What People Regret Most in Their Career
We all have regrets. According to an infographic on website Happify, nine out of 10 people reported having a major regret in their lives. A study conducted in the UK in 2019 revealed that 40% of the 2,000 British adults that took part regretted how they had lived their lives so far.
And out of those regrets, career choices accounte d for a significant proportion. Researchers from Northwestern University in the U.S. found that 12% of regrets revolved around our careers. An older survey, published in the U.S. in 2005, showed 22% of regrets pertained to Career— second only to Education (32%) and ahead of Romance in third (15%).
“Many people reported feeling that they chose the wrong path. Interestingly, the more education participants had, the more likely they were to wish they had made a different career choice.”
Also, fun fact: 29% of adults 34 or younger have posted something on social media that they think could harm their careers. So think twice before you hit that publish button.
