<p>i am still totally lost. the problem is, im kind of too apathetic to be passionate about anything. so i cant decide on a college major. i change my mind too much and there's nothing i've wanted to be since i was 5 years old.
ok so i guess it is stupid to be getting strangers to tell you what to major in but i don't know anyone else to ask. </p>
<p>here are my requirements:
-must have job security (like not going to be replaced by a machine)
-i don't really care about pay as long as its over 45,000
-i dont want to have a lot of competition for my job (like 50,000 people trying to get 10,000 slots, i mean like a lawyer)
-doesn't require a phd</p>
<p>and a few things about my personality in case it helps:
-fairly introverted so if you say to be like a clown thats not going to work lol
-i prefer to work by myself or in small groups
-i don't like math but i can do it if i have to
-i really enjoy reading and history/social sciences. however im hesitant to get into one of these careers because what can you do with an english or psychology major?
-i am not highly ambitious or motivated (ahh the opposite of you all). therefore i don't like jobs that requite a lot of work. yeah im kind of lazy.<br>
-i like helping people and sincerely care about them
-im good at teaching (please dont just say be a teacher, because im looking for other options)
-i don't like being around hospitals or sick people because it really depresses me
-im pretty good at all subjects so im not limited in that area</p>
<p>yeah if anyone actually answers this, thank you. i mean its not like i can hug you online but i really do appreciate it. and i know someones probably going to yell at me and be like 'this is something you have to discover on your own', well i've been trying and im getting nowhere.</p>
<p>even though you said dont just say be a teacher, it seems like a teacher is probably the best fit by far. teachers get the summer off just like the students do, 2 months of vacation is quite a bit (this is a plus if you're "lazy" lol). and its not 9-5 everyday its just the regular school day standard.</p>
<p>come on buddy, if you can't decide on things for your life you can't expect others to make the decisions for your. This is part of maturing: being able to make the tough decisions. You have to find out for yourself what you will do, don't expect others to make it for you.</p>
<p>but I don't even know where to begin and I think other people's input would be useful because maybe they have an idea I've never thought of. honestly I'm not going to do just whatever people here tell me to do, but I really need some ideas to pull from. like the social work idea I never thought of, but I'll be sure to look into that.</p>
<p>I don't think a social worker or a counselor makes more than $45K/year. And if they did, it would probably be somewhere where living costs are through the roof.</p>
<p>Nurse-total job security, short, predictable hours, you can work in a home if you don't like the crowds at hospitals, pays more than $45K. Or some kind of therapist-speech, physical, occupational.</p>
<p>Whoops, missed the part about hospitals but what about caring for the elderly outside of a hospital?</p>
<p>i guess teacher or counselor
i hadn't thought of counselor before...i think it would be cool helping people do college applications</p>
<p>but i always hear about teachers starting out thinking 'im going to make a difference!' and thinking they'll have a great relationship with their students, but then you look at them in 10 years and they're frazzled and cranky and just yell at the kids to shut up already. i mean i don't want that to happen to me. i don't think it would though. because there are a lot of happy teachers too, i guess it all boils down to how you handle stress and how you view your students</p>
<p>plus i love grading papers. weird, i know, but i seriously like making check marks and X's all over the place and drawing smiley faces and writing 'great job!'. lol</p>
<p>well thanks everyone for your advice! now i think i should seriously consider becoming a teacher.</p>
<p>i've had some great teachers that have done it for a long time (i'm talking around 25 years). and these were teachers in a public high school in an urban-like (majority of students are minority, just oustide urban areas), so they have had some tough classes and students.</p>
<p>yeah, some of my teachers LOVE their jobs, like everyday they have a huge smile and they keep saying how much they love their job. but other teachers are cranky and unhappy. i guess it has to do with how you relate to the kids and how much you enjoy the subject you are teaching. but generally the math/science teachers always seem really down. i dont know why though.</p>
<p>everyone whos seen me tutor other people says im a really good teacher so i guess if i have a natural talent then i should use it, right? plus the summer vacation makes it a sweeter deal.</p>