(Addendum, also attached below)
A little advice to those of our younger members just "starting out" in adult life, (and this is my opinion only, please don't interpret as rule): Don't base your career decisions on what others expect of you, or what you feel will make others happy ... base them on what makes you truly happy and fulfilled ... anything else is a compromise, and while it's sometimes unavoidable, it's always a struggle. Struggling is part of life anyway, try and find a career that you don't think of as work, that fills your heart and keeps you appreciating life.
If you consider your career as a "pain", you probably should be doing something else. All I ever wanted was music, and yet my road diverged many times for the sake and expectations of others ... don't fall into that trap, it rarely ends with happiness, and often insures resentment. God bless you on your journey ... it's the trip itself that's most important!