[oct1285]

I want to do it in Oakland, where I'm from, and I know its going to be some shitty experiences but i still want to do it for some reason

Originally Posted by cryptkeeper

Here in Cali, the CHP makes an excellent salary, has good benefits and a good retirement plan. Being a police officer has to be something you want to do from what I'm told. You're going to work long hours sometimes and you're going to see things most people would only see in a nightmare. It'll get to you. I'd ask a police officer though. It seems to be a thankless job. Everybody hates you when you give them a ticket, even though they get caught breaking the law. Everybody also hates you when something goes wrong because they say police are "never there when you need them." Just can't win with people. It can be a good job imo though. It just depends on the person. There's a show on tv called rookies. One dude quit after like 1 week. I think one rookie actually got killed. The job is no joke.

[danniexi]

Originally Posted by KL2DC

Holy shiet...that's my regular day at the office!

Originally Posted by oct1285

Everyday I come in and pretend to do work when in all actuality I just sit all day broswing car forums, and wasting my money on parts.

omgomgomgomg!!! i'm not aloneeeee

i do admin/IT work at my company. but not many problems go around here so e90 takes up most of my day. i can def. use a career change.

[ArmyBimmerDude]

I got sick of mine so much I was planning on getting out of the military, however coming back to the U.S. allowed me the time to get the necessary paperwork done to enter the ROTC program. Now I'm ecstatic about my future. I've found that people who I've tried to help go the same route are too lazy to do anything about their current situation. If you want a new direction, it's on you.

[Scimitar335i]

Originally Posted by oct1285

is being a police officer a good idea?

I'm a cop and its a great job. The pay is great, job is pretty secure, benefits are excellent. It is a fun job but like another person posted it is something you WANT to do. I have seen a lot of people go through the academy, get hired on, hit the streets, only to find out its not for them.

You see some horrible stuff when you're a cop. You see the best of humanity and also the very worse.. the latter are usually the ones that we deal with. Trust me, I have dealt with some real scum bags in my time on the streets...

[Expired]

Originally Posted by darkphantom

Gents and Ladies, we have to remember why we work, to get the things we want in life, and also to get by. While we may hate our jobs, we must endure until we have enough equity to move on. We can't quit so abruptly if we really detest our jobs. Ensure your future, then move on.

True, I think that sometimes it is better to just drag up and move on though, or else you might never get out..

Why not find a job that makes you happy, that you feel accomplished doing??
I always thought the whole point of going to college was to find a job you like doing, so that you aren't forced to work at some place that you hate just to get by. So that you have the option to quit, because your degree says that you are worth more. (Of course people get a degree for the money as well)
You should do something that makes you happy, instead of trying to buy happiness in your off time.

Originally Posted by Benjamin Franklin

Money never made a man happy yet, nor will it. There is nothing in its nature to produce happiness. The more a man has, the more he wants. Instead of its filling a vacuum, it makes one.

Originally Posted by Jonathan Swift

A wise man should have money in his head, but not in his heart.

My Government teacher drug up when he became tired of representing the scum of the earth as a Lawyer. Sure the pay was great he said, but what he did wasn't making him happy. Teaching people and helping them enrich their lives at the cost of a large pay cut was worth it for him.

-Nathan

[Tondtar]

I can't afford to hate my job because I own the business that employs me

[oct1285]

since what i'm currently doing is not very fufilling shoudl I volunteer for an assignment in the middle east? It would be either Iraq or Afghanistan. At least i'd be doing something worth while me thinks

[mpimping]

Originally Posted by oct1285

is being a police officer a good idea?

no.

[mpimping]

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