"Do you write books for a living?"
Unfortunately no, I don't write books for a living. I really wish my time and commitment to the English language could be focused on a 300-page masterpiece and nothing else. We spend most of our time telling people what we actually want to do for a living.
The thing I love most about being an English major is the ability of change. Change can be a good thing. In the future, I hope to be traveling the country every few years with my boyfriend and teaching high school. That is my change. For others, change can mean changing job titles and going from intern to editor one day. It can also be a bad thing. When people talk about making money, most don't think of English majors and they are right. Probably most of us don't start out making money and don't continue to make what we deserve until some years later. But isn't that how a lot of jobs work out?
Dedication towards your craft is probably the key thing to get you to where you find your dream job and you can say that you have experienced what it's like to be at the bottom of your field, all the way to the top. I want to create a work environment for myself that is completely my own. You get the freedom of that sometimes as a teacher. It is a noble and hard job, but what job isn't hard? Most people take their education and their jobs for granted. For a lot of people, they simply can't find a decent job or one at all. That is where you come in. You can be whatever and whoever you want to be. You get to shape the minds of young people and people older than you. Honestly, in my opinion, English majors are the hard workers who make people think.
I encourage people to think about what they love and how they can make it their career. For most, it is about making money. That can be a small or big amount, but my happiness will further my job, not the amount of money. Because that's all people care about these days, right? Trust me, I care. Student loans are enough to bring on the nightmares. But what counts is what you believe to be enough for you. English ain't no joke! See what I did there? Yeah, it's in the dictionary.
Signed,
Your fellow English major
