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| Tweet Topic Started: Mar 12 2011, 01:42 AM (251 Views) | |
| sdcpro | Mar 12 2011, 01:42 AM Post #1 |
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Recently I've been cut of my hours at work by about 80%. The company is downsizing and will probably maintain my lack of hours for quite a while. I'm still in college but I was seriously thinking about going into Business management as a profession and I saw this job as a means to get a well-paying job before they downsized. However, I'm not sure how happy I was with the job now that I have time to think about it. Corporate politics seem to be all about pleasing someone else and staying on someone's good side so you can move forward in the industry. It gets old pretty fast and I'm not sure if I'm willing to put up with that, depending on where I could move forward from at this point in time. I've always been interested in the health industry and to be honest, I could look forward to waking up everyday if it meant to help someone in a hospital. I really have a passion for it and I have since high school. This is my last term before I start moving forward into the Bachelor's degree program for a Business degree in Finance or Human Resources but I think I may be having second thoughts. An easy degree to go for that I would be interested in is Ultrasound or Respiratory Therapist, both are a 2 year degree at a local community college that will pay roughly $40,000 a year right out of college. Hospitals are always looking for people to join and they may even pay for my college if I sign a contract that I'll work a certain amount of years after college with them. I was making about $60,000+ at my old job (some commission based) and I've grown real accustomed to living an easy life without having to worry about bills too much (I still live with my parents). Also, don't get me wrong, I do enjoy the business industry when it comes to selling and dealing with customers and keeping up with the latest products that are out. However, I worry that if I become a hospital worker I may struggle to pay some of my bills and adjust to a thriftier lifestyle. Please let me know what you guys think. I'm really appreciate it. |
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| SCScanlan | Mar 12 2011, 01:54 AM Post #2 |
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Do what you like, what interests you, not what makes you money. Everybody I've ever known that has gotten into something JUST for the money has ended up miserable. |
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| browland1 | Mar 12 2011, 03:04 AM Post #3 |
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Money cannot be the only deciding factor in your career path. We're just getting on the upswing after a global recession and I think we've learned that any job can be taken away in the blink of an eye. You may go with the better paying job now and still end up on the unemployment line. Think long and hard about what you want to do and then make your move. Money is important, but it's not everything. |
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| Ponch | Mar 12 2011, 09:30 AM Post #4 |
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I agree with what has been said above as well. Do something that you know you will enjoy doing. One of your greatest resources in college is your academics counselor. It might be a good idea to speak with him or her about the concerns your having right now. I started college wanting to become an estimator for an Architectural firm but I realized after a year of schooling I was miserable and couldn't imagine doing it as a career. I took some time off to really figure out what I want and am now going back to school for Electronics Technology, something that I've always had an interest in. |
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| NostalgiaKing | Mar 12 2011, 10:11 AM Post #5 |
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These aren't the droids we're looking for.
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I'm in the same boat at the moment (albeit, a much smaller, rinkier boat :P). Ever since I was in high school, college just wasn't in my forseeable future. I hated school in the first place, and I don't agree with certain parts of the college system. I figured I could skate on by in life without any further schooling. Now that I've worked in retail for the last 9 months, I can tell that I'm just not going to cut it with these sorts of jobs; I have physical problems that guarantee that by the end of every night (if not earlier), I'm going to be in a lot of pain. My family and my medical specialist always told me that I needed to get a better education so I could get a job that would better suit my physical needs ("You can't making a living digging ditches!"), and would push me towards enrolling in some sort of trade school. But I was way too afraid of cornering myself into a career (career being a big no-no word for me) that wouldn't satisfy me, so I resisted. But now, I'm seriously looking into enrolling in a 2-year technical college, then transfering my credits to a 4-year college. My family always wanted me to get into auto repair or something, but I'm leaning more towards doing something with computers, and perhaps English. I'll most likely have to quit my job in the next 6 months, because it's really taking a toll on my body, and I don't think I could balance this sort of physically demanding job and schooling. I'm pretty sure I missed the boat on enrolling (with financial aid) for the autumn semester, so I'll most likely have to wait until January before I can start, but I feel that acknowledging my need to further my education was a pretty big step for me (I absolutely hate school >.>). Wow, that really went off-ish topic, didn't it? The point of my story was, I didn't want to get stuck with a high-paying, but not-so-satisfying job when I get older. It scares the crap out of me working with people who have been with the company for 20+ years. I'm not putting them down, because I'm sure you've got to enjoy some aspect of your job to stay that long, but I don't think I could do it - I'm getting tired after less than 1 year (of course, that's including all of the pain, haha). This is a pretty big decision in your life, but if it were me, I'd take a serious look at my alternatives (which it seems you have) and weigh the pros and cons of each, remembering to keep in mind the satisfaction factor. |
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| sdcpro | Mar 13 2011, 02:02 AM Post #6 |
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My main concern would be job security for the future, as long as it pays enough to cover my bills and some fun money, I think I could be happy. The health industry looks like a sanctuary to me as the jobs are always in demand. I also really respect the industry and feel like I would give it the attention it deserves. I also have the skills to run an at home business on the side if things ever got risky, money wise. I think I may be too ambitious at times, which becomes a problem. One of my goals was to buy a house with cash, which really wasn't a long shot under my past circumstances & the current market here in the states, however i'm wondering if I should give up on some of my goals for a happier life. Thank you everyone. You guys were the first people I've told and I'm glad that people offered their thoughts. I'll be scheduling an appointment with my counselor this week and also sit down with my family and talk about it. |
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| browland1 | Mar 13 2011, 02:26 AM Post #7 |
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Whatever you and NostalgiaKing decide to do, take comfort in knowing that your biggest asset is time. You're 21 and that's the perfect time in life to make these kinds of decisions, old enough to to have an idea of where you want to go but young enough to make a few missteps along the way. Once you move away from home, have kids, get married, you don't have that luxury anymore. For myself, my college education has mainly been in film. I'm a huge movie fan and making movies has been a dream of mine every since I was a kid, when I discovered cinema and had a strong desire to one day make movies. Sadly, the film industry is in the horse latitudes and has been for years, so I am having to start all over. I went back to university part time at the age of 29, since I need to have a full time job to pay the bills, and I'll be in school pursuing my business degree at least until I'm 35. As unfortunate as it is that my dream has not paid off, I am happy that I've been smart enough to read the writing on the wall and make a shift that will pay off in the long run. Perhaps later in life than I expected, but hey, that's life. |
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