Is everyone happy with their career choice? Acknowledging work sometimes sucks, in hindsight would you pick forestry again over other realistic career choices? Or hell, even Jim. You happy with farming?
I enjoy the little treework I get to do, and would like to do more, but I wonder about doing it every single day for decades on end. I'm pretty happy with surveying. I've done a lot cool stuff, seen a lot of cool things, and for the most part, I get rewarded by having a concrete(sometimes literally) monument to my effort. Downside is I'm responsible for the destruction of farms and wildlands, and also get to see shitty crackerboxes on sterile acreage put up as a monument to my efforts.
Going back in time, I think I might pick surveying again, but start forestry earlier as a hobby. Surveying is the known quantity, and it's alright. Doing more treework would be cool, and easing into it would make it easier to ease out if the repetition made it un-fun.
I enjoy the little treework I get to do, and would like to do more, but I wonder about doing it every single day for decades on end. I'm pretty happy with surveying. I've done a lot cool stuff, seen a lot of cool things, and for the most part, I get rewarded by having a concrete(sometimes literally) monument to my effort. Downside is I'm responsible for the destruction of farms and wildlands, and also get to see shitty crackerboxes on sterile acreage put up as a monument to my efforts.
Going back in time, I think I might pick surveying again, but start forestry earlier as a hobby. Surveying is the known quantity, and it's alright. Doing more treework would be cool, and easing into it would make it easier to ease out if the repetition made it un-fun.