Bullsh1t advice

forfuxsake · 28-06-2012 09:04PM #1

Every get any??

My dad told me on his deathbed to do what I love and the money will follow. So here I am, 28 years old, no job and no prospects because all I do all day is smoke spliffs and look at porn, some fúcking advice that turned out to be.:mad:

Napper Hawkins · 28-06-2012 09:05PM

I'm not sure he had porn and spliff all day in mind to be fair.

Tombi! · 28-06-2012 09:05PM

"You better do well in school since you'll never get a job".

"If you don't do well in the Juniour/Leaving cert you won't be going to college/getting a job".

spirit_77 · 28-06-2012 09:06PM

Be careful whose advice you buy, but, be patient with those who
supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of
fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the
ugly parts and recycling it for more than
it’s worth. But trust me on the sunscreen…

christmas2012 · 28-06-2012 09:06PM

Everyone says that but years after the leaving it wont matter what grades you got,all they care about is what work exp you have or what college you went to..

Where To · 28-06-2012 09:07PM

Work flat out until you are 30, then enjoy yourself after that.:rolleyes:

Hi, I'm 34 and I'm a workaholic.:(

SweetCaliber · 28-06-2012 09:07PM

forfuxsake wrote: »

Every get any??

My dad told me on his deathbed to do what I love and the money will follow. So here I am, 28 years old, no job and no prospects because all I do all day is smoke spliffs and look at porn, some fúcking advice that turned out to be.:mad:

It's not too late to turn your life around.

Also, I think he had more constructive ideas in mind when he said that.

Tombi! · 28-06-2012 09:07PM

christmas2012 wrote: »

Everyone says that but years after the leaving it wont matter what grades you got,all they care about is what work exp you have or what college you went to..

But you can't go to college or get a job (to get work xp) if you don't do well in school.

forfuxsake · 28-06-2012 09:09PM

christmas2012 wrote: »

Everyone says that but years after the leaving it wont matter what grades you got,all they care about is what work exp you have or what college you went to..

'So you went to Harvard, interesting and I see you did your undergraduate in Trinity and came out with a first. Oh just saw you didn't do great in your LC religion, Fúck away off waster'

El Guapo! · 28-06-2012 09:10PM

Get a trade. You can't go wrong with a trade. :rolleyes:

forfuxsake · 28-06-2012 09:10PM

lee3155 wrote: »

It's not too late to turn your life around.

Also, I think he had more constructive ideas in mind when he said that.

and do what? i don't love much else.

Except riding and my mickey is way too small to get paid for that:(

PhlegmyMoses · 28-06-2012 09:14PM

Brutal Deluxe wrote: »

"You better do well in school since you'll never get a job".

"If you don't do well in the Juniour/Leaving cert you won't be going to college/getting a job".

This isn't really bull**** advice. The vast majority of people who do well in life did well enough in school.

Rothko · 28-06-2012 09:14PM

"Be yourself"

Worst advice ever

Tombi! · 28-06-2012 09:15PM

PhlegmyMoses wrote: »

This isn't really bull**** advice. The vast majority of people who do well in life did well enough in school.

It is because many people have failed their way out of school and still got good jobs, went to college, etc.

RB94 · 28-06-2012 09:16PM

Plath will come up...

christmas2012 · 28-06-2012 09:16PM

I dont know if being yourself is the worst advice ever,its the best advice when it comes to personal relationships,its better to be accepted for yourself because sooner or later,when the act wares out the real you will shine through in some way,and people might resent you for that..

mcmoustache · 28-06-2012 09:31PM

circa 2007: "Buy a house as soon as you can. The prices are only going up and if you don't get on the properly ladder now, you'll never be able to afford it.".

Ignoring that advice is possibly my single most sensible decision so far in life.

christmas2012 · 28-06-2012 09:36PM

there were a lot of people in the 'celtic tiger' era who couldnt afford,now there are econommists flogging second houses they bought in the boom trying to hype up their prices by saying the house market is going to have an increase,ffs were still in a recession,were still going to have to pay back our debts for at least 20 years ffs..

whiskeyman · 28-06-2012 09:42PM

mcmoustache wrote: »

circa 2007: "Buy a house as soon as you can. The prices are only going up and if you don't get on the properly ladder now, you'll never be able to afford it.".

Ignoring that advice is possibly my single most sensible decision so far in life.

Same for me.
"rent is dead money".
Yeah right!
Thank feck I didnt get on the ladder.

bdoo · 28-06-2012 09:47PM

mcmoustache wrote: »

circa 2007: "Buy a house as soon as you can. The prices are only going up and if you don't get on the properly ladder now, you'll never be able to afford it.".

Ignoring that advice is possibly my single most sensible decision so far in life.

Bank not giving me a mortgage at the time was a blessing in disguise.

more terrible advice... borrow your deposit from the credit union

ChunkyLover54 · 28-06-2012 09:57PM

if you can't build a robot, be a robot

Red Hand · 28-06-2012 10:12PM

"Don't put aything smaller than your elbow in your ear".

Now, that is the most pointless advice I was given as a child. It might have been relevant if I had extraordinarily long arms and huge elephant ears, but not when your a stumpy 6 year old with itchy ears.

leggo · 28-06-2012 10:32PM

"You need to get a degree to do what you want in life."*

And yet the amount of college kids I've seen come and go while I'm still standing, them scared off by a bit of hard work. Not rich, by any means, but still surviving and getting there, day-by-day.

Here's one you all, likely, heard:

"Renting is dead money."

The people who said that are a lot quieter these days.

* See also: "You need to take this opportunity because we never had it."

EDIT: So you did hear it, then, huh. One bit of wise advice I heard before was, "Read the thread before you post in it."

Kosseegan · 29-06-2012 11:54AM

Brutal Deluxe wrote: »

But you can't go to college or get a job (to get work xp) if you don't do well in school.

Rubbish. I know a barrister with a PhD who only got 5 passes in the LC.

Dr.Strange · 29-06-2012 11:58AM

"Pick on someone your own size"

Any time I try this I get a hiding, I think I'll stick with the small weaker types thanks.

Orim · 29-06-2012 12:03PM

"Fight fire with fire"

Fecking chip pan is wrecked.

1ZRed · 29-06-2012 12:08PM

Once I reached the top level of call of duty, a friend told me to go prestige!

I was up against the big boys from there on out.

****ed my life up right good! Worst advice ever...

fakearms123 · 29-06-2012 12:14PM

"If you keep making that face then it will get stuck like that forever!"

Thank God I dodged that bullet! :rolleyes:

sbsquarepants · 29-06-2012 01:16PM

forfuxsake wrote: »

'So you went to Harvard, interesting and I see you did your undergraduate in Trinity and came out with a first. Oh just saw you didn't do great in your LC religion, Fúck away off waster'

Applying to be the pope I see. Pity you didn't get it, pope forfuksake the 1st has quite a nice ring to it:D

Kolido · 29-06-2012 01:19PM

I think it depends what career you want. Some college/uni courses require a good LC. Maybe there are some other ways of getting to these job posts or courses but in general a good LC is needed when taking the normal route.

christmas2012 wrote: »

Everyone says that but years after the leaving it wont matter what grades you got,all they care about is what work exp you have or what college you went to..

leggo wrote: »

"You need to get a degree to do what you want in life."*

And yet the amount of college kids I've seen come and go while I'm still standing, them scared off by a bit of hard work. Not rich, by any means, but still surviving and getting there, day-by-day.

Here's one you all, likely, heard:

"Renting is dead money."

The people who said that are a lot quieter these days.

* See also: "You need to take this opportunity because we never had it."

EDIT: So you did hear it, then, huh. One bit of wise advice I heard before was, "Read the thread before you post in it."

Funglegunk · 29-06-2012 01:20PM

"If you ever travel back in time, don't step on anything."

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