I recently took a job as a biomedical technician at a hospital and a dude who graduated 13 years after me with my same degree just joined at the same role as me. Obviously not a good sign for me. He was confused, I wasn’t (I’m a fuck up). That was just sorta the crux of this moment. I’ve been mostly unsatisfied and just sorta dreading existence these days. I think maybe a more fulfilling and/or better paying job might help.

Here’s what I’ve done so far:

-4 year degree, BS biomedical engineering / magma cum laude from Boston university

-2 year academic researcher working with diabetic mice and electroretinograms

-2 year cofounder of biotech startup dealing with wavelength-specific light activation of commercial enzymes

-1.5 year laboratory automation engineer working with commercial enzymes in biotech

-2 year cofounder of LED lighting sales and finance co

-0.5 year high school physics teacher

-7 year web development freelancer / agency owner

-0.5 year biomedical technician at a hospital

Also was a standup comic for the 7 years I was doing web development work. And also had an EdTech startup I tried to get going during 4-5 years of that time but it never got funded nor generated revenue.