AoDay,
Thank you for posting the following questions; I will try my best to answer them for you.
- The path that lead me to Supply Chain and Ops was a bit strange and long, but I will try to shorten it up for the sake of reading. As I had mentioned above that I started college when I was a junior in high school. I had always thought that I wanted to either be in a career with science. or business. Since the college I went to didn't offer and science majors I liked, I decided to pursue a degree in marketing. After a few classes I could tell it wasn't for me and switched my major to computer science, then biology, then accounting, and finally supply chain and ops. Overall, it was more of I needed to settle on a degree so that I didn't waste time and money. I also knew that with the degree it would help me stand out a little in MBA school.
- The main reason to go after my MBA is a little greedy and as I get a little older I can see that now. I have always wanted to make enough money to provide my family with anything they could ever want and I saw the MBA as a way to get myself to a career that would sustain that lifestyle. Again, I know it sounds greedy, but I think another reason I want to pursue the MBA at an early age is that there has been a lot of pressure on me to do great things by my parents, family, and friends. I feel that if I don't accomplish this at an early age then they will be disappointed and I will lose a little of what makes me stand out from the crowd.
- Honestly, I think it has a lot to do with the work life balance and the nature of the business. When working in Supply Chain and Ops there is a chance that I will be working third shifts and I know that can be hard on relationships as well as attending events for the kids in the future. As for the second reason, I am a very creative person who likes to think outside of the box and come up with solutions to problems that seem almost impossible to solve. With this type of career I don't think I would be stimulated and motivated enough.
- I have had a couple of job shadows throughout the business and have not been to thrilled with what happens in the day to day operations. I also had the chance to intern at a manufacturing plant last semester and must say that I found myself distant and not focusing on the work at hand because of the intellect disconnect.
- Ultimately I aspire to be in a career that pays 100k or more, allows me to have a work life balance with my future wife and kids, as well as stimulates my mind so that I don't tire of the job and begin to resent it.
I apologize if some of my answers sounds greedy or unrealistic, I know there is more than likely no job that will be able to fill all of the things I want, but any advice is better than no advice. Thank you once again for responding.