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Here’s a repeatable, no nonsense, passion free guide: 1) research careers, find out what the average salary is at the highest levels. If it takes more than 8 y
by xwdv 3y ago
Here’s a repeatable, no nonsense, passion free guide:
1) research careers, find out what the average salary is at the highest levels. If it takes more than 8 years to reach six figure income (before other forms of compensation) it’s probably not good enough. Also if it’s the type of job where you are paid primarily for the time you spend doing something rather than the value you create it’s a shitty job that doesn’t scale. Sorry. You need a career where you work less and decide more as you grow in skill and knowledge.
2) now get the entry level job
3) start looking for new job opportunities after a year and when a new higher paying job arises take it. This might happen around the 2 year mark.
4) repeat the cycle of taking a job and finding a better one until you max out salary and comp.
Other advice: your first few years in your career are not the time to make big expenses, this is the time to start paying down debt, saving and investing money. Plan to live with parents, roommates, trailer, car, whatever you need to do to have as low cost of living as possible. Do not worry about your love life because you will not find an optimal partner in these first few years, no one cares about you until you’re at least in the late 20s. If you can manage to get like a 90% saving rate and make good investments that track the markets, you will be doing very well later on.
Do not waste time and do no listen to people telling you to chase a passion or start a business. Being poor or having a shitty business take over your life sucks more than having a job you’re not passionate about.
If you already fucked up and you’re in your 30s, do not worry. Just pretend you’re still in your 20s and avoid revealing your age. People will assume you’re younger and you will be immune to the ageism that often halts people’s progress in a career. Being in your 20s is more about your status in life than your chronological age.