Career change?
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I'm a pharmacist in Australia. Managed to find a job despite the fact that the job market is saturated. What I love is teaching though. I took part in teaching voluntary programs during summer and I really enjoyed them, and I find teaching much more rewarding than my current job as a pharmacist.
Is a career change (i.e. becoming a high school teacher) worth it?
My parents taught for their careers, and they think that it is ridiculous how I am thinking of this career change.
Another question: I have citizenship in another country. I am interested in working there (stayed there in the past and love it). Is it better for me to get a teaching degree there so that I can do a bit of networking there? I want to teach there and see what life is like in a different country. It will be expensive though and means that I have to drop everything.
You're probably young. Do it. It'll be eye-opening, and even better if you don't like it you will always have pharmacy to fall back on. Save money, change jobs. I had a teacher who was a former lawyer because she wasn't into lawyering anymore. People change careers all the time. What's the other country, wrt education credentials?
>>16625215
The other country is the states.
I'm not sure whether it would necessarily apply to you, but look into Teach for Australia, they visited my
university a few months ago trying to find talented students. They take recent graduates and current
students, so I don't know whether you fit the bill, but they certainly want passion.
>http://www.teachforaustralia.org/
Other than that, you could go for a masters of education or equivalent given that you are already a post grad.
As for "Is it worth it?", well that is certainly a hard question Anon. Only you can answer that, for better or
worse. Perhaps start with "Why am I a pharmacist?", then "Do I enjoy what I do?", and maybe "How much
do I care about job security and the time/effort I spent getting to where I am?"
Because teaching in Australia is somewhat saturated depending on your area of expertise.
In terms of teaching overseas, I can't really help you.
>>16625227
Is teaching Chemistry at high school level saturated in Australia? I've heard it is not.
So ... you're taking the piss, right?
For the unaware, there's a troll thread that's been popping up literally every few days lately, something like "Why would somebody leave a high-paying career like pharmacy for teaching?" Supposedly some woman bitching about her husband. This reads like a flipped version of that.
If it's just a coincidence, my bad, OP.
>>16625300
Well I am not trolling here. I guess it is a coincidence.
