What career would you choose if salary didn’t matter?

Questioning life choices currently. I think I gave taken the wrong path for myself. I don't really know what would suit me. I know that it's alright to f around and figure out stuff early career but I'm worried about my salary and career trajectory. As in, I do not want to be stuck in entry level roles forever. What do you think? Any anecdotes?

What would you do differently in your life? Comment below!

Hi All, I am 2019 pass out IT engineer, have always been good with studies. Good at job also. I got married in 2021 during covid and after that I started looking more for a stable job and stayed with SAP. It’s been 4 years there, my learning is good, work life is good, people is good, money is not good. What should I do? What should I prefer? Work life or money?

Not bachelors courses, but career paths

So, here's more context- Let's say you are in mid 20s, earning decent amount. But you haven't explored different jobs/work. Haven't been through much situations, etc. Now, given a choice between staying always at this high paying job that you are good at vs exploring your life, what would you do? Or would you be in the high paying job, work your ass off while at the same time part time work on other things and see what makes sense to you?

Always had a fascination for flying objects as a kid. If this held true, I would really love to work in the aerospace domain. Building insane drones or UAVs would be awesome, especially after a decent stint in software. Was reading about this company called Zipline which works in autonomous aerial delivery. Quite insane how they supply medical supplies in Rwanda using gliding drones that are launched across the country. Stories like these inspire an entire generation to take up engineering and change the world. What about you all?

> Got hired as an SDE with a good package. > Came to the company expecting an SDE job > Forced another role with little to no coding and in a field which I have no experience. > Feels like college once again, studying something which you don't like > Thought I would escape it if I join a company. > These AHoles Fked it up for me. > HR will reply 'business requirements', probably > Pay is really good. > Dintech UnICron starts with R > Should I consider quitting? > Is there an option to change teams within org?

What should I am for? - A well named startup or company at slightly lower pay? - A high payed salary from the startup or a company that no one ever heared of... Example: Currently I am making 12 LPA as a marketer. But I am worried about my future as I am finding it tougher to get hired for salary anything above than this. How about working at a fancy startup? (meesho, sugar, CRED, etc.) at a lower pay like 10 LPA - will it secure my future? As people prefer to hire ex-employee from these fancy startups. Or should I be searching for a 15 LPA or 20 LPA job but from a company or startup that no one ever heard about, adding no value to my CV while working there

Assume you're currently enjoying your role as a jack of all trades. If your manager come and tell you that you need to choose whether you need to be a - Software Engineer - Product Manager - Program Manager - Analyst - Product Operations Manager Which one would you choose? And why? Note: You're currently contributing to all of this in someway or the other, and the manager wants to ensure that you are also having a good career growth within the company, or you should be ready if you're looking for an external job. The manager and the team is 100% in on supporting you on any of the above choice. [These are not random options, but came up because of the exposure to these domains and the related results delivered]

Your opinion matters, I want you(Yes, You!) to tell us about your view. Would you choose to work at the top companies for the rest of your life in the same domain and continue to climb up the ranks? Maybe, you switch every 3-4 years to other top companies and have the perfect resume. It looks something like: Google ➡️ Meta ➡️ Amazon ➡️ Microsoft ➡️ Uber ➡️ Netflix etc. Or, Do you go for the unconventional path which shows a life well lived and an interesting story? Maybe, you worked for a few years as an SDE and then joined a smaller company as an MLE. Then, maybe a few years down the line you decided to start your own company in the AI/ML space. You fail but it’s okay. You decide to use this experience to become a consultant at a BigCo. to gather capital. Then, you exit and go run an entire vertical at a Series B+ Tech Company. It may look something like this, but can have any variation: Niche#1(big co.) ➡️ Niche#1(small co.) ➡️ Experimental Bet(running a co.) ➡️ Leverage Experimental bet(if fails) ➡️ Senior Leadership Here’s my question to you, the reader: What do you think? Which approach would you prefer? Do you think it sounds good here but real life is different?