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In reply to the discussion: What carreer would you heartily reccomend? [View all]kentauros
(29,414 posts)25. Drafting/Design
In my particular specialty (mapping) it's not always the steadiest of them, but it satisfies for now. With that background, this person could go for an engineering technology certification. I've known survey technicians with similar backgrounds, and they spent all of their time indoors, if trekking around people's property is a problem...
However, I also expect to be able to pay the bills once I'm writing full-time and self-publishing, like this guy, Joe Konrath. No special background necessary
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So long as their checks clear, I love the paper-pushing MBA asshole types.
lumberjack_jeff
Feb 2012
#70
That government jobs pay well, have lots of days off and many have great pensions
AngryAmish
Feb 2012
#90
That didn't work out too well for many TX State employees over the past fifteen years..
LanternWaste
Feb 2012
#84
I'd have gotten apprenticed in as an electrician, a plumber, or an HVAC tech.
LanternWaste
Feb 2012
#83