[quote=cvaria]

Then maybe I'll not grain of salt your words.

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Tell me something, son, what does that mean to you?

[quote=shadow191]

I don’t know if a job in compliance pays enough to own a Porsche, boat, and a nice home.  I guess it would depend on geographic region.  There’s no need to become an FA to move into compliance.  You can get licensed by becomine a sales assistant, many firms will sponsor you for licenses, I know many people who got licensed that way.  Our previous compliance officer started out as a sales assistant, got licensed and just kept moving up the ladder.  Eventually when the compliance officer left, she took the job.  She now works for the NASD I believe.  Becoming an FA is not a good stepping stone into compliance.  It’s not worth the grief if you don’t intend on it becoming a long term career.

[quote=cvaria] [/quote]
I live on the east coast and really I want to get in to compliance and the as far as standard of living.   I just want a decent porsche, an okay home, a boat...  and the ability to live my life comfortably... no need for billions of bucks but the I'll never say not to honest money.   

I'm more than willing to sacrifice for what i want but the cost of all this is a bit of a burden.  having a joint mba/j.d. will give me options.  the mba or progress toward it is now a standard as far as most companies are concerned.
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[quote=Devil’sAdvocate]

[quote=cvaria]

Then maybe I'll not grain of salt your words.

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Tell me something, son, what does that mean to you?

[quote=cvaria] [quote=Devil’sAdvocate]

[quote=cvaria]

Then maybe I'll not grain of salt your words.

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Tell me something, son, what does that mean to you?

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It means I'm going to disregard the negative things your are saying and review you slightly constructive comments (interview etiquette).  Wiki it.  You asked, "has it entered your mind that you may fail.  No, it has not.  I'm not going to fail.  Even if there is a setback.. it's only temporary by definition.   Someone will always say that "you can't", "you aren't good enough", "the world is flat."  They told Abe Lincoln, Richard Brandson, Thomas Edison, and everyone else that achieved greatness that very same bs too.  I like it when some doubting Thomas says that to me... it just fuels the desire to succeed.   I'll give your respect but I'm not going to give you the satisfaction of shutting me down. Now either be postisive, constructive, and brutally honest - or stop wasting keystrokes, Sir. 
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Brutally honest? 

OK, you're going to fail at the sales side of this business.  And as a failure from the sales side you won't have a Chinaman's chance in hell of being invited to join the compliance side.

Why not look for a job more suited for your skill set?

[quote=Devil’sAdvocate]

Brutally honest? 

OK, you're going to fail at the sales side of this business.  And as a failure from the sales side you won't have a Chinaman's chance in hell of being invited to join the compliance side.

Why not look for a job more suited for your skill set?

[quote=grammar cop joedabrkr]

I bet Richard Branson, Thomas Edison, and Abe Lincoln could express themselves in complete sentences…that they at least met the minimum standards of literacy for their time in history…
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add another to the list negative person to the list.

[quote=cvaria]

add another to the list negative person to the list.

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Here's a chicken and the egg question.

Are idiots who can't read and write very well so angry because they're stupid, or are they stupid because they're angry?

[quote=Devil’sAdvocate]

[quote=cvaria]

add another to the list negative person to the list.

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Here's a chicken and the egg question.

Are idiots who can't read and write very well so angry because they're stupid, or are they stupid because they're angry?