I'm considering a switch in careers. I'm a secretary right now. It isn't a bad salary and the perks are great. I just seem to have this problem where I see someone else with a better option and I want it. I work in the financial industry in technical reserch and analysis, and I learned today some of what these folks make and it made my not so bad salary look like the cost of a cheeseburger. Ridiculous. So I think I'm going to see how hard these folks had to work to get to where they are with their 6 figure salaries and tons of vacation etc. I've seen them at their jobs now for months, and I know for certain I work more hours in the week. There's one guy here who spends maybe 3 hours a day in the office. So yes, I want that. I couldn't switch positions internally until at least next July, so I think at that point, I'm going to actively pursue that path, whatever it is. Maybe I'll set up meetings with some of the folks up here to see how they got into it. The thing is, I was perfectly content where I am until I knew everyone's financial positions. Now, with that knowledge, where I am just isn't enough. Maybe it's the wrong mentality to have, but maybe it's a good thing? I mean, where else does ambition come from right?
