ziggy29
Moderator Emeritus
Just something I've been thinking about this morning (and a lot recently, actually).
Assuming all else in your life would remain the same -- you'd still have the same spouse/SO, the same kids (if any), the same friends, and all that stuff -- if you had another chance to start your w*rking life, what would you choose to do? If you had that do over -- that "mulligan," as they say in golf parlance -- what would you do?
Or are you one of those fortunate creatures who got it right the first time and are actually doing what you love?
Would you pursue something with higher pay? Maybe something you find more satisfying? Something that let you live in a region/environment where you'd like to be? Something with more job security? Better retirement benefits?
Me? I was a Computer Science major in college and I'm a "senior systems analyst" now. The job's okay as far as jobs go, but it's uninspiring. Looking at how everything played out in the 20 years since my graduation, I'd go back and study conservation/wildlife biology instead and work in a natural park or wildlife refuge setting, preferably for state or federal government.
I love nature, I'm fascinated by the interplay among species in nature, and I love being out in the open, uncrowded outdoors. I love living in relatively rural areas. And of course, especially in THIS economic and market environment, I'd love the job security and top-notch retirement benefits of a public employee.
As much as I seek "early retirement," what I'd really prefer was a j*b that didn't drive me into *wanting* to retire as early as possible. I'm pretty sure, in retrospect, that this was my calling -- my career "fat pitch" -- and I missed it.
Anyone else?
Assuming all else in your life would remain the same -- you'd still have the same spouse/SO, the same kids (if any), the same friends, and all that stuff -- if you had another chance to start your w*rking life, what would you choose to do? If you had that do over -- that "mulligan," as they say in golf parlance -- what would you do?
Or are you one of those fortunate creatures who got it right the first time and are actually doing what you love?
Would you pursue something with higher pay? Maybe something you find more satisfying? Something that let you live in a region/environment where you'd like to be? Something with more job security? Better retirement benefits?
Me? I was a Computer Science major in college and I'm a "senior systems analyst" now. The job's okay as far as jobs go, but it's uninspiring. Looking at how everything played out in the 20 years since my graduation, I'd go back and study conservation/wildlife biology instead and work in a natural park or wildlife refuge setting, preferably for state or federal government.
I love nature, I'm fascinated by the interplay among species in nature, and I love being out in the open, uncrowded outdoors. I love living in relatively rural areas. And of course, especially in THIS economic and market environment, I'd love the job security and top-notch retirement benefits of a public employee.
As much as I seek "early retirement," what I'd really prefer was a j*b that didn't drive me into *wanting* to retire as early as possible. I'm pretty sure, in retrospect, that this was my calling -- my career "fat pitch" -- and I missed it.
Anyone else?