The Off Topic Topic

[Razgovory]

You talk as if there is a secret cult in every university that hands out all the best jobs and internships.  I think I have seen that movie premise before 

Let me break it down for you Mono, rich people hire people they like.  Where do you find the rich people?  At the clubs that require a entrance charge.  Once you are in, how do you make friends?  By having fun with those people.

[Monoriu]

You talk as if there is a secret cult in every university that hands out all the best jobs and internships.  I think I have seen that movie premise before 

Let me break it down for you Mono, rich people hire people they like.  Where do you find the rich people?  At the clubs that require a entrance charge.  Once you are in, how do you make friends?  By having fun with those people.

I won't be surprised if some people do get rich that way.  But I am not sure if it works for the rest of us.  I don't think most of the rich lawyers on this forum got their jobs like this. 

[Razgovory]

How exactly do you propose create networks with the wealthy while in college?

[Valmy]

I won't be surprised if some people do get rich that way.  But I am not sure if it works for the rest of us.  I don't think most of the rich lawyers on this forum got their jobs like this. 

My personal connections got me quite a few job opportunities and interviews actually. Your experience is not universal Mono. Michael Dell got rich from his side hobby, not by going to class.

[Monoriu]

How exactly do you propose create networks with the wealthy while in college?

I have no idea.  I have failed to get rich, so you are asking the wrong person  My guess is that one needs to get into a university where the rich are.  To get into an Ivy League school, you need excellent grades

[PDH]

Get the fuck off topic, jeebus.

[Monoriu]

I won't be surprised if some people do get rich that way.  But I am not sure if it works for the rest of us.  I don't think most of the rich lawyers on this forum got their jobs like this. 

My personal connections got me quite a few job opportunities and interviews actually. Your experience is not universal Mono. Michael Dell got rich from his side hobby, not by going to class.

And Bill Gates got rich by quitting Harvard and starting his own business.  Sure, we have all heard those stories, and they are true.  But how many of us can become Bill Gates and Michael Dell?  Most people can't become billionaires, but we can get stable office jobs and that's a much more realistic goal.

[PDH]

Get the fuck off topic, jeebus.

[Monoriu]

Get the fuck off topic, jeebus.

Ok, I'll try.  Anime is good for you, PDH is a great person, I suck at cooking, it is cold here, I wish there were more ways to get free music...

[Valmy]

And Bill Gates got rich by quitting Harvard and starting his own business.  Sure, we have all heard those stories, and they are true.  But how many of us can become Bill Gates and Michael Dell?  Most people can't become billionaires, but we can get stable office jobs and that's a much more realistic goal.

You know what I didn't need to get a steady office job? Good grades in college.

[lustindarkness]

I didn't even finish college 

[derspiess]

Man, Kate Hudson just ain't looking good these days.

[Razgovory]

How exactly do you propose create networks with the wealthy while in college?

I have no idea.  I have failed to get rich, so you are asking the wrong person  My guess is that one needs to get into a university where the rich are.  To get into an Ivy League school, you need excellent grades

Actually some of the wealthiest people go to public universities.  For instance, the Waltons (the family who owns Walmart) sent their daughter to MU, the biggest public university in the state of Missouri. Besides, when we talk about the wealthy we don't need to talk about the richest people in the country.  Becoming friends with the sons and daughters of the local real estate developers, restaurant owners, and law firm partners is sufficient.

You know, for a guy who values money so much, you've gone about a weird way to make it.  You went into public service.  What the hell did you major in?  Art history?  The only people who get rich in public service are crooks.  And you stay in Hong Kong, one of the most competitive job markets in the world, even though you could live in Canada.

[derspiess]

One thing I learned tonight-- pistachio shells burn well.  I have a fire going and ate a few pistachios this evening.  When I was done I threw the shells in the fire and woosh-- they took off immediately.

[Monoriu]

How exactly do you propose create networks with the wealthy while in college?

I have no idea.  I have failed to get rich, so you are asking the wrong person  My guess is that one needs to get into a university where the rich are.  To get into an Ivy League school, you need excellent grades

Actually some of the wealthiest people go to public universities.  For instance, the Waltons (the family who owns Walmart) sent their daughter to MU, the biggest public university in the state of Missouri. Besides, when we talk about the wealthy we don't need to talk about the richest people in the country.  Becoming friends with the sons and daughters of the local real estate developers, restaurant owners, and law firm partners is sufficient.

You know, for a guy who values money so much, you've gone about a weird way to make it.  You went into public service.  What the hell did you major in?  Art history?  The only people who get rich in public service are crooks.  And you stay in Hong Kong, one of the most competitive job markets in the world, even though you could live in Canada.

Like I said, I have no idea how to be rich.  I have said many times before, I am a failure.  Just because I want to make money does not mean I succeed in it.  I go into public service because that is the best I can do. 

I have explained like a hundred times why I did not stay in Canada.  There are no jobs there.