Did you ever get your "big break"?

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Have you at some point in your life received something that you thought of as your big break?

A mind blowing event that will dramatically change your life for the better?

I think I just received (things look very good) mine at the ripe and great age of 29..

How about you guys?
 
Oxn said:
How bout you tell us what yours was
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Lottery apartment in NYC.

Midtown (near central park), dirt cheap rent for this amazing city, luxury building (recently finished) with a ton of amenities.

My life is going to change hardcore... I've lived with my parents up until this point in my life because I had a major health problem occur as a 19 year old.. I have never been independent in my life but I think that I am very ready.

Beside this "break" things have been great the past 2 1/2 years for me, physically and financially.

Trust me when I tell you guys that I really fucking needed this..

Mind you this was a lottery with about 100 available units for god knows how many applicants...

I'm extremely appreciative of this huge break.. I know I'm going to cry/break down when walk in with my keys the first time.
 
Slayer-33 said:
Lottery apartment in NYC.

Midtown, dirt cheap rent, luxury building with a ton of amenities.

My life is going to change hardcore... I've lived with my parents up until this point in my life because I had a major health problem occur as a 19 year old..

Beside this "break" things have been great the past 2 1/2 years for me, physically and financially.
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Nice :D Always cool to hear good news.

I haven't really gotten a big break yet, hopefully I will soon, but I think the key is to always proceed as if you're going to have to earn everything the hard way.
 
Slayer-33 said:
Lottery apartment in NYC.

Midtown (near central park), dirt cheap rent for this amazing city, luxury building (recently finished) with a ton of amenities.

My life is going to change hardcore... I've lived with my parents up until this point in my life because I had a major health problem occur as a 19 year old.. I have never been independent in my life but I think that I am very ready.

Beside this "break" things have been great the past 2 1/2 years for me, physically and financially.

Trust me when I tell you guys that I really fucking needed this..

Mind you this was a lottery with about 100 available units for god knows how many applicants...

I'm extremely appreciative of this huge break.. I know I'm going to cry/break down when walk in with my keys the first time.
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How much was it? How many sq feet?

Im in brooklyn atm
 
Getting my current job was a huge turning point in my life. Of the three jobs I've had since graduating college, it's easily the best, and the only one that I could see staying at for my entire career.

When I got the offer letter, the salary shocked me. (It's not huge by most standards, but it was $22,000 more than what I was making at my old job.) It has allowed me to be 100% financially independent from my parents, which is an amazing feeling.
 
Oxn said:
How much was it? How many sq feet?

Im in brooklyn atm
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Estimate about 500Sq Ft $650/month rent, about 4 blocks away from central park. Everything is going on in this area up/down/around it...

BertramCooper said:
Getting my current job was a huge turning point in my life. Of the three jobs I've had since graduating college, it's easily the best, and the only one that I could see staying at for my entire career.

When I got the offer letter, the salary shocked me. (It's not huge by most standards, but it was $22,000 more than what I was making at my old job.) It has allowed me to be 100% financially independent from my parents, which was an amazing feeling.
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That's huge
 
BertramCooper said:
Getting my current job was a huge turning point in my life. Of the three jobs I've had since graduating college, it's easily the best, and the only one that I could see staying at for my entire career.
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On that note: getting my tenure a few years ago was a pretty big deal. Seeing so many talented colleagues struggle to find positions made me realize how lucky I have been.
 
Finished my degree in Geology. Was a shit Geologist. Had no idea what I wanted to do with my life, applied for a job in the Games Industry as a junior designer. Got it.

10 years later I'm still doing a job that I love and enjoy each and every day.

Yeah, I got real fucking lucky and I know it! :-)
 
I just got a 2 year contract after my year contract with a 10k a year raise for all 3.

This was following 3 years of hardcore school (accelerated bachelors) and 2.5 years of commuting 3 hours a day to different jobs in an all out effort to make it anywhere after graduating into the recession.

i cant even begin to tell you what a load it is off my mind to have something like this.

also, i live 30min from my job now, moving was part of the break :D
 
Mine is coming, I can feel it. They're fixing to make me a project manager. It's just a matter of them making me the offer.
 
May have just gotten mine a couple of months ago, time will tell.

Got out of the shit BC economy, at least, out of contract/auxiliary jobs with no security and no/few benefits. Moved to Alberta, 1.5 times my previous salary with room to more than double it after working here a while.

Downside is I have to live in Alberta.
 
As far as career wise, presently, on the precipice of it. Could get a job that nearly triples my salary in the same company that I work for now. If not that, there are other avenues as far as other jobs but I don't make a shabby amount now so this would definitely be the most mind blowing thing ever. That would be my biggest break. There are others but I would rank this number one if this were to happen.

Big break thus far as been to actually get a job in my field and gain experience. MBA in healthcare management here. People really don't know how valuable that is.
 
I'm so picky with the people I like to be around that I never thought I'd find a girlfriend/wife I'd actually want to be around that often. Found her at 18 years old (24 now).

Wish I could catch a break with a job, but that's still going nowhere fast. Still just doing mindless temp jobs, I've never have a full-time permanent job in my life. Let alone one that doesn't pay crap.
 
Ingueferroque said:
Can someone explain how lottery apartments work?
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80/20 law in NYC. (80% of the units @ retail prices per unit/20% for "low" income individuals making a certain amount of money/and or city employees, firefighters/cops/others) in the same building, the building owners have the final say who they'll approve to move in, NYC Housing Dept does pre-approval and sorts a shit ton of paperwork you have to provide. The deal the owners of the building get are tax breaks.

The "lottery" bit of it is the fact that it's hugely discounted over regular month rent for the place you'd live in and considering the scarcity of new construction real estate in Manhattan that's where I think it (lottery term) comes from.

Mesoian said:
UGH! YOU BITCH! So much envy over here....

Congrats duder.
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Thanks a lot guys, my friend says the same thing lol..
 
Not yet, but I haven't really done anything about it. I am currently in the process of updating my resume, though. It could be for a position within the same company, or somewhere else; I really don't care. I am pretty stagnant in my position. Not challenged enough, and certainly not paid a salary commensurate with a mba.

Fake edit: That apartment sounds like a fantastic deal though, congrats!
 
Got mine this year in March. I had been working for about a year as a lowly tier one Linux Support making sub 20k a year and living with my parents.this was after ditching a higher paying job in the PR field to make a career change.

Then in March, I some how landed a job as a bonafied Sys admin, quadrupled my salary and have gotten an additional 30% bump since taking the new job. Now I've bought my first house (am moving in in December), gotten in great shape, can work from home, am no longer depressed about my finances or my future, squashed most of my school debt, and love what I do. There was a lot of luck involved but also a lot of studying, practice, and book reading.

This entire year has been the big break for me. I graduated in 2004 with a PR degree and struggled to work in those types of jobs basically because I was a tech guy a heart...so once I finally decided to make a career outta my hobby I guess my passion for it naturally made it blow up.

I used to come home and bitch about my job, and my dad would always say, "You must not hate your job that much because you are still there. Why don't you get up and move?" I'm glad I finally did.
 
I just applied for a job that could be a pretty big break, with regards to utilizing my degree and being in the exact field i want to be in. So i probably wont get it then
 
Those kinds of apartments often turn out to be not-so-great experiences. Hope it works out for you!

My biggest breaks were landing a photography internship in college and probably my degree (didn't seem possible for a while)
 
Getting a job sure felt like it.

Actually, I'd say the biggest thing to shape my life for the better was probably getting National Merit Scholar back in high school. The University of Florida at that time gave $22000 over 4 years. Combined with Bright Futures, which covered my tuition, I was a lot more comfortable financially than I would have been otherwise.
 
My biggest break came my senior year in High School.

Some how I managed to forget my huge AP Bio 2 project, which was worth 40% of the course grade. I sat in class the day people turned them in and was confused as to what was going on. It hit me like a ton of bricks, I forgot to do a project and I'm going to fail this class.

After class I talked to my teacher. I told him that I had completely forgotten about the project and asked if there was anything I could do to get even partial credit.

He said, and I'll never forget these words, "You'll have a chance to help someone at some point in your life, don't fuck it up."

At that point I had enough science classes, I still would have graduated, and still would have gotten into Michigan, but walking out of class that day changed my life.
 
Zeth said:
Those kinds of apartments often turn out to be not-so-great experiences. Hope it works out for you!

My biggest breaks were landing a photography internship in college and probably my degree (didn't seem possible for a while)
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What.

Maybe not for those paying full rent they are not.. lol.

For the one that I am most likely going to get regular rent is about $3000.

I'm honestly happy with just having my own place to live bro. I didn't even know this place was a luxury building (not disclosed during application process or in general).. I thought it would be some sort of project building.
 
Every single job that I have ever had never does raises, ever, I dont know the meaning of the word.

sigh.

Im not even working in a minimum paying job, maybe its because im on GAF.
 
Got a 30% 'raise' going from job A to job B in 2010, getting a 50% raise going from job B to job C in the next couple of weeks.
 
My own apartment/functioning car.

When I realized I could buy anything I wanted, put money in savings, or do anything I wanted without anyone other than me having something to say about it.
 
Slayer-33 said:
Estimate about 500Sq Ft $650/month rent, about 4 blocks away from central park. Everything is going on in this area up/down/around it...
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Unreal. It's almost like you live in a different country from those of us in the Midwest. I've got quadruple the space for twice the price on a 15 year home mortgage, and yet your lottery apartment is considered an amazing deal in NYC. Of course, you're in NYC, so there's obviously a great benefit to that.

How much would that apartment run at full retail?

Slayer-33 said:
80/20 law in NYC. (80% of the units @ retail prices per unit/20% for "low" income individuals making a certain amount of money/and or city employees, firefighters/cops/others) in the same building, the building owners have the final say who they'll approve to move in, NYC Housing Dept does pre-approval and sorts a shit ton of paperwork you have to provide. The deal the owners of the building get are tax breaks.

The "lottery" bit of it is the fact that it's hugely discounted over regular month rent for the place you'd live in and considering the scarcity of new construction real estate in Manhattan that's where I think it (lottery term) comes from.
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So what is the difference between lottery apartments and rent controlled apartments? I remember rent controlled apartments being discussed on old episodes of Seinfeld. Elaine was desperate to get one, like it could be passed from person to person, I'm assuming not in the form of a lottery.
 
When I was younger I needed to go back to school to make a career change so I could better support my family. I talked to my boss about it and he was extremely supportive. He pretty much let me make my own schedule around work so that I could go back to school. As long as the work got done and I was there at the busiest times he let me do whatever I needed to do. He encouraged me.

If I was going to consider anything my big break that would be it. Being able to go back to school completely changed my life.
 
Not yet. 28. In desperate need of one, and damn if I'm working hard and searching everywhere to help it come along. A 'working poor' salary by most people's standards would be a godsend for me; get me out in my own place again, closer to everything and everyone I love in this city, and generally change my entire life.
 
I was unemployeed for 6 months after College. I was working a 1 month contract in a shitty job to get by. The last week of the job, I radomly got an email from a contract group wanting me to interview with a Fortune 500 company for an entry level job. I fucking nailed that interview and have been working here for a year and a half. If I had gone 1 more week without pay I would have totally loft my ass (car, apratment, everything).fuuuuuuuu
 
My only break so far came during my first(only) semester of college as a vocal performance major.
I have a 3 month seasonal job every year as a caroler at the Atlanta Botanical Garden and the Ga Aquarium.
It pays $25-50 an hour
 
TangoAlphaLima said:
So what is the difference between lottery apartments and rent controlled apartments? I remember rent controlled apartments being discussed on old episodes of Seinfeld. Elaine was desperate to get one, like it could be passed from person to person, I'm assuming not in the form of a lottery.
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I think the whole Lottery bit comes from the fact that it's not a "project", the rent would be super expensive otherwise and maybe the location + the limited apartment availability?

I'm not completely sure what really defines it as a lottery but my best guess is what I just mentioned.
 
I wouldn't describe anything that has gotten me to where I am at as a 'break' but rather a result of me working my ass off to get it.

Now if I win that powerball on Wednesday I and GAF will get a HUGE BREAK.
 
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