I don't know how many respondents they heard from, or how valid on-line polls are in general, but Parade Magazine hosted one recently, asking people, "if you could start over, would you choose the same career again?"
Results: 39% would choose the same one; 61% said nope.
If these were election results, this would be called a landslide.
No question that this was a much more reflective feature than we usually find in good old Parade. I know it got me thinking; to put it more accurately, it plunged me into a mental state akin to the bottom of a well.
I know that some of my gloom is caused by the dreary, damp winter we are "enjoying" right now, and it's also intensified by my money worries (I have none; that worries me). But even on a bright morning in the not-too-distant past when work was going well and I was making decent money, I would have still been one of that 61%.
I fell into sales, with no plan or goal beyond supporting my family, and I certainly didn't think of it as a "career". To be fair, I've had some good times, worked with some cool people, and learned a lot along the way.
But I could have done better. And my deepest desire is that my kids will be in that 39%.
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