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By ugh - 01/06/2014 22:15 - United States - Concord

Today, I told someone about my degree in technical theatre with a concentration in lighting design. They looked at me and said, "You're paid $52,000 a year to turn lights on and off?" And technically, that's correct. FML

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DjaySkar 14

Monday 2 June 2014 7:21

EXTREMELY technically that's correct. But whoever you were talking to is really ignorant.

catsmeow123 11

Monday 2 June 2014 7:25

Well, you can reply that you are paid $2,000 a year to turn lights on and of, and another $50,000 to know when and which lights to turn on and off.

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trellz17 19

Monday 2 June 2014 7:34

Sounds like you have a pretty sweet job that pays well! Congrats

millertime911 15

Monday 2 June 2014 7:36

I wouldn't say that was a fml! I'd say that was pretty damn awesome to get paid that much to turn lights on and off!! It sounds like the person u were talking to was jealous!

tigrouficele2012 44

Monday 2 June 2014 7:38

Either there's a typo in the post (I'm guessing "you're" might be a mistype of "you've" -- the numbers are in the right ballpark to be the cost of schooling), or this is the least ****** life I've heard about in a long time.