Posted by Meri-Tuuli on January 14, 2007, at 4:58:46
In reply to Re: Never enough money, posted by DannaB on January 13, 2007, at 23:00:34
Hello again!
I think if you're entering a profession that you're truely interested in, it won't matter how much you're getting paid. Trust in the fact that people who are passionate about their work get ahead anyway, simply because they have that extra vital energy and passion needed. I know its hard to do.
But I know its not traditionally well paid, but I'm sure once you enter the profession, there will be scope for advancement particulary if you're passionate about the subject. you know, I'm sure there are plenty of well paid jobs once you have some experience under your belt. I bet there are jobs out there that you don't even know exist, until you enter the profession and find out. I know for one, social workers in the UK get paid a pretty OK salary and their are plenty of related jobs in the civil service that pay well.
Anyway if its any consolation, I'm in grad school too, and I'm petrifed about not finding work afterwards and things like that. I think students are expected not to have much money anyway!
I don't think getting more money would solve your feelings. If you're anything like me, you are throwing your inner problems and turmoil onto the outside world - you're frustrated with your inner landscape and you don't know what to blame so you blame the outside world. I also think like that - I thought I'd be happier once I got into grad school and moved, but it never worked like that. You really need help concentrating on your making your inner landscape a better place to be.
And I also think that for most people there is never enough money as they'd like. Even if you have a lot of money, you always need more to put a swimming pool in, or to send the kids to some fancy private school, or to buy the latest runway designer fashions. You tastes simply become more expensive and other things then concern you that eat up money. Do you see what I'm saying?
I also thought that once I got a good job I'd be happy, but I got a good job and money wasn't so tight anymore, but I still wasn't happy. Its the inner landscape thing.
Anyway grad school sounds like a whole lot of fun in the US! Your employment prospects certainly are alot better with a degree than without one. I'm happy I'm not going to be working in a supermarket for years to come, well at least I hope not!
Kind regards
Meri
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