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Where I live (Long Island), you cannot live on $50,000, so I'd have to choose the toll booth job. Plus, the toll booth job probably has better benefits.
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What they said. Toll both.
With experience in the architecture and landscaping fields I see that they are "romantic" career paths.
What people choosing architecture don't realize is that for those not at the tippy-top of the game, it's mostly hackwork. Strip malls, schools, office. Hackwork that can involve you in lawsuits. Did I mention shot-gun suits.
I am now in the mortgage biz and loving it.
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What they said. Toll both.
With experience in the architecture and landscaping fields I see that they are "romantic" career paths.
What people choosing architecture don't realize is that for those not at the tippy-top of the game, it's mostly hackwork. Strip malls, schools, office. Hackwork that can involve you in lawsuits. Did I mention shot-gun suits.
I am now in the mortgage biz and loving it.
Doesn't have to be a money vs passion dichotomy. Either one you take, you can utilize its strengths to make the best of the scenario.
A) Take the toll booth and use the extra income to buy yourself more time to dabble in architectural pursuits - training, research, freelance design, etc. Money buys time. Hire someone to mow your lawn, clean your dishes, go out to eat every day to not waste time cooking, buy whatever you fancy without wasting time looking for a deal (or lining up for black friday), etc.
B) Take the architectural job and be the best you can be at it. If you love architecture, this should be easy. Time spent at work wouldn't be "work time" as in the toll booth job, it would be time you enjoyed which should leave you more energized to be productive after your work day is over. If you're short on money, use your time to do some freelance work, or tutor schoolchildren.
True, architects are a dime a dozen these days. But it should pick up eventually. If there really is a toll authority paying its collectors $100K a year, it would still be a bad job. Probably work all the late shifts at first. I have heard stories of motorists heating up coins with lighters (or worse) before handing it over. Fumes, risk of collisions, noise. And finally, there is no future in it, with more and more paying electronically.
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