Looking for a job is so depressing. Why everywhere wants previous experience is beyond me. No one actually wants to train me to do a job. then if I apply for some rubbish job (like the parcel sorting one I applied for) I'm over qualified for it (which I was told in a creative manner). So here I am with a degree and bugger all experience in anything (2 summers working in a supermarket). I'm either over qualified or under experienced and it is starting to get extremely depressing.

Oy... I guess you were'n cheerfull at all... Good buddie, it's the same ol' crap everywhere, believe me. The only difference is, here it is virtually impossible to even FIND a job & earn some cash. Everyone only seems to want godamn sales specialsts and they always want several years (mot often 3) of previous expirience + very young people, bellow 27 ; they don't realise it's a bloody OXYMORON - to have some expirience in any field you have to spend time working something, and with time you get older. Shiznit.

Well, there is a worker shortage where Rainer is, so people are desparate to hire.

Rainer went "jobhunting" with his mother about 2 days ago.

I guess I got a bit lucky with getting my job. I think the only reason I got it was because I said I played lacrosse. Because the person who hired me is now in Calgary, attempting to become the goalie for their proffessional lacrosse team. Lucky me.

My brothers on the other hand are stuck doing roofing. Sure they get more money than me, but I don't really have to work to get my money

Where I live (Ontario) we're hosting the olympics soon, but we have a major trades shortage. We barely have enough people that do constrution to get the stadiums ready, so now our government is costantly pushing jobs like roofing and brick laying on grade school and high school kids. Really funny seing all these trades conventions pop up everywhere, but they really are good jobs. A plumber makes more than a teacher now.

Yea, I'm pretty sure I'll be getting into some sort of electrical trade, whether that be industrial, robotics, or something along those means. It seems to be the most natural trade I can do. The next closest thing I can see me doing is writing professionally, or teaching. I don't really want to teach; I don't think I wanna handle the kind of stress teachers go through

Electrical robotics, that would be cool! That sounds fascinating to me.

Yea, we have a robotics competition at my highschool, over the last few years we've made some really high caliber robots, this year I'll hopefully do the electrical work with my one friend. The other members work on the actual building of parts and whatnot. Takes months of work but it would be really good for experience. I only volunteered from time to time this year due to my work schedual, since that's changed, I'll be able to get actual hours in on the robot.

I registered for classes. I picked the Theatre Arts major even though I can't find directing emphasis, I'll get there. There will be a crapload of obstacles, but I like the Campus, I got into Honors so I'm taking Honors Core and Honors Econ, and I met some really like minded people at the overnight registration, as well as some hotties. Also, my scholarship is overly strict for what, in the end, isn't that great of a fee deduction. But I'm pretty excited.

That's great Doomed. Your off and running in your new college life. Make it memorable, fun and I know you are already keeping in mind the ultimate outcome ... so you are doing good. Honors? That's fantastic. Try to get a sampling of all the different kinds of folks who attend your school. That helps get the best education for real life.

And Mallet I am also very impressed by you. I've seen those robot competions on TV and we just love watching them. It's just so awesome how one robot will beat another and you think "well, that's the king o' the robots" and then it's next opponent will come out with an entirely different angle of attack and the previous victor isn't built to withstand the unique attack. I wish you luck and you can always use that experience on any application to a job or school.

that sounds great doomed .

Oops, sorry if I misled you Ibis. Our robot competition is for doing tasks, not destroying other bots. Each year it's a different task, complete with restrictions and rules and such. Last year, the task was to take a (American) football, and drop it in a hoop that's 5 feet tall. Other years have had tasks like, shooting pucks into a curling house, shooting tennis balls into nets, and fishing out doggy toys trapping in gravel and placing them on shelves.

So I just want to say bye bye......I´m leaving for Germany in approx. 4 hours......be back the 11th of august!

See you all then......cheerio!

Enjoy your vacation Minque! Get plenty of RR ya hear?

Have great fun in Germany Minky!!! Yes get lots of rest as you will need it with your new job responsibilities. We will miss you here until August Why couldn't she take her laptop with her and stay in touch??
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I forgot to answer The Metal Mallet. Your competitions sound even harder than destroying other bots. Interesting. Do you think you could design me a robot that would allow me to always pick up and win the little stuffed animals that are in the glassed in bin at the arcades?

{The only way I ever got any was way back when Cain was a game room operator and they let me have one of each stuffed animal as a wifely perk.}

This post has been edited by Ibis: Jul 31 2006, 02:25 AM

Hmmmm, that would be a challenge, sounds like something that would have to be constantly reprogrammed. So it might be a bit of a waste if you have to lug around a hard drive everywhere. I would have to say there's still chance involved because the robot wouldn't be able to analyze the claw or the orientation of the prize you're attempting to capture. It would be nice to get one like that though, wouldn't have to waste money every again on those things, and it would immediately impress the ladies. 1st reason would be because you could say you designed/created the robot, and the 2nd when you actually get them the prize.

It would be easier to design a robot to throw balls at stacked bottles that you find at the carnivals, just have to create a definitive accuracy device that could have programmed distances, and balls weights. It would probably cost a heckload though, motor controllers alone cost over $250 CND...

They say that all those carnival guys cheat and when something looks really simple they have it rigged someway that you can't win. I wonder what they do? Maybe your robot could go around and threaten them, that might be easier or at least cheaper.

Hey everyone!
Thought I'd just pop bye and tell y'all I'm still alive.

lastest news: I'm bored out of my freaking mind. I have this video camera and it's been the source of most of my fun, walking around with a hamster cave video camera.

Ugh. Rainer is in a huge slump.

Because Rainer's father happened to have installed a new computer Update which made Norton Internet Security active, and Now Rainer can't get on the Offical Forums or the Gaia forums!

And to make matters worse, Rainer's email was blocked too!

And if that wasn't enough, Rainer cannot get onto DA or Gamefaq, two sites he frequents very often.

Rainer also tried the TESRP site, but The Bookmark is out of date and Rainer cannot Contact Kindred Spirit (the admin) because he cannot acsess the Foums.

With one click of a button, all of that Gone!



Rainer thinks he needs a hug.