grad students w specialized degrees), and if they do they're highly delusional. I do know of that one case of someone starting with 6 figs, but I made clear several times that it is definitely not the norm and was particular to that person and his experience/connections/whatever. I am very sorry if anyone thought this situation could serve as a reasonable expectation for their own personal path without similar outside forces helping that along. </p>
<p>I think my assumption here for "high paying" was something along the lines of being able to live comfortably in LA as a single person, which 65k starting would most certainly achieve. I'll be happy if I hit something around the 60-70 mark after a few years (1 or 2 or 3) with my company (which is looking like a reasonable goal at this point, but who knows).</p>