LordEden

I have a Bachelor's degree and I don't really want anything to do with it. With that statement out of the way, here is my problem. When I was younger, (Age:25 as of this posting) I loved computers. I was a computer nerd and everything I did involved computers. I started working as a intern in a computer shop when I was 14 and thought that I could work on computers for the rest of my life. Fast forward to my college years as I am working for my degree. I figure out that I *loath* programming, so I switch degrees from Computer science to Computer Information Systems. 2 years before I finish my degree I figure out that I *don't* want to work in computers for the rest of my life. I try to explain this fact to my friends and parents. This does not work. I finish my degree and try to just work past the feelings that I have about my job. I start working freelance jobs around my town, fixing computers, setting up networks and creating web sites. I don't want to do this and unless I want to work in a factory or office building in a big city, I have no other job openings. For steady work I go back to the job I had in college; working in a restaurant.

Throughout my college career I worked in restaurants, because it was easy work and everyone partied in restaurants. I liked cooking, but most of the time I only cared about getting fucked up and trying to screw hostesses. Long story short, I realize that I LOVE cooking and I want to become a chef.

Here is my real question: You have a degree (whatever level) and you realize that you want nothing to do with the job market that surrounds your degree. Do you give up on all that time you put into it or do you bite your lip and get a job that you know you will hate?

I haven't posted on here in a while, but I want opinions that I haven't heard before from my friends and family. Maybe something will jar something lose in my head.

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