Do you regret your career choices? I have been struggling with that question. I’m not passionate about what I do. Really only in it for money. Do you all feel the same or different?

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Definitely. I’m not as passionate for it and the money isn’t that great all things considered.

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I got a buddy that works in tech sales and other one in wealth mgt sales. Both bring in over 500k+ a year and work less than 70 hours a week.

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I should have been a stripper but don’t have the body for it 🤔

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lol I think most of us have that same problem.

I feel like my passion for what I do really changes overtime depending on what I'm working on. I'd like to find a role that I'm excited about everyday and really want to be a part of, but sometimes it feels like that's an impossible ask.

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Very impossible. This industry is not worth it at all

OP I am in the same boat as you. I don't really feel like I am passionate about what I do but the money keeps me here. Sometimes I do regret not going into something that I felt more passionately about but I really didn't know what I wanted to do when I went into college. Its so hard to know what the right choice really is.

How long have you been doing this? (if you don’t mind me asking) I have been working at the same bank for a little over 4 years now and I am not sure if I can do another 4.

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