Inqui
Pro Bowler
I spent my last semester break as a full-time student doing work experience at a small company. It was so depressing when everyone came back and talked about all the great stuff they'd done during the break, but it did mean getting my current job, which meant being able to buy a house and move out of a crappy city. It still feels like I didn't get the most out of my time in college from either a study or an enjoying life standpoint though, so I know how you feel. I think that's a grass is greener thing though.Never too late lol. But of course, some major sacrifices have to be made for a complete switch in careers.
I did all the internships and stuff during college so I was always working and honestly missed out on a lot. It set me up well now of course, but there’s still that desire to have a little freedom instead of slaving away for the rest of my life.
It's never too late to make a change. There are people well into their 50s studying finance and economics with me and it's clearly a worthwhile step for them or they wouldn't be doing it. My thing is that I'm feeling decidedly unhyped about having to start from the bottom again in a new industry. Best case scenario is that when I move to The Netherlands at the end of the year I'll be able to tack on another one-year Masters at one of the top business schools there, but I'll be 30 when I finish that and coming into a new industry - so even though I've done pretty well already there's still that lingering feeling I've wasted my 20s and my 30s will be like a WR who's been knocked off their route slightly by being jammed at the line.