The question “Is it better to study what you love or what you think will get you a job?” is actually something that I am struggling with now at this point of my life. I am undeclared at the moment and as soon as I mention that I do not yet have a major everyone starts naming suggestions on what I study and do with my life. I understand that they mean well and are trying to help however every suggestion is something well-paying and honestly in my opinion sounds boring. When I explain I really am not sure what I want to do most people’s response is always the same, pick a major that you can make a lot of money in. These jobs that everyone mentions just don’t interest me, it makes me think if I am sometimes just being too picky and I should just pick something that makes a lot of money and go on like that and hope I grow to love it. After all that, I remember that it is my life. I always ask myself do I really want to spend the rest of my life doing something I absolutely despise just because I am making a decent amount of money and it would make everyone happy? Do I want to dread going to work every single day for the rest of my life?
Also it comes to mind that it all depends on what a person describes as a lot of money? What might be enough for me to live comfortably and be happy could be a totally different amount for another person. I want to make enough money so I am able to live comfortably and independent and I think that most jobs are able to offer that at the least, obviously it may not be my first job in that field but after hard work doing something I love there is always the possibility of getting more money in the future.
I wish to find a major that can have somewhat of a balance in. I know it sounds crazy and probably far-fetched, a job making a decent amount of money and something that I truly am interested in. I do hope that I will find a job that I love over money, because I do not want to become one of those people who hate their jobs for the rest of their lives. I know that most people claim that money is what makes people happy but I don’t think I am willing to be miserable every day at my job just looking forward to the paycheck I am only going to get maybe, every other week. I am hoping that I am will continue to study a major that I love and look into the long run of things I would live a better happier and more fulfilling life doing what I love simply because I love it without looking too much into it.