100 or more things that piss me off about everyday life (rap, quote)

kthedrummer · 11-14-2008, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by lucifer_sam

Are...you serious? There is a 94% job placement of graduating bachelor engineers, and they make $55,000 on average, starting salary.

I have no intention of staying in school for four more fucking years.

Is 55 grand that much in Pennsylvania I know it costs buckets of cash to live out there.

lucifer_sam · 11-14-2008, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by kthedrummer

Is 55 grand that much in Pennsylvania I know it costs buckets of cash to live out there.

To put it into perspective, most professions are starting to grow increasingly competitive in tough economic times, but engineers are almost unilaterally in demand, and any further investment in technology will only increase that. Pennsylvania has one of the lowest costs of living in the United States. And the United States, as a whole, isn't that bad. You're probably thinking of California...or somewhere not in the United States...

kthedrummer · 11-14-2008, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by lucifer_sam

To put it into perspective, most professions are starting to grow increasingly competitive in tough economic times, but engineers are almost unilaterally in demand, and any further investment in technology will only increase that. Pennsylvania has one of the lowest costs of living in the United States. And the United States, as a whole, isn't that bad. You're probably thinking of California...or somewhere not in the United States...

I guess I was misinformed...I lived in Fishkill, New York and paid a grand for a very average 2 bedroom apartment 12 years ago...In Kansas I pay 400 a month for a nice house with 2 bedrooms...I make slightly less than 55 grand and live very well here where as a I struggled out there. I was under the impression that places like Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Missourri were much cheaper but I may be wrong...wouldn't be the first time.

Seltzer · 11-15-2008, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by ArtyHomes

People who pronounce Library as LIE-BEARY. how ****ing stupid are you? there's an "r" in there. LIE-BRARE-EE how hard is it to say that? ****. there's too many people out there that bastardize the english language and that i guess is the ultimate pet peeve. I mean im no english major, but i payed attention in elementary school when we were discussing grammar.
im sorry this wasnt quite as witty or funny as tdoc210's posts, but i felt i had to get that off my chest...I apologize if anyone was bored by reading this, unless you cant pronounce library right.....then i dont care.

That sounds almost like haplology to me.

Anyway, I think a postgrad qualification goes a long with civil engineering. But a BE graduate will have no trouble landing a good job IMO.