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Originally Posted by El Diablo
Rasta,
Do you think all the people who work in factories, work in offices doing tedious accounting/filing/etc stuff, and countless other standard 9-5 jobs actually enjoy and want to do those jobs?
Well that's rather my point. Most people work in order to live and essentially choose their poison with which to facilitate their lifestyle.
I can't seem to muster much enthusiasm for that, especially when the only real difference is the amount of money one receives.
Every time I think about applying to become an accountant or consultant for PWC/Deloitte/E&Y/KPMG (those are the four major graduate employers in the UK) I remember that its a 9-hour day followed by an evening of intensive study for the barrage of professional exams that come your way.
The £30,000-£50,000 p/y paycheque just wouldn't offset that level of suffering for me the way it would for most people, I'd still be desperately unhappy.
I'm content with what most people would consider a very ordinary lifestyle. I'm not particularly fussed by things like cars, owning a house or having £600 loafers or whatever. Trouble is, society doesn't admire people who are content to do what they would perceive as 'underachieve'.
Sometimes I feel like I'd stay in my current job for like if I was payed £30k for instance, as it allows me to get away with slacking like hell. Vast majority of people wouldn't.
Anyway, with money not a big deal for me, I still want to be able to enjoy life and for me, that means not essentially suffering for 50+ hours a week working/travelling to and from work. That means getting into a field that I enjoy and find interesting.
I've been scoping out a few Master's degrees. Several of the ones at LSE (London School of Economics) look very appealing, especially the ones in International Relations/Strategy/Political Diplomacy etc.
Furthermore, there are several executive Masters degrees which require four years of work-experience; which is good news were I apply for an internship at the think-tank - as I could justifiably point to such degrees as a target for which the internship would prove useful for attaining. I'd have a goal and a clear path.