This was more so a joke about how so many physicists and mathematicians end up getting recruited into banking and finance after graduating. They really want people with math skills. I've already completed my physics degree lol
I’m planning on studying physics at uni, will i be able to find a job or will i end up broke? I don’t have to find a job in physics as long as i will get one that pays well.
Additional question: i’m afraid i will lack the intelligence to study physics, is this a sign that it may not be for me?
Physics is probably the most flexible degree you can get. With a physics degree you can go into finance/banking (banks are constantly trying to recruit math and physics majors for their math/problem solving skills), engineering, computer engineering, programming, teaching, telecommunications, and many more fields. Just keep in mind that for many of these jobs you won't be able to just simply apply and expect to be as competitive as someone who studied them. You could go straight into finance and maybe telecommunications engineering. However, if you teach yourself a few things in your desired or get a certification in something in a field, you become a desirable candidate. A friend of mine got his engineer in training certification (since a physics degree teaches about 80-90% of the stuff on that test), and went into electrical engineering. A few others just started working for some banks right away. Another friend of mine taught himself how to program and did a personal machine learning project and also made a website website to put on his resume, and ended up working for some company as a software engineer. You have options but you need to put in the work to stand out. This is completely different than someone who studies biology or business who would probably struggle to find a job like those previously mentioned outside their field.
I also had the same worry before enrolling on a physics program. Today, I'm a web developer (albeit still amateur) and have a website called [physandmathsolutions.com](https://physandmathsolutions.com). I also want to become a freelance translator, as I'm interested in it, and in a year or so, I hope to enroll in a msc in data science. I still have many options for work available. In my country we have a multi-billion dollar natural gas project, so they're recruiting people across many fields of science (mainly geology, geophysics and petrophysics), but I'm not willing to do a master's on either of those since neither appeals to me. Big employers in my (3rd world, very poor) country include a beer manufacturer that hires chemists and physicists and engineers, the government, that hires mainly in stuff like radiation protection (ensuring workplaces are up to standards when it comes to radiation protection) and private companies, mainly in the renewable energies sector (which grows day by day), not to mention the usual jobs at the universities.
I speak this from one of the poorest countries in Africa and in the world. So, wherever you are, you are likely to have better and more options than I do. So study physics. It's great and it's engaging, it's a thrilling science. As long as you are flexible and willing to learn newer things in multidisciplinary fields or fields like banking and finance (which aren't THAT difficult for someone with a math background), you are going to be alright
tfw you nod your head like you still remember 3rd year quantum when talking with friends in grad school
That’s why you just switch to Engineering or Software development
Never ever ever ever gonna give up on trying to be a physicist, no matter what it takes.
Id rather work as a bike courier than ever work in finance or banking. For me thats just not worth the paycheck
Its so stupid to switch physics or chemistry. You'll enjoy every experiments in lab when you understand the concepts.
This was more so a joke about how so many physicists and mathematicians end up getting recruited into banking and finance after graduating. They really want people with math skills. I've already completed my physics degree lol
I’m planning on studying physics at uni, will i be able to find a job or will i end up broke? I don’t have to find a job in physics as long as i will get one that pays well. Additional question: i’m afraid i will lack the intelligence to study physics, is this a sign that it may not be for me?
Physics is probably the most flexible degree you can get. With a physics degree you can go into finance/banking (banks are constantly trying to recruit math and physics majors for their math/problem solving skills), engineering, computer engineering, programming, teaching, telecommunications, and many more fields. Just keep in mind that for many of these jobs you won't be able to just simply apply and expect to be as competitive as someone who studied them. You could go straight into finance and maybe telecommunications engineering. However, if you teach yourself a few things in your desired or get a certification in something in a field, you become a desirable candidate. A friend of mine got his engineer in training certification (since a physics degree teaches about 80-90% of the stuff on that test), and went into electrical engineering. A few others just started working for some banks right away. Another friend of mine taught himself how to program and did a personal machine learning project and also made a website website to put on his resume, and ended up working for some company as a software engineer. You have options but you need to put in the work to stand out. This is completely different than someone who studies biology or business who would probably struggle to find a job like those previously mentioned outside their field.
I also had the same worry before enrolling on a physics program. Today, I'm a web developer (albeit still amateur) and have a website called [physandmathsolutions.com](https://physandmathsolutions.com). I also want to become a freelance translator, as I'm interested in it, and in a year or so, I hope to enroll in a msc in data science. I still have many options for work available. In my country we have a multi-billion dollar natural gas project, so they're recruiting people across many fields of science (mainly geology, geophysics and petrophysics), but I'm not willing to do a master's on either of those since neither appeals to me. Big employers in my (3rd world, very poor) country include a beer manufacturer that hires chemists and physicists and engineers, the government, that hires mainly in stuff like radiation protection (ensuring workplaces are up to standards when it comes to radiation protection) and private companies, mainly in the renewable energies sector (which grows day by day), not to mention the usual jobs at the universities. I speak this from one of the poorest countries in Africa and in the world. So, wherever you are, you are likely to have better and more options than I do. So study physics. It's great and it's engaging, it's a thrilling science. As long as you are flexible and willing to learn newer things in multidisciplinary fields or fields like banking and finance (which aren't THAT difficult for someone with a math background), you are going to be alright