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<p>I admire your confidence. In my case, I don’t assume that more education means more money.</p>
<p>I have never met an unemployed master’s level statistician who could communicate. I honestly think that the jobs are still there, even in this economy.</p>
<p>You can communicate. Do you still like statistics? Get a master’s degree. It will take less than two years if you put your mind to it.</p>
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<p>Sure. The only problem is that I am not the way I used to be when I was younger. I used to be like most of these guys on this forum, assumed that there was a direct connection between GPA, school name, and career success.</p>
<p>Good thing you have gotten past that! :)</p>
<p>If I were in your shoes, I’d be happy to have a job in the first place. However, if you’re unhappy with your current employment situation, who’s stopping you from applying/interviewing for more desirable positions? You don’t have to quit your current job to find another one…</p>
<p>^ That. </p>
<p>I mean with so many people losing their jobs, be thankful you have one to begin with, and stop complaining about how people don’t “appreciate your talents”. But if you’re so unhappy then explore your options; go to grad school or find a new job (which won’t be easy).</p>
<p>i know it sucks right now, but these guys are right, you should be happy you have a job, because people are losing jobs left and right. you might not be making as much as you want, but if you have enough to “get by”, then just take it day by day and be content with that, and realize what you do have instead of what you dont. but most important, just smile, because, somewhere, someone has it 100X worse than you…</p>
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<p>There is, it just isn’t automatic. It takes awhile to find your niche. Wait until your 10 year and 20 year high school reunions. The people who really have a life are the ones who studied hard in school.</p>
<p>At your age anything is possible, that’s both a blessing and a curse. It’s nice to be unencumbered but it’s hard to figure out what you want to do with your life. I’m twice your age now and I think back fondly to when I was 24. I was young, I had no commitments and anything was possible. Now I have a mortgage and two kids who are approaching college age. I love my kids dearly and I wouldn’t change a thing but sometimes I wish I could go back to being 24 when life was so full of possibilities.</p>
<p>“The people who really have a life are the ones who studied hard in school.”</p>
<p>It matters what your definition of “a life is”. Is it having good friends, being happy, having good health, pursuing a job and/or other activities that they enjoy? Studying hard in school doesn’t guarantee that one will have these things.</p>
<p>If what you’re talking about is being a doctor or lawyer and making more money than most people make, then probably having such success is related to how hard one studied in school and where one went to college.</p>
<p>i know someone who’s almost fifty and has high credentials, higher than her co-workers, but is under appreciated at her workplace…</p>
<p>All of my cousins who went to Ivies/ivy quality schools are now doing UNRELATED WORK as well! They are older than you! You aren’t “going nowhere” you are getting job experience - how is that bad. There is so much time for you. 24 is relatively young in the workforce. </p>
<p>Do you have your masters? PhD? If you don’t have a graduate degree, go back to school (i am assuming you have paid off your debt from undergrad). If not try to work off the debt. Nowadays, its hard getting a job. My brother spent SIX YEARS getting his BA degree and cannot find a job. Hes been at this for months and people just look at him with disgust because is somewhat mentally disabled and very socially awkward. </p>
<p>There are plenty of things you can do in the meanwhile while the government tries to fix the economy so that people like you can find jobs or get better ones. Getting your Masters should be your best option (you could also try to work while getting your degree, some work places pay your tuition)</p>
<p>loser mentality</p>
<p>bluejj what is it exactly that you want to do for a job?</p>
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If what you’re talking about is being a doctor or lawyer and making more money than most people make, then probably having such success is related to how hard one studied in school and where one went to college.
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<p>Their intelligence level, too.</p>
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bluejj what is it exactly that you want to do for a job?
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<p>I was a statistics major. What do you think I want to do for a job? :)</p>
<p>Can you enlighten us as to what kind of job you were thinking you would get with a statistics major? I don’t know what the career path would be for that type of major. Thanks.</p>
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<p>Exactly. </p>
<p>I think that is why prisma asked you. </p>
<p>This >>> “I was a statistics major. What do you think I want to do for a job?” tells us nothing. Uhhh…do the census? IDK. lol.</p>
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“The people who really have a life are the ones who studied hard in school.”</p>
<p>It matters what your definition of “a life is”. Is it having good friends, being happy, having good health, pursuing a job and/or other activities that they enjoy? Studying hard in school doesn’t guarantee that one will have these things.</p>
<p>If what you’re talking about is being a doctor or lawyer and making more money than most people make, then probably having such success is related to how hard one studied in school and where one went to college.
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<p>People do not understand how accurate this is.</p>
<p>Just because you got good grades, studied hard, and went to a high ranked school doesn’t mean you will go any further than someone who slacked off and skipped class.</p>
<p>And not to mention you could always go to an “easier” school and study for less than 10 hours per week and still maintain close to a 4.0 GPA. In the admission process you could be potentially better off than someone who went to the competitive university and studied 30-40 hours per week and got around a 3.2 GPA. The system will never be perfect.</p>
<p>In the end the most useful thing you can do is Network; and take on many different internships and work experience.</p>
<p>I use to go to a competitive school and actually ended up leaving because as a result of the difficulty of the program I rarely did much besides study and read textbooks so I wouldn’t have gone very far anyway.</p>
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Can you enlighten us as to what kind of job you were thinking you would get with a statistics major? I don’t know what the career path would be for that type of major. Thanks.
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<p>Statistician.</p>
<p>I’m not as smart as you, so frankly I still don’t know what your dream job would be. From your posts, I would suggest trying to incorporate a little creativity into your situation. And above all, perspective–I can imagine all the things you list. And I can imagine lives a whole lot worse. If you have friends that inquire as to your financial situation, change friends–that’s a start. Most people aren’t appreciated at their jobs, that’s life. Sucks, but that’s life. You’re young–make whatever changes you need!! Or learn to be grateful for the blessings you do have. It’s all about your approach to your life, not how others perceive it. Sounds trite, but it’s true. Good luck to you!</p>
<p>1tgmom – you sound pretty smart to me.</p>