I got my Bachelor's in Biology. Now I do investment research for a financial services company.
It's funny to hear the futures of people who are still in school. I thought for sure I'd be ziplining through the Amazon rainforest collecting new species samples and making medicine from them by now. Funny how things work out...
There's also a disconnect between what you're passionate about and what you'd like to do for a career. Sure, I could get a job that's biology related, but I'd probably end up in a lab shooting chemicals into test tubes over and over again. I used to think I'd like the idea of working at a zoo or something. Guess what you do all day at that job? Deal with the public (largely idiots) and clean up poop and walk around on your feet all day. I'll pass on that, I clean enough poop for leisure at home.
/endcynicalrant
Ray of hope! I'm not saying it's impossible to get a job doing something that actively entertains you and brings you joy, but this is more the exception than the rule from what I have gathered thus far in my adult life.
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