Fantasy Mock Draft Part 4

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AveryStar4Eva

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Congracts on graduation guys. Hope the job market opens up a little more in the fall and you guys can hopefully have a somewhat enjoyable summer off
 
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i actually used to have a cushy government job doing policy and left to do the underpaid world of architecture, so it actually isn't paying off in the long run unless I strike it lucky opening up my own firm one day
 
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Congrats on graduating guys, that’s awesome. For those that are down on not being able to find a job right now, it’s not better for us middle aged folks. My Visa has been delayed and so I can’t head out to back to China right now.
 
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i actually used to have a cushy government job doing policy and left to do the underpaid world of architecture, so it actually isn't paying off in the long run unless I strike it lucky opening up my own firm one day

Well if you end up with a job that you enjoy more in the long run I feel that less pay is worth it. Being able to enjoy your job always makes up for less pay
 

Horse McHindu

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Well if you end up with a job that you enjoy more in the long run I feel that less pay is worth it. Being able to enjoy your job always makes up for less pay

You nailed it. I worked in high pressure sales during my 20’s and early 30’s and made a shit tonne of money but was completely misreable. While I wasn’t earning nearly as much as a Manager and Lecturer (I left sales 6 years ago), it was still a 6 figure income (barely), but I had a lot more free time to explore outside interests (following the NHL and the Canucks) and more importantly, having enough time to stay physically fit by working out.
 

AveryStar4Eva

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You nailed it. I worked in high pressure sales during my 20’s and early 30’s and made a shit tonne of money but was completely misreable. While I wasn’t earning nearly as much as a Manager and Lecturer (I left sales 6 years ago), it was still a 6 figure income (barely), but I had a lot more free time to explore outside interests (following the NHL and the Canucks) and more importantly, having enough time to stay physically fit by working out.

You made the right call life is to short to hate your job
 
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i actually used to have a cushy government job doing policy and left to do the underpaid world of architecture, so it actually isn't paying off in the long run unless I strike it lucky opening up my own firm one day

That's actually really cool. I'm looking to go into architecture/civil engineering, so I would love to talk to you via PM.
 

Horse McHindu

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You made the right call life is to short to hate your job

Exactly. More importantly though, health is more important than wealth. When you’re working 14-16 hours a day, 6 days a week, you don’t have much time to work out. Because you hate your life, you end up overspending money (in my case, food, massages, and escorts), while increasing your waist line. I had always been skinny growing up (30 inch waist), but shot up to 40 inches. Since I’ve left sales, I’ve gone down to a 32 waist.
 

Horse McHindu

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Hindu's job has always sounded really cool to me and is probably something I'd look into if my plan A and B flop.

Get an MBA or some kind of Masters of Business degree if you’re passionate about it (I got a Master or International Management degree with an Asia and Pacific Rim focus). Can definitely open doors! That’s the only reason why I had the option of leaving my dreaded Sales career.
 

AveryStar4Eva

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Exactly. More importantly though, health is more important than wealth. When you’re working 14-16 hours a day, 6 days a week, you don’t have much time to work out. Because you hate your life, you end up overspending money (in my case, food, massages, and escorts), while increasing your waist line. I had always been skinny growing up (30 inch waist), but shot up to 40 inches. Since I’ve left sales, I’ve gone down to a 32 waist.

It’s crazy how much of an effect a crappy job can have on your health. At the worst time of my current job (me and my supervisor were the only ones on my team, which is usually 6 people) I was eating McDonald’s every day and gained 30 pounds within half a year. Not worth it
 

Horse McHindu

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It’s crazy how much of an effect a crappy job can have on your health. At the worst time of my current job (me and my supervisor were the only ones on my team, which is usually 6 people) I was eating McDonald’s every day and gained 30 pounds within half a year. Not worth it

I was eating Full Pizza’s like three times a week! (with like 2 cans of pop along with cheese fries). Thankfully, I was still lifting some weights and doing push-ups (for like 15-20 minutes a day), otherwise I’d probably would have developed very serious health problems.
 

AveryStar4Eva

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I was eating Full Pizza’s like three times a week! (with like 2 cans of pop along with cheese fries). Thankfully, I was still lifting some weights and doing push-ups (for like 15-20 minutes a day), otherwise I’d probably would have developed very serious health problems.

Oh man thinking about old eating habits makes me feel sick to my stomach, but I think you have me beat with the pizza, cheese fries and pop. How are you still alive?
 

Horse McHindu

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Oh man thinking about old eating habits makes me feel sick to my stomach, but I think you have me beat with the pizza, cheese fries and pop. How are you still alive?

Like I said, I still had a semblance of a workout routine even if it was very small (15-20 minutes every day). I was also a former NCAA Division I tennis player at University and so perhaps my healthy youth kind of helped me out.
 
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Get an MBA or some kind of Masters of Business degree if you’re passionate about it (I got a Master or International Management degree with an Asia and Pacific Rim focus). Can definitely open doors! That’s the only reason why I had the option of leaving my dreaded Sales career.

I currently have the option of going back to school for one more year and getting a degree in business as Journalism at my school was considered "business" I also only need to finish a few more courses to get a communciations degree as well, so definitely have a few options.
 
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