Yesterday was a busy but fun day. We went to two dinner parties (one was at lunch time) and played Cranium at both. What fun.
Anyway, one of the parties was hosted by someone from my boyfriend’s work. Recall that he is also a grad student in a related field, so all but one person at this dinner was in science. We got to talking about dream jobs. Everyone was shocked when this one man who is a superstar young PI said that if he could do anything at all he would be a fiction writer. We were all like, so write! Why don’t you just write in your free time? He said that he didn’t think he could be successful, that there are so very, very many aspiring writers and so few who are prosperous novelists or screenwriters. I thought it was so interesting that this guy who has a very good career at a very well respected institution would be turned off by a profession because it is too competitive. Aren’t we all saying that science is too competitive all the time?
For the record, my top five dream jobs are, in no particular order:
- Broadway dancer
- Voiceover actor
- Synchronized swimmer
- Scientist
- Financial advisor
I also have a list of realistic Plan B dream jobs in case I can’t get or don’t want a job as a research scientist when the time comes. But those won’t get identified on this blog. :)
4 comments:
I think I need to work on this list...actually the problem is I have too many dream jobs. I think it always makes me wonder if I wouldn't be happier pursuing a different one.
The grass is always greener...
yeah...it's also the two headed coin. I'm lucky to be one of those people who can be passionate about many things. But the problem is then I always wonder if THIS is the passion I should be following. But then, I did chose this one for a reason.
Wayfarer, I wrote about the grass before I read your post about funding ending. You are remarkably positive about it all. I think, though, that sometimes we chose a path because because we stumble onto it rather than making a well articulated decision. So another passion may not really be a second choice so much as a path that had more resistance at one time. Here's an e-friend on your side as you make upcoming decisions.
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