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Frame57 · 10-21-08, 10:44 AM

Ok. Here is a brief story of my experience.

I mowed lawns and had a paper route when i was a kid to have money.

I joined the service in 78, did two and a half hitches, then sadly got a medical discharge. Top pay at that time was close to 40K a year for me.

I got a job as a mechanical engineering designer. Pay was 7.25/hr. Not good money but the only engineering job around. So, I worked at Wendy's at night to suppliment my income.

Took a job as a letter carrier, income was back to 40k a year. Desirous to stay in Engineering I went to night school to get my degree.

Took an entry level job in Biomedical Engineering making 30K a year, now with the training and experience I make about 75K with profit sharing. Company car etc...

Point is, is that it takes a while and it takes work to get there. I could still be making a dinky wage in Florida, but I like to live life a bit and would rather rob a bank than receive food stamps being abled bodied.

10-21-08, 10:44 AM	#10
Frame57 Sea Lord Join Date: May 2008 Location: 1300 feet on the crapper Posts: 1,860 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Ok. Here is a brief story of my experience. I mowed lawns and had a paper route when i was a kid to have money. I joined the service in 78, did two and a half hitches, then sadly got a medical discharge. Top pay at that time was close to 40K a year for me. I got a job as a mechanical engineering designer. Pay was 7.25/hr. Not good money but the only engineering job around. So, I worked at Wendy's at night to suppliment my income. Took a job as a letter carrier, income was back to 40k a year. Desirous to stay in Engineering I went to night school to get my degree. Took an entry level job in Biomedical Engineering making 30K a year, now with the training and experience I make about 75K with profit sharing. Company car etc... Point is, is that it takes a while and it takes work to get there. I could still be making a dinky wage in Florida, but I like to live life a bit and would rather rob a bank than receive food stamps being abled bodied.