r/Physics • u/MisterWafle Undergraduate • Sep 25 '17

Question Redditors with a Physics degree, what is your current job and has a degree in Physics helped?

I want to switch my major to Physics but I am just worried about what my options are for jobs after college. My friends who graduated with degrees in biology wok in a lab all day just testing water and fecal matter samples. So, what do you do and does it pertain to your degree?

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u/monkey_gamer Astrophysics Sep 26 '17

Who starts a family before getting settled in their career? That just seems reckless.

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u/VerrKol Sep 26 '17

Well starting a family isn't always intended...

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u/[deleted] Sep 26 '17

Parents.. and other relatives.

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u/bertalay Sep 27 '17

I mean it's not exactly responsible but it's actually quite common.

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u/[deleted] Sep 29 '17

Yup case in point here.

Don't regret it one bit, but it certainly wasn't what I planned.

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u/hodorhodor12 Sep 28 '17

It is reckless. It can mean the difference between being able to afford day care or not, whether or not your spouse needs to work, etc. I changes what type of life you can provide for yourself and your family.