It depends on a few factors, and its a hard decision to make because you have to kind of predict your future.
You lose 4-5 years compared to those who go straight in to a corporate place as a muppet just out of school, or go for self employment. In that 4-5 years big changes can happen in the jobs market, they stop taking people on, or they outsource the jobs. So you can miss the boat.
You don't have to be particulary brilliant at your job to be successful in a company, but you must absolutely and totally be good at politics in a company environment.
It doesn't matter how smart you are, if you don't fit in, you're fucked and you've just wasted 4-5 years.
They prefer compliant idiots to people with attitude.
If you fit in then you're laffing, only redundancy can bugger things up and it's not a bad life, but can be pretty tedious.
If you don't mind working hard and you're smart and efficient then working for yourself is the best option. Do something simple to start with to see if you have what it takes. Clean windows, drive a cab. Something that gives you more cash, the harder you work. If you work for someone it doesn't matter how hard you work, the money is pretty much the same forever unless you're the smart political fucker who can kiss the bosses ass.
The bottom line is:
You can either rely on others for your future, aka the company route, or you can rely on yourself.
Its a big decision because it involves 4-5 years during one of the most productive stages of your life.
The other bit is you get to meet new friends at college. People I met 20 years ago and have stayed in touch with. You can have some really really great times and make lifelong friends, even if it doesn't set you up for life in the jobs market.
You lose 4-5 years compared to those who go straight in to a corporate place as a muppet just out of school, or go for self employment. In that 4-5 years big changes can happen in the jobs market, they stop taking people on, or they outsource the jobs. So you can miss the boat.
You don't have to be particulary brilliant at your job to be successful in a company, but you must absolutely and totally be good at politics in a company environment.
It doesn't matter how smart you are, if you don't fit in, you're fucked and you've just wasted 4-5 years.
They prefer compliant idiots to people with attitude.
If you fit in then you're laffing, only redundancy can bugger things up and it's not a bad life, but can be pretty tedious.
If you don't mind working hard and you're smart and efficient then working for yourself is the best option. Do something simple to start with to see if you have what it takes. Clean windows, drive a cab. Something that gives you more cash, the harder you work. If you work for someone it doesn't matter how hard you work, the money is pretty much the same forever unless you're the smart political fucker who can kiss the bosses ass.
The bottom line is:
You can either rely on others for your future, aka the company route, or you can rely on yourself.
Its a big decision because it involves 4-5 years during one of the most productive stages of your life.
The other bit is you get to meet new friends at college. People I met 20 years ago and have stayed in touch with. You can have some really really great times and make lifelong friends, even if it doesn't set you up for life in the jobs market.
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