Stay in school or make money?

[Natebishop3]

So I've known about this job since late July. I took some steps to qualify for it, but there hadn't been any developments for months.

I'm a senior at Portland State. I still have a year or so left though before I can get my degree (lots of math left).

Today I got news that the job might finally be happening. It's a maritime security gig, and it pays very well. 20 per hour, which isn't THAT great, but we have to spend the whole time on the boat and we're paid for every hour that we're on the boat. So if I work five days a week, I'm on the boat and paid for $2400 per week.

I can't go to school and do this job. It also means I wouldn't be home much. I don't want to do this job long term. Maybe two or three years tops. Just long enough to pay off all my credit card debt and pay for a wedding.

Would you leave school to make good money even though you're almost done with school? I'm just not sure what to do.

 

[Denny Crane]

Is it a career?

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Do you really want to be on a fucking boat for a whole week at a time? You mean you'll be there Monday-Friday every week forever? No docking, no going out and living life?

Fuck that shit.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Its a horrible economy and hiring is slow, so its a good time to be in school. Better than being in school if the economy is recovered and people are hiring.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

positive is you won't have time to spend the money. but after 2-3 weeks of that shit you'll probably want to jump off the boat.

 

[Rodolfo]

 

[MrSelfDestruct]

Can you use the experience as a stepping stone to a career you'd like to have?

How viable would it be to continue going to school through online courses, regardless of how light the load may be, while working this job?

With a year left of school I would finish unless the answer to both of those is positive.

 

[Denny Crane]

You'd think MrSelfDestruct would recommend you quit school and not take the job.

 

[MrSelfDestruct]

You'd think MrSelfDestruct would recommend you quit school and not take the job.

And dump the fiance.

 

[Natebishop3]

This isn't really a career that I want to be in. A few of my friends are really serious about the private contractor thing.... doing close protection and security work. I'm not so much interested in it. There was a time in my life that I would be jumping on this, but I have a Fiance now, and I'd like to have kids, so riding in a convoy and possibly taking a bullet for someone or sitting on a ship for days at a time aren't really something I'm interested in long-term.

With that said, it's a cake job. Sit on a boat in dry dock and babysit the crew until they finish loading/unloading. I've thought about doing online courses while doing this work. It's possible, but not at PSU. I'd probably have to transfer to a college that's more "online friendly." I don't know... I'm not thrilled with the idea, but the money sounds good.

 

[MrSelfDestruct]

How would your fiance handle this? Would she be ok with you not being around?

 

[VanillaGorilla]

This isn't really a career that I want to be in. A few of my friends are really serious about the private contractor thing.... doing close protection and security work. I'm not so much interested in it. There was a time in my life that I would be jumping on this, but I have a Fiance now, and I'd like to have kids, so riding in a convoy and possibly taking a bullet for someone or sitting on a ship for days at a time aren't really something I'm interested in long-term.

With that said, it's a cake job. Sit on a boat in dry dock and babysit the crew until they finish loading/unloading. I've thought about doing online courses while doing this work. It's possible, but not at PSU. I'd probably have to transfer to a college that's more "online friendly." I don't know... I'm not thrilled with the idea, but the money sounds good.

You should finish school.

 

[Natebishop3]

How would your fiance handle this? Would she be ok with you not being around?

She says she would be, but I think after a week or two, or three, that we will both feel differently.

And not every week will be five days... some might be two or three days. It all depends on how many ships are in dock and who has a contract with us.

 

[MrSelfDestruct]

Yeah, just finish school dude. I know the money is tempting as hell, but seriously, I think you'll be happier in the long run passing on the job.

 

[cmac44111]

Is this a drug boat? And if you don't take the job could you recommend me?

 

[cdub503]

get money. fuck bitches.

no really though if you can do online classes and this thatd be kinda dope but i dont know how hyped your fiance would be about it. i know i wouldnt be. maybe do it for a bit (a term or two?) get a bit better standing on your credit debt and what not and make some extra scrill? but i dont know how viable that is either

 

[Stevenson]

1. You have the rest of your life to work, and make money. Stay in school.

2. You will never regret getting your degree, but you will always regret dropping out. You may or may not go back. Stay in school.

3. Your ability to make more money over the course of your life is greatly increased by finishing your degree. Stay in school.

Stay in school.

 

[Natebishop3]

I'm sensing a theme in this thread...

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Yeah... stay in school.

 

[Charcoal Filtered]

What is your degree going to be in and is it necessary to do the work you eventually want to do?

What I see with alot of college students is that they think that once they get a degree, they will land that perfect job and be able to pay off bills. They run up huge amounts of debt and seem to never pay it back. With the company I worked for after the military, it was better to just get your foot in the door and then let the company pay for school. We had guys with engineering degrees start along side guys that did two year programs and military.

It may not make a difference if you wait alittle to finish and give yourself some financial breathing room. Need more details to give you better advise.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Yeah, he only has one year left in school and the job requires him to be on a boat for 120 straight hours without seeing his friends, family, or having a life.

 

[Charcoal Filtered]

Yeah, he only has one year left in school and the job requires him to be on a boat for 120 straight hours without seeing his friends, family, or having a life.

120 straight hours? I could do that standing on my head.

He also said most of his final classes were math. CLEP might be an option.

 

[MickZagger]

I did this kind of work for a brief second. I worked for a security outfit called, "D&D" security and watched over ships making sure none of workers from different countries were trying to come into the US illegally. Nothing ever happened and I spent a lot of the time bullshitting (or trying to) with the workers. Most of them were SE asian and they'd be exporting goods. It got boring real easy though and the company folded. I wouldn't do it again, but if you really need the money so be it. I hope your not in so much credit card debt that its going to take 2-3 years to pay off. That would be shitty.

 

[Colonel Ronan]

Dude, fuck that. Go to school.

 

[julius]

Wait, you get to be on a boat?

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believe me when I say...I fucked a mermaid


*summer of 2009 called julius, they want their video back*

 

[THE HCP]

DOLLA DOLLA BILLS YA'LL!

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

after you make your skrilla, screw wedding and teh school move to the beach in thailand and secks up ladyboys 24/7/365!

 

[Nikolokolus]

Stay in school Nate ... fer real.

 

[MARIS61]

$20 hr seems like chump change for a job that infringes on your personal freedom so much.

3 years from now you'll either be glad you finished school or mad at yourself for wasting 3 years in a dead-end job that you hate.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

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