As a librarian, I'm probably biased as well, but still. I'm pretty overqualified for my current job, and I sometimes worry that I should do something different, with better pay, that's more prestigious etc. I don't have parental pressure at all, but I do get into discussions sometimes with people I know from university who are on a very different track. But when I think about where a lot of those people ended up, I'm always grateful to be where I am. I would much, much rather work somewhere where I can be surrounded by things that interest me, where I can help people, in an organization that has a mission I support, than to be in a corporate business where your only motivation is to make profit. I would be miserable. I think if you have that streak in you that wants to make the world a better place in whatever small way you can, being a teacher librarian is just about perfect for you, and it sounds like you would be much less happy if you went the other way ♥
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As a librarian, I'm probably biased as well, but still. I'm pretty overqualified for my current job, and I sometimes worry that I should do something different, with better pay, that's more prestigious etc. I don't have parental pressure at all, but I do get into discussions sometimes with people I know from university who are on a very different track. But when I think about where a lot of those people ended up, I'm always grateful to be where I am. I would much, much rather work somewhere where I can be surrounded by things that interest me, where I can help people, in an organization that has a mission I support, than to be in a corporate business where your only motivation is to make profit. I would be miserable.
I think if you have that streak in you that wants to make the world a better place in whatever small way you can, being a teacher librarian is just about perfect for you, and it sounds like you would be much less happy if you went the other way ♥