Friday, August 21, 2015

The Woes of Working

Greetings readers, it's been four months into my first job out of college now. And I have to say working really changes many things about a person, or at least it did in my case. For one, you will figure out what you like in life much more quickly you will than when in school. Case in point, my daily job requires me to use Excel daily and after I realized the analytical power that Excel could provide, I started to take an interest in analytics. I further delved into the subject by undergoing courses in edX and Coursera on data science and analytics and right now I'm trying to break into the analytics industry for my next job. So, if you aren't decided on what you wish to do as a career, allow me to share with you a pearl of wisdom; get out there and get a job. Now that's not much of a woe is it? That's because I haven't started.

The main thing you will miss when you begin working is of course, time. Less time to gym, less time to have fun and less time to do absolutely nothing. The rat race has officially begun and it won't end till 40 years in future assuming one starts working in his 20's. And you know what? It's still a better life to have than one spent not working at all. I'd like to make a point with celebrities. Some think that beyond filming for a movie, they don't have to work the rest of the time. I think though that the other functions of their jobs such as attending parties and social functions is still work for them and it may not be fun like what it is to someone not in the entertainment industry attending such a function for the first time. I'll just say that perspectives change when you do something everyday and it's also your source of income.

So actually, my woes ain't really that woeful at all. Just a little rambling on how you will never have time as you did when you were a student. Life will be lived one way and only one; forward. OK, this post as you can clearly see doesn't have much of a point and I'm going to stop myself here. Peace out!