Having finished my degree, i went travelling and learnt very quickly that money has very little to do with having a good time in your life.
Don't get me wrong I'm not some hippy, dope smoking hallelujah freak, I'm aware money can alleviate many problems. But some people who earn shit loads have no time to enjoy the smaller things in life.
For example a lot of nurses i know work because they love the work not the 12 hour shifts that come with working in the hospitals.
Finding something you have passion for is the key to succeeding. It's when you happen to earn a good salary on top of this that things become really fun.
Ok I'm waffling a bit now.. But priorities for me changed big time after I went travelling for 16 months during '06-'07.
Apr-21-2009 01:00
Zild
Ten City
Registered: Jun 2004
Location: San Antonio, US : TXTA #156
quote:
Originally posted by jennypie
Depending on where you got your license, yes.
I suppose we're underpaid. My salary as an RN will be capped at just over 70 000 a year. But to me that's a lot of fucking money, more than I need to live comfortably, that's for sure. And I don't even intend to stop after that. I can probably make up to 80-90 000 once I have my master's....more as a primary care practitioner.
Is that in USD?
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I've never been able to eat a whole baby.
Kill the women. Eat the children.
It's just one of those days where you want to bend over everyone you know and kiss their ass goodbye with a big sideways boot.
Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On
That is extremely fucking far from underpaid.
Generally speaking nursing is not a profession that is highly paid. Not in ireland and the UK anyway.
It's not underpaid but you work bloody hard for the Salary you get (again over this side of the water)
Apr-21-2009 01:04
Zild
Ten City
Registered: Jun 2004
Location: San Antonio, US : TXTA #156
Same with being an MD or a PhD. You get paid well, but you work all the fucking time, so you deserve the money.
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I've never been able to eat a whole baby.
Kill the women. Eat the children.
It's just one of those days where you want to bend over everyone you know and kiss their ass goodbye with a big sideways boot.
No, you tard. Why would I talk in terms of dollars I won't earn?
Apr-21-2009 01:08
Zild
Ten City
Registered: Jun 2004
Location: San Antonio, US : TXTA #156
quote:
Originally posted by jennypie
No, you tard. Why would I talk in terms of dollars I won't earn?
I was just making sure it was that canadian trash since the values seemed too high.
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I've never been able to eat a whole baby.
Kill the women. Eat the children.
It's just one of those days where you want to bend over everyone you know and kiss their ass goodbye with a big sideways boot.
Originally posted by Zild
Same with being an MD or a PhD. You get paid well, but you work all the fucking time, so you deserve the money.
Exactly..
It basically brings up that great saying,
'Some people work to live, others live to work...'
Depends what your priorities are, and the grass is always greener. By that i mean someone who's always working and earns a load of cash will be jealous of their friends who travel the world but live on a lot less and work shity jobs until they can afford to travel to the next city for their next adventure and visa versa..
Apr-21-2009 01:10
Silky Johnson
International Playa Hater
Registered: Nov 2003
Location:
quote:
Originally posted by Zild
I was just making sure it was that canadian trash since the values seemed too high.
Lol. I don't even have to work full time to earn that.
Apr-21-2009 01:11
Zild
Ten City
Registered: Jun 2004
Location: San Antonio, US : TXTA #156
quote:
Originally posted by jennypie
Lol. I don't even have to work full time to earn that.
I never said you did but my closest cousin is a nurse and is going for her masters now so I have a good idea of what they get paid.
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I've never been able to eat a whole baby.
Kill the women. Eat the children.
It's just one of those days where you want to bend over everyone you know and kiss their ass goodbye with a big sideways boot.
The money hungry nurses always go to the States when they graduate here...but that's not why I do it. Plus, fuck the States, lol.
Apr-21-2009 01:19
Lunar Phase 7
Not a Flying Toy.
Registered: Dec 2004
Location: Zone 4
Re: Re: Your tips for job hunting
quote:
Originally posted by ********
If you pass the bar and are willing to work on commission I have 5 or so law suits that I can throw at you. Although bunch of them are past the 6 month mark... not all are.
********, I would love to walk in your world for one day.
You are honestly the most interesting character I have come across on all the interwebz.
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Nothing lasts, nothing lasts, everything is changing into something else. Nothing is wrong, nothing is wrong, everything is on track...
You know, William Blake said... uh, nothing is lost. Nothing is lost and I... I really believe that, we only move on...
Apr-21-2009 01:21
bas
Stronger Lover
Registered: Jul 2004
Location: Here I Am Baby
Re: Re: Your tips for job hunting
quote:
Originally posted by ********
If you pass the bar and are willing to work on commission I have 5 or so law suits that I can throw at you. Although bunch of them are past the 6 month mark... not all are.
A bunch of them probably don't exist either. Just keep that in mind.
