Firstly, I know this may seem unrelated to this sub, but being in this sub for a while, I share many values that people in here do, so I think it would be helpful to get advice from you guys. I have been very lost when it comes to choosing a career, please guide/help me.
First, here’s a little background about me:
I’m 23 year olds, from Canada, in my last year of my BBA – General Management degree. I went into BBA because I thought it was the best option after graduating high school since it seemed more open ended since i felt so confused on what I wanted to do after high school, but now that I’m about to finish it, I don’t see myself being happy working in the Business world especially because I have a lot of people close to me in that field and the stories I’ve heard online, I notice how much networking, connections, climbing up the ladder, kissing ass, jumping from company to company there is. Since I am in my last year, I can still choose a different Major in BBA such as Finance, Accounting, Marketing, Supply Chain, Human Resources, but none of these really address my concerns above. This past year has been really heavy for me as I just turned 23, and feel behind compared to everyone else my age, even though I’m aware most people don’t have a set lifelong career this early. I know what I want, and what I don’t want, and am willing to do a complete 180 so I can do something I enjoy and is rewarding for my whole life.
I would love a career in which:
- I can be mostly in control of my work/life balance, by being able to decrease or increase my hours and workload.
- I earn above $100k CAD when I start, regardless of how much student loan debt I’m in.
- I have the opportunity to be my own boss by following a step by step process, rather than luck and connections.
- Being able to do my career regardless of my location (my career not being strict to a region).
- Where the process to becoming successful is a simple step by step process, regardless of the difficulty, as long as it doesn’t require luck, kissing ass, and making connections to climb the ladder.
I would hate a career that:
- Requires me to have luck, meet the right people, and kiss ass to climb the ladder.
- Have little control over my life, despite how much I get payed.
- Having to meet quotas and stuff to fulfill company goals.
- Having to jump from company to company for the whole career until I find something good.
- Having the economy play a big factor on if you’re gonna have a good year financially or struggle to get groceries.
- Anything primarily corporate.
I know that is a lot of information, and I greatly appreciate all those who read it.
Here are my main questions for people in here, you can answer as many as you see fit:
- So after reading everything, what do you think is a good fit for me?
- Do you guys have any regrets, if so, what are they?
- If you could go back to being 23 again, would you choose the career you have, or something else? If so, what would you choose?
- Do you think your pay is worth the job?
- And lastly, why did you choose the career you did over other things that are both similar to it and different?
Thank you for reading this all, at the end of the day, I’d like these questions answered by as many people as possible as it will help me get a good grasp on what I should do.