If I had it to do over again I would have chosen to be a choreographer, radiologist, writer, agriculturist, entrepreneur in recycling, sculptor for the city, grant writer for any conceivable worthy cause, travel agent, homeopathic medicine healer, stained glass or fresco artist, painter or potter, hair stylist, upholsterer, fashion designer, interior decorator, captain of a ferry in the Caribbean, own a Bed 'n Breakfast or small boutique hotel, also I was always amazed with the sewage treatment plant idea and could imagine myself working in that industry or some kind of marine/water biology job.
My job is a speech therapist and it's a pleasant job when things are going smoothly, and noble job, but it's high stress because of the lack of evidence in my field and people breathing down your neck. There's a huge need in the world for what I do but not many common people understand our value, even though it's reimbursed by insurance in most cases. Lots of common sense needed. My problems stem from not being able to feel confident telling people what to do. SLPs, as we are called, do best by being direct with patients and determining their prognosis on the spot so we don't waste time. It's hard for me to do that. Also lots of SLPs provide unneeded therapy just because they can't quit serving someone even when they think no more progress is possible atm because whoever they work for dictate that sort of thing.
