I'm traveling to Thailand Solo for a few weeks and really want someone local to explore with. I feel like with dating apps it will be hard since I'm only in different parts of the country for a limited time. Would it be better to use the dating apps or pay for a bar girl for part of the time?
I grew up in a blue collar area and really didn't interact with white collar professionals until after college. Because of this, I really didn't have any idea about the career opportunity differences between white collar professions and blue collar. I had no idea that blue collar jobs are looked down on by many professionals. I had no idea what people meant by the importance of good communication skills and what that even was (something I struggled with). I didn't understand how much politics, butt kissing, and visibility meant for promotions (Something that hurt me). They actually discouraged me from attending a good college vs a local lesser college. My question is does having white collar parents really help you and give you a good head start because they can basically groom and mentor you from birth?
3 years ago I made a post saying AI would lead us into the future with a massive bull run, and only the most negative comments got upvoted. It was like 9 negative responses to 1 positive. Here we are 3 years later with the exact same sentiment. Except this time we're much much higher. My question to the bears is what if another 3 years from now the NASDAQ is 90% higher, AI has gotten a lot better, AI companies are now seeing profits and companies are incorporating AI into workflows, etc. Will you then admit you were wrong about AI or continue to say we are in a massive .com bubble?
Do you count assets, house equity, 401k, or personal savings/investments? I personally have just been looking at my personal stock investments. But if I include my 401k I'm close to 900k! Add on house equity then I'm at 1M!
Former electrician here who is now a PE for a GC hoping to become a PM soon. I left the field for many reasons, and I do not miss it. But where I live in central Indiana work is booming and there is a massive shortage of electricians. There are data center projects paying $50/hr (scale is $44) with lots of OT and some paying $200 a day per diem.. I could be grossing 154k - 175k a year on these projects or maybe more. The issue is that I am happier doing what I am doing now sitting at a desk most of the day. Working in the field on OT projects just kills my body. I hated coming home exhausted everyday and only having one day off. Then you have to work out in the heat and cold all day. IF it weren't for the OT I would definitely prefer what I am doing now, and would go back after a while.
However, I am only making around $94k a year now, and then if I do make it to PM how much of a pay bump am I really going to get? Definitely not what I could make as an electrician. In the office you work all this non compensated OT and even some Saturday's. Per hour I'm making a lot less what I would as an electrician working OT, which I never even thought would be possible before I got into the management side. You get a degree and dress a little nicer and all this BS for little to no extra pay.
After taxes etc I'm looking at a potential 50k extra money a year take home as an electrician. However, I don't need the money.
I'm a 40 year old tall fairly attractive white male from the US thinking of taking a solo trip to Thailand. Should women even factor into my equation? I keep hearing about how easy it is for western men, but then I don't think it's worth the hassle. When I watch videos of the red light areas it's all old unattractive white men. I'm still getting 8's back home, although it seems like a lot of work sometimes. I like the idea of dating a bunch of thai women and getting all the attention, but I'll only be there for a few weeks, so what's the point if I find multiple girls I like but won't see them again? Sex with prostitutes isn't nearly as pleasurable for me either, but I would still probably pay for a few. I also just like curvy women, and most thai women have no curves. I would also be going solo, and I don't care that much for traveling alone.