“Pursued desk job over passion career”

Item: Pursued desk job over passion career
Rating: 2
Author: u/snakerreal

What Actually Happened

Lost passion and sense of fulfillment working as admin

What I wish I knew

"Considered environmentalist jobs earlier"

Advice to Someone Facing This Now

If I could tell you one thing

"Explore multiple career paths before committing"

Regret Index

8/10

Clear regret.
The downsides outweighed what was gained.

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Career Category

6,107

Career decisions logged. Avg regret 5.7/10 across the category.

Same Outcome Band

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