Tips from anons working with business

Lurking, I'm currently undecided and have to choose between a business/finance major and economics major.

>>18197315
OP here, but I think you are pretty well set, no matter which one you choose. After all those fields are quite close to each other's and I know many people working with similar positions in banking/consulting with degrees in either finance or economics. I don't see it making a big difference. Depends on your career goals though. Are you happy with consulting or banking, finance degree will take you a long way. More important is the contacts you have and make and how well you know what you are doing.

Excellent options both and if you get through it and aren't completely dense, you'll most likely not see an jobless day in your life. I'd pursue a similar degree if I wasn't so unsure whether I could pull it through.

>>18197304
This is the 306th "What should I take in college" thread just for today.

>>18197333

Thanks for the advice. I wish I had something to say in return...I guess that if you're more skilled in marketing, you should pursue that. Even if you can get through the classes, you sound like you'd be miserable the entire time.

Good luck, man.

I did Accounting/Economics and am currently working as a corporate accountant. Aside from the statistics portion which was tricky the maths is easy as piss.

Literally wouldn't matter which one you pick unless you want to go super specialised. Is majoring in one and minoring in the other an option? That's what I did when I couldn't pick between accounting/econ.

>>18197304

I work in corporate marketing for a Fortune 500 and I really don't know anyone with an econ degree off the top of my head that I work with on the daily besides the analysts, and even they're more focused in statistics than anything. If you're not math adept, I really don't recommend it. The math is hard, the decisions you'll make with the math will be crucial and important, and you'll have a lot of burden on your shoulders for something you pretty much dislike already.

What is it that you like about marketing? Keep in mind, it's pretty numbers based at the end of the day too - although it's less about complicated math than it is telling the right story from what the numbers tell you.

I'll never recommend that someone chases the money. They always end up miserable, and you'll be unable to USE most of that money because you'll be stuck in a stressful as shit job that you hate. When you're on hour 60 of a work week and there's no end in sight, that number in your bank account is going to look pretty pointless. When you're on vacation but secretly still stressed because you just got four emails about an urgent project that has your name on it and you don't trust the dipshit next to you to take it over for you, you'll wonder why you chose something so high stress.

Marketing is still a pain in the ass, but if you're more passionate about it and it comes to you easier, your life as a whole is going to be more satisfying.

>>18197897
I like marketing cause I just find it fascinating. I love people, phenomenon and I'm quite creative as well as good at understanding people. I like how you can have an effect on people when you work with marketing.

I could also see myself working with sales for the very same reason.