Wednesday, August 08, 2007 4:31:00 PM
When you start hearing about people around you from the same college being offered highly coveted positions with top names like Morgan Stanley, Deutsche, Merill Lynch etc.. and will very likely draw an attractive salary while you are sitting here still confused about which career path to take and struggling to keep your grades from falling below merit level.. It makes you wonder what would it be like to be in their shoes - a potential high flyer in their careers. But then again, I would choose a peaceful and happy life, working in a so-so job and be able to enjoy life with people who love me over that of a hectic life where the job will suck the life out of me.
These are 2 extremes sides and I don't think it's possible to be a career woman and enjoy a domesticated life. There are so many real life examples where women live the life of a power-woman but they are either unhappy in their marriage or are cold, lonely and single. For me, the choice is obvious. I choose life over career. Which means I will have to give up the ability to earn tons of money, jet around the world, shake hands with big shots, work on highly fulfilling projects at the top managerial level etc. But I will still be satisfied cos I am in a loving relationship and I am going to focus my energy on building a loving family - my own family. By saying this, it does not mean I'll slack off in my job. I'll still be hardworking as I have always been =) I probably will have to be more thrifty but I will be happy at the end of a long day at work of my so-so job cos I have a small but warm and cosy home to go to and not back to a big house filled with emptiness.
Not sure I digressed into this topic.. Prolly cos in the next half a year I'll have to decide on my career path.. It's gonna be a tough decision..
