haunt us? Why is it so hard to do a career transition? Why do the shame and blame of the past haunt us?
11 years ago I got a degree in microbiology and 9 years ago I got my master's in genetics. I am 33 and I feel so bad because I don't want to work in biology anymore. I just realized that career for me is not about passion or being interesting, it's just about money and flexible time which hasn't happened for me at all. Biology research work means long working hours , early morning, nights and weekends, lots of challenge and not rewarding at all: $2500 after tax which having a child whose day care is $1000 and rent that is $1200 and car payment that is $350, you do the math!
I kind of wish that I was in fiance or real state or mortgage or business or an entrepreneur for financial services or consulting or something, but I didn't have to expose myself to all the toxins and radioactive materials and viruses and microbes and explosives and infections, work long hours, wear a nasty lab coat, be humiliated because everyone else seems to not have a life and just study and do experiments, and here I am wondering what the hell I got myself into.
And now i decided to do a transition and study my MBA maybe something changes, so I started it 2 months ago, but I am shameful because my parents are still so excited about me being a molecular biologist and they look down on me for wanting to try something else.
I am also disappointed at myself for wasting my time in something that I shouldn't have started anyways.
11 years ago I got a degree in microbiology and 9 years ago I got my master's in genetics. I am 33 and I feel so bad because I don't want to work in biology anymore. I just realized that career for me is not about passion or being interesting, it's just about money and flexible time which hasn't happened for me at all. Biology research work means long working hours , early morning, nights and weekends, lots of challenge and not rewarding at all: $2500 after tax which having a child whose day care is $1000 and rent that is $1200 and car payment that is $350, you do the math!
I kind of wish that I was in fiance or real state or mortgage or business or an entrepreneur for financial services or consulting or something, but I didn't have to expose myself to all the toxins and radioactive materials and viruses and microbes and explosives and infections, work long hours, wear a nasty lab coat, be humiliated because everyone else seems to not have a life and just study and do experiments, and here I am wondering what the hell I got myself into.
And now i decided to do a transition and study my MBA maybe something changes, so I started it 2 months ago, but I am shameful because my parents are still so excited about me being a molecular biologist and they look down on me for wanting to try something else.
I am also disappointed at myself for wasting my time in something that I shouldn't have started anyways.