I love building stuff but at my age, sure have slowed down..my endless deck and porch project is taking years to complete but when it's all done, I did it all myself...legacy for children and theirs as well. When I retire in a few years completely I'd like to build instruments..bench work.
I have a MS in Computer Architecture from MIT. It was awarded to me at the end of a joint project we did in the 60s. Before anyone ever heard of a Computer Science degree. As sort of a lark one day, I applied for a job here in Coos County that was listed as requiring a CS degree. They asked me with a cocked eye, do you have a Computer Science degree? Well anyway they rejected mine, it was the only time I ever tried to use it, didn't get to show it (actually can't even find it). I secretly think they wanted someone younger.
The Boat probably is it for me. Although if I get tired of it, I might take on building a car, an hybrid diesel electric. Really simple, to get about town locally, and perhaps go as far as Coos Bay. I think I can make on go close to 100 miles per gallon. Might give it a go.
That is so true... I have a degree in Human Resources and have never used it but I know I wouldn't have even gotten an interview to be a claims adjuster without it. The company I work for will promote people in clerical positions to adjuster positions from inside but it seems to take a whole lot longer than a 4 year degree and there's no guarantee they're ever going to do it. It was about a $40,000 foot in the door but it did lead to a really nice job/company.
It makes no sense sometimes. At one point i sent out about 40 resumes with almost no interest. Then left for a few weeks of vacation around Christmas. When I returned I sent out a dozen more resumes and got offered interviews for all the positions and ended up with multiple job offers. Same resume, same cover letter. Who knows if it was timing, random, or what. As far as degrees go, up until recently all my jobs in the past decade required a minimum of my degree to get be hired. Now I'm back in school for a career where nobody gives a shit about degrees. I think i must be an idiot.
A lot of my family are educators and I keep suggesting to them that we should have an apprenticeship/internship program for high schoolers today. That even if teenagers don't want to go to college (and let's face it, why would they) Get employers on board and get these kids some hard skills they can fall back on. Carpentry, welding, roofing, hell I don't know. And do it while they are still in high school. But my educator relatives say that there is no way the government or potential employers would EVER go for that. You know, my own lack of upward mobility doesn't bother me. Sh-t. At least my generation had some options. But I see my friends' kids and they've got no hope. They've been lied too and left hanging in a system that offers no real solutions for a future. That breaks my heart. Sent from my SGH-M919 using Tapatalk
