re: Professions that sounded fun as a kid but turned out to suck.

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Not sure if it sucks but some trash gal every year when school started up would say she wanted to be a marine biologist because they went to Seaworld over the summer. I've yet to ever meet one.

Anyone else experience this?

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I was advised not to go into marine biology as a career field by my undergraduate advisor. Not that I was expressing interest in doing so. He just offered it as unsolicited advice and I always remembered it.

In any case, I think marine biology enthusiasts are drawn to a career that takes them to the ocean and sunny weather. But if that’s the case, I would much rather do oceanography. I was a big Robert Ballard fanboy growing up.

Pretty much work in general

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was advised not to go into marine biology as a career field by my undergraduate advisor.

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I looked into it seriously during my freshman year and decided against it once I saw the salary expectations. They get paid worse than teachers.

I thought engineer meant train driver, which sounded really cool of course.

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I thought engineer meant train driver, which sounded really cool of course.

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Running that Kansas to Texas line, taking on Hobos, finding approximate solutions to partial differential equations...typical engineer stuff.

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Architect
I’ve dealt with enough to realize it ain’t exactly what I thought it might be as a kid.

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Thought you'd have 3 boys and marry a lovely lady with 3 girls?

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You have to eat paste, not shower, wear a diaper, float nonstop, and live an a space the size of your garage.

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And drink your filtered urine

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I would much rather do oceanography. I was a big Robert Ballard fanboy growing up.

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I’m an Orrin Pilkey guy myself

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Not sure if it sucks but some trash gal every year when school started up would say she wanted to be a marine biologist because they went to Seaworld over the summer. I've yet to ever meet one.

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Our 14 year old has said she wants to be a marine biologist for years. I think she thinks they play with dolphins all day. I know other parents with similarly aged kids who also want to be marine biologists. I’m not sure why that career is so enticing to middle schoolers.

I have politicians on both sides of my family. Growing up I though that it would be interesting to influence law.

Thank God I went into sales!