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18 Feb 2022, 9:41 pm

I can’t decide on a major for school, as my interests always change and I struggle with tests/concentrating on subjects I’m not interested in. I’ve been in school for 5 years and I still don’t see an end anytime soon as I’ve changed my major 4 times. My parents and aunt have talked me into going into Accounting, as it’s a safe field and my aunt is an accountant, so she can help me and help me get a job. I don’t love it, it’s boring.. but it’ll land me a job where I can make good $$ and pursue my special interests. I just have this feeling in my stomach that tells me to pursue something else.. but everything else fails. I just don’t have an interest in Accounting at all. But, I suppose it is a job. If I don’t go to school or finish I am stuck with the job I have now, which I also don’t like. I am just venting. Life is hard, and it is hard to choose a job/career path. I’ve got 2 1/2 years on this path and I’ll be an accountant.



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19 Feb 2022, 6:05 pm

It’s called work and not fun for a reason. I know people who’ve become accountants simply to earn enough money to have the life they want - they’re very good at their jobs, but not in love with them. Nothing wrong with that in the grand scheme of life. It’s better than aimlessness or just floating through life with low pay at a job you Also don’t care for. At least there will always be work to do and decent money to earn depending on your level of certification. Better an unpassionate accountant than doctor, imo. Especially if your interests cost more than your current income supports - then you can get through your days, weeks, and years knowing that you’re doing it for your life and interests outside of work hours.


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21 Feb 2022, 8:14 pm

goldfish21 wrote:
It’s called work and not fun for a reason. I know people who’ve become accountants simply to earn enough money to have the life they want - they’re very good at their jobs, but not in love with them. Nothing wrong with that in the grand scheme of life. It’s better than aimlessness or just floating through life with low pay at a job you Also don’t care for. At least there will always be work to do and decent money to earn depending on your level of certification. Better an unpassionate accountant than doctor, imo. Especially if your interests cost more than your current income supports - then you can get through your days, weeks, and years knowing that you’re doing it for your life and interests outside of work hours.


It is just really bothering me thinking of doing a job I hate for the rest of my life. It’s so boring, I want to go back to computer programming because I liked it, but I can’t pass math. /: I know you can’t do anything about any of this, just venting I suppose.



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22 Feb 2022, 8:48 am

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goldfish21 wrote:
It’s called work and not fun for a reason. I know people who’ve become accountants simply to earn enough money to have the life they want - they’re very good at their jobs, but not in love with them. Nothing wrong with that in the grand scheme of life. It’s better than aimlessness or just floating through life with low pay at a job you Also don’t care for. At least there will always be work to do and decent money to earn depending on your level of certification. Better an unpassionate accountant than doctor, imo. Especially if your interests cost more than your current income supports - then you can get through your days, weeks, and years knowing that you’re doing it for your life and interests outside of work hours.


It is just really bothering me thinking of doing a job I hate for the rest of my life. It’s so boring, I want to go back to computer programming because I liked it, but I can’t pass math. /: I know you can’t do anything about any of this, just venting I suppose.


Can you do it and are you good at it, though? It may become more easily tolerable if you put yourself in the mindset that you're doing it for the money that enables you to pursue your interests and passions. You might even grow to like/appreciate the work for that.


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22 Feb 2022, 12:12 pm

Brainiac42 wrote:
It is just really bothering me thinking of doing a job I hate for the rest of my life. It’s so boring, I want to go back to computer programming because I liked it, but I can’t pass math. /: I know you can’t do anything about any of this, just venting I suppose.
Working in computers does not necessarily involve advanced mathematics. Getting a Computer Science degree might.

Typical of an Aspie, my memory is only good for things that interest me...and advanced math didn't. It helped to avoid Statistics and Calculus as much as possible because those require remembering a lot of formulas. Boolean Algebra, Discrete Mathematics, and Probability worked better for me.


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