Hmmm, everyone has a calling. But sometimes life turns you 180 degrees so that your vocation goes to the movies, no matter how much you want to do what is in your heart. Many years ago, when I was a student, I was very fond of literature. Without reading, without memorizing, I developed topics for no less than 6. Here, I said to myself, this will be it. I am writing Bulgarian philology. OK. I took an exam, got a very good grade, started studying regularly. Although I was not one of the most studious students (the parties attracted me much more), I somehow succeeded, and with quite decent success. I'm done. I started looking for a suitable job, but I still couldn't find it, even though I'm in Sofia. At the same time, I have always been attracted to technology and I have been dealing with computers since I was a child, which, I dare say, I have mastered at a very high level, both in software and in the hard part. But, In order to start working in this field, certificates, diplomas, etc. are required. After a year and a half of wandering, I accidentally started working in the kitchen of a very high-quality and renowned restaurant in Sofia. There is no shameful job, money is needed. So I was forced to start from the lowest step. I found the work in the kitchen interesting, I helped the cooks, I absorbed everything. I decided that this was my vocation - restaurant business. I took a 36-week course at the Ministry of Education and Science as a restaurateur and graduated. I worked for 3 years in the field, all in 3-5 star establishments, first as a supervisor, then as a manager. I made a lot of good money - at that time - 4 times the average monthly salary for Bulgaria. But this job requires a lot of sacrifices and in the end the victim turns out to be you - no personal time, no stress, no personal life. Well, I'm tired. Quite by accident, I was offered a job in the state administration, which, of course, was paid many times less than in the restaurant industry, but everything was strictly regulated. I accepted without thinking. I started to like it. I worked for 2 years, leave - leave, sick leave - sick leave, bonuses - bonuses, working hours - 9:00 - 17:30. Saturday - Saturday, Sunday - Sunday. Well, time for personal life - pain. But, as has been said, everyone is looking to develop. With my university degree, I would not get anywhere in the administration where I worked. I decided to enroll in a master's degree in a completely different field, which would open many doors for me. I recorded, I made. And now I work in the administration (quite different from the one I started in), in the specialty of the village. After so many years, I am already proven and respected by colleagues and managers, my salary is relatively high compared to the national average, I have as much time for my family as you want. I enjoy all the advantages of a civil servant, I enjoy my work, which is highly valued by everyone around me. So, what is the conclusion from what I created above? Well, at least for me, I had to make 2 failed attempts to realize, and then I found my calling. I wish you to find it the first time, but if you fail, do not despair, it can happen the second time. One must always look ahead and know that something good and positive is ahead of him. I had to make 2 failed attempts to realize, after which I found my calling. I wish you to find it the first time, but if you fail, do not despair, it can happen the second time. One must always look ahead and know that something good and positive is ahead of him. I had to make 2 failed attempts to realize, after which I found my calling. I wish you to find it the first time, but if you fail, do not despair, it can happen the second time. One must always look ahead and know that something good and positive is ahead of him.
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Young people, the bad thing about vocation is that it doesn't always bring you money as a salary, but you have to eat. For example, no veterinarian has a childhood dream, nor does he feel satisfied to mess with cow butts and make bull checks, but he does it out of obligation. As much as he loves animals, this is the unpleasant part of his job.