Pledging Backwards...

pinkies up · #1 07-27-2006, 12:53 PM

To each is own, but why would someone want to latch on to another person's sub-group, when they have a lot of work to do in their own organization. Seems backwards to me. That's like getting your Ph.D and then going to a junior college or vocational school. Why?

jubilance1922 · #2 07-27-2006, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by pinkies up

To each is own, but why would someone want to latch on to another person's sub-group, when they have a lot of work to do in their own organization. Seems backwards to me. That's like getting your Ph.D and then going to a junior college or vocational school. Why?

But some people actually do that. If you have a PhD in English lit but now you want to be an electrician, you'll have to go back to school to do that.

marquise1911 · #3 07-27-2006, 02:00 PM

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To each is own, but why would someone want to latch on to another person's sub-group, when they have a lot of work to do in their own organization. Seems backwards to me. That's like getting your Ph.D and then going to a junior college or vocational school. Why?

Exactly! Sweetheart organizations tend to be "support" organizations. But I feel one should spend time supporting ones own organization. And by being greek, especially D9, we can support each other. If she wants to support the Nupes, she can do that as a Zeta.

If I got my Bachelors in Business I could use it to get a job in marketing, management, and finance. I don't have to go back to school every time I switch jobs. That would be dumb!

laidbackfella · #4 07-27-2006, 02:12 PM

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If I got my Bachelors in Business I could use it to get a job in marketing, management, and finance. I don't have to go back to school every time I switch jobs. That would be dumb!

Of course.

Those happen to be HIGHLY related fields.

But what happens if, for whatever reason, you have an interest in carpentry?

With that you can't "fake it til you make it".

marquise1911 · #5 07-27-2006, 02:55 PM

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Of course.

Those happen to be HIGHLY related fields.

But what happens if, for whatever reason, you have an interest in carpentry?

With that you can't "fake it til you make it".

well would you leave a job with a Fortune 500 company to make cabinets?

FeeFee · #6 07-27-2006, 03:20 PM

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well would you leave a job with a Fortune 500 company to make cabinets?

You'd be surprised at the career changes that people go through. Don't assume that everyone who works for a Fortune 500 company is making $$$$$. Some are only making $$$ or $$. Don't sleep on carpentry. They don't make minimum wage salaries.

laidbackfella · #7 07-27-2006, 04:12 PM

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Don't sleep on carpentry. They don't make minimum wage salaries.

Right, as its a skill that can't be easily done using software or strategies.

It's a trade that requires time and attention to detail.

Some of the big time developers here in SC, started out with hammers in their hand.

laidbackfella · #8 07-27-2006, 04:09 PM

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well would you leave a job with a Fortune 500 company to make cabinets?

If I was in the mail room?

Yes, I'd be charting my own path.

If I was an executive?

Yes, I'd have a large client base.

If cabinets making was something that was a passion for me and I had the skills to get paid from it why would I stay?