<p>Okay, so i'm wondering what I should major in. Basically, i've done some career personality test things, and Management seems like the major to have. I would always be the person in class who got things organized, I loved being in charge, and having the responsibility. </p>
<p>However, i'm wondering what type of jobs people in this major have. Are they typically major stores like Walgreens, Target, Kohls, where you are a store manager? Because if that's where a Management degree is taking me, I don't know how much I would like that job. I work in a grocery store right now and hate those kind of people, and wouldn't want to be one of them. But I can say that they have a good quality of life. I'm wondering what type of work management majors do exactly, are they basically just making sure everything operates smoothly in the store? Is the pay less than other majors?</p>
<p>I kind of want to work for a bank, maybe in stocks, looking at numbers and trends I always liked to do, being analytical. Is this more along the finance lines? I would like to work for a prestigious bank, something like Wachovia Securities (don't laugh if this isn't prestigious, I honestly don't know, I just see it on TV) as an analyst. I'm not the kind of person who wants to work in a cubicle all day looking at graphs and reading the WSJ looking for trends though, is that essentially what an I-Banker, Consultant, Anaylst does? I've also heard that I-Banking has terrible hours and is a bad lifestyle, is that true? And if it's true, is the pay significantly better than say a consultant/analyst? Is there job that much different?</p>
<p>Okay people, let me know. I'm clueless and starting to wonder why i'm majoring in business here, other than for the money and that i've always been good at it.</p>
<p>I can tell you about one person who majored in management and I have followed his working career for over 25 years. This person, Max, graduated from a SUNY school. He did not manage when he graduated. His first job was a job one could get without a college degree. It was in sales at a department store. After 6 months he landed a sales job (in the 70's the pay was okay-35,000 plus a car allowance). Max worked for a couple of years at that job. Someone else was impresssed with Max's work. He watched him from afar, and then offered Max a job. He told Max that whatever the company was paying, he would offer more. Max accepted the new job. It was also in sales and he did earn more money. After many years he was promoted to a regional sales manager, and then a national sales manager. The latter involved a 700 mile move. It all worked out, and Max is still a manager with this company and has been with them for twenty something years. The point is that he did not walk out of school and become a manager. He worked for it, and it took many years of work to get there.</p>
<p>Crap, that's why everyone wants to do Investment Banking, the salary is significantly better than other categories, lol. That's weird that many organizations hire people with different degrees, but I guess it's for different positions.</p>
<p>Oh, and I guess that answered my question, giving me lists and noticing that companies recruit you regardless of major, I think i'll just study what I like.</p>
<p>Usually it's finance for i-banking, but it doesn't have to be. Management majors are very broad. There are many career opportunities, from store manager to management consultant.</p>
<p>Yeah, I think i'm going to try for Econ/Accounting, although Econ is in a different school. If the credits don't transfer though, i'll just do Accounting.</p>
<p>So how many hours per week do Consulting workers put in? What about I-Bankers? Those are the two i'm interested in (I-Banking more than Consulting) I know that I-banking is a lot, I didn't know how much though.</p>