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Originally Posted by amorak
No contacts - I do confess I come from decently well off family, but only in a medical field - No business contacts.
I worked 90+ hours articling at a big 4 firm for 4 years before I used all I learned while specializing in Oil and Gas to parlay that into a consulting gig I have with a few companies in town.
I admit, and am proud, that I've done better than many, but I didn't ride anyone's back. A little charisma and the ability to show the value you can add goes a long, long way.
I am not saying the OP can 'waltz' into such a gig, but as others have said - academic life is no pick-nick either. If you work hard for a few years, you can very easily, as Vlad appears to ahve done as well, get yourself into a role where you work nice, steady hours and earn a very livable income, all while having spare time to enjoy your true passions - That was the intent of my post, not to toot my own horn...
But...toot toot! Ohh, I wrote my age wrong in my first post, I'm much older...I'm 26.  |
That's pretty good, but I just want to get my facts straight. You earn a six-figure income (a few times over), you have a CA and an MBA (and obviously an undergrad degree), you've articled for four years working 90+ hours a week (which assumes some additional Law school courses were taken and you were done all your degrees / certifications by about age 22) and you have an executive position?
That's incredible - I've never seen anyone excel in their career so quickly. You must be superhuman, I'm nowhere near those kinds of accomplishments at the same age!