Get into teaching. Best job ever, best hours, most time off. Teach science and share your passion with your students. Thats what I ended up doing after bouncing around for a bit.
The single biggest regret in my life...
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I think for each person it's different. I can only say from what I've learned in the past 27 years, yeah I am a youngin' yet. That success in life ultimately is a balance. I've dealt with alot of death in my life, not violent death. But I have seen the life slip out of more then one pair of eyes. I think, but I can't say for certain that the simple fact there was someone there in the end, someone that gave a damn. Was more important then what material possession where left. Unfortunately though the simple facts of life require some form of monetary influx inot our lives in order to survive in this Society. As an American.. I will say we are a very spoiled and, coddle child in general compared to many other human estabilshments. There is much to learn. and there will always be more to learn.
To the OP my own father went threw your.. unhappyness if you will. not long ago. There is nothing wrong with missing your childhood. 'nore encourageing your sons. I for one am glad my parents had a similar take as you do. In a time where so many kids are forced to be adults so quick, in effect stealing away the innocense and pure joys of childhood. The parents who do let kids, just be kids will create healthier more balanced adults.
Stop and smell the roses as they say. A job that you may not neccisarly enjoy is still food on the table. children, and I'm assueming a wife who you care about. And who care about you. We always want more, and sometimes the grass is not greener on the other side. Infact the horrible truth in my experiance is, The grass is almost never greener.
To the OP my own father went threw your.. unhappyness if you will. not long ago. There is nothing wrong with missing your childhood. 'nore encourageing your sons. I for one am glad my parents had a similar take as you do. In a time where so many kids are forced to be adults so quick, in effect stealing away the innocense and pure joys of childhood. The parents who do let kids, just be kids will create healthier more balanced adults.
Stop and smell the roses as they say. A job that you may not neccisarly enjoy is still food on the table. children, and I'm assueming a wife who you care about. And who care about you. We always want more, and sometimes the grass is not greener on the other side. Infact the horrible truth in my experiance is, The grass is almost never greener.
At 40, I don't think teaching will be my thing. I thought about it though while in University - for seven years.
Everybody's journey is different. It also depends on who brought you up and what direction you are given.
I have been lucky enough to work doing things I enjoy, and I got that idea from my dad.
I grew up in a blue-collar home, and I was the first person in my family to go to college. Yet after knocking around for several years, I ended up being a maintenance mechanic at a large University campus. I enjoyed working with my hands, and did plumbing, electrical and HVAC work for a decade.
In my early 30's, I started working with computers as a hobby, and then (since part of my benefits were free tuition) I went back to school and ended up as a Systems Engineer. I left a union job and guaranteed pension at 36 and became a consultant.
Over the last 15 years I have been able to work in the IT industry, doing what I love, making great money, and still not regretting a minute.
I think modern educational theories are BS. Kids in HS are all told that they have to go to college. It makes a lot more sense to find out what is your passion, and maybe learn a trade, than to get some meaningless Liberal Arts degree.
I know plumbers and carpenters that have become rich men. If you love what you do, waking up in the morning is a lot easier, I've been there.
I have been lucky enough to work doing things I enjoy, and I got that idea from my dad.
I grew up in a blue-collar home, and I was the first person in my family to go to college. Yet after knocking around for several years, I ended up being a maintenance mechanic at a large University campus. I enjoyed working with my hands, and did plumbing, electrical and HVAC work for a decade.
In my early 30's, I started working with computers as a hobby, and then (since part of my benefits were free tuition) I went back to school and ended up as a Systems Engineer. I left a union job and guaranteed pension at 36 and became a consultant.
Over the last 15 years I have been able to work in the IT industry, doing what I love, making great money, and still not regretting a minute.
I think modern educational theories are BS. Kids in HS are all told that they have to go to college. It makes a lot more sense to find out what is your passion, and maybe learn a trade, than to get some meaningless Liberal Arts degree.
I know plumbers and carpenters that have become rich men. If you love what you do, waking up in the morning is a lot easier, I've been there.
Redearsunfish;3577506; said:
Working at the zoo and an LFS are vastly different. I'll be volunteering at the local public aquarium soon might want to look in to that, which I look forward too. At the LFS I felt like an executioner.
I'm going to go the other direction.
At age 30, I didn't like what I was doing so I went back to school for something I enjoyed. Since then with the economy the way it is... most of my jobs are shipped overseas(electronics) and I am unemployed which sucks in a way(at age 43) and don't see any hope in my future career. Even though I thought I'd be doing something I enjoyed more. I've learned over the last 13 years... people don't change. I was still around the same type of sorry people that I was around before...
The problem is you never know if the "other" path would be better. Trying to take the happier path doesn't always work out.
At age 30, I didn't like what I was doing so I went back to school for something I enjoyed. Since then with the economy the way it is... most of my jobs are shipped overseas(electronics) and I am unemployed which sucks in a way(at age 43) and don't see any hope in my future career. Even though I thought I'd be doing something I enjoyed more. I've learned over the last 13 years... people don't change. I was still around the same type of sorry people that I was around before...
The problem is you never know if the "other" path would be better. Trying to take the happier path doesn't always work out.
Very existential topic. I know I'll never pull a nice salary with the path I've chosen but I feel as though its a secondary concern given the alternatives. Contributing to conservation and greater understanding of species is of core importance to me (given my tree hugging hippie tendencies) so I hope it turns out to be best route for me.
I understand the dilemma between $ and apathy. Perhaps a side entrepreneurial endeavor in aqua culture would detract from the 9-5 humdrums.
I understand the dilemma between $ and apathy. Perhaps a side entrepreneurial endeavor in aqua culture would detract from the 9-5 humdrums.
yea doing what you love and a job that pays normally arent the same thing, right now i work with the county i live in and been there for 7 years, (im only 25 so i started when i was 18) but the problem i am having is i wanna work for the division of forestry as a wildland fire fighter but if i get and take a job from them its a min of 4 grand pay decrease, plus would be doing what i love and i will be able to retire when im 43. As days go by at my job now im starting to think its more and more worth it.
