2011-03-14, 11:44 PM
Hi SouthPerry.
I am here to ask for advice / pointers, because in around a year and a half, I will be planning on moving out. Before you assume, this isn't a "WOE IS ME" thread, this is not the intention. I don't care to discuss about my problems with my parents, I just need some advice from others that hopefully know what they're talking about.
Just in case anybody wants to ask, I only have an "Associate's in Applied Science" (Computer Networking), and I only have 42/126 credits left to complete. Which is in about a year and a half's worth of time, since I don't take Summer classes. I do plan on working somewhere in the city very shortly once I graduate, and I do know how competitive my field is at the moment. I'm planning on just doing something 'easy' once I move out, a job that I won't get too stressed out with.
I do know that some companies such as UPMC and PNC Bank will have Customer Service positions, so I might look into that. I actually did at least one interview at PNC, and they called me back last year asking if I wanted to work, since they were impressed with my resume and interview. I couldn't accept it at the time due to these reasons:
a) I was still in school
b) Driving to Pittsburgh = 45 mins (assuming there's no traffic, it's not rush-hour, etc)
c) Not enough money stored up to afford money on all that gas
d) 5 hours a day, Mon-Fri (total = 25 hrs / wk)
Their starting pay was $15/hr at the time, and that was with having just a 2 yr degree. ^
What I'm planning on doing now is just finishing up school and see where I can go from there, but I can't stay at my parents' house because the stress isn't worth it. I am planning to either still live in this town, or move to the city IF I have a job up there. If not, it's a 45 minutes drive to the city, and another 45 back every day for work. If I stay in town though, I will most likely be able to have a roommate and split the costs down.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, and I am actually already doing research on the subject. Thanks for your help, SouthPerry.
[spoiler=Why I can't stay in this house]I know that moving out is a risky subject, because there's many things to consider such as the costs of living alone, food, electric & heating bills, etc. But I really would prefer this over being stressed out because of having arguments with my old man, and it isn't worth it to live my life being restricted about everything, especially since my dad doesn't know what he's talking about.
Sick of getting in arguments with him, and I can't help it because he's just hard-headed. You want an example? Here's one:
He called me downstairs yesterday and said that he had received an email from Comcast stating that someone was downloading something online via Bittorrent. A movie or something, and he thought it was me. I told him that I do not use torrents, and the fact that he DID NOT lock up his router's connection with a password was his fault, since I have forewarned him for the past 2 years. He doesn't like to listen to me, and always thinks he's right.
I can't live in a house like that, it's really irritating, and not only that.. he told me to set a password and do it by myself. I asked for the manual of the router, and he said he doesn't have it around because it would be a waste of space. At soon as he said that, I felt infuriated. So basically, my point is that he wanted me to fix his mistakes because he got a damn email from Comcast, when I have clearly warned him for the past two years. I have told him over and over to set a password, and he knew how at the time, but didn't want to do it. Why? His reason:
"I don't feel like typing it. No one's going to connect to our network and do anything bad anyways. Stop worrying."
See how far that got him? Not very.
It's not only this, but there are a lot of reasons, it stacks on, etc. I don't get along with my father at all, we both have different personalities, and I'm not alike him at all. I know that moving out is risky, and that there are a lot of responsibilities, but I'd rather be miserable THAT WAY if I did mess up. I also will try to not burn any bridges down when I decide to leave, but I'd rather move out, considering all of my options at the moment.[/spoiler]
Also, in case anybody asks if my dad pays for any of college. Since the start of college, he has never spent a penny on my college funds. I'm doing everything by myself.
I am here to ask for advice / pointers, because in around a year and a half, I will be planning on moving out. Before you assume, this isn't a "WOE IS ME" thread, this is not the intention. I don't care to discuss about my problems with my parents, I just need some advice from others that hopefully know what they're talking about.
Just in case anybody wants to ask, I only have an "Associate's in Applied Science" (Computer Networking), and I only have 42/126 credits left to complete. Which is in about a year and a half's worth of time, since I don't take Summer classes. I do plan on working somewhere in the city very shortly once I graduate, and I do know how competitive my field is at the moment. I'm planning on just doing something 'easy' once I move out, a job that I won't get too stressed out with.
I do know that some companies such as UPMC and PNC Bank will have Customer Service positions, so I might look into that. I actually did at least one interview at PNC, and they called me back last year asking if I wanted to work, since they were impressed with my resume and interview. I couldn't accept it at the time due to these reasons:
a) I was still in school
b) Driving to Pittsburgh = 45 mins (assuming there's no traffic, it's not rush-hour, etc)
c) Not enough money stored up to afford money on all that gas
d) 5 hours a day, Mon-Fri (total = 25 hrs / wk)
Their starting pay was $15/hr at the time, and that was with having just a 2 yr degree. ^
What I'm planning on doing now is just finishing up school and see where I can go from there, but I can't stay at my parents' house because the stress isn't worth it. I am planning to either still live in this town, or move to the city IF I have a job up there. If not, it's a 45 minutes drive to the city, and another 45 back every day for work. If I stay in town though, I will most likely be able to have a roommate and split the costs down.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, and I am actually already doing research on the subject. Thanks for your help, SouthPerry.
[spoiler=Why I can't stay in this house]I know that moving out is a risky subject, because there's many things to consider such as the costs of living alone, food, electric & heating bills, etc. But I really would prefer this over being stressed out because of having arguments with my old man, and it isn't worth it to live my life being restricted about everything, especially since my dad doesn't know what he's talking about.
Sick of getting in arguments with him, and I can't help it because he's just hard-headed. You want an example? Here's one:
He called me downstairs yesterday and said that he had received an email from Comcast stating that someone was downloading something online via Bittorrent. A movie or something, and he thought it was me. I told him that I do not use torrents, and the fact that he DID NOT lock up his router's connection with a password was his fault, since I have forewarned him for the past 2 years. He doesn't like to listen to me, and always thinks he's right.
I can't live in a house like that, it's really irritating, and not only that.. he told me to set a password and do it by myself. I asked for the manual of the router, and he said he doesn't have it around because it would be a waste of space. At soon as he said that, I felt infuriated. So basically, my point is that he wanted me to fix his mistakes because he got a damn email from Comcast, when I have clearly warned him for the past two years. I have told him over and over to set a password, and he knew how at the time, but didn't want to do it. Why? His reason:
"I don't feel like typing it. No one's going to connect to our network and do anything bad anyways. Stop worrying."
See how far that got him? Not very.
It's not only this, but there are a lot of reasons, it stacks on, etc. I don't get along with my father at all, we both have different personalities, and I'm not alike him at all. I know that moving out is risky, and that there are a lot of responsibilities, but I'd rather be miserable THAT WAY if I did mess up. I also will try to not burn any bridges down when I decide to leave, but I'd rather move out, considering all of my options at the moment.[/spoiler]
Also, in case anybody asks if my dad pays for any of college. Since the start of college, he has never spent a penny on my college funds. I'm doing everything by myself.