What career do you wish you had pursued?

Radagast · Sep 3, 2012

Was speaking with a couple of my young cousins this weekend about what their plans are as they begin University this week; I offered them what little wisdom I could based on the choices I've made.

My wife is a lawyer, and though she does enjoy it she says that becoming a chartered accountant would have been a better choice; less schooling, better hours, mobility.

I work in corporate finance; I don't like the work but I enjoy the people I work with and the compensation is reasonable. Now that I'm married and settled down, I have fantasies of living in a smaller community with a small professional practice, probably dentistry (not going to happen at this point in life).

Knowing what you know now, would you have followed a different career path?

Reynard369 · Sep 3, 2012

Done a business degree instead of English. Lot more to do with one of those and, honestly, my degree-relevant skills were honed more during personal creative writing and post-graduation, on-the-job training.

Jamesgatz · Sep 3, 2012

Academic career in humanities. Corporate law is a bore. Sold myself for money.

xpress · Sep 4, 2012

I would have taken up aviation.
As a matter of fact, I still might.

Speaking with numerous pilots, the large carriers are all looking for 2 things: Flight hours and a bachelors degree.

Most students coming through flight school (We have the largest in the country in my city) either have a 2 year college course, or no post-secondary (aside from pilots training).

UnnamedPlayer · Sep 4, 2012

man whore.

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James77 · Sep 4, 2012

It took me a long time to settle on engineering so So I think I still would end up there. It would, however, have been nice to have figured it out a little bit earlier in life and got my career started sooner.

byau · Sep 4, 2012

Would have learned computer engineering since it gives real, hard skills. I did a business undergraduate, but I think I would have been better off just getting an MBA afterwards. Now, my main selling points are Excel skills and strategy fluff. Not to mention developers are such a hot commodity right now. All the great innovators and tech guys? Engineers.

YOLO EMSHI · Sep 6, 2012

Federal Police or Military police

sliq · Sep 6, 2012

dentist. because criminal law is lame.

curzon · Sep 6, 2012

Veterinarian.

Maximator · Sep 6, 2012

Still considering Engineering or Medicine. Love both, but for very different reason.

Joffrey · Sep 6, 2012

I'm in the career I wanted but not the particular job. Better grades and motivation in college would've settled that. Anyway, hopefully in a few years I'd be where I want to be.

Reynard369 · Sep 6, 2012

sliq said:
dentist. because criminal law is lame.

And sticking your hands in people's nasty mouths is exciting?

Piobaire · Sep 6, 2012

If I knew at 14 what I know now? Would have busted ****** and done either Ivy law or MBA.

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