High school glory days
Who is that person(s) that never moved past high school from you past. Don't say their real name(s). However what do they do now and happened in their lives post high school?
56-60, M
robertsnj · 56-60, M
There was a guy from my H.S. on the football team that never the town we were from. 6 or so years after graduation he was bagging groceries at local grocer and wearing his H.S. football letterman jacket.
A couple of ladies tracked down everyone they could on FB (including me) put in a group for HS alumni and update us on everyone that passed away in the group. Which is nice (and sad )
Another guy who joined that FB group upload old vhs clips converted into digital format on FB of his HS football games and gave-play-by-play analysis. He had a nice job though----came from money.
A number of them 30 plus years later get together for beers in the neighboring city and post their pictures. All guys . The tough part to see is when I look at their FB profiles--all unskilled labor. Graduated high school and didn't do jack or squat to be more alluring to employers.
A couple of ladies tracked down everyone they could on FB (including me) put in a group for HS alumni and update us on everyone that passed away in the group. Which is nice (and sad )
Another guy who joined that FB group upload old vhs clips converted into digital format on FB of his HS football games and gave-play-by-play analysis. He had a nice job though----came from money.
A number of them 30 plus years later get together for beers in the neighboring city and post their pictures. All guys . The tough part to see is when I look at their FB profiles--all unskilled labor. Graduated high school and didn't do jack or squat to be more alluring to employers.
WhateverWorks · 36-40
My father is a bit like that… periodically reminisces about what a bad ass he was. I mean, to his credit, he was. Once I had a teacher recognized my last name, and specifically asked if I was his daughter then he let me skip gym so I could fill him in on how life played out for 🎶 Jack and Dian🎶.
Dad still welds (family trade)
He’s a family man, middle-class, workaholic. That he became conservative given how.. not conservative he used to be was a plot twist.
Dad still welds (family trade)
He’s a family man, middle-class, workaholic. That he became conservative given how.. not conservative he used to be was a plot twist.
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robertsnj · 56-60, M
@WhateverWorks I would argue that someone who entered a high paying family trade like welding isn't wrong side of the tracks. Actually he got really lucky to be in that situation.
I hate that our society (in the USA) puts so much of post high school success on if the person ended up getting a college degree or not.
I hate that our society (in the USA) puts so much of post high school success on if the person ended up getting a college degree or not.
WhateverWorks · 36-40
@robertsnj oh, no. It wasn’t the learning to weld from his mother’s best friend who owned a company that got Dad branded ‘wrong side of the tracks’. It’s that he lived in the rough, poor side of town and had a messed up homelife.
Nearly everyone in my hometown.
SW-User
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LordShadowfire · 46-50, M
robertsnj · 56-60, M
@LordShadowfire any good at car sales?
robertsnj · 56-60, M
@LordShadowfire I figure there is 1-2 sales reps on most lots who are total selling machines and make a high 5 figure to low 6 figure career out of it and 90 percent of the lot reps are making 25-40k a year and I would say make enough to keep their job but get paid as much as someone classified as unskilled labor.
Insurance sales people and real estate agents same thing. In that ide if he is top rep he is killing it post high school but if he is lower 90 percent he has a miserable existence.
Insurance sales people and real estate agents same thing. In that ide if he is top rep he is killing it post high school but if he is lower 90 percent he has a miserable existence.