Anonymous
Post 09/12/2025 16:08     Subject: What career advice do you give your dc?
Anonymous wrote:My employer's CEO, a college dropout & 10M/yr in compensation, told my DS that it is not how much you know but who you know (or who knows you). Your EQ is 100 times more important than your IQ. You're not defined by what you studied or where you attend college.


I agree with this. I have multiple Ivy degrees and have an ok career. I realized the importance of networking too late. I have emphasized that DC should network from day one. Its who you know. That is already paying dividends.
Anonymous
Post 09/12/2025 15:24     Subject: What career advice do you give your dc?
Anonymous wrote:Make as much money as possible. No one ever told me this. 😅


Do something that makes money and you can do things you like with that money. No one is happy struggling financially
Anonymous
Post 09/12/2025 15:05     Subject: What career advice do you give your dc?
Get that paper!
Anonymous
Post 09/12/2025 15:01     Subject: What career advice do you give your dc?
Work hard and take risks in your 20s. Get mentored by someone great. Start a side business. Max out your 401k.
Anonymous
Post 09/12/2025 14:58     Subject: What career advice do you give your dc?
None. Stay flexible. Work hard. Be willing to try something different.
Anonymous
Post 09/12/2025 14:57     Subject: What career advice do you give your dc?
Find something you are good at and not hating it, which earns you enough money to be happy.

Your passion can be your hobby and later your focus when you retire, hopefully early
Anonymous
Post 09/12/2025 14:43     Subject: What career advice do you give your dc?
buy low and sell high
Anonymous
Post 09/12/2025 14:41     Subject: What career advice do you give your dc?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I am telling my kids to follow their passions with a goal in mind.

My passion was (is) social work - no, I don't make DCUM money, but I still make 150k and after 25y, still love my work.


How do. you earn $125 as a LSW?? This job is notorious for low pay!


Parts of it are definitely low paying. Hospital social work (with a clinical license) starts around 90k in DC.

Anonymous
Post 09/12/2025 14:33     Subject: What career advice do you give your dc?
My employer's CEO, a college dropout & 10M/yr in compensation, told my DS that it is not how much you know but who you know (or who knows you). Your EQ is 100 times more important than your IQ. You're not defined by what you studied or where you attend college.
Anonymous
Post 09/12/2025 14:23     Subject: What career advice do you give your dc?
Most people will change careers (careers not jobs) 3-5 times in their lives. Study what you are interested in.
Anonymous
Post 09/12/2025 13:55     Subject: What career advice do you give your dc?
Your 20s are for figuring out what you don't like, 30s for figuring out what you do like, 40s for mastering what you like.
Anonymous
Post 09/12/2025 13:54     Subject: What career advice do you give your dc?
Your career is a jungle gym, not a ladder. Lateral moves, changing industries ('equipment' in this metaphor), and taking time to learn what you do and don't like are all normal and often good things. Life is long.
Anonymous
Post 09/12/2025 13:45     Subject: What career advice do you give your dc?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I am telling my kids to follow their passions with a goal in mind.

My passion was (is) social work - no, I don't make DCUM money, but I still make 150k and after 25y, still love my work.


How do. you earn $125 as a LSW?? This job is notorious for low pay!


DP. A lot of LCSWs go into private practice.
Anonymous
Post 09/12/2025 13:29     Subject: What career advice do you give your dc?
Periods of economic downturn are opportunities. Don't spend time in panic and fear. Spend the time in honing skills, getting certifications, exploring new opportunities and learning.

Live with a lot less and save money. You will have to survive the rainy days. Right now, the rainy days have started...
Anonymous
Post 09/12/2025 13:29     Subject: What career advice do you give your dc?
They know that college is to enable them to get jobs where they can self-support financially immediately upon graduation. We are not wealthy. We cannot support them after they finish college. College is purely to enable a good job.