any way my last save was up in winterhold (I think) i joined the college of mages and am on soem quest where i had to do soemthing with some artifacts ...

how do i get past this room there are 6 pillers that i can rotate each with a snake, fish and eagle on them and then theres a lever and every time I pull it i get shot with poison darts ... is there some piece of paper with the answer to this that i missed how do i continue forward
also how do i get a job in this game ?

I was actually stuck for a bit here too! The picture you need to turn it too is actually behind each pillar! But I was crouched and didn't notice them for ages!

a few more specifics as to exactly what quest you are on and what dungeon you are having trouble with might help. in the meantime, try to find your answer here: http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Skyrim

as for jobs, mining or wood splitting or running a lumber mill, etc. that link should describe them as well.

i can barely read most of the text on this game (why didnt the devs make everythign the same size as the text they used in the in game books because thats about the only thing i can read ...)