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re: Do you ever regret your career choice?
Posted on 2/27/24 at 3:08 pm to SaintlyTiger88
Posted on 2/27/24 at 3:08 pm to SaintlyTiger88
Yes!!
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Posted on 2/27/24 at 3:16 pm to aruss15
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I'm in my 30's with a decent job and I still have no idea what I want to be when I "grow up"
fricking this. I just wished me or my dad or someone would have seen the "thing" in me that I could have started or carried into a profession. I'm doing this with my kids now. I'm really trying to get them into things to maybe get a spark of what we can turn into a jib so they can be successful and happy.
Posted on 2/27/24 at 3:23 pm to lsu777
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im in engineering and in the industrial side...shite is easy, barely work 40 hours, off every other friday and only on call one week a quarter and the job is easy AF. no calls after i leave either except for the once every 3-5 years my area goes into TA. Im in the middle of TA right now and still only working 45 hours, just taking calls on weekend
then we get crazy retirement, great insurance and great pay
not once do i regret it
j/k, wish i were you
Posted on 2/27/24 at 3:59 pm to PrettyBird
quote:Not impossible, but you really have to work hard to do it. At age 36 I left construction work in my family's business, and took a huge cut in pay to get into electronics. Today, at age 67, I'm senior strategic business development director for a major global electronics manufacturer working in photonics, defense systems and space satellites and space telescopes that are so good you could count the number of pepperoni on a large pizza from space. I have had to learn the physics of converting photons into readout electrons, how to calculate the background radiation in the sky from the big bang and understand the thermal properties of space systems and hardening electronics for the hell of the space environment.
I can count at least five close friends who made a big career move - however it was between ages 25-35. Big meaning back to school to get a different degree (JD, MD, etc).
I can see that being near impossible after 40's, to change into a career needing college/degrees.
But I am super tired from constantly learning and at age 67, the pace of keeping up with technology is almost too much to handle because of the required hours it takes.
Posted on 2/27/24 at 4:59 pm to SaintlyTiger88
I basically started my career the day after I graduated highschool. I went from never leaving the state (true story) to having worked in 38 states by the time I was 26. When I found out my son was on the way, I made it personally to find something at home. I landed a decent job. Fast forward about 5 years. Me and this head dude had it out and it was me or him. I didn’t stand a chance and “resigned”. I went back to traveling all over again. That place called me multiple time to come back and I was always shot down by that dude. Fast forward to about a year ago. They called me again for about the 10th time. I told them “talk to your boy”. They replied “oh, you haven’t heard, corporate came and he was the first mofo they ran off”. I said “tell me a number and if I like it, I’ll be back first thing”. The offer was almost double from when I left almost 7 years prior. For my area, what I do, and what they pay me, it’s a no brainer. I’ve never been an office type. I’m a hand on, move around person. For me to get my old job back, what I do, and what they pay me, I’m happy
Posted on 2/27/24 at 7:57 pm to SaintlyTiger88
I went for a profession for the money and I’d say 80% hate and 20% like it. Will be 43 years in May. But it doesn’t make sense to do anything else bc I’m comfortable with it.
You still gotta do something that you can make a living with, so I guess it’s not been a total waste.
School didn’t prepare me much for what the profession has been like. I’d recommend for anyone who can, to try and work in the field you’re interested in to see if you like it before or during college if that’s the studies you need. Even though it’ll likely be in a support role, you’ll be more able to tell if it’s right for you, and it’ll help your classes make more sense.
You still gotta do something that you can make a living with, so I guess it’s not been a total waste.
School didn’t prepare me much for what the profession has been like. I’d recommend for anyone who can, to try and work in the field you’re interested in to see if you like it before or during college if that’s the studies you need. Even though it’ll likely be in a support role, you’ll be more able to tell if it’s right for you, and it’ll help your classes make more sense.
This post was edited on 2/27/24 at 8:05 pm
Posted on 2/27/24 at 8:00 pm to SaintlyTiger88
I've done a lot of different things over the years and will probably continue to do so - when I get bored or fed up, I just find something else interesting. I know that's not a realistic way of life for most and I feel very fortunate to have that flexibility.
Posted on 2/27/24 at 8:02 pm to HempHead
How rich is your dad
Posted on 2/27/24 at 8:03 pm to SaintlyTiger88
Don't regret it at all, being a EE has allowed me great flexibility in my career. Only downside has been the inevitable push into management. You can make a great living without doing it, but to make the big bucks you have to make a trade.
Posted on 2/27/24 at 8:03 pm to HempHead
Yeah I'd easily take a 40-50% paycut to change careers at this point. That's not all that realistic for most after a certain age with kids. I wouldn't do it anyway, but I might move into a less stressful role at some point in my same field.
Posted on 2/27/24 at 8:06 pm to Krane
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How rich is your dad
He's doing okay.
Posted on 2/27/24 at 8:56 pm to Raging Tiger
I did 37 years ago. Certainly enjoy my career. Recently scaled down to 2 days a week; no call or weekends. Good stuff.
Posted on 2/27/24 at 9:05 pm to SaintlyTiger88
I regret it daily now. It also doesn’t pay well in today’s financial climate. $60k/year won’t help me attain my long term financial goals at this rate.
Posted on 2/27/24 at 9:12 pm to ReedRothchild
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k, wish i were you
Man it does require being plant trash that many on here despise
Posted on 2/27/24 at 9:15 pm to TexasTiger08
Yep, medical labwork is not the place to be now. Hadn't been a good work for about 20 years. Wish I would have gone into computer programing.
Posted on 2/27/24 at 9:21 pm to SaintlyTiger88
Only thing I regret is not starting my current career earlier
Posted on 2/27/24 at 9:29 pm to SaintlyTiger88
I've made the best of my career. Can retire in 4-5 years. But I've been feeling super restless recently, which has historically resulted in me tearing my life up to start a new journey. My hobbies have kept me at bay the last few years, but I don't have those to rely on right now. Pretty sure I'll either find or get myself forced into a new avenue soon.
Posted on 2/27/24 at 9:37 pm to SaintlyTiger88
Had a guy I worked with in Germany, who said "you should get into cybersecurity/info security....I think that would suit you." I responded with "nah man, not my jam". This was 2010 or so.
2024, and I'm now working for a cybersecurity platform I introduced to my previous employer, with multiple SANs certs, CISSP, etc etc.
2024, and I'm now working for a cybersecurity platform I introduced to my previous employer, with multiple SANs certs, CISSP, etc etc.
Posted on 2/27/24 at 9:38 pm to SaintlyTiger88
Yes and no. I don’t regret serving with my fellow servicemembers but I do recognize and regret the endless wars that we were lied to about and lost friends to make the MIC rich.
Posted on 2/27/24 at 9:39 pm to SaintlyTiger88
Everyday and twice on Sunday.
Wish I would have taken my near free undergraduate classes and became a Teacher and coached High School basketball
Wish I would have taken my near free undergraduate classes and became a Teacher and coached High School basketball
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