Recently, I was thinking about what a friend of mine at the TAITRA program (the Taiwanese International Business) I went to last year told me. When I told him my concentration in college was Finance and Marketing, his eyes went wide and said, "WOW Grace! That's really really good!! You will make SO much money when you get older! In fact, you'll probably be one of those people who retires when they are 35 xD" I remember laughing at what he said. Until recently again.... my manager herself was like, "Haha, Grace you always seem to be so happy when handling money, even when it's not yours! You should be working at a bank ^.^" My reply was, "I would TOTALLY love to do that!" Then her final question was, "Why DON'T you?"
And finally, Dad asked me last night, "Grace, if you going to do business school, the only real reason you should go for is Accounting and Finance. For Marketing, there is really no need for a masters degree, except if you are thinking of becoming a teacher. And that brought me back to thinking of all the things people used to say to me. "Grace you are so patient! Grace you're great with kids! They would LOVE you if you were a teacher."
You're probably wondering when I'm going to wrap this up, right? Fortunately, that is where it all ends. I wish I was much more aggressive about the job hunt before and didn't immediately agree to this job. However, at that time and point with my mom's annoying pressuring, I decided to first take the job and settle down for a bit before I continue along my "semi-successful" career path ><. Looking at my friends graduate left and right makes me feel somewhat incompetent since they are about to go out and find lovely jobs that they "love" :P. Naturally, whenever I think about my job, it does get somewhat saddening. However, once I sat down to think about things a bit, it doesn't seem so bad. If I work hard enough, I'll get to go on that trade show, leave my work place (it's really not so bad once you get used to it ^^) and go on my merry way :). Finance is such a tough subject to understand at times, but I think it's about time I get myself back on track. As dad puts it, "You don't HAVE to love your job. As long as you are making enough money and you are happy, that is what counts in the end." So yes, that is what I'll do. It took me a bit long to figure this all out, but I finally know what I want to do. I will probably take some classes again in NYU/Baruch to brush up on my finance again. In the meantime, GMAT/Job Hunt. I have so much to do ahead of me. So much has changed and there are only more changes yet to happen. I want to do well, even if it means working my ass off. Gonna make people so damn proud of me. Just you watch =)
PS! HAPPY JULY 4TH! Early one of course ^^ Anyone gonna watch the macy's fireworks! Dad found an awesome place to watch it in NJ. =) Liberty State Park. GOOGLE IT PEEPS! :P
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