Long story but basically I started out in CS, was really immature and had somewhat of a post-covid depression so I could not for my life care about my career, to the point I was failing, so I switched over to another interest of mine, law and economics.I just recently got an internship as a paralegal and holy fuck is it underwhelming. I get paid but provide no real value to society other than asking the authorities to do their job.I had no real experience in the job market previously, so this really comes somewhat as a reality check. I never thought I'd be begging for the hardest of CS classes again.What I'm getting at here is I'm at a crossroads and need to make a choice, but I need to know:> Is there a field that within law that is moral and pays? IP brings in the bucks but it really is just a mafia.> Can I use my economics degree to end up in a field that is actually productive, worth my time and pays? Maybe related to CS/data science/econometrics?Or should I just bite the bullet and go back to CS? This would set me back two years and I'm 22.
>>33847358CS majors don't always provide value to society either. In fact, I'd say it's pretty rare that they do.
>>33847358I would highly advise against going back to college for yet another degree unless you have a lot of extra cash on hand.
>>33847419Yeah I used to think this too, but comparatively it seems much better than what your average lawyer does.>>33847488I kinda do, plus some credits would carry over. Money isn’t a problem. Ironically enough I partly blame my upper-class upbringing for me taking my future so for granted.
>>33847358Getting paid for something that isn't back-breaking is more precious than you realize, young-22. Don't set yourself back, just keep going upwards and focus inwards. You can't remake the bs just be glad you're on the right end of things to survive it.
>>33847358>provide no real value to society Who does?
>>33847683Doctors, dentists, surgeons, anesthesiologists, petroleum engineers, chemical engineers, actuaries, accountants, al least many of those
>>33847624Unironically many manual jobs are more valuable than a lot of government, NGO and administration jobs.
>>33848010Ah yes, the luxury of a mature civilization, where being able to provide for yourself is met with existential anxiety about the worth of endeavors. How about you go work on an oil rig, coal mine etc and watch your friends die before your very eyes and then lament that you can have the luxury of working in an office.>poor me, my work doesn’t seem important…but it feeds me and clothes me and puts a roof over my head
>>33848039If it isn’t important then there’s not going to be as high a demands as there could be for it and thus salaries won’t be as high. I’m also seeing the issue from an economic standpoint.
>>33847358Your thinking is based on one basic fallacy: that there is any connection between your college major and a job. In fact, only about 25% of grads wind up working in a field related to their studies. The rest use the "soft" skills developed in their studies, and not the book-learning, to build a career.The English major who can analyse a poem can analyse sales figures. The history major who can research Napoleon can research zoning laws or patent applications. Anyone who can write a term paper can write anything. Instead of trying to find "meaningful" work within your major, find any kind of meaningful work that attracts you and make the case that your studies make you a strong applicant for the job.
>>33849264Would you say this is your case? In general, is this anyone’s case? (I guess this is a bad place to ask since people here must be unemployed lol.)
