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Let's get a comfy degrees/careers thread going. I have a bsc in comp sci and work as a dev and it's making me want to die every day. I want to go into the sciences like chemistry or physics or pharmacology but I keep hearing there's no jobs or I'll be a lab rat forever. Ideally I'd like to do specialized research of some kind. Share your thoughts and careers bros, I'm especially interested to hear from any scientists or academics.

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>>27136116
Hey anon,
I have an intake to follow a software engineering course. Is it worth it? I already have a marketing degree aswell.

>> No.27136423

>>27136217
Damn are you me? Also bump

>> No.27136464

Studying business Informatics

>> No.27136471

>>27136217
If you want money, the yes it's worth it. Be advised though that it is extremely tedious and almost everything you do will be pointless as the next refactor/requirement change comes around.

>> No.27137199

I graduated from Uni with a 1st BSC in Compsci. Worked for a bank in a placement year and wanted to neck myself. I'm now a NEET who put all his money into Crypto and couldn't think of anything worse than sitting in a n office all day with balding 50 year old men refactoring the same piece of code for months

>> No.27137250

Just a heads up. Don't fall for the dental/medicine meme.

>> No.27137299

>>27136471
Thanks anon, Do you enjoy it tho? How are the colleagues?

>> No.27137360

>>27136116
Study maths or stay poor

>> No.27137804

>>27136116
I'm a phd student in the field of cancer biology. It's rather fun, but there's a lot of lab work involved and I'm probably not going to make bank. Conversely, I am blessed to be in Denmark where life sciences are absolutely booming. Go into health science research if you like finding cool new stuff and working 50 hours per week.

>> No.27138276

>>27137804
wow that sounds cool

>> No.27138356

enjoy your meme degree, should have studied philosophy

>> No.27139489

>>27137299
I don't enjoy it at all, I literally do it only to stack some cash and gtfo. Colleagues are nice but they're ultra normies so I can barely take interacting with them.

>>27138356
Buddy philosophy is the ultimate meme degree. I actually do like philosophy though and almost went into a philosophy degree after reaching the finals in a national olympiad in my shithole country. Ultimately though I went for something more practical and I regret it every day.

>> No.27139919

>>27136116
Get your masters and go into research bro.

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27140965

Redpill me on accounting. I can withstand any repetitive job you can throw at me. I am not bad at maths.

t. works assembly line now but my body will crap out when I become older

>> No.27141058

I’m Thinking about getting a degree in pure math. Then getting a cfa or going to grad school.

>> No.27141090

>>27141058
Statistics seem more "boring" but thinking of getting a degree in that because of it's usefulness and very few people get into the field.

>> No.27141132

JD from a top ten law school. Start out working in M&A law at 205k first year compensation.

>> No.27141221

>>27136116
i have MSc in Computer Science that i did for shit and giggles, and no fucking way i'll ever spend my waking hours on wagecucking

just learn to trade bro

>> No.27141222

I majored in history and now work for the government. I make 80k a year+benefits and guaranteed raises. Just paperwork i finish in a couple hours. I spend the rest of my day avoiding boomers, writing a novel, and 3d modeling on my computer

>> No.27141513

Is programming work that bad? I have 2 years left until i graduate from compsci. i have an associates in network engineering as well so i could pivot into that I suppose.

I started going again for compsci because I heard there was a lot of remote work now and I have asbergers and social anxiety so I was hoping to be able to work from home and funnel alll my money into crypto/stocks while living with my parents and retire in the next 10 years

>> No.27141610

>>27141513
>Is programming work that bad?
programming in se is very fun, the problem is that when you are a code monkey you have to code boring shit and/or repetiive shit like front ends and back end sockets or whatever. at that point it feels like a shitty job that you don't care about and you simply do it for money

>> No.27141822

>>27141221
You day trade for a living? Where did you learn and how much do you make monthly?

>> No.27141906

>>27141610
Then work on a side project, programming is mostly thinking, able to do bunch of research and having the ability to copy and change code. It's also a skill you can pursue by yourself, programming is a skill nobody can takeaway from you.

>> No.27141951

>>27136116
I was in college for network administration back in 2003. Was offered a union job with Ford around the same time. Been here for 16yrs now, make 90k a year, bonuses throughout the year, bunch of vacations. 2 weeks off in July for maintenance shutdown, 2 weeks off for Christmas. Amazing benefits, landed a job inside where I drive around just dropping parts off. It's pretty fucking comfy, oh plus my kids mom died almost a year ago so now I get $1350 a month to help raise them as they called it. Comfy life

>> No.27142053

>>27141822
>Where did you learn
experience mostly, i've been losing money for years until i got it right

>>27141822
>much do you make monthly
depends on the month, i just wait for some extremely specific and high profit ratio signal and then open a leveraged trade with a tight stop. the point is that even if you have let's say 20k and use 5x leverage, you can easily ride a correction for like 2% and you are already comfy for the whole month. the more money you have the better, but you get the point

>> No.27142091

>>27141222
What do you do for the government that you need a history degree?

I love history and was always top of my class and it in school but I never pursued it because I thought you couldn't make any money doing it.

>> No.27142107

>>27141906
yeah, i love programming stuff for myself, not for other, that's my point. as a tool it's definitely the best thing you can learn in the current year

>> No.27142184

>>27140965
I have friends who are accountants - you should do it, they seem pretty set.

>> No.27142219

>>27141951
>drive around just dropping parts off
Sounds boring, though.

>> No.27142303

Not comfy yet for me, working in hospitality as a bar supervisor. Studying Mechanical Engineering in college though, maybe I'll be able to afford to go to uni if I play my cards right.

>> No.27142348

>>27137250
Why not ? I'm in the 3rd year of med school

>> No.27142371

>>27142184
I don't care if the job is boring. I don't care if it is repetitive. I don't even care if I have to get a B Sc in economics at some community college.

Auditing also seems decent desu. Maybe it requires more of a brain than discipline and staying power per hour in the job.

I would say a repetitive desk job would be no problems if you are ok with an assembly line job. Also there seems to be TONNES of jobs as an accountant or auditor.

Also easy/cheap to start your own firm in it when you get experience.

>> No.27142398

what should i study to get into crypto

>> No.27142432

>>27136116
>I want to go into the sciences like chemistry or physics or pharmacology
No, economics is better: less pain, more gain.

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>>27139489
>philosophy is the ultimate meme degree

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I got a math/stats undergrad, trying to break into finance. Have an interview this week with an investment firm wish me luck frens.

>> No.27142631

I graduated in 2013. Got a masters in economics and a masters in taxation law. I live in the BeNeLux.

Worked in consulting for a while at a big4 firm.

Went into gov after that and I'm never going back to consulting.

I don't even work 3 hours a day. I "manage" a team of civil servants.

Getting those degrees actually paid off for me. This is comfy af.

>> No.27142728

Graduates with a engineering degree and now work as an estimator in construction. Its afraid dead job but you make good money. Currently in a bit of a dilemma though. I really want to change careers to being a developer but the money I'm making now is really good. It's so good that according a few online calculators I can retire in 7 years. What should I so bros?

>> No.27143507

>>27142631
How was it working for big4?

>> No.27143604

LOL, thinking degrees make the moneees.

>> No.27143665

>>27143604
It doesn't but until you make the moneeee you need to have something you can do which pays rent and you can occasionally check what's happening on the market. With a shitty job you have zero control over your time and cannot even look at your phone.

>> No.27143707

>>27136116
I was an English Lit ungrad and graduated with a 2.8

Last year at 29 was my first year breaking 100k. Your degree doesn't mean shit. Study what you enjoy. By the time your my age you'll know people with PhD's in Comp Sci on food stamps and college graduates with over a million in the bank and you'll wind up somewhere in the middle.

>> No.27143757

>>27136116
I have a BS in political science and weld wires together to make cages for $15.50 an hour, pretty comfy, but feel like I could do something that pays more, just not sure what

>> No.27143798

>>27143707
Correction - college drop outs with over a million in the bank.

My grammar ain't so hot

>> No.27143935

>>27136116
i've had my sigts on lawschool in eu, but im starting to strongly think about learning crypto and try to get a job in that field. Some guys report getting a job within a year starting to learn from scratch

>> No.27144000

>>27143507
Fucking horrific to be honest. You either do it for 2-3 years so you can get something comfy or you go for partner.

Everything inbetween those is getting fucked hard.

>> No.27144109

>>27144000
Is it worth it to become accreddited auditor and then strike out on your own?

>> No.27144407

>>27144000
Can you effortpoast some stories from big4? Since you don't work there anymore I am sure you can tell us a bit about it.

>> No.27145106

>>27136116
Lawfag here (Eu)
But Im thinking of working in the US desu

>> No.27145643

>>27140965
it's boring as shit and 99% of your time will be spent arguing with retarded, technologically inept boomers and jockey numbers around poorly designed spreadsheets.

also accountants don't make good money, that's a meme.

t. accountant

>> No.27145687

>>27144109
Here that's called IBR. Instituut bedrijfsrevisoren. I don't know where you live but here, if you wanna go on your own, you're better off getting licensed as an accountant and tax consultant.

>>27144407
r/accounting is unironically close to the truth

>5pm on a friday
>mentally ready for the 2 hour commute by car home
>anon, director needs all this reviewed and ready by tommorow evening, client needs it by monday
>be a good wagecuck till midnight and head home

>sunday afternoon, trying to enjoy the little free time that I have
>Director (which is basically non-equity partner) calls me
>pack your shit, Lucas is sick so you're coming with me to Germany tommorow. We'll be there all week giving presentations to sell service x
>had things planned but ok I guess

>be on management consulting project
>oh boi, I can finally do something meaningful
>there's a meeting with the higher ups from client first, i'm there because I have to take notes
> they just tell us what outcome they want and I end up just looking for data to support this conclusion

If your manager does not like you, you will get misinformed so you fuck up and they can fire you more easily. So many shit happened while I was there, it's unreal.

>> No.27147032

>>27144000
based. fuck big 4 public accounting. i spent years working labor in warehouses and factories before i went back to school for accounting, did 1 year in big 4 audit and fucked off to industry. big 4 audit was worse than any other job i've ever had.

>45-90 minute commute to shithole client site
>9-12 hours in a windowless audit room
>shitty plastic chairs, huddled around a table way too small
>rats nest of fucking laptop power adapters and ethernet cables
>uncomfortable client leering as they walk by us every 10-15 minutes
>no guidance or direction, other than someone with 2 years more experience giving me bullshit answers
>mind-numbingly stupid work
>treated like shit like clients
>treated like shit by engagement managers and above
>45-90 minute commute home
>$57k/year salary, no bonus, no overtime, SALARY WAGIE
>6 days a week in """"busy season""""
>(he fell for the 1 busy season a year meme)
>hey anon, you're going to senior this audit you've never been on before (as a staff 1 with 10 months experience)!
>for no additional pay!
>btw are you studying for the CPA in between working 55 hours a week + commuting 10-15 hours a week?
>you should be studying for the CPA exam!
>also don't forget to submit a charge sheet and do your expense reports
>and if you forget to do online trainings and compliance certifications we will fire you

>> No.27147114

>>27137804
Ved dtu?

>> No.27147204

Finishing a BSc in Math. I'm fucked i should have never gotten this useless meme degree. I would have been better off working at walmart and investing.

>> No.27147255

Got BS in Biology. Turns out nobody actually hires biologists. And FUCK ACADEMIA

It’s cool though I managed to get a pretty sweet job as a fraud underwriter at a major insurance company and I actually like going into work everyday.

>> No.27147274

>>27147032
Compared to an assembly-line that is still decent enough. You get to go away whenever you need to take a shit. At an assembly line you will only be able to go away if somebody can take your place. Then you are clocked/yelled at when you come back.

>> No.27147569

>>27143707
What dayjob?

>> No.27147721

>>27147204
>he fell for the "you can do anything with a degree in math" meme
my first degree was a bachelors in math. >>27147032
it got me years of working in factories/warehouses. do another degree in CS or, god forbid, accounting.

>> No.27147753

>>27136116
BSC in Biotechology with a chem minor

I work as a bearacrat for a Pharma company and work in quality as the technical liason between understanding both science and regulations to write reports when things go wrong. And to interact with the FDA when they show up. It's kind of a weird application of what I stuided, but the job security is unshakable.

>> No.27147815

>>27147753
>bearacrat

hmmmm

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>>27147753
>I work as a bearacrat for a Pharma company
Found Bobo’s day job

>> No.27148003

>>27147721
>>he fell for the "you can do anything with a degree in math" meme
lol I did. I'm not going back to school. I dont care anymore, I'm just waiting for the collapse. Will probably join the army haha

>> No.27148092

Invest your money. Why would you be at a job you hate and not be working every day to change your situation?

>> No.27148116

>>27147914
Bobo is my cousin. Understandable mistake.

>> No.27148133

>>27147032
Just got my degree in accounting & tax. Starting at a big 4 in august, BeNeLux, as a tax consultant in global mobility.

How fucked am I?

Should I try to get another job?

>> No.27148142

>>27148003
i also considered that, talked to several recruiters. thank god i didn't. if you live near a city, work your ass off and try to get into a union trade apprenticeship. there is still hope. you're probably a nerd so i would recommend electrician stuff.

>> No.27148435

>>27148133
you're a euro so it might be easier? i heard big 4 in europe still sucks by euro standards, but it's not quite as bad as big 4 in american or asia. with that said, keep your options open. i realized working in big 4 audit sucked dick 4-6 months in. i saved my vacation/PTO and started applying for jobs at the 10 month mark. took "3 day weekends" and did interviews on friday or monday. left at the 11 or 12 month mark.

>> No.27148459

>>27148003
>>27147721
It's really not a meme, you just need a skill that is employable. A math degree is pretty fucking god tier once you have any sort of marketable skill.

>> No.27148952

>>27148459
the meme is when 67 year old jewish professors who never left school, or barely left school, give you that advice. yes, professor goldberg, i'm sure your uncle mortimer set you up with a $500/hour consulting job back in the 1970s with just a bachelors in math. times have changed, even over the past decade. if you had a bs math and some programming skills you could find a job as a junior software dev in the early/mid 2000s. now you need a full portfolio, proven knowledge in a few languages/frameworks, probably an internship, etc. and you're still competing against a massive number of new and recent BSCS graduates. the same applies to other memes commonly shilled to math students, like data science, financial modeling, actuary sciences, etc.

>> No.27149173

>>27138276
I mean you get to play with tools that allow you to gene edit, work with animals and discover new drugs. It's a lot of work, rather niche and your parents won't think you're cool as they probably don't understand what you do. Go into a phd programme only for your own sake.

>>27147114
KU, inde på panum

>> No.27149561

>>27141090
I am a quality engineer, you'd be surprised how many people, even in chem/mech eng backgrounds don't understand stats..

>> No.27149602

>>27148435
I guess having at least a year of b4 under your belt doesn't hurt your resume. and you're right, b4 in euro isn't as bad as americucks, but still awful.

Might also go for the business analyst/data analyst meme degree as an extra. changing from b4 to those type of jobs seems pretty feasible

>> No.27149731

I work in Film as an Assistant Director. Basically mange all logistics of a set or babysit other departments and help communicate directors needs to make it all happen. You meet the most diverse interesting people but a lot of salty sea dogs. Work 60 hours a week at the minimum. You either work on boring ass shows and can have a life or work on cool shit and have no life. It’s cool that you can technically take however much off in between jobs but it’s a huge commitment. Money is great but Thinking about transferable skills and other fields I could move into if anyone has any ideas?

>> No.27149778

>>27149731
how do i become a director?

>> No.27149943

Construction management bros. Not construction, fuck picking up a tool for work I do that for play. Good wage for the work you put in; just have a decent head on your shoulders and pay a little attention.

Also you can be a huge clown as long as you also get the job done, and that actually makes you a lot better at it oddly enough.

>> No.27150081

The realistic answer is you make something that’s right for the times, work as an assistant or writer, apply to film grants or festivals and hope you get noticed or accepted into a program? The actual realistic answer is you write or make something as good as Reservoir Dogs

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27150115

B.S. in mathematics here. Combined with my other skills, I work at a tech company in an engineering type role. I make about 70k a year. Work 9:00-4:30 with a 1 hour lunch break. 1 month vacation per year (2 weeks whenever, 2 weeks at Christmas). Good bonuses depending on how the company is doing. Consistent 5-10% raises every year. I love my job.

>> No.27150153

Hey frens
>Biochem degree in 2013
>Sold shit on eBay, tutored college subjects, worked as a carpenter for a while, traveled the world for 2 years, got married, no serious jobs
>Somehow got a job in quality control for the census, worked there for like 8 months and there's probably another 4 months of work starting in April

I want an environmental regulation/quality control kind of job. I want to live somewhere with nice nature so I can be outside. Wat do?

>> No.27150271

>>27147569
professional LARPer on 4chan.

>> No.27150323

>>27150115
>70k
Kek, whatever keeps the food on the table i guess

>> No.27150367

>>27150115
nice, keep mr goldberg happy and you'll definitely make it someday

>> No.27150436

>>27150323
Sure does keep food on the table. My fiance makes 90k so combined we do all right. Trying to find the next shit/alt coin to 100x though. Lemme know if you want to help me out.

>> No.27150452

>>27149561
So you hire dedicated stats guys to do the work?

>> No.27150526

>>27150452
Most of the time the company hired some statistician who made the original procedures and when they leave they just never change them and follow the documentation and therefore never hire another statistician.

>> No.27150569

>>27148459
what skills would you recommend bro?

>> No.27150574

>>27150436
>Fiance makes more than him
You are really a glutton for punishment.

>> No.27150599

>>27150526
Still feels like there should be a lot of work for a stats guy. I have never heard of a stats guy without spiritual downs syndrome without a job.

>> No.27150620

>>27148133
Global mobility does not have great exit opportunities. I hope you realise that. You would have been better off going indirect tax (VAT and excises) or corporate. If you can still switch, for the love of god do it.

>> No.27150675

>>27150574
luckily I'm not petty. In the long run my salary will eclipse hers. Shes pretty much maxed out on what she can earn. I am not.

>> No.27150713

>>27137804
Hey Sseth, hurry up and make the next fucking video, will you?

>> No.27150760

>>27136116
i have a bachelors in graphic design i'm unemployed and i wanna kill myself

>> No.27150774

I'm an apprentice union carpenter, almost journeyman, and can take a few extra classes at the technical college here so when I do journey out I'll have an AAS in construction technology or some shit lol.
Tbh it sucks though. I make twice as much as non union but I sit on my ass half the year too which just creates a lot of anxiety about where my money will come from next. I don't even get to enjoy all the time off.
Hoping gme balloons and me and my brother can start a business as general contractors building houses.

>> No.27150826

>>27150599
You can either hire a dedicated stats guy or just have some of your engineers have enough knowledge to use what the original stats guy laid down and survive. It's much more in alignment with corporate prerogative to just do the latter and not have that extra person. The main reason is who does the stats guy report to? Quality? Production? There would be no agreement because no department would want to use their funds on them when they can hire another quality person etc. Corporate culture is stupid

>> No.27151044

>>27141058
You can get accepted to a PhD program and then either leave with a free MA or get your PhD and make bank in finance or data science if you learn some programming / machine learning / probability + statistics but these aren’t nearly as fun to study as geometry / topology / other less ‘applied’ fields

>> No.27151192

>>27150826
I am thinking of pursuing it anyways because it seems like a fun career.

>> No.27151380

>>27147204
lol had to go to grad school after i realized how useless a BSc in Math is, but if you learn some programming you can get accepted to most low level coding jobs, alternatively go for your actuary certification.

My advice for anons with math degrees is that it’s a blank check of sorts; if you self study comp sci or statistics, even unrelated fields like bio or chem, and tell an interviewer you are proficient in these areas it means jack shit but if you do so while having a math degree they’ll believe you and give you a chance.

>> No.27151417

>>27151192
There is definitely work for a statistician, I just see that about half the places in Pharma opt not to have one. I have worked for 4 companies and it was 2/2 with stats guy or just doing what I described without one. The startups were the ones with the stats guy. They won't can the original one because they ask you to do some other things. Also very useful for clinical trials.

>> No.27152128

>>27150620
Well I'm starting in august so I'm not quite sure what the implications are if i were to break my contract before starting.

Definitely still considering switching to another branche, preferably corporate tax or public accounting. Global mobility seemed pretty nice but it seems that it's wayyy to niche. Maybe I can ask the b4 firm itself if I can still switch.

>> No.27152339

Aviation technologies whatever that means. The military decided this is what i should have.
My buddies that separated are working for Lufthansa Technik fixing airliners.

>> No.27152425

>>27151417
I'm doing a psychology degree, got into it for the meme of wanting to be a therapist but hate the actually psychology modules, a good chunk of it is quantitative research and statistics, can I go into stats with a psych degree do you know?

>> No.27152493

>>27152128
If you're in Belgium they'll do jack shit if you break the contract.

They won't be eager to switch you. They know it's hard to get good people in global mobility because of the exit opportunities.

Apply at the other 3 firms to get into corporate tax or accounting. Do not mention you already signed a contract but are looking for something better. They do not like that.

If you're in Belgium Bdo is still good enough as a tier 2 firm to have a solid career btw.

>> No.27152624

>>27152425
Sure if you switch now. (not pharmabro, another guy).

>> No.27152700

>>27152493
Do you think BDO is better?

>> No.27152746

>>27152624
What do you mean switch now? I'm in my 2nd year btw

>> No.27152762

>>27140965
I’m a CPA. Don’t fucking go into accounting. It’s a miserable fucking career. I have suicidal thoughts at least once a day. And it’s all career-related. I wish I had just gone into corporate finance and worked in FP&A instead.

>> No.27152786

>>27152425
No, lmao. No one is going to hire someone with a psychology degree for a statistics based job. I hate to be cruel, but you fucked up. My best friend got a bachelors in psychology and had to go back and get a masters in computer science because the prospects with a psychology degree are so abysmal.

The best chances for a psych degree are getting a phd and doing what you originally wanted, working in HR, or being a teacher. You could also manage if you can get an in at some technical job. Then everyone would probably ignore your major and focus on your prior experience.

>> No.27152876

>>27152746
He means switch majors. Psychology is a very saturated degree with a lot of morons who graduate with it.

>> No.27153090

>>27152762
Use the chans as katharsis. Tell me how it's hell.

>> No.27153216

>>27152493
Thanks, that's actually useful. I'll look into BDO. Still have to do my internship at SBB. They also seem like a good tier 2 firm.

>> No.27153398

>>27153090
You just don’t want to do it. Busy seasons are miserable. I put in 100 hour weeks while in public. Industry hasn’t been much better. I’m still putting in ridiculous hours. There are lots of internal and statutory deadlines that are simply unrealistic. You can expect tons of last-minute fire drills if something is wrong or an update needs to be made.

>> No.27153514

>>27152786
Have sex

>> No.27153701

>>27153398
Actually, more than 100 hours weeks. I would work 9AM-1AM many weeks.

>> No.27153807

>>27153514
Did I hit a nerve with my very honest response? It wasn't even you asking, please cope harder.

>> No.27154196

>>27153807
You just sound really joyless. Looks like I struck a nerve though.

Have sex

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>>27153701
why can't you just become a solo cpa? do those even exist anymore?

>> No.27154257

>>27136116
Pharmacology makes you a cool lab rat, lots of interesting stuff to research. Decent pay aswell. As a bonus you can shitpost with MDs and share knowledge with us.

>> No.27154329

>>27154196
Anon asked a question. I'm not going to sugar coat or lie to him and encourage him to do something ill advised. If you don't like that, sneed.

>> No.27154533

>>27142348
Just ignore the MD fud, but it's a lot of work and stress.

>> No.27154658

Anons, I just finished a law degree in EU and by nature I always liked financial law and derivatives based on civil contracts. Is Big4 in EU or something different like UBS worth it to get the experience while getting there?
Help me out.

>> No.27154883

>>27154249
Not really. Anyone can do that now.

>> No.27155383

>>27150713
underrated post

>> No.27155756

>>27154329
Never said I didn't like it. You just sound joyless.

Have sex

>> No.27156074

>>27153398
At least my body won't crap out on me. And if they expect me to work that much, I am just going to the gym in the middle of the evening and working out. Because otherwise I would go crazy.

How do you even eat when you work 100 hour weeks?

>> No.27156217

>>27142728
Retire in 7 years

>> No.27156444

>>27155756
(You)

>> No.27156620

>>27136116
MSc. physics specially condensed matter, welcome to hell if you join us. Exciting research at the frontier of matter, but absolutely hell to work in. IMO not worth it.

>> No.27157198

>>27136217
Just fucking don't. It is the worst decision I have ever made in my life.

>> No.27157485

I graduate next year with a bs in comp sci. What do I do to ensure I’m comfy once I’m out?

>> No.27157633

>>27137360
What’s ur job

>> No.27157924

>>27157198
how so?

>> No.27158472

>>27157924
Everything that can go wrong will go wrong. Your motivation to get back on the horse slowly gets chipped away by the most frustrating things. You take time off because of burn out, get motivated again to continue only for the very first day back at to spend 4 hours fixing an API call that never fucking... I don't even want to continue explaining

>> No.27159165

Doing a comp sci degree currently. I like coding and software is of course part of everything basically and all that, but this thread made me once and for all realize I will never work for another man as long as I'm alive. The plan I try to make myself believe in was working remotely in crypto, but I don't know if that's going to happen. Maybe someday I will build something useful for the community or the humanity. I just fucking can't work for another man, fuck that, some of us are wired like that

>> No.27159181

>>27154658
halp
what do you do fellow lawyers

>> No.27159481

>>27152425
Psych research actually seems like pretty fun, but you will need a PhD. And if you really want to open doors for yourself, you'll need an MD as well. So, basically what I'm saying is you should just write the Secret 2.0 and retire after that.

>> No.27159649

>>27136116
I have 200K in crypto and am a mexican third worlder. Is finance a good choice for me? I want to multiply my blessings :)

>> No.27159748

>>27152700
No. In Belgium BDO is kinda on the KPMG level.
>>27153216
Hope you're still here. If you like the work at SBB and they offer you a contract, take it.
It's a very good experience. You learn alot about multiple things in a short period of time.
If you do global mobility all you're gonna learn is that one circulaire from august '83 (buitenlandse kaderleden).
SBB is more of a national firm though, not a tier 2. (RSM, GT, Mazars,...)
With the experience you get at SBB you can exit to multiple local firms if you want. It's not that hard to become partner there in your early or mid 30's. Very comfy.

>> No.27159805

>>27153398
Bro, that sucks. I'm a CPA and I work for a public company. Budgets and forecasts. 150k a year, and I spend 30% of my time at work trading stocks, Pretty much 9 to 5 job, but it is hard to take time off for longer vacations. I want to get into start-up/SMB investment and management.

>> No.27159915

>>27159181
Where in EU are you from?
Big4 here have their own law firms. (K law, Laga, etc.)
Those aren't an inherently bad option if you can't get into the top law firms (Allen & Overy, Linklaters, Eubelius, etc.)

>> No.27159982

>>27142398
programming obviously

>> No.27160276

School Psychology

I test your kids for autism then I write them their IOP

Not the craziest money in the world but it's comfy and I get a fat juicy pension after 30 years. Kinda just on autopilot at this point.

>> No.27160385

>>27136116
I'm about to finish a Bachelor's in Operations Management (think business logistics). I want to get into foreign or local supply chain. What are some comfy, non math intensive careers I could swing into?

>> No.27160758

>>27159915
I'm from Poland and I realized my country is a shithole too late.
The only possibility to work at the top law firms is to move to the capital. Instead, I would like an option to get out of here and prospectively pursue education in MBA or Economics/Finance abroad.
Btw, I used to live in Benelux for a short time. Your corporate culture is completely different.
What are your thoughts?

>> No.27160761 [DELETED] 

>>27145687
klinkt niet erg comfy, anon. Ik neem m'n bachelor's in financiën en kan erna met gemak een ms in hw of economie nemen. Wil vooral goed kunnen leven en zo'n beetje wonen waar ik wil, sinds alles hier platgeasfalteerd is.

>> No.27160957

>>27159915
Also, what do you think about UBS?

>> No.27161073

>>27136116
I got a degree in chemistry and all I do all day is analyse samples all day, pretty comfy job and there are no deadlines but don't expect the high salary software engineers get

>> No.27161556

bsc in Mech E and EE, currently work in software

>> No.27161829

>>27159649
Gj paisano, you should build a beautiful city