<p>Ok, so I am currently writing for my university's newspaper and, to be honest, I don't like it--at all. I entered school with the intentions of majoring in journalism, but I just realized I'm not cut out for it. I'm also thinking about changing my major, too. </p>
<p>I'm debating if I should just not go on staff for next semester. My editor expects me to continue since I've been diligent, but I just don't feel right writing for the paper. I disagree with their policies, I don't like the journalism style writing, I don't get along with 90% of the staff, I disagree with the changes they make and what they believe in, etc.</p>
<p>I'm only debating between quitting or not because it will look good for my resume when I apply to jobs or go to grad school, but I was wondering if quitting will affect my future job prospects? I know it looks good to write for the paper, but I just realized journalism is just not for me. Not to mention, it's going to affect my grades, which is much more important to me.</p>
<p>I do plan on going straight to grad school because I want to go into higher education and teach film theory. The only reason I joined the newspaper was to give myself the opportunity to write film reviews. I loved writing them, but my editors consistently change it which pretty much changes the entire message of my reviews.</p>
<p>I don't know what to do: continue something I dislike just to pamper my resume, or quit and find another interest? I'm thinking of the latter. What would you do? Thanks.</p>
<p>You’re not going into journalism, you don’t enjoy the task or the people, it’s having a negative impact on your grades…what was the question again? :)</p>
<p>It’s making you miserable, you don’t like the job, your interests have changed. Move on. Better to change now while you’re ahead than get stuck here and be miserable for longer. And when you find something you’re actually interested in, you’ll do your job and more because you like it, not because you want something to look good on your resume. Besides, if you’re no longer going into journalism, what’s the point of having newspaper experience on your resume? Do something else. When you find something you love, you’ll be hard-pressed to leave it behind.</p>
<p>If you hate it that much, it will begin to show in your work and that’s the last thing you want. Quit while you’re ahead and move on to something you like better.</p>
<p>Something I’ve always told my children…it is as important to discover what you don’t like as what you do like, and it’s even better to make those discoveries early.</p>
<p>Many years ago one of my sons was very interested in journalism…and the news director of the local CBS affiliate lived on our block. He hired my son to work an internship there…and my son also discovered that he did not want to be a journalist. </p>
<p>He was somewhat upset because he felt like he had “failed” at something, even though he got very good reviews of all the work he had done.</p>
<p>I told him he was a huge success and that it was good to rule one possible career out before he was committed to any kind of academic track.</p>
<p>Not only that…but you don’t need a degree in journalism to be a journalist…a lot of the best don’t, including my son’s favorite–Thomas Friedman.</p>