Has your career followed your subject of study?
Poll: Has your career followed your subject of study?
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Maths followed by a manufacturing engineering post-grad and now work in contract IT. Not directly related but the maths is relevant to IT in that it's logical thought and the engineering helps with systems design and the softer skills of building client relationships. So, transferable skills rather than direct usage of the subjects for me.
Edit: Only did the post-grad as I didn't want to be an accountant or a maths teacher Then went into IT consultancy as there were jobs in it at the time before going into contracting to improve my work-life balance. There was never a "Plan" as such and I don't feel I have a "career", merely a job to fund my life.
Edit: Only did the post-grad as I didn't want to be an accountant or a maths teacher Then went into IT consultancy as there were jobs in it at the time before going into contracting to improve my work-life balance. There was never a "Plan" as such and I don't feel I have a "career", merely a job to fund my life.
Edited by ewenm on Wednesday 27th October 09:12
hyperblue said:
NoelWatson said:
All my friends that studied Engineering now do something unrelated
Same, just me bucking the trend by being an engineer. Financially, a bad decision! It has other benefits though I often see friends earn more and work no harder though. I get more and more tempted to switch to something else every year.
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Yes, decided at age 13 I wanted to be a car designer, after a LOT of hard graft, ups and downs I am still in this job 12 years after finishing Uni. It has taken me all over the world and very nearly cost me my marriage and kids a few times but in the last few years has kind of settled down.
Was it worth it? On balance yes, absolutely.
I would like to meet up with my old form tutor from school however, who told me I'll never get anywhere drawing cars all the time.....
Was it worth it? On balance yes, absolutely.
I would like to meet up with my old form tutor from school however, who told me I'll never get anywhere drawing cars all the time.....
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