How does the real world work?

[Monoriu]

Right now I'm starting to go into: accumulate enough money to buy a flat; except replace "flat" by house.

It is not as easy as that, I found.  If you put your mind to living below your means, very soon your bank account will be flooded.  And then you wake up in the middle of the night because you begin to worry about things like inflation and stock market crashes.  Having money is not without its worries. 

Then you gotta make decisions on how much money do you want to spend, where to buy, when to buy, etc.  These decisions will affect the rest of your life.  You only have one shot, and you have to make it count. 

[Razgovory]

I have no fucking idea.

[garbon]

It is not as easy as that, I found.  If you put your mind to living below your means, very soon your bank account will be flooded.  And then you wake up in the middle of the night because you begin to worry about things like inflation and stock market crashes.  Having money is not without its worries. 

Then you gotta make decisions on how much money do you want to spend, where to buy, when to buy, etc.  These decisions will affect the rest of your life.  You only have one shot, and you have to make it count. 

Of course, you could always tone down the crazy.

[Alcibiades]

I'm kinda in the same boat, but with school.  Kind of easier for me because of school and all.... But really I was very open with the fact that I didn't know anybody and if anyone's doing anything...

Some people respond favorably, other people look at you funny. 


Conclusion though, I'm getting out and meeting people.   


Just put yourself out there to the singles near you at work, or start joining random stuff that somewhat interests you or you might be good at.  For instance I joined a run club here on campus, don't particularly enjoy it all that much, but I'm good at it. 

[dps]

How does the real world work?  It's pretty simple.  After you get out of school, you spend a number of years doing work that you don't particularly like with people you don't particularly like, for pay which you don't think is high enough.  Eventually, you die, and a hundred years later, everyone that you have ever known and cared about is dead and no-one remembers you.

[DisturbedPervert]

I've heard you can usually make new friends in public parks late at night, gas stations, bus depots, truck stops, restrooms, etc.

[Monoriu]

In university, the professor tells you to go left, you go left, and he'll give you an A. 

In the real world, the boss tells you to go left.  If you go left, come back and tell the boss that you wrecked the car and he is responsible, he'll kill you. 

If you scout ahead, find out that he is wrong, then come back and tell him that, he'll still kill you. 

What you need to do is to praise his infinite wisdom, then go right, and tell everybody that he was right all along. 

[Jaron]

Whether I could pass probation;

Don't do the crime if you can't do the time.

[Monoriu]

Whether I could pass probation;

Don't do the crime if you can't do the time.

Noun
Singular
probation
  Plural
probations


probation (plural probations)

A period of time when a person occupies a position only conditionally and may easily be removed for poor performance

You'll be on probation for first six months. After that, if you work out, they'll hire you permanently.

[Jaron]

Whether I could pass probation;

Don't do the crime if you can't do the time.

Noun
Singular
probation
  Plural
probations


probation (plural probations)

A period of time when a person occupies a position only conditionally and may easily be removed for poor performance

You'll be on probation for first six months. After that, if you work out, they'll hire you permanently.

a trial period during which an offender has time to redeem himself or herself

[garbon]

In university, the professor tells you to go left, you go left, and he'll give you an A. 

In the real world, the boss tells you to go left.  If you go left, come back and tell the boss that you wrecked the car and he is responsible, he'll kill you. 

If you scout ahead, find out that he is wrong, then come back and tell him that, he'll still kill you. 

What you need to do is to praise his infinite wisdom, then go right, and tell everybody that he was right all along. 

Sorry, but I don't buy this.

[Monoriu]

Sorry, but I don't buy this.

Well, I probably would have said the same thing 7 or 8 years ago

[Liep]

How does the real world work?  It's pretty simple.  After you get out of school, you spend a number of years doing work that you don't particularly like with people you don't particularly like, for pay which you don't think is high enough.  Eventually, you die, and a hundred years later, everyone that you have ever known and cared about is dead and no-one remembers you.

If you're lucky a grandchild will name a kid after you, if you have a cool name.

[Josquius]

When I was in university, the most pressing and most urgent problem was to find a job.  When that was solved, the matters that occupied my minds were -

True, getting a job is the big obvious and immediate fear.
But its one which books have been written on the subject of solving. Its not a sneaky little hidden problem. Also once its sorted its sorted. If you've no life though then that can last for...err...life.

[Monoriu]

True, getting a job is the big obvious and immediate fear.
But its one which books have been written on the subject of solving. Its not a sneaky little hidden problem. Also once its sorted its sorted. If you've no life though then that can last for...err...life.

I don't get it.  Books have been written about getting a social life, getting friends, settling in new cities etc too.  But you know what, without a job and a source of income, your prospects of finding decent friends and "getting a life" aren't terribly good.  Get your priorities right.