What is it like being in your 20s

[AtomicUse]

http://www.theatlantic.com/business...rads-are-jobless-or-underemployed-how/256237/

its 58% now btw. Stop making it sound like getting a degree is a super important thing and some sort of vital life essential. Times have changed. I know far too many people that have diplomas and degrees and those people aren't doing shyt with their life and they're already in their 30's, and i know a lot of people who independently started their own business (which requires no degree or diploma) and they're doing really good

and breh you fukking lost staying in school til your 26

You're tossing out a biased argument here. There's more than 1 avenue to success, so no you don't need a degree to make money. I spoke on it in another thread. I know people that started out as stockers/cashiers and are now Managers at thier stores after 4-5 years, no college neccessary. But what some people want to do with thier lives (Engineers, Lawyers, Doctors) require degrees.

I know a couple guys/women who came out at 26+, making 60k+ with Bachelor degrees. If they'd have gave up and went to work in a warehouse or at the mall at 24, they'd be setlling for that 30k hoping they get overtime pay.

I'm curious as to what degrees the people who you say, "aren't doing shyt with thier life" , have hanging up at home.
Are they science based degrees? Or are they in Art Managment/Philosophy/History/Basket-Weaving? I know few people who majored in computer sciences, engineering, finance,etc who aren't doing at LEAST "okay". Most of them are alright, they're not rich, but they're not broke by any stretch of the imagination.

*edit*
Most MBA candidates/students are 25+. Because respectable institutions require you to have 2 years of work experience. I knocked my program down in a year and a half, so I finished ahead of schedule, and got a nice pay raise when I was done. What if I'd have said "screw this, I give up, I'm too old"? I'd have been pissed when they gave the promotion to the guys that had the degree.

Your 20's should be fun, in my opinion, but you can't have fun if you don't work to afford the opportunities.

 

[Stealth]

Then reading must not be your strong suit because i said a trade OR a degree. A trade means, a skill. A skill like a degree still requires an education. How do you learn how to be a mechanic? Watching youtube? Im not your Auntie or your mother telling you to go to college. Im saying, you need to learn a skill or get a degree. Please take your ritalin so you can step up your reading comprehension.

lol I've never heard that shyt in my life "a trade" who tf says that to describe a skill?

 

[Crakface]

lol I've never heard that shyt in my life "a trade" who tf says that to describe a skill?

nikkas that know words. I'll edit the post for nikkas with struggle English.

 

[Crakface]

Double

 

[AtomicUse]

lol I've never heard that shyt in my life "a trade" who tf says that to describe a skill?

With this statement, you have just lost any credibility you had in this thread/argument.

"Tradesmen" are people that work "in the trades". Plumbers, Welders, Electricians, etc.

 

[Stealth]

With this statement, you have just lost any credibility you had in this thread/argument.

"Tradesmen" are people that work "in the trades". Plumbers, Welders, Electricians, etc.

I've never ever heard anybody use the word trade in any other context besides the normal more traditional exchange definition. Tradesmen I've heard before, but using trade the way face did, never

 

[Theraflu]

http://www.theatlantic.com/business...rads-are-jobless-or-underemployed-how/256237/

its 58% now btw. Stop making it sound like getting a degree is a super important thing and some sort of vital life essential. Times have changed. I know far too many people that have diplomas and degrees and those people aren't doing shyt with their life and they're already in their 30's, and i know a lot of people who independently started their own business (which requires no degree or diploma) and they're doing really good

and breh you fukking lost staying in school til your 26

He didnt lose.

You don't know the value of an MBA in certain fields.

Before I started working for my dad I worked in sales and trading.

He would have come in an analyst and automatically become an associate by 28 as he already has gone through business school.

By 30 he would still be hitting 6 figures if you know your field and you're getting relevant training education and experience via interning graduating at 26 is fine.

My experience is in corporate finance/banking so I dunno about other fields but being an analyst ain't bad at all lol

If he is doing an MBA the field he is going into probably needs a degree.

There's levels to this shyt.

@Gene E. Yuss what u going into

 

[AtomicUse]

He didnt lose.

You don't know the value of an MBA in certain fields.

Before I started working for my dad I worked in sales and trading.

He would have come in an analyst and automatically become an associate by 28 as he already has gone through business school.

By 30 he would still be hitting 6 figures if you know your field and you're getting relevant training education and experience via interning graduating at 26 is fine.

My experience is in corporate finance/banking so I dunno about other fields but being an analyst ain't bad at all lol

If he is doing an MBA the field he is going into probably needs a degree.

There's levels to this shyt.

@Gene E. Yuss what u going into

Final career destination is to be a Director of Operations for a multi-national business corp. I see how old most C-Level executives of large corporations are(late 40's, early 50's) so I'm leaving that in the outfield. I'm just a department lead right now so I've got a ways to go. Whole reason I got the lead position was because of the degrees, that was my whole point to @Infamous.

Thread is going off track though, this supposed to be about your 20's, but the big homie Crackface already dropped the thread gem.

 

[Ohene]

He didnt lose.

You don't know the value of an MBA in certain fields.

Before I started working for my dad I worked in sales and trading.

He would have come in an analyst and automatically become an associate by 28 as he already has gone through business school.

By 30 he would still be hitting 6 figures if you know your field and you're getting relevant training education and experience via interning graduating at 26 is fine.

My experience is in corporate finance/banking so I dunno about other fields but being an analyst ain't bad at all lol

If he is doing an MBA the field he is going into probably needs a degree.

There's levels to this shyt.

@Gene E. Yuss what u going into

How did you break in to s And t :'(. I was a new a banker but it's so competitive if you dont go to them certain schools

 

[Michael's Black Son]

Stay 27 as long as you can

 

[Geek]

You can buy alcohol (21) and rent a car (25, but this isn't always the case). Still in my 20s and its pretty cool.

When 30 comes ...

 

[Theraflu]

How did you break in to s And t :'(. I was a new a banker but it's so competitive if you dont go to them certain schools

Yes friend it is quite, I can't lie. I did what @Gene E. Yuss did which was a 4 year degree where 3 was for my BSc the last was for my M.Sci in Econ and Maths so that helped. Graduated a year later but atleast I got my 2nd degree. Erm, I interned through school, at the start the big banks won't even look at you so focus on smaller ones for off cycle interning. If you're still in university now find a super basic firm who are just starting out, they'll appreciate your help lol. Go in an Afternoon a week or something, make coffees photocopy anything as long as u can put it on ur resume. You might be coffee boy but on ur resume ur a 'junior analyst'

if u have a few internships on ur resume and you're still not getting into the GS, UBS, JP or Barclay Grad programs then you might have to start your career at a smaller boutique firm, stay there for 2 years, go business school (or not) THEN apply for the big one's. You'll get in.

I went to a good college so firms used to come on our campus to recruit us so that helped. The advantage for kids who go to school at good colleges is they want u...but it's cool if u don't cos ull use a smaller firm as a step up.

My career went like this

18-22 was at university did 4 internships (spring weeks summer weeks) got my advanced degree (mix of under and post grad). Focused on my summer internships.
22 started my grad scheme in S+T (PM me if you want the bank name) I left after only 18 months

If you went to a lesser school then urs will be

- college work as hard and u can get a good gpa
- in college find off cycle internships at any firm no matter how small that will accept u
- if u can squeeze in a summer abroad (work at a random firm in say....hong kong ?) looks good on ur resume
- after uve grad get a job at a smaller boutique firm (good degree, experience will get u that)
- stay at said firm for 2-4 years (maybe go business school? maybe get a masters? anything to make ur resume stronger)
- after that apply for the bigger firms.

That's how u do it.

 

[Theraflu]

Final career destination is to be a Director of Operations for a multi-national business corp. I see how old most C-Level executives of large corporations are(late 40's, early 50's) so I'm leaving that in the outfield. I'm just a department lead right now so I've got a ways to go. Whole reason I got the lead position was because of the degrees, that was my whole point to @Infamous.

Thread is going off track though, this supposed to be about your 20's, but the big homie Crackface already dropped the thread gem.

Oh shyt it did.

Yes! Your 20's

@BlackieRobinson

My advice will be to recognise the 20's are the foundation of your life and make decisions which will lay foundation to your house. Your life is your house and your 20's will be the time you lay that strong foundation so you don't have a shaky house.

Watch this TED Talk.

Everyone going into their 20's should watch it.

 

[Shadow King]

I been 20 for 6 months and shyt is depressing.

 

[Crakface]

Around 27 young bytches are going to start calling you old and being kinda (sometimes) after you tell them you're age. You've officially entered maturity the day this happens. You'll try to get in conversations with some young hoes and they'll be acting like your a cop.