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re: Do you ever regret your career choice?
Posted on 2/27/24 at 9:46 pm to SaintlyTiger88
Posted on 2/27/24 at 9:46 pm to SaintlyTiger88
I’m 39 and don’t love what I do but make enough that changing careers is very difficult bc my family (wife) has a certain life style they are used to.
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Posted on 2/27/24 at 9:49 pm to Centinel
quote:Germans….
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.
(Turnt out to be richt!)
Posted on 2/27/24 at 9:54 pm to SaintlyTiger88
I’m a lawyer. I regret it daily.
Posted on 2/27/24 at 10:05 pm to SaintlyTiger88
I was somewhere around 40 when I realized I’d always work to live and never live to work. That and a boss that taught me to leave it at the office (for the most part), made me much happier at my job. I’m paid decent money, have great job security, and am under little pressure that I don’t put on myself.
Posted on 2/27/24 at 10:07 pm to SaintlyTiger88
I do regret it on occasion, but it's fleeting and I can't see myself doing anything else
When I was in HS all I wanted to do was fly. Joined the Air Force after college to fly and loved every minute of the military flying.
The other bullshite you have to put up with in the AF as an officer makes it unbearable as you get older. Especially for the money.
So I went to the airlines. The money is better, but the flying is mediocre.
Flying with my bros in the Air Force was the peak of my career, and if I could earn half as much doing that minus the military bullshite, I'd probably still be doing it full time. It was a blast. Unfortunately the party is over and most of my friends are out.
Still get to fly and I do enjoy it, just not as much as I used to.
When I was in HS all I wanted to do was fly. Joined the Air Force after college to fly and loved every minute of the military flying.
The other bullshite you have to put up with in the AF as an officer makes it unbearable as you get older. Especially for the money.
So I went to the airlines. The money is better, but the flying is mediocre.
Flying with my bros in the Air Force was the peak of my career, and if I could earn half as much doing that minus the military bullshite, I'd probably still be doing it full time. It was a blast. Unfortunately the party is over and most of my friends are out.
Still get to fly and I do enjoy it, just not as much as I used to.
Posted on 2/27/24 at 10:16 pm to SaintlyTiger88
Electrical contractor and in the electrical trade since late 1998. 41 years old and now a business owner since 2014. Multiple offices across Texas, and pretty much live my life on my own terms.
Firefighter/EMT since 2001. Joined my first fire dept in July 2001 in NY and was still a probie during 9/11. Volunteered to respond to lower Manhattan on the day of days for the fire service. My FD dug through the smoking pile of Ground Zero. I would not change a damn thing about my service to the public.
In 2003, I DEP'd into the Army with a contract to be a Ranger Medic. I chose my career in public service over going military. This is the biggest question of my entire life. What would have happened? Where would I be? What lives could I have impacted/saved vs would I have given my own life in that time? I have no idea. In the end, I'm still here and I know the lives I've impacted/saved because I've been there in those times and moments. Still, that moment of choosing one life path over another still sticks with me.
Firefighter/EMT since 2001. Joined my first fire dept in July 2001 in NY and was still a probie during 9/11. Volunteered to respond to lower Manhattan on the day of days for the fire service. My FD dug through the smoking pile of Ground Zero. I would not change a damn thing about my service to the public.
In 2003, I DEP'd into the Army with a contract to be a Ranger Medic. I chose my career in public service over going military. This is the biggest question of my entire life. What would have happened? Where would I be? What lives could I have impacted/saved vs would I have given my own life in that time? I have no idea. In the end, I'm still here and I know the lives I've impacted/saved because I've been there in those times and moments. Still, that moment of choosing one life path over another still sticks with me.
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