Careers that encourage creativity, logic, management/teamwork?

[pizzashere]

Hello all,

Have any of you gone through something like this:

I graduated out of university with a 3 year general arts degree in December. My intention for graduating was because I had no idea what I was doing in university having meandered from an environmental science major, to economics, and then to accounting (which I have no interest in and only pursued it thinking I'd get leverage once I was in the "career world"). I am exceptionally disappointed with what I gained from university. I am the kind of person who is supposed to indulge and enjoy getting a degree. Now I look back and think: what happened? ... I focused so hard on making the "correct" decisions for a degree that lands a job but also pertains to my interests that I missed out on simply enjoying the experience of making new friends and enjoying what I was learning.

I come out feeling sad and disappointed with a BA degree that I did not bother going to convocation to accept.

But here I am trying again to find some satisfaction in my career and education. I don't know what I like but the career values that I feel I foster in involve: creativity and innovation, use of logic, and management/teamwork.

What careers/hobbies/passions correspond to these values?

 

[Tony3d]

Build a videogame of some sort.

 

[Jackooboy]

A degree means little to nothing in today's world. Everyone has one, and even if you graduate summa cum laude it means little to nothing... Pretty much, what you do after you get a degree is what matters most. It's kind of like graduating from high school 50 years ago... it's a license to compete.

Creating a strategy for what you do next is probably a good idea based on your value system. A practical philosophy may be finding something that's tolerable and pragmatic, because it pays more than what you love. There are of course other philosophies on jobs, happiness, and pragmatism. If you can find all three of these qualities in a job, that would be awesome. In my experience, however, it is unlikely.

As far as you not enjoying your undergrad years, that's OK. You have a degree. Now is your chance to do what you really want to if that is your underlying philosophy... But figuring that out may be difficult.

Today's economic reality is much different than even just 5 years ago. I wish you luck.

May the odds be ever in your favor.

 

[Boo]

An engineering career can correspond to these values. However the studies this requires can be discouraging.

Build a videogame of some sort.

You would love that.

 

[walfin]

You had no major?

Try opening a shop somewhere. Quite a fun (not always but at least usually interesting) experience to have in life and you can do whatever the hell you want.

 

[Valentas]

I suggest use your skills online. A lot of people used their knowledge to build great products and others bought them with pleasure. After that, you may even organise seminars, where professionals charge big money and like-minded people pay for their speech. There may be people who want to work directly with you, now that's the highest level and costs top dollar because it's your time.

In other words, you have skills, use them and work hard. It takes a lot of courage and persistence to build a business. But it's worth it in the long run, even though risky.

By the way, fuck degree, it's just for employer to see. True education is achieved by self-learning yourself. Also I hate American unis system. How in the hell you can just go to one course, than other and come out jack-of-all-trades who knows nothing very well? In Britain, no one plays such BS.