Twolf
12-03-12, 10:26 PM
Hello and thanks for finding time to read this; it's probably going to be a long one.
I'm soon to be a 24 with a 4 year degree (3.6 gpa) making about $80k/year. After a stint at Microsoft as an intern I walked away for a job in the
power sports industry. By most standards, I have an awesome job. I seldom work long hours and enjoy a work environment that is better than most.
After two years on the job I have a house, car, and motorcycle (the latter two of which I own free and clear) and have also banked $15k for
retirement. I have the toys I always wanted and I'm on the fast track to climb into middle management as long as I keep my nose down.
However, for the last year or so I've slowly come to realize that I feel largely unfulfilled with my job. I'm orginally from a very small town just
south of the border in Minnesota and am learning to absolutely despise living in the 'burbs of Minneapolis, commuting with all the other lemmings,
and working 45 hours a week to only have fun on the weekends. My daily routine normally consists of work, workout, eat, read, sleep. Talk about the
grind. At the end of the day, I don't ENJOY work and certainly don't feel like I made the world a better place. I don't want that to be the rest of my life and any job I take with my degree seems to end at the same destination.
A lot of things in life have always come easily to me and I've generally followed my successes from one challenge to the next without realizing what I really want out of life. Now that I've truly hit the 8-5 grind, the achievements that once made me feel fullfilled are far and few between.
After the recent end of a long term relationship with my girlfriend, I've realized I have little more than a job holding me down where I'm at. I've
been racking my brains for a career move that'll be honorable, fulfilling, and makes the world a betteer place. I LOVE to travel and enjoy staying fit (I do triathalons) and while I know that someday I want to set down roots and have a family, I generally feel like I'm goin to miss out on a lot of the good stuff that comes with my early twenties if I continue you down this path.
So, all that being said, if you folks were in my shoes do you think the Marines can fill the void in my life? While I don't know a ton about the process, OCS seems like a viable route.
Anyone been in my shoes?
Do you fill happy about what you do most days? Sense of accomplishment?
Do you ever regret not just climbing the corporate ladder and making more money? I fear that two years into the Marines, I'll get bored/feel unfulfilled and it'll feel just like another job (but pays less). I've read a number of threads that say that it's just like working any other job.
I appreciate the input.
Thank you,
John
I'm soon to be a 24 with a 4 year degree (3.6 gpa) making about $80k/year. After a stint at Microsoft as an intern I walked away for a job in the
power sports industry. By most standards, I have an awesome job. I seldom work long hours and enjoy a work environment that is better than most.
After two years on the job I have a house, car, and motorcycle (the latter two of which I own free and clear) and have also banked $15k for
retirement. I have the toys I always wanted and I'm on the fast track to climb into middle management as long as I keep my nose down.
However, for the last year or so I've slowly come to realize that I feel largely unfulfilled with my job. I'm orginally from a very small town just
south of the border in Minnesota and am learning to absolutely despise living in the 'burbs of Minneapolis, commuting with all the other lemmings,
and working 45 hours a week to only have fun on the weekends. My daily routine normally consists of work, workout, eat, read, sleep. Talk about the
grind. At the end of the day, I don't ENJOY work and certainly don't feel like I made the world a better place. I don't want that to be the rest of my life and any job I take with my degree seems to end at the same destination.
A lot of things in life have always come easily to me and I've generally followed my successes from one challenge to the next without realizing what I really want out of life. Now that I've truly hit the 8-5 grind, the achievements that once made me feel fullfilled are far and few between.
After the recent end of a long term relationship with my girlfriend, I've realized I have little more than a job holding me down where I'm at. I've
been racking my brains for a career move that'll be honorable, fulfilling, and makes the world a betteer place. I LOVE to travel and enjoy staying fit (I do triathalons) and while I know that someday I want to set down roots and have a family, I generally feel like I'm goin to miss out on a lot of the good stuff that comes with my early twenties if I continue you down this path.
So, all that being said, if you folks were in my shoes do you think the Marines can fill the void in my life? While I don't know a ton about the process, OCS seems like a viable route.
Anyone been in my shoes?
Do you fill happy about what you do most days? Sense of accomplishment?
Do you ever regret not just climbing the corporate ladder and making more money? I fear that two years into the Marines, I'll get bored/feel unfulfilled and it'll feel just like another job (but pays less). I've read a number of threads that say that it's just like working any other job.
I appreciate the input.
Thank you,
John