As we end the decade, how is everyone feeling about their career / life choices?

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I know everyone on this app hates consulting, but I feel incredibly grateful to have stumbled into this career. Was engineering and premed, super lost and didn’t plan for any of this, but very happy for the opportunities I have gotten ❤️

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Woah I don’t hate it! I never thought I’d be making this much and traveling the world. Bless up! 2020 here goes! 😎✌️

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Incredibly happy with it
Never imagined I’d be making and enjoying my job as much as I do after going to a state school and majoring in psychology

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What kind of work do you do at D, D1? Strat, tech, HC? Same background as you but not really enjoying business problems/challenges...

#NoRagrets

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Not even a single letter?

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Overall pretty good! Left Deloitte, starting a new job at a tech company making double what I made (was very underpaid), moved to a beautiful new city, last minute married and then got divorced within 7 months but that’s life?? 😂😇 great stories for my autobiography.

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I felt like a caged bird until I stumbled into consulting. I’m glad I never have the same day twice and get to meet new people constantly, even if 1/4 days it feels exhausting.
I am focusing on balancing bank roll will personal life and self fulfillment, until the urge hits to step back and start a family.
Best of luck to all!

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Happy with work, personally not so much.

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Swell, love my career right now.

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Hindsight is 2020

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