QotD: Education, Occupation

What was your major or field of study in college? Did you wind up working in that field or using that degree? If not, what field have you wound up in? 
Submitted by sneuf. 

I had about 4 majors during my run of college. I started thinking I was going to be a star...so I signed up for Musical Theater as a major. That lasted two years and then I decided it was "too much drama". Yes, pun intended. Seriously, I don't know if it was just where I was going to school but if you weren't into "doing" your professor or talking the latest smack on someone you just weren't going to get ahead. So, fine. I took my bitterness and put it into something productive. Sociology.

I was a sociology student for one year. I took a lot of classes on Women's History, Women's rights, Women's lib. Long story short...I realized I like shaving, don't mind cooking, and yes, I wanted to get married. However, I realized how cool it is that I can choose to do otherwise if I wanted too. I then took a class on into Criminal Justice and changed my major again.

About this time I moved to Minnesota and started going to school online. I spent the next three years (yes, I spent 6 years in college) learning about Criminal Justice and Juvenile Probation...mostly. I also did a lot of studying on organized crime because that stuff is really cool. Really cool.

I graduated this May. I also got a promotion at work this May. I'm working as an Administrative Assistant in Lean Management. I had one class on Lean Management in college...one class. Here I am. I plan on staying with Lean.  Hopefully work will send me to certification courses this year and I'll be one wanted woman. I also love working in HR, like I do now.

I might not be using my degree exactly like I wanted too but just having a degree gets you places. It shows your willing to stick something out for a few years; real dedication, and willingness to lose sleep at nights for deadlines. I think that's what companies are really looking for anyways. Anything else you can learn on the job.