How to choose a profession?

Ask a 5-6-year-old what they want to be when they grow up, and you will hear generic, automated answers from a small pool of professions fed to them by elders.

I remember when I was asked this question, and I would always reply, "Software Engineer" because I was told that software engineers program games and that I could make my own games if I chose software engineering as my profession.

This is me when I used to reply software engineer without a second thought

I have now crossed the age of 18, but if you ask me the same question, I will ponder for a bit and then give the same answer. But not because I want to develop games anymore—it is because I am currently pursuing Computer Science Engineering. My circumstances have pushed me into this.

It is not that I don't like what I am doing right now. I even think this might be the best thing I could have chosen to do. But still, it lacks the kick (I couldn't find a better word) that I wanted.

When I look around, I see enthusiasts writing code, learning algorithms, and working hard to achieve something.

But when I see what it leads to…

I find it absolutely trash.

I witnessed office workers visiting their offices in Gurugram, and it looked depressing.

They come in, sit at their desks, do some chik-chik on their assigned devices, have some crappy office lunch, smoke (you will find a good number of workers smoking throughout the day), do some more chik-chik, and return home late.

They plan their weekends to have fun, and for them, fun means hanging out in malls, playing pool, and doing other things that I can never fathom.

Most of them live away from their families or in extremely small nuclear families and crave visits home. And God, oh God, the apartments they live in…

Infront of my Didi's office ,I am glad she can still WFH (look at my pale face after witnessing corporate world hehehe)

I cannot imagine myself being there. I cannot do this. No amount of money (unless it’s greater than Musk’s net worth—then I might reshape my opinions, hehe) can convince me to do this.

So, we are back to the same street from where we commenced our journey.

How do I choose my profession?

For the first time in my life I have been disgusted by a building. Imagine living in this crammed space!!