did you ever regret your career path??

gee... life seems vey complicated, but i believe, it's because of me that make it vey complicated. currently, i'm just studying, giving my all best hardwork, to become the best in the field that maybe i'm not the one choosed it, but certainly i think the best for me. thnks for the advice ;-D..happy mylotting

Hey there. I'd say that if you're 'not sure' whether this is what you want or not, then it's probably not :P Don't worry, sometimes that's how it goes. In nature you don't move from point A to point B always in a straight line, life might put you through some zigzags, so you can learn a few things :D Example: I worked in Insurance, suit and tie job, 2-3 of them, for about 2 years after I graduated. Then I wanted to go for more creative stuff and become a freelance web designer. Not organized enough with my time to do that, so I came back to working in another suit and tie job, in a Bank. Now that is a job that most ppl say is good for you, my mother always wanted to see me working in a suit and tie, pen in hand, in a Bank. This was a job that was literally 2 minutes walking from my apartment, good pay, 9 to 6, rest of the time just spent driving around and chasing skirts. As you know, with your own car and appartment that works like magic :D ..but then I dropped EVERYTHING, sold the car and moved 500 km away, and got me a T-shirt job, with much more action, and more money than the bank, where I was much much happier. Now one year later, the next job I do is even more 'T-shirty' and free, and as long as I do it right, nobody cares about dress code or what I do in my free time :D Now here's the kicker: Having recently gotten into smoking some special herbs that makes you see things, I got this amazing fascination with bongs, and then with glass bongs, and then with this work of artistic glass blowing. My current dream is to become such a glass artist, and if possible, move to Amsterdam, where such quality glass bongs (and pipes) are in good demand, and also the herbs and mushrooms are much more plentiful :D Goes to show that you can't know straight out of life what you were REALLY meant for in your life, you can only make the best guess at the time, and go for it, give it your best. Best of luck to you. Peace :)

ahh...i know...procrastinating, and basking in what you have currently is my problem too...come to think of it, it really will be sad when we look back on our lives when we get old...hopefully that won't happen :D good luck :P

:(....try to get back into it!

hey..dats really bad..but..err..y? wots d prob wid mechanical engg..isnt it supah cool?

hey there, I'm sorry to hear that the nurse job isn't fully valued over there, I think this is the most unselfish thing that you could do for your life, and trust me, if nobody thanks you for it, you are still amazing for giving your time and effort for other people!!

Thanks a lot. Nursing is not just a profession but also a vocation. It needs a devotion and patience with the work. It isn't easy being a nurse.

I really don't like my career now. I was a reasonably successful guy in Electrical,Instrumentation,automation kind of projects.But the salary of IT industry fascinated me..it was long back in 2000. Meanwhile I already had worked in Engg sector for 7 years. Believe I still get pffers from companies working in PLC.DCS like tata honeywell, but it is too late for me.When I was working in Power plant industry, I goyt gr8 offers from UK...it was so fascinating that you get salary in GBpound, and spent in China. Just because I has=d some illusion about IT industry ,I did not accept them. Now I find what wronfg decisions were they.

I'm just saying that it's normal to not be 100% sure what you want to do, for the rest of your life, by the time you finish college. Even more so by the time you begin college, so given that, it is quite possible that you didn't make the 100% best choice of what to study there. And I'm saying that's ok. If in 6 months or 2 years an opportunity or a super cool calling opens up to you, for which you have the enthusiasm but maybe not the studies, don't worry, you will be able to get the studies and the hand of it, and end up doing what you were meant to do. If however you know now you want to be a lawyer, but end up a secretary forever, then yes you might say that's a major f*ckup :)

well, I agree and disagree with you...if you want to study law and become a lawyer, somewhere down the road you are bound to screw up that wish and for eg. become a law clerk, or a secretary, bc of too much work and sacrifice. People usually tend to give up on dreams and only later regret them when they have big plans or jobs in mind. Of course I don't mean studying economics, which is quite broad, and ending up in a company that might not require your degree.

this is exactly what I'm talking about. My uncle is into computer programming too, and now after doing his job for about 5 years, he is sick of it. But hang in there, if you really like this job, and you are dedicated to it, you'll be able to find better jobs nd of course practice makes perfect :)

hey there oderog, I understand your concern about today's technology, I live in Canada, and most jobs such as yours are being replaced, or even cut out of companies. I guess that as long as you have a degree in this field, either from a college or university, you can always fall back on it, and try to get other jobs, because most places look for a degree in something, and of course try to look for something that would suit you.