Introduce your job/studies

[MiF]

Again a "indructe..." topic, and this time its about your job or studies.

Just write what job/studie you got, and something like

- What is it like (What you do there, if it isnt obvius)

- Do you like it?

- How long days you got?

- Payment?

etc. etc. And of course some pictures if possible.

I'll start

I am at High school atm (College in other word.) Most of my days are from 8 AM - 15 PM, but there is some shorter days. Of course we study different things (Maths, Physics, English etc.) I most like at Computer sciense, which i study at self study.

Personaly i like high school more than every school till this.

Now... Your turn.

Edited August 31, 2010 by MiF

[Messy]

So... My school starts at septemember 13th. I'm at the third class of secondary school (in my country it's 3 years secondary school and 3 years high school). It's so f*cking boring. Idiot teachers, and I get f*cking bored everytime I go there. All I do is writing and do shit while the idiot teacher speaks. It's 8 a.m - 2 p.m and I'm wondering how the f*ck I'm gonna wake up at 8 a.m Also, it's monday-friday

SCHOOL SUCKS

Hard

Edited August 31, 2010 by Messy

[QTesla]

- What is it like (What you do there, if it isnt obvious)

FREEEEEEEEEEEKIN SCHOOOL. You're meant to learn shit

- Do you like it?

No not really

- How long days you got?

Like how many hours a day? 6. But It's a waste of 6 hours.

- Payment?

If only...

Edited August 31, 2010 by QTesla

[Dr. Pannenkoek]

I'm in my last year of High School, (Year 11) I have until May this year until I go on Study Leave, instead of staying until late July (;

The options I picked for year 10/11 were:

Art - Too much coursework :<

History - Interesting yet boring D:?

Seperate Sciences - Meaning you do Physics, Chemistry and Biology separately

ICT DiDA - basically,

1. Just login to your computer,

2. Pay a person in Lunches who is smarter than you to do your work for the rest of term.

3. ??????

4. SUCCESS!

English, Maths and PSHCE+E are basically stock options that everyone has to take, but no arguing there, the GCSE's are useful in later life (:

I think i'm safe to say, most of my teachers are alright people, well, apart from a dickhead PSHCE+E teacher :<

[Ywa]

- What is it like (What you do there, if it isnt obvius)

Administrating servers for webhosting customers and developping/coding websites (for brands like Björn Borg, Ben & Jerry's)

- Do you like it?

It's fine. But I rather start my own company.

- How long days you got?

4 days of 8 hours, per week.

- Payment?

Yes.

[Clavus]

I study Technische Informatica (computer science) at the Technical University of Delft. Besides that I work some afternoons at Van Riemsdijk Rotterdam as programmer.

What is it like

The study has quite a few difficult (math related) courses I still got to complete. Just started my Minor (meaning for one semester, we do some courses in a totally different study course) in Industrial Design. Hope to learn some consumer behaviour related stuff.

At my job I have a fairly magical status as the only real programmer there. That also results in me being asked a lot about general computer problems. Usually they ask a guy at their engineering department, who just so happens to be my dad. Easy to get a free meal at my dad's place after work

How long are your days

I'm a fulltime student, meaning they roster hours all over the place but you end up being on the university for just a few of em.

For my job I usually work afternoons. I worked full days for a while during the summer.

Payment

My job pays well enough

As a programmer you start far above the minimum.

[Ywa]

As a programmer you start far above the minimum.

I wish.

[Clavus]

As a programmer you start far above the minimum.

I wish.

As a university grade programmer [...]

Fixed it

[Pufulet]

Im just about to start year 11 of college which is for 15-16 year olds.

The subjects I chosen in year 10 were:

ICT - Obvious Reasons - And I fix computers

French - Holy Shit what did I choose?!

Sociology - The Study of society my ass!

My days are 8:45 till 3:05

Usually 6 lessons a day but this year 5... again

I plan on working for a gaming company since I really enjoy making maps/levels and stuff like that for games. I have also been using computers since I was about 3.

[QTesla]

Im just about to start year 11 of college which is for 15-16 year olds.

you mean school?

[Pufulet]

Im just about to start year 11 of college which is for 15-16 year olds.

you mean school?

The school is called Fullhurst Community College but yeah school

[QTesla]

Ah, was making sure

Anyway my year 10 options where:

French ( 'cos I'm awesome )

ICT

History

Music ( Can play guitar and was easier than art or drama )

[Messy]

You all have interesting schools, except me. There are no different schools, all are the same.

I wish there was an athletic school

EDIT: Lol @ achool

Edited August 31, 2010 by Messy

[Pufulet]

Ah, was making sure

Anyway my year 10 options where:

French ( 'cos I'm awesome )

ICT

History

Music ( Can play guitar and was easier than art or drama )

je deteste le francais parceque cest super nul >

[Darkstar]

To get swiftly back on-topic.

Im currently at College (not what the Americans call college, what they call college is really University.) doing a BTEC National Diploma in Software Development, which for my first year I got DDM which is the equivalent of AAB at AS-Level, and im starting again on the 8th of September.

- What is it like (What you do there, if it isnt obvious)

Its not bad, my group is full of people who have seen the horrors of the internet (Im looking at you 4-Chan) and still lived to tell the tale, but lost some brain cells in the process.

The course is about developing software (who knew), and there's 18 topics to cover over the 2 years, but you take on 9 in each year and within that you have 4 or 5 of those 9 topics at once.

Core units:

Communication and Employability Skills in IT

Computer Systems

Information Systems

IT Systems Analysis and Design

Principles of Software Design and Development

Event-driven Programming.

Specialist units:

IT Project (equivalent to 2 units)

Advanced Database Skills

Advanced Spreadsheet Skills

Communication Technologies

Developing Computer Games

Human Computer Interaction

Control Systems

Web Server Scripting

Website Production and Management

Object Orientated Programming

E-commerce.

(fyi, bold is second year topics)

- Do you like it?

Yep, its pretty damn awesome and fun.

- How long days you got?

Dont know for this year yet, should have at least one day off a week. Its a "Study day", but it usually never gets used as that until the last quarter of the year

- Payment?

lol. I wish. Parents bring in too much to be able to apply for EMA >:

[Nobana]

Im just about to start year 11 of college which is for 15-16 year olds.

Its 11th year of school. And 1st year of college.

[BlueYoshi97]

- What is it like (What you do there, if it isnt obvius)

I study Higher General Continued Education better known as HAVO. Again.

My job is delivering weekly newspapers in a rip-offtown (Leiderdorp) from this city (Leiden). It may sound easy, but every week I have to fight through bunches of spiderwebs, tons of Guard Dogs, and lots of bored kids.

- Do you like it?

School is cool. My job is crap and I get payed jack for it.

- How long days you got?

School is alright. Job is every damn wednesday (although I usually do it thursday. I still have to recieve complaints).

- Payment?

At school I only lose money, around 3 euros a day (3 breaks, 3 Kinder Buenos) (or KitKats).

I get not more than around 4 euros for the newspapers every week, but if you think that's bad, sometimes I also have to deliver folders (read: spam) and additions to the newspaper. Which takes almost as long as walking the newspapers themselves (so that makes it 2 times as long as normal), which give me around 50 cent for them. If you are not familiar with euros, just know that I have a reason to skip half the people every week. >=D

[stalker-dude(nl)]

Ye I also do newspapers and advertisement :/

It sucks, as you said it: complaints, dogs , spiderwebs and monsters.

.... oh yea and I also do HAVO.

[Clavus]

I get not more than around 4 euros for the newspapers every week, but if you think that's bad, sometimes I also have to deliver folders (read: spam) and additions to the newspaper. Which takes almost as long as walking the newspapers themselves (so that makes it 2 times as long as normal), which give me around 50 cent for them. If you are not familiar with euros, just know that I have a reason to skip half the people every week. >=D

Would it make you rage if I told you I get paid 3 times as much for one hour of lounging behind the computer?

[MiF]

I get not more than around 4 euros for the newspapers every week, but if you think that's bad, sometimes I also have to deliver folders (read: spam) and additions to the newspaper. Which takes almost as long as walking the newspapers themselves (so that makes it 2 times as long as normal), which give me around 50 cent for them. If you are not familiar with euros, just know that I have a reason to skip half the people every week. >=D

Would it make you rage if I told you I get paid 3 times as much for one hour of lounging behind the computer?

*Discuss as an Clavus and stoles hes job* Yoink.

Srsly, i want job like that .

Offtopic. Starting code Python in school ATM.

[Lukkie]

- What is it like (What you do there, if it isnt obvius)\

\Sciences. Sometimes an expirement etc but most of the time watching a screen and being bored.

- Do you like it?

No, but friends are there to make it fun

- How long days you got?

5 days a week

- Payment?

Nope, but Ive been working as an ice ventor and earned 8 euros an hour for playing cards because the weather was bad

[Chikennugget1]

- What is it like (What you do there, if it isnt obvius)

"DUT informatique"(technological&university diploma of informatic/computing).It's in a university, and it looks hard.

- Do you like it? Dunno, I'll start tomorrow but for now it's very stressing.

- How long days you got?Dunno, our work times are not the same each week.Sometimes I work from 8am to 6am, sometimes less, etc...

- Payment? No.

[Danni]

- What is it like (What you do there, if it isnt obvius)

Sales, marketing and economy.. becoming Account manager when done

- Do you like it?

Yes

- How long days you got?

8 to 13 most of the times. I only have 3 subjects now, cause I'm done with the others

- Payment?

Everything from 4.100€ to 13.500€ and above, so pays well.

etc. etc. And of course some pictures if possible.

I get not more than around 4 euros for the newspapers every week, but if you think that's bad, sometimes I also have to deliver folders (read: spam) and additions to the newspaper. Which takes almost as long as walking the newspapers themselves (so that makes it 2 times as long as normal), which give me around 50 cent for them. If you are not familiar with euros, just know that I have a reason to skip half the people every week. >=D

Would it make you rage if I told you I get paid 3 times as much for one hour of lounging behind the computer?

Would it make you rage to tell you I get paid 4-5 times more per hour to ask for money behind a counter?

Edited August 31, 2010 by Danni

[MiF]

- What is it like (What you do there, if it isnt obvius)

Sales, marketing and economy.. becoming Account manager when done

- Do you like it?

Yes

- How long days you got?

8 to 13 most of the times. I only have 3 subjects now, cause I'm done with the others

- Payment?

Everything from 4.100€ to 13.500€ and above, so pays well.

etc. etc. And of course some pictures if possible.

I get not more than around 4 euros for the newspapers every week, but if you think that's bad, sometimes I also have to deliver folders (read: spam) and additions to the newspaper. Which takes almost as long as walking the newspapers themselves (so that makes it 2 times as long as normal), which give me around 50 cent for them. If you are not familiar with euros, just know that I have a reason to skip half the people every week. >=D

Would it make you rage if I told you I get paid 3 times as much for one hour of lounging behind the computer?

Would it make you rage to tell you I get paid 4-5 times more per hour to ask for money behind a counter?

That much in month? DUDE!! Thats lots of money when my parents make about 2000€ month (4500€ together)

[Dusty]

- What is it like

Student, at college. Studying A Levels.

Subjects; Law, Psychology, Computing and Geology.

- Do you like it?

Not started yet, most likely not.

- How long days you got?

4 days a week for the next two years.

- Payment?

Nil.