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04-14-2009, 09:01 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Jim Thorpe PA
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So I graduated college
I finished college on wed and started work monday. I have a associates in applied sciences and automotive technology. Now Im making............A WHOLE $11 AN HOUR!!!!! WHOOOOHOOOOO  Thats rediculous, the guys at my shop that graduated the year before me started at $12 and the guy they recently hired who has no certs, or ford training is making $18 and hour. So heres where I stand currently, Im going to tell my boss thanks for the raise but to keep me your going to have to give me atleast $13 an hour or Ill quit right here and now. I can continue on at school and get a batchelors in autimotive buisness from penn college $$$$$. Or I can try to get a job with the elevator union that my frinends dad works for and aprentice for $20 an hour, or I could get a job in another shop for more money which I really dont want to do as I HATE HATE HATE being a mechanic, I HATE waking up for work in the morning.
On a better note Im the first one in my family to have a college degree 
Oh yeah and by no means is our shop slow everyone is there working until 5pm or later.
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04-14-2009, 09:07 PM
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Resident Camera Guy
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: North Jersey
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Congrats on graduating, but I've found my Associates to be worthless!
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04-14-2009, 09:10 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Jim Thorpe PA
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Originally Posted by ar0ck
Congrats on graduating, but I've found my Associates to be worthless!
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Yeah Im slowly figuring that out too. Im thinking of applying to penn if I cant get the elevator union to work out. As I dont want the 50k loan 
Last edited by B4C; 04-14-2009 at 09:13 PM.
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04-14-2009, 09:36 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Medford, NJ
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i have an associates too.... it aint shiz unless you got a bachelors
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04-14-2009, 10:59 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: hamilton nj / glassboro nj
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yeah, now a days your expected to have at least a bachelors
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04-15-2009, 12:20 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Long Branch NJ
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keep working and goto school part time. Milk it for all its worth. Im going to start on my masters in business admin soon, concentrating in finance or banking. I have learned over the past few years that working the hard way sucks, and not going to college is indeed not as cool as it seems. But yeah keep going to school till you get a bachelors then keep going from there. Get a second degree in biz admin and get a job for a big dealership as some kind of service manager. Or whatever! just dont give up on school thats why i did and im paying the price now
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04-15-2009, 01:29 AM
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Location: Edison, NJ
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congrats..
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04-15-2009, 03:29 AM
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hahaha, welcome to the crappy world of automotive service 
If I were you, I'd go for the union elevator job.
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04-15-2009, 06:27 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Columbia
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I work for an elevator company and I've seen that elevator mechanics can make a real nice living and the work isn't nearly as bad as auto repair. You should get on the list at a union hall.
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04-15-2009, 06:37 AM
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congrats
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04-15-2009, 07:09 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: hamilton nj
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congrats. sucks though your makin wat i make and im 19 and havent started college yet.
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04-15-2009, 07:14 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Browns Mills NJ/ Rotondo West FL
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Congrats man
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04-15-2009, 11:22 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: NJ
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I was doing worse than that with an associates...thats why I'm back in school. You should just get the job and put in your 2 weeks. In this job market you should make sure you've got something lined up before you leave
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04-15-2009, 11:55 AM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Jim Thorpe PA
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I already have another parttime job that I could pick up hours at. Somenights I go from the dealer to my other job. Im going to talk to my friends dad about getting into the union if not im applying to penn and getting my bachelors, I really want to go away to school tho I think that I would be mad at myself if I didnt.
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04-15-2009, 11:56 AM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Jim Thorpe PA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CHRIS67
I work for an elevator company and I've seen that elevator mechanics can make a real nice living and the work isn't nearly as bad as auto repair. You should get on the list at a union hall.
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what company do you work for??
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04-15-2009, 11:58 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Browns Mills NJ/ Rotondo West FL
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ar0ck
Congrats on graduating, but I've found my Associates to be worthless!
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Thats because it is lol....In these times so is a bachelors...
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420 HP/367 TQ on a Unlocked Converter & still climbing.
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04-15-2009, 12:05 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Ewing/Galloway, NJ
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MonmouthCtyAntz
Thats because it is lol....In these times so is a bachelors...
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+1, im taking another semester (4.5), so if need be ill be closer to the CPA credit requirement
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04-15-2009, 12:41 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Columbia
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Quote:
Originally Posted by B4C
what company do you work for??
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Schindler Elevator
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04-15-2009, 01:56 PM
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8 Second Club
Join Date: Jun 2006
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graduation congratulations
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04-15-2009, 07:23 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Vernon NJ
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PCT in Williamsport?
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04-15-2009, 08:17 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Marlton
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That really sucks, especially considering out of my three jobs my lowest paying averages out to about $11/hr. and I just started college.
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04-15-2009, 11:04 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Jim Thorpe PA
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Yeah it bolws. I posted this on aonther forum and everyone told me to stop b****in and suck it up  great advise, and that Im afrade to have someone say to my face to grow up
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04-16-2009, 12:03 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Long Branch, NJ
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theres a cool automotive school called penn tech. Pennsylvania college of technology also theres a nice one in rhode island called New England Institute of Technology go check those two out. both facilities are great.
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04-16-2009, 03:02 PM
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Lifetime Power Member
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: London, UK
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No degree here but did manage to get a professional job making slightly more than $11/hr. In my opinion, experience owns credentials.
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04-16-2009, 05:15 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Haledon, NJ
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MonmouthCtyAntz
Thats because it is lol....In these times so is a bachelors...
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Agreed. I graduated in January with my BS in accounting and all I could get is a part time job with a broker/financial planner but my boss is partners with a CPA firm so it hopefully will be an in for me. If only I knew how bad it would have gotten I would have taken another semester to put towards CPA requirements like squirrel.
congratulations!
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