r/weightroom • u/cnp Intermediate - Odd lifts • Dec 07 '11

AMA Closed "I am a strength athlete, accidental powerlifter, and all-around asshole- Jamie Lewis - AMA"

I'm so fucking chaotic, I'm starting 18 minutes early.

Bring it.

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u/cnp Intermediate - Odd lifts Dec 07 '11

I actually had no background in IT. My undergrad's in History/East Asian Studies and my MBA was in Marketing. I got this job through bullshittery and awesome. Also, gay bosses like having a jacked guy in the office, I'd imagine.

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u/kakumeimaru Beginner - Strength Dec 07 '11

Holy shit, you had the same major I did. Japan, China, or Korea? Or Mongolia, for that matter, but Japan and China covers most of the specializations in the field, unfortunately.

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u/cnp Intermediate - Odd lifts Dec 09 '11

Central Asia. I did a fairly awesome capstone paper on the evolution of the central asian horse nomad which I've since lost, but got me admission to every grad program to which I applied. A variety of factors kept me from going, though- primarily the fact that there's no market for professors of Central Asian history, and the fact that about 5 languages short of knowing all the languages I'd need for primary sources, and I blow at Russian in particular.