word stephanie. i got my private license in 2000 and loved flying so much i started seriously mapping a plan into a corportate jet. the problem is that aviation has a worse apprencticeship/intership process than architecture. wasn't about to do down that road again and take the pay cut to start all over. we think IDP and ARE are expansive; try footing the bill for private, instrument and commercial tickets before you can ever make a dime in the cockpit. I'll bet it is probably close to $20k now.
we interviewed three bidders for a small school project today, and they are all panicked at the thought of holding thier bid prices.
construction costs are about to go up... maybe even a lot. its very similar to the cost hike we saw when they started 'rebuilding' iraq. materials are going to be diverted to the disaster areas, therefore creating higher demand and higher prices. then there is the cost of transportation that is going to go up... not to mention petroleum based materials.
I'm with diabase - Spiritual Adviser. Or in a similar vein, sex therapist. I wonder how hard it is to get credentials to be one?
But seriously, one of my contractors just told me he's adding 4% to his quotes as a temporary fuel surcharge until gas prices go down - he can't afford to drive around to supervise all his projects right now. I'm thinking if he's upfront with clients and tells them WHY he's raising his prices maybe people will be understanding of his circumstances. We'll see.
LIBERTY,
Architets are known to not be very good at (except me, of course). i remember reading in Esquire, GQ, MAxim?!?! that architects are the career that get laid the least. Dunno their scientific methods, but borrowing from another thread, to some archinerds out here "barry whiting" means a long night making love to chipboard and museum board.
+q, gas in the Heartland is also $3/gal right now.
I didn't realize architects have such a problem getting it on - I guess a sex therapist specializing in treating architects would be a good niche market, since I'd understand where my clients' true passions lie!
I could always go back to my previous specialties: Food Service @ Six Flags (Employee of the month!)r, bag boy @ Winn-Dixie, yogurt maker, or garbage-man (I guess they're called 'sanitation workers' today).
After you've been a garbage-man, everything else looks good.
it's alright 'cause the historical pattern has shown
how the economical cycle tends to revolve
in a round of decades three stages stand out in a loop
a slump and war then peel back to square one and back for more
bigger slump and bigger wars and a smaller recovery
huger slump and greater wars and a shallower recovery
don't worry be happy things will get better naturally
don't worry shut up sit down go with it and be happy
dum, dum, dum, de dum dum, de duh de duh de dum dum dum... ah ah
dum, dum, dum, de dum dum, de duh de duh de dum dum dum... ah ah
i'd settle for being a stay-at-home dad...but i think i need kids first otherwise i'm just another unemployed broke-dick...maybe i can adapt some children...or maybe i should just call that new sex-therapist specializing in architects...
puddles, the architect's task is to constantly (re)produce his vision. You just need someone to fund that vision. I suggest marrying a dedicated and driven lawyer pronto.
wow liberty you just spun off a new thread, with the looming recession, what other career would you marry?
Ill play although Im happily married to an artist (sucks for me (financially that is))
I would marry a female professional golfer, if the golf lobby got 3 weeks of extra daylight saving time just 'cause (new energy bill), imagine the power they have. I think in the future we will all be ruled by female golfers... just wait and see.
melquiades, I'm also happily married to a (broke) artist!
One of my undergrad profs suggested we all marry nurses, because they can pretty much always be employed. Currently the US is in the midst of a pretty significant nursing shortage, so I think his suggestion still stands.
Plus, a nurse-spouse can take care of you when you feel icky.
Female pro golfer is also a wise choice, it's a growing market.
Marrying a successful real estate agent is also a good choice, as they can feed you clients.
Uhhhh, I meant "send clients your way", not literally feed you clients, though given a lot of the real estate agents I know that wouldn't be outside the limits of their ethics.
It's always great for architectural students when there's a recession, because it means the schools can recruit plenty of interesting teachers, who simply can't get practice work. When there's lots of building going on, nobody wants to teach but when it dries up, they're banging on the doors of schools, offering their services.
With rising prices of everything, in a recession Construction is hit first....
What are your second career options/dreams?
I want to become a rodeo clown
surgical tech....plays to my aesthetic sensibilities
PILOT
a job in fabrication...
word stephanie. i got my private license in 2000 and loved flying so much i started seriously mapping a plan into a corportate jet. the problem is that aviation has a worse apprencticeship/intership process than architecture. wasn't about to do down that road again and take the pay cut to start all over. we think IDP and ARE are expansive; try footing the bill for private, instrument and commercial tickets before you can ever make a dime in the cockpit. I'll bet it is probably close to $20k now.
United's in what year#3 of bankruptcy. Delta's considering it. USAir, etc, etc.
The only good jobs in aviation now are the ones where you fly Apaches & Cobras to kill people.
Then again, maybe Stephanie was talking abt 'Harbor Pilot.' That seems pretty secure.
My 2nd career: I would've also said 'aviator.' I guess Long Haul Trucker would be OK as a 3rd choice.
i am practicing my porn star look in case all else fails.
sea captain...or better yet a pirate!
luthier
Move 'porn-king' (like Burt Reynolds' character in 'Boogie Nights'?) up to choice #2. Hmmm, maybe it's at #1.
Why wait for a recession? Porn is always lucrative, and well.... it has its perks.
ninja dentist...
Pixel,
there's a downtrodden arch't in another post who needs your services.
we interviewed three bidders for a small school project today, and they are all panicked at the thought of holding thier bid prices.
construction costs are about to go up... maybe even a lot. its very similar to the cost hike we saw when they started 'rebuilding' iraq. materials are going to be diverted to the disaster areas, therefore creating higher demand and higher prices. then there is the cost of transportation that is going to go up... not to mention petroleum based materials.
i think i will open a doggy day spa.
Spiritual Advisor. Maybe I'll apprentice to Nancy Manguy...
i wanna be a cop, just like erik...
I'm gonna be just like Donny from the big lebowski. He had like $15 on him when the Nhilists attacked. More than I've got in my pocket right now.
Tattoo Artist
rock star. Actually that 's my first choice.
I'm with diabase - Spiritual Adviser. Or in a similar vein, sex therapist. I wonder how hard it is to get credentials to be one?
But seriously, one of my contractors just told me he's adding 4% to his quotes as a temporary fuel surcharge until gas prices go down - he can't afford to drive around to supervise all his projects right now. I'm thinking if he's upfront with clients and tells them WHY he's raising his prices maybe people will be understanding of his circumstances. We'll see.
newspaper boy
mechani
LIBERTY,
Architets are known to not be very good at (except me, of course). i remember reading in Esquire, GQ, MAxim?!?! that architects are the career that get laid the least. Dunno their scientific methods, but borrowing from another thread, to some archinerds out here "barry whiting" means a long night making love to chipboard and museum board.
Anyway, what are prices like where you at?
New Mexico-$3.00 a gallon
that I want to be an oil magnate, then Ill bankrupt all you SUV owning losers!!!
mailman with a foot beat in an urban neighborhood.
so.... you want to sing for KISS?
+q, gas in the Heartland is also $3/gal right now.
I didn't realize architects have such a problem getting it on - I guess a sex therapist specializing in treating architects would be a good niche market, since I'd understand where my clients' true passions lie!
i wanna rock n roll allnite and part of the day!!!
i think that line is "...and part of every day", vado.
I could always go back to my previous specialties: Food Service @ Six Flags (Employee of the month!)r, bag boy @ Winn-Dixie, yogurt maker, or garbage-man (I guess they're called 'sanitation workers' today).
After you've been a garbage-man, everything else looks good.
rocknroll lb
i used to think that line was "part of every day"
it's alright 'cause the historical pattern has shown
how the economical cycle tends to revolve
in a round of decades three stages stand out in a loop
a slump and war then peel back to square one and back for more
bigger slump and bigger wars and a smaller recovery
huger slump and greater wars and a shallower recovery
don't worry be happy things will get better naturally
don't worry shut up sit down go with it and be happy
dum, dum, dum, de dum dum, de duh de duh de dum dum dum... ah ah
dum, dum, dum, de dum dum, de duh de duh de dum dum dum... ah ah
i thought it was 'party every day'.
i'd settle for being a stay-at-home dad...but i think i need kids first otherwise i'm just another unemployed broke-dick...maybe i can adapt some children...or maybe i should just call that new sex-therapist specializing in architects...
puddles, the architect's task is to constantly (re)produce his vision. You just need someone to fund that vision. I suggest marrying a dedicated and driven lawyer pronto.
wow liberty you just spun off a new thread, with the looming recession, what other career would you marry?
Ill play although Im happily married to an artist (sucks for me (financially that is))
I would marry a female professional golfer, if the golf lobby got 3 weeks of extra daylight saving time just 'cause (new energy bill), imagine the power they have. I think in the future we will all be ruled by female golfers... just wait and see.
I nee a sugah mama
melquiades, I'm also happily married to a (broke) artist!
One of my undergrad profs suggested we all marry nurses, because they can pretty much always be employed. Currently the US is in the midst of a pretty significant nursing shortage, so I think his suggestion still stands.
Plus, a nurse-spouse can take care of you when you feel icky.
Female pro golfer is also a wise choice, it's a growing market.
Marrying a successful real estate agent is also a good choice, as they can feed you clients.
Uhhhh, I meant "send clients your way", not literally feed you clients, though given a lot of the real estate agents I know that wouldn't be outside the limits of their ethics.
It's always great for architectural students when there's a recession, because it means the schools can recruit plenty of interesting teachers, who simply can't get practice work. When there's lots of building going on, nobody wants to teach but when it dries up, they're banging on the doors of schools, offering their services.
Selling drugs to children. Kids have a lot of money these days.
fluffer
filmmaker
or a television evangelist
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