Anonymous wrote:Expectation: some deep thinker or public intellectual, going for PhD in economics and eventually getting tenure.

Reality: a finance bro. I hope it’s a phase.

PS: I would never say it out loud, only on an anonymous forum.

You should switch children with PP. You'll have a psychologist and she'll have a finance bro. Everyone wins!

Speaking as a third-party without a dog in this fight...You should be proud of your finance bro and PP should be proud of her psychologist. Both of these professions are great.

They are free to chose any profession that they please.
All we ask is that they are good people and make enough money to take care of themselves and their families. Not depending on others.

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Anonymous wrote:Extremely disappointed my daughter wants to be a psychologist. She is very bright and hardworking — could’ve gone into tech or medicine if she wanted

That's top funny; it's almost impossible to get an appointment with a psychologist in the DC area right now. Booming field with money earning possibility.

Agree. I also have friends who started as psychiatrists and dropped out because the profession is, "writing scripts all day and hoping no one kills themselves or another person" vs. "doing hands on therapy and feeling like they're actually making a difference" like psychologists. I can't imagine feeling shame a kid wanted to be a PhD psychologist, that's just absolute crazy talk. Maybe they're less in it "for the cash?" but they're not exactly slumming it slinging burgers JFC.

Literally everyone except for upper-middle class white people would be upset that their kid decided to be a psychologist

what? seriously. are you the OP (sounds like it), this is the craziest thing I have ever heard.

I agree. I think most UMC parents are less invested in the career choice of their children because they aren’t looking to their children for financial support, but plenty of other parents from various socioeconomic backgrounds are very proud that their children have jobs and can support themselves. In my experience, it tends to be immigrant families that want their children to be employed in only a select few professions like a doctor, lawyer, or engineer.

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Anonymous wrote:Expectation: some deep thinker or public intellectual, going for PhD in economics and eventually getting tenure.

Reality: a finance bro. I hope it’s a phase.

PS: I would never say it out loud, only on an anonymous forum.

Why would you hope it’s a phase? Finance professionals can certainly better support their families than, say, academics or “public intellectuals”

DP. This is my younger brother and it IS disappointing. Went from a musician and community organizer to finance bro. Yes he can support his family but comes at a massive price.

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Anonymous wrote:Extremely disappointed my daughter wants to be a psychologist. She is very bright and hardworking — could’ve gone into tech or medicine if she wanted

That's top funny; it's almost impossible to get an appointment with a psychologist in the DC area right now. Booming field with money earning possibility.

Agree. I also have friends who started as psychiatrists and dropped out because the profession is, "writing scripts all day and hoping no one kills themselves or another person" vs. "doing hands on therapy and feeling like they're actually making a difference" like psychologists. I can't imagine feeling shame a kid wanted to be a PhD psychologist, that's just absolute crazy talk. Maybe they're less in it "for the cash?" but they're not exactly slumming it slinging burgers JFC.

Literally everyone except for upper-middle class white people would be upset that their kid decided to be a psychologist

what? seriously. are you the OP (sounds like it), this is the craziest thing I have ever heard.

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Anonymous wrote:My friend is a psychologist and she makes 150/hour cash and she schedules her appointments whenever she wants, totally flexible around her kids’ schedule. Totally jealous -MD

150 times 22 (assuming she seems 22 clients a week) times 50 (assuming two weeks of vacation) times 0.7 (assuming she spends 30% on business operating costs) =

$115k/year

Terrible salary for someone with a PhD

You think they are only seeing 4 patients a day?? That is basically a part-time schedule.

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Anonymous wrote:Extremely disappointed my daughter wants to be a psychologist. She is very bright and hardworking — could’ve gone into tech or medicine if she wanted

That's top funny; it's almost impossible to get an appointment with a psychologist in the DC area right now. Booming field with money earning possibility.

Agree. I also have friends who started as psychiatrists and dropped out because the profession is, "writing scripts all day and hoping no one kills themselves or another person" vs. "doing hands on therapy and feeling like they're actually making a difference" like psychologists. I can't imagine feeling shame a kid wanted to be a PhD psychologist, that's just absolute crazy talk. Maybe they're less in it "for the cash?" but they're not exactly slumming it slinging burgers JFC.

Literally everyone except for upper-middle class white people would be upset that their kid decided to be a psychologist

Anonymous wrote:My friend is a psychologist and she makes 150/hour cash and she schedules her appointments whenever she wants, totally flexible around her kids’ schedule. Totally jealous -MD

150 times 22 (assuming she seems 22 clients a week) times 50 (assuming two weeks of vacation) times 0.7 (assuming she spends 30% on business operating costs) =

$115k/year

Terrible salary for someone with a PhD

My friend is a psychologist and she makes 150/hour cash and she schedules her appointments whenever she wants, totally flexible around her kids’ schedule. Totally jealous -MD

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Anonymous wrote:Extremely disappointed my daughter wants to be a psychologist. She is very bright and hardworking — could’ve gone into tech or medicine if she wanted

That's top funny; it's almost impossible to get an appointment with a psychologist in the DC area right now. Booming field with money earning possibility.

Agree. I also have friends who started as psychiatrists and dropped out because the profession is, "writing scripts all day and hoping no one kills themselves or another person" vs. "doing hands on therapy and feeling like they're actually making a difference" like psychologists. I can't imagine feeling shame a kid wanted to be a PhD psychologist, that's just absolute crazy talk. Maybe they're less in it "for the cash?" but they're not exactly slumming it slinging burgers JFC.

Anonymous wrote:Extremely disappointed my daughter wants to be a psychologist. She is very bright and hardworking — could’ve gone into tech or medicine if she wanted

And what is the parent's profession here? How did you role model for your child?

Anonymous wrote:Extremely disappointed my daughter wants to be a psychologist. She is very bright and hardworking — could’ve gone into tech or medicine if she wanted

That's top funny; it's almost impossible to get an appointment with a psychologist in the DC area right now. Booming field with money earning possibility.

Lol PP why didn’t you go to med school later in life to earn more money? Guessing because you didn’t want to….

Anonymous wrote:Extremely disappointed my daughter wants to be a psychologist. She is very bright and hardworking — could’ve gone into tech or medicine if she wanted

Is this perhaps why she went into Psychology?

Anonymous wrote:Expectation: some deep thinker or public intellectual, going for PhD in economics and eventually getting tenure.

Reality: a finance bro. I hope it’s a phase.

PS: I would never say it out loud, only on an anonymous forum.

Why would you hope it’s a phase? Finance professionals can certainly better support their families than, say, academics or “public intellectuals”