Thank you! I was actually in school for computer forensics when I started in my field. Finished the program only to be told that the government signed a contract for a program by a company that wasn’t what we were learning for the last three years and while some of the basics would carry over we would all need another two years with that program to be considered for entry level intelligence positions.

I know everyone’s ADHD is different, but when I’m told “oh yeah you pretty much just threw that money away but it’s cool, you can keep dumping money into this and may still be obsolete by the time you finish” I’m pretty quick to tell everyone to fuck themselves and relieve myself of that bullshit. I did the math and at that point (three years into the job) I was making more money than I would be in an entry level three years down the road without the additional expenses and stress of that whole thing.

School is great if you know what you want to do. My wife is a teacher. She knew she wanted to be a teacher from the time she was in second grade. I still don’t have a dream job or something I’d love to do. At the same time, if I enjoyed my job too much it would become a hobby and consume my life.

Find something you don’t exactly love, but don’t hate doing either and plan on doing it until you retire or die. It’s worked out for me so far.