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With the way the world is now (influencers, etc...), I really wish I followed my heart as a kid and made a career out of painting. At the time, my parents warned me "I'll never make money that way," and that dream just got pushed aside and I went into a job for money. Which as it turns out, is not the key to happiness...
Rising Star
I don’t disagree about the money / happiness thing but influencing isn’t actually makes folks money / a lot of the people who were successful came from family money.
Do you still paint for fun?
I am concerned that my career path has fizzled out. I feel stuck in my current role but I am not sure I have many options unless I want to start over. What regret last do you have?
Rising Star
Why do you feel stuck?
No regrets. But knowing what I know now as someone near retirement, I would have looked at jobs with pensions! Like state or federal employers. Friends I know that worked for the govt have sweet pensions and health insurance that allow them to retire early and comfortably.
Rising Star
The pension thing is crazy! And so many companies have phased them out
Yes, I wish I would’ve went to Pharmacy School.
Not exactly a regret but wish I’d switched out of my first job sooner. I still learned and made great friends but didn’t need to stick around for as long as I did
Rising Star
I wish I didn’t pay so much attention to how quickly other people were moving up to the corporate ladder and just focused on my own journey
I wish I didn't go so far with my ambition that it was difficult to return to mental peace
Wish I’d saved more and not married so young (I.e. I wish I’d focused more on my career in the earlier years)
Not going to school sooner to get the position that cultivated my true talents.
I took on a role that for the past 2 years has made me regret it. I went from a high performer lead role before my current job to now having trivial roles where every decision is second guessed or dismissed only for it to be picked up later and credit given to others. I am currently weighing my options as I have no desire to be here for long.
Not sure if it’s completely career related but I wish I had taken a bit more time to think about where my passions were, especially during my college days.