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I'm a finance/econ grad and working in a tech company now. But, I'm taking classes right now and working my way to get a masters in philosophy. It's awesome - I have a solid foundation making good money, so I have absolutely no stress and pressure of finding a job, or making this a career. I just happen to really, really love the subject, but since I don't come from an aristocratic background, nor do I have any real inclination to be a professor and make pretty terrible money in a hyper competitive word, I'm just taking my time and enjoying the ride. I don't know if that helps you OP, but philosophy is pure sacrifice. And, you have to be absolutely brilliant at it to really make a living doing philosophy as a full time thing. If you're not, you'll end up with "critical thinking" jobs. That seems to be something I've noticed a lot of the people I meet say - that philosophy is a great way to "critically think". I disagree with that - pursuing a philosophy degree will allow you to think critically in philosophy. You'll still have a lot of catch up to do if you switch fields, which may or may not be lovely after those student loans kick in and you can barely afford it. If you can get into Harvard? Cambridge? Oxford? Stanford? It's worth it. You'll make it through sheer connection alone. If not, be prepared to live a very uncertain life.
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