Making a living

lagged

1991 1JZ
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im a student. i work part time bullshit jobs that dont pay enough, but after college i should be able to land a well paying job.
 

GotTurbos?

2J = Here; Swap = Near
Apr 24, 2006
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Full time school and part time work, about $80-$85 an hour. I work at a body shop.










haha, yes, maybe if you say I only work a few hours a week!
 

Jeff Lange

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Mar 29, 2005
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Parts Advisor, Toyota Dealership

It pays adequately, I'm on salary so there is no hourly wage. The employee price discount is nice.

I used to do web development full time and then part time, and now whenever I feel like it but not all that often.


I don't think I'll stay at Toyota forever, I'll likely go back to school for some sort of University degree in a couple years, but I want to finish my AE86 restoration while I can still get staff discounts, and body shop discounts, and other discounts, haha.
 

Keros

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Mar 16, 2007
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I design waste water treatment plants and do general drafting for a very large engineering design company. Pay is nice, more than adequate, and it's a nice place to work with nice people.

It's not really what I want to do forever, I have a background in mechanical engineering and I want something based more in small parts design, like engines and stuff. Working for an engineering design firm is a job filled with endless mountains of political bullshit and deskjockey egos.
 

BlackMKIII

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Jan 6, 2007
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I'm a Service Manager at an independant shop in Oakland, CA. I make about $47,000 per year, which is NOTHING in the Bay Area. If I made the same amount in Oklahoma (where I'm from) I'd be pretty well off.

Such is life.
 

Sawbladz

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Mar 14, 2006
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Automotive engineering and management student. It's basically Mechanical engineering with some auto courses and a business year. 5 years total. I'm looking into internships and relative summer employment for this summer.

To pay for this years school and car parts I worked for my uncles landscaping company on some millionaire houses. It payed well ($15/hr and 65+ hrs per week) and it was the best exercise I have ever had. Like a job and gym membership all in one. lol In the 9 weeks I worked there I made over $9000.
 

yankiwi

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Aug 27, 2005
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I am a Captain for a large regional airline.

Pay is good, but the main perks are lots of time off, and I don't feel like I have a job, more like a hobby with a good paycheck!!!
 

zachm611

Beauty In Disguise
Apr 15, 2006
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i make about 50k a year by hoeing myself out to 1000 fat chicks for 50 bucks a piece...easy money...fat women need loving too you know.

lol jk i make $8.55 an hour as a cashier at walmart, it gets me by..id like something different but i have a feeling that im stuck at walmart til i finish college...walmart really isnt that bad though, decent pay for my area min wage is 5.15 good benefits, im satisfied i guess.
 

JMDigital

Authorized Vendor
Jun 2, 2006
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I think this has been done before?

Forensic Computer Expert. Recently I have been helping rid the world of Child Predators.

Pay is good when I can get a case. Lawyers are still learning about this new industry.
This month has been good. Last month not so good :(. I figure about 6 months to 1 more year and I will have a good flow of cases. :)

I also used to make SM stickers at cost, and currently am doing photo enlargemnts for basicly no money.. If the big printer was not a hobbie I would kill myself..
 
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