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10 Unmistakable Signs You’ve Chosen the Wrong Career
Can you guess at least five signs before reading the story?
It’s five o’clock, and it’s “closing time.” You’re in your car — blaring the classic 2009 song by Semisonic like it was released yesterday. And you’re elated because your boss is in the background, fading off into the distance, and nothing could be more satisfying than that image.
The next morning, it’s five o’clock and the early-hour dread sets in like a bad episode of acid reflux. You think to yourself, “this must be the opposite of what a Buddhist monk feels each morning.”
You jump out of the comforts of your bed, scurry through the house, going from room to room — rushing back to the same boss you were so happy to leave just a dozen hours ago.
This is your rinse and repeat. Monday through Friday. Like clockwork.
Until one day, you come across an article with a catchy title, 10 Unmistakable Signs You’ve Chosen the Wrong Career, and you discover an author who is in the same boat as you, except he’s ready to quit.
1. Every job sounds better than yours
- Car Mechanic — check
- Flight Attendant — check
- Uber Driver — check
