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Lifer
Feb 5, 2001
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I rather work at a job doing some I love and getting paid mediocre then doing something I hate and getting paid well.

Thankfully I have a job I love and it pays well. But I know I am in the minority on that
 

nageov3t

Lifer
Feb 18, 2004
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it's not my fault the entire printed media industry fell apart while I was in school :(

I originally majored in English Lit wanting to be an editor at a major publishing house... zoom forward to graduation and half of them are going out of business and you couldn't get a foot in the door at the other half without a family connection.
 

SithSolo1

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Mar 19, 2001
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For general hiring purposes I assume most employers care more about the number of years needed for a degree than what subject it was in. Notice I said general, I know many jobs require specific degrees or at least are bias toward them.
 

xanis

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Right now I'm majoring in Graphic Design. I'm certainly not going to be making six figures at any point in my career, but I could do reasonably well for myself.

I could have majored in something else like IT, or gone to med/law school and made the big bucks, but I at least know that 30 years from now I won't hate my job.