Is lobbyists a good career.

[Angel56656]

Guys I am considering a career as a lobbyist in the US, since I am still young I am considering all my options, I am looking for a job that’s not too hard and it’s paid good, and that is can be also done remotely. 
can you tell me if lobbying is a good career for me? Even if like it require a degree or a sort of network(since I am very good at it).

lastly i do have a great passion for politics and history so that’s why I thought that it could be a good career, I also don’t have problems with morals or ethic if that counts

lastly if you think that’s not a good option feel free to point me in the right direction with your opinions

my other passion are: films, finance, investing(both stock market and real estate), digital marketing(that’s what I am working on currently) and also maybe STEM(since I’ve done a specialised school for it), also maybe public relationships since I am a very outgoing person.

anyways tell me what you think

[Starlight925]

17 minutes ago, Angel56656 said:

I am looking for a job that’s not too hard and it’s paid good, and that is can be also done remotely.

Well just send out a resume or two, as there are millions of jobs that pay well, are easy, and can be done in your underpants.

Sorry for the snark.  I'm looking to retire after 50 YEARS of working hard.  I have little empathy for attitudes like this.

[TeeDee]

Just what America needs . . . another lobbyist.  It's not a job you get out of college.  For it to pay well you need long fostered & deep connections.  Lobbying is the epitome of it's not what you know, it's who you know. 

 

[Coily]

Awful career, and from the ones I've met... Not exactly stellar people.

Play to a combination of your strengths and interests, careers/jobs rarely go the paths you expect as opportunities and interests change. Look to live a fulfilling life, not the ideal life.

[tattoobunnie]

Lobbying is not a high paying job, there is a ton of pressure to perform, and you must shake a lot of hands.  There is no such thing as an easy high paying job that you can do from home.

My hubs originally went to school for Poly-Sci.  He does nothing remotely the same as what he went to school for.  And is probably on his 6th career.

My cousin only pursued in school, what occupations were hot at the time, and now he's a completely different field as well.

My best advice, if you are relying on strangers on the internet to decide your career, don't.  Go to school - meet others in industries you like or gravitate towards, work at internships that give you college credit.  

[Jaunty]

2 hours ago, Angel56656 said:

lastly i do have a great passion for politics and history so that’s why I thought that it could be a good career, I also don’t have problems with morals or ethic if that counts

 

Definitely having little in the way of morals and ethics can work in your favor if you are a lobbyist.  

Personally I think that the buying and selling of power is probably going to be the downfall of this country.  

[Batya33]

2 hours ago, Angel56656 said:

I am looking for a job that’s not too hard and it’s paid good, and that is can be also done remotely. 

That's not at all consistent with being a successful lobbyist.  I would think it's very hard to be successful at it, and I would think it's mostly in person.  I did some lobbying type work as a teenage intern for a nonprofit.  I did very well at it and enjoyed it -I am and was very good at speaking/presenting/public speaking and I was passionate about the cause.  I worked very hard that summer. I am actually shocked you'd think building that sort of career would not be "too hard".

[Batya33]

2 hours ago, Starlight925 said:

Well just send out a resume or two, as there are millions of jobs that pay well, are easy, and can be done in your underpants.

Sorry for the snark.  I'm looking to retire after 50 YEARS of working hard.  I have little empathy for attitudes like this.

Same although 30 years or so not 50.  The easiest jobs I had were the summers I temped as a receptionist or administrative assistant filling in for those on vacation -they didn't expect much of me since it was just sort of a filler/warm body position but yes all in person back then! I temped just to earn extra $ during college.  Not career-related.  Oh and they didn't pay well nor did I expect them too.

[TeeDee]

2 hours ago, Angel56656 said:

 I am looking for a job that’s not too hard and it’s paid good, and that is can be also done remotely. 

There is no such thing.  If you want to succeed in life you have to show up.  

[Kwothe28]

3 hours ago, Angel56656 said:

I also don’t have problems with morals or ethic if that counts

Have you thought about being a career politician instead? Than lobbyists would hand over fat envelops to you. 🤣

Anyway, I think it requires very high BSing to other people so you would be something like that. I have a friend who is career politician. When Ukranian war was at its high, he wore a t-shirt of one side because it would get him votes in our elections. Even though I know privately he cant stand that one side. All people that pursue career in high politics are basically like that. Unscrupulous liars who would sell their own mother if it means they would get more money or better position. Its not morally high career and not for decent people. Very few could "swim" in that waters successfully. Because it takes for you to be lowest of the low to do that. Stay away from that and pursue something where the job shouldnt require you to sell your soul to The Devil.

[Angel56656]

Hey everybody, I just want to clarify some things:

I know that a easy career doesn’t exist, but I just want to find something that I can start working towards that will get close to that, I am still uncertain if I want to live a live of work/money/success or a life of fun/chill/partying.

if I choose the first one maybe I’ll regret it since it would make my life hard and stressful, while if I choose the second I fear that all my callings and talent/qualities will be wasted.

now I consider myself a pretty disciplined person, that’s for sure, but I don’t know if I am going to be that ready to engage in a difficult and stressful job. I’ll tollerate stress and anxiety for work only if it is my own business or company, I think. 
but yet again I am not sure about it.

the only think I wanted to ask pretty much is: why are actually the best careers for me to get into based on my passions?

thanks to everyone for replying

[Jaunty]

Moving to Santa Monica, going to Junior College and paying non-resident tuition,  and not having a car are probably not the best choices for launching yourself on any career path.   

Since you seem fixed on Santa Monica Community College, what programs do they offer there that will get you on track for employment with a 2 year degree?  

[Batya33]

4 hours ago, Angel56656 said:

Hey everybody, I just want to clarify some things:

I know that a easy career doesn’t exist, but I just want to find something that I can start working towards that will get close to that, I am still uncertain if I want to live a live of work/money/success or a life of fun/chill/partying.

if I choose the first one maybe I’ll regret it since it would make my life hard and stressful, while if I choose the second I fear that all my callings and talent/qualities will be wasted.

now I consider myself a pretty disciplined person, that’s for sure, but I don’t know if I am going to be that ready to engage in a difficult and stressful job. I’ll tollerate stress and anxiety for work only if it is my own business or company, I think. 
but yet again I am not sure about it.

the only think I wanted to ask pretty much is: why are actually the best careers for me to get into based on my passions?

thanks to everyone for replying

I think  you can do both -it's called balance.  Oh and partying and fun like that often require a good income.  Decide if being "chill" is what is fun for you for the long term.  I did both -not partying as in getting drunk or taking drugs but going to all the cool dance clubs, amazing restaurants, tons of theater and opera and symphony in the city I grew up in and all over the U.S. and even in Europe.  I traveled all over. Sometimes for work.  I sacrificed so much time and years studying and becoming successful in my career.  It was worth it and still is. 

What's fun for you at 17 might be chilling and partying and no you can't be hungover if you have to work on a Sunday (yes this happened to me -my junior person came in on a Sunday hungover when she knew we needed her in to help with a huge project and deadline - um not a good look).  I wouldn't have much fun going to a dance club now till all hours of the night but I had tons of fun at your age and in my 20s.  

What I would do is this -get a solid education where you major in something that is practical unless you're sure of going to grad school after. I would do something like a teaching degree or accounting or IT/computers.  Where people will hire you right out of college.  That way you can start making some money and then figure out in your early 20s what your passions are at that time because in college take lots of different course and get involved in different activities that interest you - the theater performances for example.  Join clubs.  Meet people - that's how you will learn more about yourself and your passions and then you'll have a solid degree in something practical.

[MissCanuck]

OP, have you got the appropriate visa/permit to reside in the US? 

Have you looked into the student visa process? Some of these questions about American colleges might be a bit premature if there are no concrete plans about the logistics and bureaucracy. 

 

 

[Batya33]

I recommend the author Studs Terkel and specifically his book Working -it's a classic and illuminating about work.  Also then google his name and look for more recent authors who write on the subject.  I didn't have the internet as a teen so when I looked into careers I spoke to people I knew and trusted like family friends, teachers, and, later, my professors. I read Working in high school I think -maybe early college -this was 40 plus years ago and I remember how compelling it was about the subject and  the different jobs and careers people choose.  

[Angel56656]

15 hours ago, Jaunty said:

Moving to Santa Monica, going to Junior College and paying non-resident tuition,  and not having a car are probably not the best choices for launching yourself on any career path.   

Since you seem fixed on Santa Monica Community College, what programs do they offer there that will get you on track for employment with a 2 year degree?  

Well they got a lot of courses, one of them is radiology, which can lead to a relative fast employment, also maybe dental hygiene and some other applied science….

anyways no offence but I think you’re coming off a as a bit bias when saying that Santa Monica and junior college aren’t the best ways to start a career, as a place cannot be a condition of how good a career is going to go expecially when we talk about LA. Lastly the out of state tuition is 9800 dollars a year, which I can very well pay with my digital marketing job, especially if I move to Santa Monica, when I’ll take a salary jump for the high COL.

anyways i already took into practice all the fees and burocracy needed for my status and more technical things like that are already taken into consideration(I just couldn’t list them in the message).

I just wanted to know which are the best careers for me that will give me the balance I search for.

sorry if I sounded like a ***:( 

[Angel56656]

12 hours ago, Batya33 said:

I think  you can do both -it's called balance.  Oh and partying and fun like that often require a good income.  Decide if being "chill" is what is fun for you for the long term.  I did both -not partying as in getting drunk or taking drugs but going to all the cool dance clubs, amazing restaurants, tons of theater and opera and symphony in the city I grew up in and all over the U.S. and even in Europe.  I traveled all over. Sometimes for work.  I sacrificed so much time and years studying and becoming successful in my career.  It was worth it and still is. 

What's fun for you at 17 might be chilling and partying and no you can't be hungover if you have to work on a Sunday (yes this happened to me -my junior person came in on a Sunday hungover when she knew we needed her in to help with a huge project and deadline - um not a good look).  I wouldn't have much fun going to a dance club now till all hours of the night but I had tons of fun at your age and in my 20s.  

What I would do is this -get a solid education where you major in something that is practical unless you're sure of going to grad school after. I would do something like a teaching degree or accounting or IT/computers.  Where people will hire you right out of college.  That way you can start making some money and then figure out in your early 20s what your passions are at that time because in college take lots of different course and get involved in different activities that interest you - the theater performances for example.  Join clubs.  Meet people - that's how you will learn more about yourself and your passions and then you'll have a solid degree in something practical.

And those jobs in IT/accounting are good paying in general?

[TeeDee]

19 hours ago, Angel56656 said:

 I am still uncertain if I want to live a live of work/money/success or a life of fun/chill/partying.

You need major amounts of money to live a fun chill life of partying.  Plus when you aren't young any more & your looks fade, you will end up homeless.

Pick hard work.  Front load your life for hard work when you are young so you have a retirement.  

[catfeeder]

A remote lobbyist? You do have a sense of humor 😀.

[dias]

It's great that you have enthusiasm and ambition but 1) don't put the cart before the horse as miss canuck said and 2)you are on a critical age and you are easily impressionable, even if you manage to move to the US try not to get distracted and never choose the "easy" path because there is no easy path (remember, whenever you choose not to work you will have to "pay" it by sacrificing something else)

[tattoobunnie]

21 hours ago, Angel56656 said:

Hey everybody, I just want to clarify some things:

I know that a easy career doesn’t exist, but I just want to find something that I can start working towards that will get close to that, I am still uncertain if I want to live a live of work/money/success or a life of fun/chill/partying.

if I choose the first one maybe I’ll regret it since it would make my life hard and stressful, while if I choose the second I fear that all my callings and talent/qualities will be wasted.

Work/money/success and fun/chill/partying go hand in hand.

You actually have to do something to know what is hard or stressful for you.  There is no right go to map.  You just got to pick something, and if it doesn't work out, go another direction.  Getting the degree is more important, and almost all high-level white collar jobs require a degree.

Literally, you are better off opening throwing a dart at a bunch of fields, and just covering your eyes and throwing a dart at it. If you hit something you are like eh about, cross it out, and throw the dart again.

You are young, and okay to make some off beaten path moves. Just gotta keep try. 

"If you don’t try at anything, you can’t fail… it takes back bone to lead the life you want."

- Richard Yates

[Batya33]

4 hours ago, Angel56656 said:

And those jobs in IT/accounting are good paying in general?

That's a really hard question to answer. Depends on whether you are a CPA, what type of company, and in IT it's a huge range.  Depends on your skill set/training/education.

[Angel56656]

2 hours ago, dias said:

It's great that you have enthusiasm and ambition but 1) don't put the cart before the horse as miss canuck said and 2)you are on a critical age and you are easily impressionable, even if you manage to move to the US try not to get distracted and never choose the "easy" path because there is no easy path (remember, whenever you choose not to work you will have to "pay" it by sacrificing something else)

Ok thanks for the insight, that’s what I needed to hear, but you guys made me realise that I can do both of those things. I am not allergic to hard work, not at all so I’ll go with that thanks

[arjumand]

Become an accountant. There are so few accounting graduates these days that pay is very good. Keep on mind, you have to understand math, law and human relations and work hard. But can be very lucrative. 

[Angel56656]

31 minutes ago, arjumand said:

Become an accountant. There are so few accounting graduates these days that pay is very good. Keep on mind, you have to understand math, law and human relations and work hard. But can be very lucrative. 

Ok thanks, math is no problem, neither is law, nor relashionship and hard work