I am at a crossroads here and would like any feedback you may have. I apologize because this question has been posted many times already. I've wanted to be in law enforcement from the time I left high school, specifically for the USSS. This is mostly due to friends of family and friends (I grew up in the same city as an ex-prez) serving and having quite an impression on me.
I agreed to go to college and pursue a non LE-related field, (because CJ is useless, right? not) which wasn't supposed to hurt me at all. I put in my three years post grad and applied. Well, I have options...but nothing like I was led to believe back in th' day. Due to the lack of directly relevant experience, I would be put at the low end of the grade level. The main sticking point is that the pay will be waaay less for several years and it will be shift work.
Okay...the question. As much as I want to do it, how tough IS IT to sacrifice it all for such a relatively low salary? I hate my current job and feel totally unfulfilled. I feel like a heel for worrying so much about money, but I do want to start a family in the near future. Everyone in my circle is encouraging me, but they don't have to make the financial decision. What do you do to subsidize your income, if anything?
Should I just take the plunge and at least "try?"
Thanks for any responses and for letting me ramble!
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I agreed to go to college and pursue a non LE-related field, (because CJ is useless, right? not) which wasn't supposed to hurt me at all. I put in my three years post grad and applied. Well, I have options...but nothing like I was led to believe back in th' day. Due to the lack of directly relevant experience, I would be put at the low end of the grade level. The main sticking point is that the pay will be waaay less for several years and it will be shift work.
Okay...the question. As much as I want to do it, how tough IS IT to sacrifice it all for such a relatively low salary? I hate my current job and feel totally unfulfilled. I feel like a heel for worrying so much about money, but I do want to start a family in the near future. Everyone in my circle is encouraging me, but they don't have to make the financial decision. What do you do to subsidize your income, if anything?
Should I just take the plunge and at least "try?"
Thanks for any responses and for letting me ramble!
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