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    What were my plans with my BA in psychology? Well, HR or financial planning (both would require further training/licensing). I decided that FP is most likely NOT for me... HR would be cool, but... I mean, I'm making so much money now and I'm only 24. I'm only getting older so this is when I'm making my money at what I'm doing. Why give that up for a crappy-paying job for a fresh outta college girl? So, I'm thinking I'll just stay in school and continue to put my money away for when I'm older. I'm over school, so I really don't want to bust my ass... But I'm looking at some sort of Master's Degree. People think that an MBA would be good... I'm wondering if it would be too hard? Does anyone know anything about those "online" masters programs? University of Phoenix or something? Would some fluffy master's hurt me, help me, or not affect me at all a few years down the line?

    I couldn't tell you exactly what the point of this thread is... I guess I'm just looking for some other experiances, advice, etc. I feel guilty for stripping after my degree, since I've always told myself that I was stripping through college. I know I just need to see it as, "This is what I do, I make a lot of money, and why the hell should I work a 9-5 and cut my salary in half?"
    If you think school is hard, try being stupid.

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    ^ i came to a similar conclusion when i got my BS. and the psychology field is notorious for being useless without a masters or a PH D. I'm going for my MBA/JD now, and its not too stressfull, but i take 3 classes max at a time.

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    What further training do you need in HR? One of my friends started working HR when she was a junior in college, and did it for several years until she hated it and went to nursing school. I can't think of anything you'd need beyond a college degree if that's what you want to do.

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    ive been thinking the saaaaame thing. i look at where i am at 22 and where other people are at my age or even older. what i have is a comfortable lifestyle with the freedom to do most anything i want. what they have is their room at home at their parents house, a job that pays squat, and struggles with their bills.

    i am going to take a part time (mon wed fri) job at my internship because its something i ENJOY. the pay is $12 an hour. who can LIVE on that? i plan to continue dancing 3 nights a week as well.

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    If you're interested in HR, getting a master's might be a waste of time and/or effort at this point in your life. I would suggest researching career paths and what kinds of schooling you need, and potentially securing a baby HR job but still dancing 2 days a week on the side.

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    Well, keep in mind that you are getting no business experience so you'd better save enough money stripping with which to supplement your income because when you retire, you'll be in the same boat as you are now.

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    My uncle (or whatever he is... mom's cousin's hubby) is in HR and said that I needed to get certified... is that not necessary?
    If you think school is hard, try being stupid.

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    Yeah, and remember that the longer you put off getting through the door, the less time you have to be building your career. With a psych degree in HR, if I'm not mistaken it's all about experience.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheSexKitten View Post
    Yeah, and remember that the longer you put off getting through the door, the less time you have to be building your career. With a psych degree in HR, if I'm not mistaken it's all about experience.
    You're right SK. Our HR people were actually almost all administrative personnel promoted up the ranks through the years. Had nothing to do with their degrees.

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    ^^^ Yep, and HR certs can be acquired later on in a career. I hear it's pretty intensive, so on-the-job experience is really helpful.

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    Hm, perhaps part-time HR and dancing? (I work at a very small club far away, so if I get a job nearby, I'm pretty safe).
    If you think school is hard, try being stupid.

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    Quote Originally Posted by britt244 View Post
    i am going to take a part time (mon wed fri) job at my internship because its something i ENJOY. the pay is $12 an hour. who can LIVE on that?
    Plenty of people live on much less and they have children and support their families. I kinda don't agree with the attitude a few of the posters have recently taken with people who are poor, people who make minimum wage, people who work 9-5, or people who make $12 an hour.

    The attitude seems to be: "look at all those people who are not good enough to strip like I do cuz I'm so awesome. I have all this stuff and I can do anything I want, blah blah blah."

    Yeah, strippers are given a hard time by society, but acting like you're better than others is not going to improve things. Developing a superiority complex might lead to future delusions.

    I have people in my family that earn less than $12 an hour, you know... like people that have been broke and understand what it means to have to choose between eating and affording a place to live. Should I pause here and define broke?

    Be happy for yourself. Don't put down others. 9-5er's are just as good as anyone on these boards.

    Normal Job =/= Crap. Sorry.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bella21 View Post
    I couldn't tell you exactly what the point of this thread is... I guess I'm just looking for some other experiances, advice, etc. I feel guilty for stripping after my degree, since I've always told myself that I was stripping through college. I know I just need to see it as, "This is what I do, I make a lot of money, and why the hell should I work a 9-5 and cut my salary in half?"
    Don't guilt yourself.

    Some people think that a girl stripping while in college as morally okay whereas career strippers are somehow more depraved or "bad".

    I have had more than a few customers give me funny looks when I told them that I don't do much else besides strip. In all honesty, I could have told them that I needn't justify my actions and decisions for them, by the end of the night I would have most of the money in their wallet, in my garter and I could give a fuck what they thought.

    You're obviously good at what you do. And I believe stripping takes talent. Easy money, why not?

    Build yourself some wealth, then you'll have a comfy cushion from which to pursue what ever you desire.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sophia_Starina View Post
    Plenty of people live on much less and they have children and support their families. I kinda don't agree with the attitude a few of the posters have recently taken with people who are poor, people who make minimum wage, people who work 9-5, or people who make $12 an hour.

    The attitude seems to be: "look at all those people who are not good enough to strip like I do cuz I'm so awesome. I have all this stuff and I can do anything I want, blah blah blah."

    Yeah, strippers are given a hard time by society, but acting like you're better than others is not going to improve things. Developing a superiority complex might lead to future delusions.

    I have people in my family that earn less than $12 an hour, you know... like people that have been broke and understand what it means to have to choose between eating and affording a place to live. Should I pause here and define broke?

    Be happy for yourself. Don't put down others. 9-5er's are just as good as anyone on these boards.

    Normal Job =/= Crap. Sorry.

    if i felt like i was better than people, i wouldnt be taking a job working with autistic kids when i could care less about the pay. obviously i'm taking it because i enjoy being there and like helping people.

    i'm not putting people down. i don't understand, literally, how people can pay bills that way. working full time at the school i will be working at would not pay my bills. it would be impossible. not once did i say people should strip instead. dont bitch at me for other posters.

    i do, however, feel that stripping gives me freedom. which is something 9-5ers dont necessarily have. i can drop everything whenever i want, travel, get a job basically anywhere i want.. all the perks of stripping arent available to people who make $12 an hour.

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    Britt chill out. SophieS was just saying the realities of 9-5'rs and while not putting you down. In fact I used to live on $10/hr. I had to have a roommate but I could still have fun when I wanted. So, $12 is alot to many Americans; its their daily life, feeding their children and paying the rent. Some people raise entire families on that. Plus, I think DylanA said not too long ago that not all 9-5'rs make squat either. Some do very well doing 9-5.
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    I'm with Britt on this one. I don't see anything that leads to her needing to chill out at all!

    I don't see her putting anyone down. She just said she's going to supplement her "real job" income with stripping to pay her bills.

    Let's not turn this into a catfight, eh.

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    Quote Originally Posted by britt244 View Post
    i'm not putting people down. i don't understand, literally, how people can pay bills that way.
    See threads : http://www.stripperweb.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=103663

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    http://www.stripperweb.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=103783

    What's not to understand? You make do with what you have and make the best of it.

    I am amazed that there can be people in todays society that are so insulated in a bubble that they can't UNDERSTAND how people can live on $12 an hour. Minimum wage is a lot less, btw.

    Sensitivity class, anyone? Empathy...
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    ^sigh. and double sigh. my major is family studies and community development. i go to school and learn all about poverty and everything else. i just cannot imagine raising a family on that kind of money. i'm reeeeally sorry you dont like that. it isnt being insensitive. its the fact that with the expensive cost of living these days, i feel like that kind of pay would make people go without some necessities.

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    Britt chill out. SophieS was just saying the realities of 9-5'rs and while not putting you down. In fact I used to live on $10/hr. I had to have a roommate but I could still have fun when I wanted. So, $12 is alot to many Americans; its their daily life, feeding their children and paying the rent. Some people raise entire families on that. Plus, I think DylanA said not too long ago that not all 9-5'rs make squat either. Some do very well doing 9-5.
    chill out?! what? i'm defending my statements. i also was not the first to mention 9-5ers. she was. i simply said i dont know how $12 an hour pays the bills. i know that many 9-5ers are very well off.

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    Don't feel guilty for stripping after your degree. I have a college degree, I'm not using it, and i'm enjoying my job as a stripper.

    The paradigm with college is that you make sacrifices to go, finish well, and then the world will present you with the job you worked so hard for. Um... NO. I've learned the hard way that life is never a straight path toward a goal like you expect it to be. Everyone has the god-given right to make their own choices about how to pay their bills and what to do with their time. Hell, if you're happy stripping for a while, do it guilt-free. It's a choice you won't be able to make years down the road. It's not like your degree is going to expire.
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    I fail to see you see the bigger picture Britt. I still stand by what I say.
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    ^ which is what? that i need to chill out? its funny how when i'm not even arguing, i need to chill.

    ok, let me rephrase what i said. in the area that i live and grew up, people could not live on that. it would not be possible. you would not find an apartment anywhere in my county. obviously in other areas, but here the cost of living is very high. working on 12 an hour would simply pay my rent. nothing more. and ok, well you say move. but if i was downgrading to that amount of money, i wouldnt have money to get a moving truck, or maybe to put a security deposit. and then that brings the question of gas prices. how far would my new apartment be away from this job? there would still be obstacles.

    but anyway.. since this was not the point of this thread at all.. i think bella's point (and my own) was that why start out at the bottom? if you can make the money without having to get an entry level job working more hours for less, why would you want to take a step down?

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    Quote Originally Posted by britt244 View Post
    its the fact that with the expensive cost of living these days, i feel like that kind of pay would make people go without some necessities.
    Exactly... those people often go without necessities for stretches of time. See, you know how people with low income live! They just have to make choices and sacrifice, sacrifice, sacrifice.

    A $12 per hour job gets you $24,960 a year.

    According to poverty guidelines, that's not even close to poor, unless you have 5 people in your family.
    http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/07poverty.shtml

    I'm just miffed that some SW'ers can't comprehend/understand/contemplate how people who don't strip live. It's the most ridiculous thing to say.
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    Quote Originally Posted by britt244 View Post
    working on 12 an hour would simply pay my rent. nothing more. and ok, well you say move. but if i was downgrading to that amount of money, i wouldnt have money to get a moving truck, or maybe to put a security deposit. and then that brings the question of gas prices. how far would my new apartment be away from this job? there would still be obstacles.

    Uhm... people live with room mates, or live with their parents, or use public transportation. These are really OBVIOUS things. So I hope that helps you comprehend what people do in such situations.

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    i think bella's point (and my own) was that why start out at the bottom? if you can make the money without having to get an entry level job working more hours for less, why would you want to take a step down?
    I agree with Bella too... We here have a unique opportunity to make a lot of money quick and that is a good thing.
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    And Im all looking forward to a $9/hr+tips job......

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    Quote Originally Posted by AudreyLeigh View Post
    And Im all looking forward to a $9/hr+tips job......

    A lot of people would be! Do you know how psyched my college friends would be to get a $12 per hour job? They would pee their pants!
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