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[exhaleapproval]

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How is everyone doing these days

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[MaxCrushnod]

Well, at this point in my life, I don’t think going to university would be a waste of time, no matter the outcome.

Great, Ive found many friends during my stay, so I hope you also have a fun time at whichever place you choose to go.

 

[TwoOhNine]

I have no programming skills (my worst grade in college by far was for intro to programming) but I have a family member who worked as a programmer for mid-sized technology service company for like 5 years, and for a couple of smaller companies before that. He was laid off two years ago and has been unable to find anything permanent that will pay him close to what he was making at his prior gig. He is getting by with freelance work and training in a completely unrelated field for when the freelance work eventually dries up.

If he is trying to get the same salary then I can understand he isn't moving. The covid-era salaries are long gone. Companies have been laying off people constantly the last 1-2 years and offering new employees less.

 

[PixelCat93]

Great, Ive found many friends during my stay, so I hope you also have a fun time at whichever place you choose to go.

I’m glad to hear that, and thanks for sharing your experience!

 

[fuzzywuzzy]

If he is trying to get the same salary then I can understand he isn't moving. The covid-era salaries are long gone. Companies have been laying off people constantly the last 1-2 years and offering new employees less.

Yeah, that was 100% his issue at the beginning. He was laid off in one of the early post-covid waves, but he certain he was worth X and not willing to consider a pay cut. And then Meta and Microsoft and Salesforce, etc., all start laying off huge waves of people with much better resumes that he has to compete with.

 

[fuzzi_weezil]

Well, at this point in my life, I don’t think going to university would be a waste of time, no matter the outcome.

Depends. If you have the money, going to college for the sake of knowledge and experience can be it's own reward.

If you are going to college to learn a skill that will earn you a living, it absolutely can be a waste of time if you pick the "wrong" major.

Also, too many people think college is the only key for success. This is not true in the US. We don't have enough people in the trades right now. Go through the process to be come a licensed electrician and you will be turning away good paying jobs because there is more work than people to do the work.

 

[PixelCat93]

Depends. If you have the money, going to college for the sake of knowledge and experience can be it's own reward.

If you are going to college to learn a skill that will earn you a living, it absolutely can be a waste of time if you pick the "wrong" major.

Also, too many people think college is the only key for success. This is not true in the US. We don't have enough people in the trades right now. Go through the process to be come a licensed electrician and you will be turning away good paying jobs because there is more work than people to do the work.

True, you have a point. It really depends on what you want to achieve.

 

[MattShizzle]

Also, if you aren't good with your hands going to college is the only way to not be poor - short of some other sort of talent.

 

[dr semaem]

Maybe prostitution?

 

[Captain Panda]

Maybe prostitution?

Being hood with your hands could help with that in some ways

 

[Jack Of Blades]

fixed the ranks and shop issue, what a clusterfuck lol

 

[BananaPrincess]

Good morning to you. Or, here it is evening.

I never heard about meteorological day before. Sounds interesting and it would be cool to see meteorites fall from the sky.

(I assume this what meteorology means?

(My translation give a weird explanation lol)

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@vampirecreatur It's sad that we can't see your T-Mod badge. Cause I used to say to Mime when Mime was a T-mod that T-mod means tiger mod
[Zoo picture of Mime as a tiger] Then when Slum was a T-mod, I had a picture of Slum's head on
a Tyrannosaurus rex, so he was the T-rex mod. Mime says your the Transylvania mod.

 

[Jack Of Blades]

@vampirecreatur It's sad that we can't see your T-Mod badge. Cause I used to say to Mime when Mime was a T-mod that T-mod means tiger mod
[Zoo picture of Mime as a tiger] Then when Slum was a T-mod, I had a picture of Slum's head on
a Tyrannosaurus rex, so he was the T-rex mod. Mime says your the Transylvania mod.

visual bug, recheck

 

[mime]

visual bug, recheck

Hmm. I tried forced refresh and don't see it.

Link to TMod badge image

 

[Jack Of Blades]

Hmm. I tried forced refresh and don't see it.

Link to TMod badge image

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[mime]

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Hmm. Which theme? I'm on:

OASIS V2*

 

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[highlrecommend]

there's gambling?!? WHERE!?

top of browser has links

Games Lobby

 

[nervouschipmun]

If he is trying to get the same salary then I can understand he isn't moving. The covid-era salaries are long gone. Companies have been laying off people constantly the last 1-2 years and offering new employees less.

I guess I shouldn't complain about my modest yearly raises then...

 

[Jack Of Blades]

Hmm. Which theme? I'm on:

OASIS V2*

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Hmm. Which theme? I'm on:

OASIS V2*

the theme youve been on is broken as its for xf 2.2 lol and the dev doesnt want to continue it.