Majors/careers for a kid who wants money and work/life balance
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Anonymous
No he’s literally every millennial—too precious for hard work. |
Anonymous
Many people graduate wanting a ton of money for as few hours as possible. It’s not original or smart but it’s common. If you are lucky enough to find a job you love and it’s a worthwhile job you won’t be watching the clock. That’s a nice goal to have. N |
Anonymous
You definitely do need a background in the current job market. No one will choose to hire a PhD without prior experience who arrogantly believes they're a higher being who this doesn't need specific skills over someone who has the skills and experience you're looking for. There's also no reason to assume data scientists are vastly dumber than physics/comp bio grad students - indeed, CS programs are more competitive at every level, and CS is the typical data science degree. |
Anonymous
This is generally true unless the kid is "cracked" (top school, graduate coursework, DS/AI/ML internships at reputable companies, Kaggle awards, etc) |
Anonymous
Drop dead, boomer. |
Anonymous
You realize that the kid in question is 15 years old in 2026. He's not a Millennial. He's at the youngest end of Gen Z, and the Gen Alphas are nipping at their heels. Millennials, meanwhile, are currently busy helping their second-graders cut 30 Valentines out of pink craft paper and gluing little googly eyes on them, while sending out applications for their third or fourth professional job (and being sad about the house that they now can't afford because they bought one slice of avocado toast in 2012). Your generational stereotypes need some updating! |
Anonymous
| My husband works for a bank and very much has work life balance. I such finance, data science, etc. Or human resources and then pick your company wisely. |
Anonymous
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I applaud the idea of wanting to make money AND do something you like.
As a Gen Xer was told "follow your passion" but, my parents were teachers and knew nothing of the business world. My image of someone wanting to focus on business and making money was Gordon Gecko in Wall Street - greedy beyond belief. Wanting to make money as a focus for your job search was crass. Luckily I figured out in my 20s that making at least enough money to not worry about paying the bills is an important part of your career choice. Look up "Ikigai" as a career model from the Japanese - one of the criteria is "what will society PAY me to do" that like. |
Anonymous
| From my observations, financial advisors seem to have the easiest jobs that make some money. They seem to work about four hours a day. There's a lot of golf. There's a lot of expense account meals. A lot of happy hours. The work is not remotely difficult. It seems to reward outgoing and social people, especially those coming from a private school background. It's a lot of networking among high net worth people. And not much else. |
Anonymous
You can get started in the field with a BS, but you need a master's to advance, which I'd say is true in many fields these days. DS did a data science-type major and his first job has the title "data scientist." Good new grad salary, easy 9-5 hours (mostly in office but with some WAH), and his company will help pay for grad school. He plans to work for a couple of years before starting that. |
Anonymous
+1 I tell my kids, the goal in your 20s should be to work your ass off. Work hard, build your skills and connections, get the graduate degree even if it means doing it PT on top of a FT job. That's what puts you in a good position in your 30s to have a better choice of jobs and the reputation to let you have more flexibility to deal with life once you start having a family. |