He's gotten much better. Now that he was given the super's business card with the phone number (highlighted) on it, he now phone in sick around one-ish.
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Housing costs
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She is a former RT at a hospital trying to get into admin/projects. Has PMP and MPH.
My daughter's career wouldn't have gone anywhere without her master's. That and the contacts she made in the coop program have paid off bigtime for her.
The person has to have a goal
I know multiple people in med school now after a masters, one in vet school and one in law school, several in high tech industry with decent salaries. My wife has two masters degrees and has a decent job in IT.
That’s outrageous for the van one. My buddy is renting rooms to students here at $500 for a decent sized room.
Hack
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Its actually pretty fair for Vancouver...
We're not even paying market rent for her place... 'Luckily we know some people out there.
roadrash
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Is that 1600 for 1 room or an entire place ?
When did she get her career off the ground?
I didn't say all fields, but tell them to brace for impact.
10 years ago. But it has been in a constant state of evolving. She took environmental sciences at UofW and is now a wetlands biologist. She also guides for a eco tour company in Costa Rica and in Mexico as well as her local job that pays the bills.
Hack
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Shared house in Kitsalano... private bedroom, her own bathroom, rest of the house is shared (kichen/laundry/living room/dining room etc)
One year she had a two bedroom basement suite which usually went for $3000/mth., but again... luckily for us we were able to get it for far less than that.
Vancouver's real estate market is dildos, but... people pay to live there
roadrash
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Wow .. didn't know Vancouver is this crazy. I was paying $600 for 1 bedroom, my own washroom in Markham/Thornhill few years ago. Thought Vancouver would be max $1k at the most for something similar.
$550 1 bedroom shared bathroom 4 years ago in R.Hill!
Mad Mike
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The reason large companies start employees at the bottom is simple. 1) They want to see how fast you learn and master routine tasks. 2) They want to see your work ethic and workplace behaviour. 3) They want you to learn about the company and it's culture.
If you are recognized for dependability and you're able to master the work they have given you, it doesn't take long to get your career going. As for working for free, big companies don't generally do that.
Equity position in the place, my paid holidays are my own money.....
Mad Mike
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Perhaps you were in a skill area that required a degree. My wife's dad was a VP in Software development, his group required degrees. Up until the late 80's IBM had armies administrative, clerical, production, and warehouse staff -- you didn't need a degree for those jobs (data entry operators, wordprocessors, office clerks, receptionists, secretaries, production workers, warehouse and drivers)... they had thousands of positions in Toronto alone. Most of the managers in those work groups were also trained internally.
But this isn't a history lesson. Today IBM is unlikely to hire you without a degree -- they are no longer in the data entry, production, distribution games and technology has eliminated the armies of clerks and secretaries big firms needed back then. But lots of companies still require armies of entry level staff AND they provide those staff with some pretty good opportunities. Any bank, insurance company, or big retailer will take on highschoolers. You will start in a basic role, I've seen hard workers hit $65K in 5 years and $80K an 8. If you start at 19 and work hard, you can retire comfortably at 55 - some companies still offer pensions..
black_CG2
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Here’s what you’d need to earn to buy a mid-priced home in your Toronto neighbourhood — and what a typical family there earns (Hint: Not nearly enough)
You’ll need to earn more than $100,000 a year to buy even the cheapest median-priced home in Toronto, according to an analysis of 2018 MLS sold data and income data from 2015, the most recent year available. Condos are more affordable, but not much.
www.thestar.com
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