I wish I would've given my initial career (broadcasting) more of a shot before I went back to school. Was in the field a little over a year, and was actually doing alright in terms of movement. Had a decent job opportunity south of the border, but I waffled. It was a combo of listening to way too many horror stories about the industry (pitiful $$ unless you're in that top 10% or so, bad job security), and just being young when I graduated (20), I just quite simply wasn't ready to go into my career at that point, I was lonely and miserable in a small town (typical first job in the industry) and just wanted to come home to my friends/fam. That and I really felt I needed a degree under my belt. So I went back to school (just graduated in Dec), and now I don't even really like the career I'm in, I have next to no passion for it, unlike my initial career. I just wish I would've given it one more year before I threw in the towel, in hindsight I realize I didn't even give it much of a chance. That and I think I was much better at broadcasting than my current career.
I justify going back to school by telling myself that even if I don't end up in my new career long term, at least I can put that university degree on my resume, plus I never would've met my girl had I not gone back. But sometimes I really wonder what could've been had I taken that job..
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