I admit that sometimes I regret the career choices I made. I wish I wasn't working in Corporate America for one. I wish I had thought about being a full-time mom and chosen a career that suits my lifestyle better. I would love to be in some sort of public service job that helps people, rather than contributes to some stockholder's bottom line.
Do you wish you had chosen a different career?
hostess / wonderful apple seed / 16729 posts
No, I'm pretty happy with my career. I always thought I should have gone into the medical field to be a nurse or a PA. But with the holiday and weekend hours, I'm glad I have the career that I have. I have more flexibility.
GOLD / wonderful olive / 19030 posts
I do wish at times I would have stuck with nursing instead of switching to maketing in college because it was "easier." I think I would rather be in a position when I'm helping peopl then in a position based around making a company money.
pear / 1614 posts
Definitely! I am a physician, and I'm almost done with my training, thank goodness, I think I'll like my career after this part is over - but it has been very rough. I wish I would have gone into engineering, a nice desk job with weekends and holidays off and a job right out of college and not dealing with emotionally draining situations day in and day out. Or else I would have started a photography business. Or both. 
And then I'd be a yoga teacher on the side. (I haven't given this any thought at all, can you tell?)
GOLD / wonderful coffee bean / 18478 posts
No, while I can't say I have ever LOVED my work with passion - I am not sure what I would love doing that much. I've always liked my work so that is good enough for me!
hostess / wonderful grape / 20803 posts
Yes! I thought being a lawyer would be so great! Sometimes it's fun but mostly it's just stressful. Also, I think I would like a more hands on or creative career.
GOLD / eggplant / 11517 posts
I never planned on being in the legal field, but here I am. And I feel good that the attorney I work for helps people get a fresh start in their lives.
grapefruit / 4187 posts
Yes and no. I feel the same way you do about Corporate America, but honestly I'm paid well and work with people I like (LOVE my boss) and I enjoy what I do. Also, I met DH through work, so I can't say that I wish I had gone a different route.
Of course I would enjoy teaching art a lot more than sitting in a windowless cube all day, but the reality is I would be living a much different life most likely worrying about money all the time so realistically I wouldn't ever make the jump.
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts
Nope. I love my degree and career choice. And I love being a SAHM.
cantaloupe / 6791 posts
Nope. I love being a preschool teacher. Yes, the pay is definitely not the best and I wish some people would take the time to realize that I'm NOT just a "glorified babysitter." But overall, I love it. I went to college for K-6 and then later got certified for Birth-K, so I can teach kids from ages 0-6th grade.
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22646 posts
I would LOVE to have gone into healthcare... I was always dead set against the sciences... but in hindsight would love to have been a pediatric nurse practitioner or physician's assistant.
pear / 1965 posts
Nope. Would not change the path I took. I wish I could go back and miss the moment where I was injured which led me to having to seperate from the Military. But I work FOR the Military now as a civilian so its a good "second".
pomegranate / 3388 posts
I've had a major love/hate relationship with my job over the years (Ph.D. scientist), but right now I'm in a good place with my job. We'll see if that continues once I start full time as a professor next year. I think in an alternate life I would have gotten my M.D. and gone the doctor route.
pear / 1946 posts
Definitely. I started out in marketing for about 3 yrs then went back to school to become a physical therapist. I like not being behind a desk and helping people, but it's hard on my body and honestly the patients can get annoying. I Wish I'd had the guts to go a more "non traditional" route and gone to culinary school. That'd didn't really seem like it was an option with my family though. I'm constantly thinking about starting my own business somehow.
honeydew / 7504 posts
Being a social worker is not really something you DO, it's just something you ARE. So while I can't say I always completely love my job, I can't imagine doing anything else with my life. It's always been a part of me.
persimmon / 1087 posts
I love what I do, but I cannot continue it once I have my child. Because of this, I wish that I chose something more stable. Now I am figuring out what's the next step after I have a kid.
kiwi / 686 posts
I don't at all. I find my work very fulfilling and interesting, but I do sometimes wish that it paid just a little bit more, especially now that we are preparing to start TTC.
But I wouldn't change careers, just perhaps take on a few extra side jobs like an etsy shop (which I might end up doing once we move back to the USA!).
hostess / eggplant / 11068 posts
I love my job but it's not my dream job. My dream job is in a completely different field and one that I'm not educated for!
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