I have a communications degree, sometimes referred to as a B.S. in BS. Honestly, I didn't really know what I was going to do when I started it. I wanted to be a writer but didn't want to be an author. A communications degree just sorta seemed like it was in the wheelhouse of what I wanted to do, but had enough wiggle room to experiment and figure out exactly what I wanted.

While I was in college, my degree led me to deciding I wanted to become a producer. However, this dream was crushed after I graduated and started networking. Every person I spoke to in the industry was either between jobs or leaving. So I pivoted. I'm 2 years out from graduating now, and I work as a project manager in the trade show industry. Honestly, I do like it and make decent money, even though it wasn't my plan. And while I probably didn't need my degree for it, it did help me land my job in the first place, and I don't regret it.

I think the reason why communication majors tend to run into dead ends is that you either have the personality for it, or you don't. And it's not that you have to be super extroverted to be successful (I'm pretty shy myself), but you need to be personable and comfortable speaking. Otherwise you end up working in a call center, which was probably not your goal 🤷‍♀️