Career change or no?

>>17491228
you already got the degree, why don't you give it a few years, see if you like it any better. if you don't, then ride it out while looking for something else, and the next time the job market takes a shit and you're on the unemployment line, take the opportunity to get into another field.

but if you just try to walk into a particular field right after completing a degree in something completely different, you're just going to look indecisive and unwilling to commit. plus you're going to be back at square 1, more like square 0 or -1 without a degree.

>>17491228
>you'll be lucky to have salary of 80 to 90 k
you'll be lucky to have a salary of half that in 10 years unless you go back and get a whole other degree, or get welding certs or certifications in some other trade and get hired someplace that offers a lot of overtime. the fuck world are you living in sonny

>>17491228
Ball State?

>>17491253
But wouldn't it be better if I went back to school and start fresh as soon as possible if I already know that I'm going to end up poor and at a dead end job for the rest of my life?

I feel like it's similar to making a bad investment. If you know that it will be bad, and it will get worse over time, isn't it best to take out the investment when it's not too late?

And of course I'm going back to school to get another degree. I'd rather suffer now than to suffer the rest of my life.

>>17491311
Um.. No

OK, first of all what are your expectations for life? 80-90k is pretty good, especially if your spouse is also going to be an earner. Did you expect to be making 6 digits straight out of school or something?

80-90k is a great salary, really don't understand your problems here, what sort of excessive life do you wanna live?

>>17492271
>making 6 digits straight out of school or something?

No. I want to make 6 digit sometime before I die. With the same level of experience my friends in other degrees are probably going to make two or three times that of my salary, and have a more stable job.

>>17492338

Two people can have the exact same degree yet make vastly different amounts of money.

If you just park your ass in a cube and just do what you're supposed to? Yeah, you're probably going to make an average amount of money for your field. If you make your own efforts to improve your skills and find new ways to talk to like-minded people and look for new opportunities? You might make way more than the average. Hell you can save up and start up some other revenue streams with the savings from your salary as if you don't behave like a retard and try to buy a Mercedes and a big house right away.

You do not know nearly enough about the adult world yet is what people are trying to tell you. If doing exactly what school trained you for and making a bunch of money eventually is what you were after, you should've graduated from med school - because literally almost nothing else really works that way.

>>17491228

Be patient.

Old man here, who actually worked in an architects office in college (not an architect, but I've spent time in the industry).

You have a lot of life to live, and there is no predicting where it's going to go. You could end up at a design mill office and crank out tweaks to the 5 floor plans they offer, you could also become the most desired beach house designer in your area.

Get a position, work it for a few years, and opportunities or your inner voice will guide you.

You are at a scary place in life, and the "Now what? Did I make a huge mistake?" thoughts at that point in life are huge.

Roll with what you've got, and remember the determination that got you through your education.

You will be fine.