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Tweak says, "Dear life, WHY?"

Tabitha Eaton (onlyfour) wrote in thedoorway,
@ 2012-12-10 21:09:00

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!network post, chloe sullivan, tobias eaton, tris prior

Alright. I think maybe it's time to actively address this whole employment issue~~, since obviously we're not going home anytime soon-~~

It works very differently where I'm from, so if there's anyone from a similar society willing to help, I'd greatly appreciate it. I completed my education two years ago when I was 16, but it seems that schooling lasts longer in other places- including this one. I'm 18-19 (18 in my world which was about five months in the past, and 19 here), I've gone through extensive combat training and also trained others to harness similar skills, studied a great deal about the psychological effects of fear, and I also worked extensively with computers for about a year- programming, code-writing (and breaking), etc. I suppose some sort of job that employs any or all of these skills would be ideal, but I'm not really sure what those jobs would be. I have been trying to get a grasp of what the "job market" is like here (as evidenced by my use of the term "job market" since we don't really use it at home), but I feel like I could easily waste time that should be spent actually applying to jobs by doing that, when some of you might be able to offer advice.

Besides jobs applicable to those skills though, any suggestions for jobs that aren't completely mind-numbing are welcome.

I've also gotten the sense that in this world, most people my age go to college. Is that required, and if not, what are the benefits? It seems like most of the programs last for four years, and ~~I hope we won't-~~ I'm not sure I'll really be here for that long, so I don't know if there's much sense in that option.

I know that was really boring, so if anyone actually bothered to read it, I'll try to do something useful for you in return.

[FILTERED TO TRIS & MARLENE]

I know you guys don't really know much more about this stuff than I do, but do you have any idea what I could do here?

I did try to look up more about Stark Enterprises and SHEILD, but unsurprisingly there's nothing that really speaks about the actual character of the institutions...basically I just want some sort of assurance that I won't be working for a bunch of Jeanine types, and I'm not sure that I'll be able to get that.

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	wallofwtf 2012-12-11 04:17 am UTC (link)
	Maybe you could work with some kind of Geek Squad. Before you get offended, they're just a group that fixes people's computers. I would leave out the bit about knowing how to make people afraid and the extensive combat training. Just an idea. (Reply to this) (Thread)

onlyfour
2012-12-11 04:41 am UTC (link)

Why would I get offended? Anyway, computer stuff isn't necessarily my great passion, but I would be able to do that pretty easily, so it's a good option.

I don't necessarily know how to make people afraid, I just know the chemical reactions and things of that nature that cause us to experience fear. Well, I don't know, I figured the training could be good for police work and maybe some other jobs I haven't noticed from walking around the city. I don't know if I really want to do that though, but again, it's something I'm at least capable of doing.

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