A thread for those studying/working in the geosciences.
Is this the thread for rock dick pictures?
>>2873559>>2873560is this the hidden core of cairn obsessed autists? It reminds them of the of traumas they received from their mothers' string of sexually abusive boyfriends?
>>2873559do solar cosmic rays heat the earth core?
Since the Pacific Plate boundary is transferring from the San Andreas fault (which is locked) the the Walker Lane shear zone, why would there be any more large big ones in the LA area any more? It seesm the 'big ones' will now be east of the Sierra Nevadas. And what was the reason for the crazy earthquake swarm in Reno Nevada area some years ago? It was like science fiction earthquake machine type stuff?
>>2873560Yes, behold the ultimate rock dick, a sedimentary pipe with a ball sack. It's at kodachrome state park in utah, where i go every year and laugh my ass off every morning while drinking my coffee.
>>2875103No. They don't reach far enough through the crust, mantle, etc.
>>2873559How the fuck do you get a geology job? I have a bachelors in geology and have been ignored or ghosted in almost every entry level position
>>2875997>How the fuck do you get a geology job?Check federal, state, county, city openingscheck environmental or geotech consultingoil and gas production - all typesDepartment of Defense, CIA, Geospatial intelyes CIA hires geologists as does militaryMining pic is example from USA jobst. retired geologist
>>2876000>t. retired geologistSure but what about when entry level environmental remediation jobs, which are basically manual labor anyways, are requiring 2-5 years of experience
>>2876001you seem really lazy. You are prefect for government work. You will not make it in the private sector. Everyone has to start somewhere and if you do not have any connections (obviously you would have a cushy high paying job now if you did) you need to figure out how to get a job, how to interview (no you cant bring mom and dad to the interview), how to fill out an application. Have you ever worked a day in your life? Like ever? I once applied for a job and was told my resume did not reflect the appropriate experience. I reviewed my current classification and the one I applied for and did a global search and replace changing from water to fluid and pooof I was now qualified. Why? The fucking retarded HR bitch had no idea what she was doing and was not qualified to review anything, but these are the types of people that will hold you back in your professional life and you have to figure out how to get passed them.
>>2876002You seem like a smug cunt who doesn’t know anything about me. I’ve been at the same job for 5 years, it pays decent but the work is boring and I’d rather put my degree to use. I’m not dismissing environmental remediation for the work, just for the retarded entry requirements they advertise
>>2876041>You seem like a smug cuntcorrect, I am a professional at it>I’ve been at the same job for 5 yearsNot surprised you are going no where fast. Like I wrote earlier you seem lazy. You should have been taking extra classes in management, leadership, statistics, computer programming, accounting, economics, how to prepare and make presentations, negotiation tactics, and networking to develop your skills. I have supervised a lot of people like you - low energy, golly gee, my job is boring, not getting promoted, why is applying so tough, why won't someone do something to help me. You will be doing the same job for 40 years if you keep doing what you are doing. There are a LOT of interesting fast-paced high-reward jobs that pay good money - but they are for closers not weak minded wimps. You need brass balls kid if you are going to make it.
>>2876064Now I know you’re larping, nice try though
>>2876084>Now I know you’re larping,Not larping, experienced. Once you have interviewed and hired, or not, hundreds of times, supervised people, demoted people, fired people, promoted people, conducted many performance reviews, created new departments and programs you can quickly see people who can do independent work, and those who are weak/lazy and wait for someone to do something for them. Notice how I provided you with good info and instead of focusing on that you whine about your five year job and cry about "id rather put my degree to use." You are going no where and do not waste my time or your time with another one of your weak pity responses.
>>2876088Methinks he could simply be a demoralised young lad, having lost passion and hope given the current world situation, and because of harsh personal experiences, with no mentor to guide him; those can make any good fellow weary on the long run...Now, coming to >>2875997That's my personal recommendation, but have you tried geoarchaeology? It is a really fun ride if you like geology (assuming you do; else, that's a whole new story) and archaeology. Really, the best of both worlds (natural science and humanities). For example, you can study the stratigraphy of a site, its hydrogeology, the composition of things found there (pottery and petrography i.e.), etc etcI would like recommend graduate studies too, those can also help in your career and be , again, a pretty interesting ride to understand your field, and your own self >t. archaeometrist
>>2876121>Methinks he could simply be a demoralised young ladProbably, but letting people demoralize you is a losing hand. I cant count the number of times people blocked me or gave me bad info on purpose, or gave me bad info because they did not know. I had to fight my way through every job to get promotions. You have to take responsibility for your success if you are not given great opportunities by family/connections. I was given bad advice my many of my geology professors, but very little good advice. Bad advice early on can make your professional career a dead end or more difficult for sure, so you always need to keep looking and verifying information and keep networking to find new developments and opportunities.archaeomtrist? Never heard of this before. So how old are the pyramids really? Sounds really interesting.
>>2875997Here in Australia there are many job agencies who contract geologists out to the mining industry. You basically just show up there, show them you have a manual drivers license and a degree and they will stick you on some shitty rig/soil sampling contract for a month/several months, usually without any formal job interview. This is basically how most people get into the industry with just a bachelors degree. I'm not sure how it works in America but I'm confident there would be similar agencies who do just that. If you want a geology job outside of mining, you probably need experience or a better degree. Skills that make you employable as an entry level geo:>manual driver's license>know how to use ArcGIS or MapInfo or QGIS>know how to use Micromine or Leapfrog or Vulkan>general understanding of how sampling QAQC works and how to avoid fucking things up or at least realizing when you fucked it up and can fix it
>>2876143>but letting people demoralize you is a losing handOh well, that's what one learns from the school of Life; like all fields, some people get it easier, others may need some guidance. Personally, it took me some time because I would think "why people are hurting me when I'm not even threatening them/ will help them?"; then, with time and some counseling centres activities (which I do recommend for people in need btw), I was able to accept things as they are...Such is the path of the enlightened one: resilience and acceptance more than violence; it is long, sinuous and hard, but in fine, one shall get there, with time, painful experience and support. If we can give said support, why not do it —given that the "student" is willing to take that Path?(Compare with showing pond and drinking water, Dao philosophy, etc)>archaeomtrist? Never heard of this before. So how old are the pyramids really? Sounds really interesting.Oh, you may have seen them though: all the petrographic analyses, or soil analyses; even the famous 14C analyses (that's the first thing people mention when I explain my stuff). It is really interesting, to see how Humans interacted with nature (and geology) and how we can discover it via the analyses to deduce even bigger patterns. Or also, how geology shaped Humans and vice versa (for the former, take the smoooth Southern Levantine coast till the Carmel mountains, due to the Nile deposits, and offering no natural harbour; for the latter, all the stratigraphy, tells and pollution of soil). If you have some time, and want to change your ideas/ find new stuff, that's a nice rabbit hole, really And pyramids are nearly 4.5k BP , from the top of my head; see 4th-5th Dynasties, Old Kingdom
>>2876224>know how to use ArcGISI learned ArcInfo (before the GUI becoming ArcGIS). Had to learn Unix (on my own after work hours) to operate the computer, then the custom programming language for ArcInfo - everything was command prompt. The good old days. I started my education majoring geography and was told I would never get a job, would have to compete with PhDs, my remote sensing course was taught by a Chinese PhD candidate who could not speak english. So, I switched to geology. About three years after I graudated the Uni received a massive grant to develop a 'Center for GIS Studies' and became a top program. I was either too early or too late for many emerging technologies.
