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| 01:29:20 | Skybax | Hellos |
| 01:29:49 | Nothing_Much | Howdy, Skybax |
| 01:30:01 | Skybax | What's up |
| 01:30:11 | Nothing_Much | I'm up |
| 01:30:17 | Nothing_Much | And playing a game that's not Bitfighter :< |
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| 01:30:52 | Skybax | :O |
| 01:30:54 | Skybax | What game |
| 01:31:33 | Skybax | I really wanna get ESO |
| 01:31:50 | raptor | I'm hoping for a 30% on my last exam |
| 01:32:00 | Skybax | That seems like a really bad score |
| 01:32:14 | raptor | and i worked really, really hard at it |
| 01:32:54 | raptor | that was the hardest test (for my circuits class) that I think I've taken in my 33 years of mortal existence |
| 01:33:04 | Skybax | What kind of exam was it? |
| 01:33:16 | raptor | analog circuits |
| 01:33:24 | raptor | there were 4 problems |
| 01:33:28 | Skybax | So like.. electricity? |
| 01:33:31 | raptor | i spent 4 hours |
| 01:33:36 | raptor | yeah |
| 01:33:48 | Skybax | Okay |
| 01:34:17 | Skybax | Idk a lot about that lol |
| 01:34:17 | Skybax | My brother is an apprentice electrician tho |
| 01:35:22 | raptor | cool, i kinda wanted to be that when i was a teenager |
| 01:36:18 | Skybax | He originally wanted to be a robotics engineer but electrician seemed easier to get in to haha |
| 01:36:47 | raptor | yeah... the engineer part is what i'm doing |
| 01:37:08 | Skybax | Nice |
| 01:38:20 | Skybax | I wanna get into networking |
| 01:38:28 | Skybax | Like tech support type stuff |
| 01:38:45 | raptor | you want networking... not so much tech-support :) |
| 01:39:01 | raptor | you'll probably want to do an IT (information technology) major |
| 01:39:08 | raptor | or apprenticeship, etc. |
| 01:39:38 | Skybax | Well like I have a friend who's the IT Manager of a local bank.. they have like 38 or so branches across Washington, and they only have like seven guys on their team, and he said that they'd be needing another guy soon, and that I should apply for an entry level tech support job |
| 01:40:21 | Skybax | He said I don't technically need anything to work there cause I can get on the job training and other stuff, but that if I had a Network+ Cert that I would be given preference in the hiring |
| 01:40:33 | raptor | oh yeah, actually - tech support is a great way to start getting into IT |
| 01:40:42 | raptor | but you'll not want to be there forever |
| 01:41:00 | Skybax | So I'm trying to decide if I should apply for FAFSA and try to start an actual class or just try to teach myself online and then just take the test |
| 01:41:52 | raptor | the class likely will give you better hands-on experience, but it's also graded :-/ |
| 01:41:55 | Skybax | Well the tech-supprt is just entry level. It comes with benefits and I'd get a raise every year. As my skills improved through working and getting more experienced I'd be automatically promoted. Eventually I'd get to a sallary job |
| 01:42:21 | Skybax | That kind of thing has more of a ladder than being a Delivery Expert does |
| 01:42:27 | Skybax | And I think I'd enjoy it |
| 01:42:28 | raptor | not sure i'd do student loans, though - a good community college are usually quite affordable |
| 01:42:37 | Skybax | FAFSA isn't a loan |
| 01:42:49 | Skybax | You don't have to give back financial aid |
| 01:43:08 | raptor | fafsa gives student aid, right? they do grants and loans |
| 01:43:18 | raptor | loans *must* be repaid, grants you don't |
| 01:43:39 | raptor | grants are usually for married couples with kids |
| 01:43:47 | raptor | but not always |
| 01:43:52 | Skybax | Must be grants then lol cause I've talked to like three other people who've done it and they're basically getting free college cause they make under a certain amount of money |
| 01:44:04 | raptor | yeah, if they get the grants |
| 01:44:11 | Skybax | They must've all gotten grants then |
| 01:44:18 | Skybax | They're all single tho |
| 01:44:34 | Skybax | Anyways. I'm gonna be married in a month so that'll greaten my chances anyways |
| 01:44:39 | raptor | huh, they must have relaxed the requirement |
| 01:44:43 | raptor | congrats! |
| 01:44:50 | Skybax | Thanks |
| 01:45:03 | raptor | joining the ranks of bitfighter marrieds |
| 01:45:31 | Skybax | Like one guy was in the military too, so he's getting his college payed for by the military, but then he's also getting financial aid, so he's basically just pocketing the money |
| 01:46:22 | raptor | i think for fafsa, the college has to aprove the grant and then it's only applied to tuition/books |
| 01:46:26 | raptor | you don't get cash |
| 01:46:44 | Skybax | Huh |
| 01:46:54 | Skybax | Wonder what he's using then |
| 01:46:59 | Skybax | I'll have to ask |
| 01:47:06 | raptor | student loans are cash, though, but then you're indebted for life |
| 01:47:19 | raptor | (I consider them a *really* bad idea) |
| 01:47:33 | Skybax | Yeah I don't want a loan lol |
| 01:48:18 | Skybax | College itself was just never something I really thought was that important. I'm 21 and never even looked into it lol |
| 01:48:36 | raptor | that's completely fine - i'm 33 and still working at it |
| 01:49:05 | raptor | also, i think doing master/apprentice type stuff can be a really good idea |
| 01:49:11 | Skybax | Yeah |
| 01:49:26 | raptor | the idea being to get as much education as possible from wherever |
| 01:49:34 | Skybax | Do they have that for tech support or networking tho? |
| 01:49:47 | raptor | i'm not sure - i started in the IT field |
| 01:50:00 | Skybax | I didn't think there was a "master" tech support guy lol |
| 01:50:04 | raptor | but i was hired as an intern, built up skills, then they hired me full time |
| 01:50:24 | Skybax | Yeah that's another thing my friend suggested |
| 01:50:25 | raptor | ^^ that's more the likely path i see for IT/networking |
| 01:50:30 | Skybax | A temp job |
| 01:51:01 | raptor | exactly - then you're in, and if you're half-way competent at technical stuff, people usually want to keep you (and if you're not too difficult to work with) |
| 01:51:19 | Skybax | I'm both of those things haha |
| 01:51:29 | raptor | haha, good |
| 01:51:48 | Skybax | I'll probably look into it more seriously after all this wedding stuff is done |
| 01:52:03 | raptor | good idea |
| 01:52:50 | Skybax | Right now Domino's pays the bills but there's no room for growth, no way to support a family |
| 01:53:48 | raptor | well, family tends to give you a good kick in the rear |
| 01:54:04 | Skybax | Yeah xD |
| 02:10:41 | raptor | ok, heading to bed - night! |
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