Should i become a social worker?

[Daisy]

I am debating if I should go to university and study to become a social worker? i want to help people but from what i here most social workers are burned out, stressed out, and under paid. I don't know if its what i should pursue. i have thought of majoring in communications but a career in advertising, marketing, and sales is of little interest to me.

i wanted to go to school for fashion design but idk. i just don't want to live my life for regret. I don't want to be a 38 year old woman sitting in her tiny cubicle, stressed out with paperwork, wishing that she had pursued her dreams when she was an eighteen year old girl.

i just feel that as a designer that i am incompetent and mediocre. And most people tell me that I am "book smart" and that fashion design is just a hobby. I am not ignorant and I am not pursuing a career in design because I love shopping, I am pursuing it because i love to create things, not to consume them.

[Monique]

I am a social worker............not burned out, not stressed out nor under paid. Stressors come with any job we have, regardless of the career, job or degree. I think it is important for people to understand the level of stress they can handle and function as a productive employee. This will help them determine the right work environment.

There is a saying that the grass may be greener on the other side, but it still has to be mowed! Interestingly enough, I have met business professionals at conferences who found the business world was too stressful for them, they made some high salaries......but it wasn't for them. And they went back to school to become social workers. One in particular had been an attorney.... SO, at the end of the day "stress" is what each of us can handle......it is different for each person.

I found career tests/quizzes were really helpful in me determining what jobs may be a good fit for my personality. Personality fit is definitely important. Career Builder has some free ones that are pretty accurate. http://www.careerpath.com/ You don't have to provide any personal contact information, like email to complete these.