Occupations....

[MartyMcFly3]

For those that dont know, im a 20 year old Law Enforcement major with a psychology minor. However, I do not think that law enforcement is my desired career path. Music is a strong point with me (play trumpet, piano, and bass guitar) so I always considered maybe arranging music, but thats more of just a thing i do when i feel like it. Ive also seriously considered being in the film industry (not pr0n) in some way... Not in front of the camera but more of a behind the scenes type of guy. Just dont know what i want to do with my life... Even thought about owning a bowling alley..

Any ideas on occupations i could consider or where i can get information about specific jobs? I just dont know what job potential is out there....

Im in this funk guys... I feel a lot of pressure in figuring this out, mainly from myself... Not to be the "CRAWLING IN MY SKIN" type of guy but i feel that i dont know who i am because of this. Any of you go through this? What is your day job?

Also, if you feel the need to be a dick in this thread, please go elsewhere.... i get enough of that from my floormates here at college

Thanks,
Matt

 

[PanzerIV]

At least your only 20 and have time to figure things out. I'm older and in the IT field. Don't get me wrong I love computers and this is the best job I've had but I'm simply not making enough money. I look around me and see more affluent people everywhere and the idea of exploring other avenues has been bouncing around in my head lately. I've been thining of real estate for starters.
Good luck in whatever you pursue.

 

[conjur]

Write music for commercials.

 

[MartyMcFly3]

Originally posted by: PanzerIV
At least your only 20 and have time to figure things out. I'm older and in the IT field. Don't get me wrong I love computers and this is the best job I've had but I'm simply not making enough money. I look around me and see more affluent people everywhere and the idea of exploring other avenues has been bouncing around in my head lately. I've been thining of real estate for starters.
Good luck in whatever you pursue.

Thanks. My biggest worry is that I wont figure out in time and resort to Accounting (no offense) like my dad did. He hates his job (i would too... Ive seen some of the stuff hes brought home) but when you have 2 children you gotta get some money. Im unfortunately just heading down that path of uncertainty... My sister on the other hand knew she wanted to teach music to junior high kids in her sophomore year of high school and is already doing that. Just wish i could find my "spark"

 

[PanzerIV]

I hear you Marty. Truth is I am still looking for the same spark but I keep coming up with fizzles!!

 

[MartyMcFly3]

Originally posted by: PanzerIV
I hear you Marty. Truth is I am still looking for the same spark but I keep coming up with fizzles!!

Tell me about it... I envy the people who have figured it out..

 

[MartyMcFly3]

Dont be afraid guys... If anything you can post what you do for a living and say if you like it or not

 

[xSauronx]

im a drycleaner

not bad really, i sometimes consider buying the place....my dad owns the plant, i figure hes making $60k+/yr and he barely does a thing

 

[bradruth]

All I can say, as someone going into LE, is that if you're having doubts now GET OUT. If you don't think you can handle it going in, it's very unlikely that you'll be able to. Plenty of people who think they can handle it find out that they can't shortly after getting on the job.

A Sergeant just told me a story about a guy they had on the force for just a short while before he had to quit. He and another officer responded to a call about a loud party and the proprieter became belligerant and started to resist. The other officer struggled with him while the rookie cowered away and yelled for help. The officer was thrown down a flight of stairs and 2 other officers had to come in to subdue the subject. The rookie resigned shortly thereafter.

 

[MartyMcFly3]

Originally posted by: bradruth
All I can say, as someone going into LE, is that if you're having doubts now GET OUT. If you don't think you can handle it going in, it's very unlikely that you'll be able to. Plenty of people who think they can handle it find out that they can't shortly after getting on the job.

A Sergeant just told me a story about a guy they had on the force for just a short while before he had to quit. He and another officer responded to a call about a loud party and the proprieter became belligerant and started to resist. The other officer struggled with him while the rookie cowered away and yelled for help. The officer was thrown down a flight of stairs and 2 other officers had to come in to subdue the subject. The rookie resigned shortly thereafter.

Its not that i cant handle it, its just Im not sure if i have the desire to be in any part of Law Enforcement, whether its criminal psychologist or cop or what have you...

Just been wreckin' my brain trying to figure out what im going to do for a career...

 

Originally posted by: bradruth
All I can say, as someone going into LE, is that if you're having doubts now GET OUT. If you don't think you can handle it going in, it's very unlikely that you'll be able to. Plenty of people who think they can handle it find out that they can't shortly after getting on the job.

A Sergeant just told me a story about a guy they had on the force for just a short while before he had to quit. He and another officer responded to a call about a loud party and the proprieter became belligerant and started to resist. The other officer struggled with him while the rookie cowered away and yelled for help. The officer was thrown down a flight of stairs and 2 other officers had to come in to subdue the subject. The rookie resigned shortly thereafter.

Well, seeing as how i know Marty pretty well, I can tell you he doesnt really want the field work like I do. He was thinking criminology.

But anyway. Matt, I would suggest maybe switching minors or majors over to music. It might be a bitch to catch up at this point, but its that or spend the rest of your life hating your job. I hope you find your "spark."

 

[bradruth]

Originally posted by: MartyMcFly3

Originally posted by: bradruth
All I can say, as someone going into LE, is that if you're having doubts now GET OUT. If you don't think you can handle it going in, it's very unlikely that you'll be able to. Plenty of people who think they can handle it find out that they can't shortly after getting on the job.

A Sergeant just told me a story about a guy they had on the force for just a short while before he had to quit. He and another officer responded to a call about a loud party and the proprieter became belligerant and started to resist. The other officer struggled with him while the rookie cowered away and yelled for help. The officer was thrown down a flight of stairs and 2 other officers had to come in to subdue the subject. The rookie resigned shortly thereafter.

Its not that i cant handle it, its just Im not sure if i have the desire to be in any part of Law Enforcement, whether its criminal psychologist or cop or what have you...

Just been wreckin' my brain trying to figure out what im going to do for a career...

I understand what you're saying. But if you don't have the desire to do it, and you still go forth with it...you'll probably end up doing more harm than good. If you're not personally motivated to serve the public it's very easy to slack off in this line of work. If that were the case you'd just end up taking up a spot where a more motivated individual would be more productive.

As far as Criminal Psychologist type stuff goes, I can't really comment on that too much. If you like studying abnormal psychology and whatnot it might be the right field for you. Have you checked out any agencies to see if you could observe or help out in any way (e.g. ride-a-long if you want to be a cop, or assist a psychologist or something in a prison)? If not, you might want to do that.

 

[MartyMcFly3]

Originally posted by: FallenHero

Originally posted by: bradruth
All I can say, as someone going into LE, is that if you're having doubts now GET OUT. If you don't think you can handle it going in, it's very unlikely that you'll be able to. Plenty of people who think they can handle it find out that they can't shortly after getting on the job.

A Sergeant just told me a story about a guy they had on the force for just a short while before he had to quit. He and another officer responded to a call about a loud party and the proprieter became belligerant and started to resist. The other officer struggled with him while the rookie cowered away and yelled for help. The officer was thrown down a flight of stairs and 2 other officers had to come in to subdue the subject. The rookie resigned shortly thereafter.

Well, seeing as how i know Marty pretty well, I can tell you he doesnt really want the field work like I do. He was thinking criminology.

But anyway. Matt, I would suggest maybe switching minors or majors over to music. It might be a bitch to catch up at this point, but its that or spend the rest of your life hating your job. I hope you find your "spark."

Yeah i was debating dropping the psych stuff and switching to music.. it will be killer though, and again i dont know if i desire a career in music either..... All i know for certain is i want to be happy with life and my career...

 

[Gyrene]

I chose my career path. Excitement, good pay, high risk, wonderful people. I always thought I was going to be an HVAC engineer...bleh, I'm glad that didn't happen.

 

[MartyMcFly3]

Originally posted by: bradruth


I understand what you're saying. But if you don't have the desire to do it, and you still go forth with it...you'll probably end up doing more harm than good. If you're not personally motivated to serve the public it's very easy to slack off in this line of work. If that were the case you'd just end up taking up a spot where a more motivated individual would be more productive.

As far as Criminal Psychologist type stuff goes, I can't really comment on that too much. If you like studying abnormal psychology and whatnot it might be the right field for you. Have you checked out any agencies to see if you could observe or help out in any way (e.g. ride-a-long if you want to be a cop, or assist a psychologist or something in a prison)? If not, you might want to do that.

Ive gone on a ride-a-long and thought it was a really amazing experience and i will never forget it (despite nothing really exciting happening)... I just cant be committed to anything :frown:

 

[MartyMcFly3]

Originally posted by: conjur
Write music for commercials.

That would be cool, but as far as writing music on my own, I = teh sux0r.....

Taking songs already out there and notating them using Finale 2002 is another story..

 

[bradruth]

Originally posted by: MartyMcFly3

Originally posted by: bradruth


I understand what you're saying. But if you don't have the desire to do it, and you still go forth with it...you'll probably end up doing more harm than good. If you're not personally motivated to serve the public it's very easy to slack off in this line of work. If that were the case you'd just end up taking up a spot where a more motivated individual would be more productive.

As far as Criminal Psychologist type stuff goes, I can't really comment on that too much. If you like studying abnormal psychology and whatnot it might be the right field for you. Have you checked out any agencies to see if you could observe or help out in any way (e.g. ride-a-long if you want to be a cop, or assist a psychologist or something in a prison)? If not, you might want to do that.

Ive gone on a ride-a-long and thought it was a really amazing experience and i will never forget it (despite nothing really exciting happening)... I just cant be committed to anything :frown:

Ah, one of THOSE guys, eh? Seriously though, if music is what you want to do then by all means do it. How about going with psychology major with a music minor? That way you'd still have qualifications for psych, but you'd be able to hone your musical ability as well.

 

[Helixate1]

Originally posted by: PanzerIV
At least your only 20 and have time to figure things out. I'm older and in the IT field. Don't get me wrong I love computers and this is the best job I've had but I'm simply not making enough money. I look around me and see more affluent people everywhere and the idea of exploring other avenues has been bouncing around in my head lately. I've been thining of real estate for starters.
Good luck in whatever you pursue.

That is because everyone around you has $30,000 in credit card debt, living from paycheck to paycheck.

 

[MartyMcFly3]

Originally posted by: bradruth


Ah, one of THOSE guys, eh? Seriously though, if music is what you want to do then by all means do it. How about going with psychology major with a music minor? That way you'd still have qualifications for psych, but you'd be able to hone your musical ability as well.

Thats the thing though..... music has always been my "side-project"..... I only focus on it when i feel in the mood too.. I just gotta somehow figure out what I have a passion for... my "spark".

 

[CraigRT]

I don't know what I want to do either.. I sure hope to find out soon.... (I am 22) and I work Tech Support right now.. it's OK for now, but I want something new by the time I am like 23-24.. LOL

 

[upsciLLion]

I was in the same situation about 7 months ago. I didn't know whether I wanted to be an actuarial science math major or a secondary math ed major. I knew I had to choose and go with it. I chose math ed. After a couple experiences with teaching and learning about the absolute bullsh!t that teachers have to go through to be acredited, I decided it wasn't my field. So as of last week I'm an actuarial science major. Unfortunately I have to be in school another year, but I suppose that's a relatively small price to pay for being 100% sure of my decision.

Beside music, what other subjects do you excel in?

 

[bradruth]

Originally posted by: MartyMcFly3

Originally posted by: bradruth


Ah, one of THOSE guys, eh? Seriously though, if music is what you want to do then by all means do it. How about going with psychology major with a music minor? That way you'd still have qualifications for psych, but you'd be able to hone your musical ability as well.

Thats the thing though..... music has always been my "side-project"..... I only focus on it when i feel in the mood too.. I just gotta somehow figure out what I have a passion for... my "spark".

I know what you're saying. When I first came to college I was going to minor in computer science, since computer stuff is sorta my "side-project." I found that I didn't didn't like it, so I switched to a second major--Political Science, since I'm interested in politics and government. I've always been set on Criminal Justice/LE, so I can't relate to finding your spark, but since the music thing is like my computer thing...maybe it's best that you keep it seperate from school. Maybe just take an occasional class or two without really devoting a lot of your schooling to it. Anyway, I hope you find your spark.

 

[MartyMcFly3]

Originally posted by: upsciLLion
I was in the same situation about 7 months ago. I didn't know whether I wanted to be an actuarial science math major or a secondary math ed major. I knew I had to choose and go with it. I chose math ed. After a couple experiences with teaching and learning about the absolute bullsh!t that teachers have to go through to be acredited, I decided it wasn't my field. So as of last week I'm an actuarial science major. Unfortunately I have to be in school another year, but I suppose that's a relatively small price to pay for being 100% sure of my decision.

Beside music, what other subjects do you excel in?

Im really into computers (im on this bad boy a lot since theres not much else to do while others are in class)... I always thought about Game Designer or something like that... kinda with music, maybe Game music too...

I am very logical. Ive watched a million movies (one of my passions). Also, i still think owning a bowling alley would be cool too. The whole career choice has just been really hard for me. And, despite Psych 101 being an awesome class, the rest of my psych classes arent cutting it grade-wise (at least in my eyes... C's).

 

[MartyMcFly3]

bump

 

[ScottyB]

You can make movies with me I used to be a CS major now I am doing English/Telcom stuff and am going to film school when I get my degree. Funny how life works, huh?