BaylorPRSer

Thanks a lot! Quitting is not an option. I just signed a 6-month lease! However, I have definitely thought about the concept you just mentioned. I will start attending therapy soon in order to help get more perspective.

can u give examples of things you did to create work and create value? since then, how have salaries figured into your income? have you had any salaried positions since then?

i was living at home for awhile and was pressured immensely to take the first thing i could find. my dad made me apply to the TSA and didn't seem to care that I despise the organization and would be miserable working there. luckily the TSA thing didn't pan out, but i'm still not happy at my current position. i've moved out at this point, so thank you for reminding me that I have a little bit more room to be selective.

I see a lot of value in your suggestions LovePrevails. That will definitely be how I handle that question if/when it comes from a potential employer. I am going to go ahead and start looking after chatting with you guys on here.

Lots of food for thought there Wesley. I do think a salaried position is necessary (for now) for saving money to achieve goals whether music-related or entrepreneurial. So would having kept a job for a year make me more marketable as far as salaried positions are concerned? Or do you think I am blowing Stef's comment out of proportion haha

I'm not going to hide that hearing Stef say that the path to the middle class involves keeping a job for a year has to do with why I ask, but I also may be misapplying that message. So it sounds like you guys don't think it's super important to hit the one year mark. I work in quotes at a travel itinerary company called Ker and Downey. My duties include entering the service lines of the itinerary (activities, accommodations, flights, transfers etc.) finding the rates, marking them up and sending it out as a quote. I have other duties which include invoicing and client forms. The job is basically data entry with a little bit of math. I'm not particularly happy. Job involves a lot of staring at a screen and I'm not getting paid very well. My interests lie in music and writing both of which are notoriously hard to monetize. I am taking baby steps towards a career in music but it's moving sooooo slow because I'm not getting paid enough to afford the equipment I need plus I work full-time so I don't even have all that much time to dedicate to it. I'd love to become an entrepreneur at some point but I don't know what I'd do since the odds are against me monetizing music and writing. Oh and the reasons my jobs haven't lasted have been different for each job that I've left to touch on Wesley's question. I think I viewed some of them as temporary when I started them initially, but your suspicion is correct, I have failed to find a job that I WANT to stay at for a year.

Advantages would be making more money. Gaining new skills. Depending on the location I might like the surrounding area more and have a better commute. It would depend a lot on what I'm able to find. Disadvantages are that keeping a job for a year seems to be an important part of a good resume and is important for gaining entry into the middle class. Am I correct that employers don't like hiring people that they think will leave in less than a year?

I am 24 years and have never kept a job for a year. I have had jobs, but for various reasons (school became overwhelming, schedule conflicted with other obligations and others) I have left my past jobs before the one-year marker. I am not making much money at my current job and feel very tempted to start looking elsewhere, but come February, I will have been there for a year. Would you guys recommend sticking it out until then?

Thanks a lot guys. Sorry it took ages to reply to these, but my family just moved and I was without internet for a little while. These seem like some great resources to check out, so thank you.

Currently, teaching myself Java and wondering if anyone has any suggestions for teaching yourself. I've done some super-simple programs and am now working on two programs, one that outputs the nth Fibonacci number and one that lists prime factors and they're both tripping me up. Obviously, those are still very basic and thus have a lot of work to do. I get that this isn't a Java site, but there are some technologically inclined people on here and I was just looking for advice on teaching yourself. Favorite websites, books, youtubers, seminars etc.

Can you provide a link to the podcasts? Search is going well. I've met some whom I am considering, but funds are ultra-tight right now unfortunately so all I'm reallly doing is figuring out who is close enough to me so that I can do it once I have enough money.

Excellent article. Thank you kindly.

I am a 24-year-old male living in Houston, TX and have come to the conclusion that I could benefit greatly from therapy. I do not know what to look for in a therapist or what kind of therapist I need. Does anyone have any advice? Would it help if I outlined what some of my personal issues are?

Hey I'm new here too and have been experiencing some similar issues with people getting hostile. Hopefully, we'll continue to become better communicators of freedome through the process though.

My name Is Chris Day and I am a 24-year old college graduate with a degree in Journalism. I did not end up doing anything with it and now work in operations for a travel itinerary company. My overriding passion in life is music. I have been a guitarist and singer for awhile and play in two bands, vocals in one and guitar in the other. Looking forward to interacting with everyone here.