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General quality of life statement

You're not exactly going to be making it rain when you take your degree in operations, logistics, and e-commerce out into the wide world (okay, more like world wide web), but there are a lot of majors who have far worse outlooks, financially speaking. They're called "the humanities," which is either hilarious or a searing indictment of cultural values.

In any case, you should be relatively comfortable in your new life of helping people buy things on the Internet. It seems the Internet isn't going anywhere, and so long as that's true, you'll have a job market to pick and choose from.

Stability aside, though, you're not necessarily going to be super happy when you come home from work each day. Okay, not everyone reading this will be unhappy in their work lives, but over half will, and that's…just okay. It's a little above average.

On the upside, though, there are a lot of different ways to use your major. So if you're not happy with one job, you can always see if working in a different component of e-commerce makes you happier.

What it really boils down to is what's important to you. If financial security is at the top of your list, then pursuing operations, logistics, and e-commerce just might be a good way to go. And depending on your interests, you can always work towards being self-employed in the long-term, so if that's a top priority, this major can help you realize your dreams.

If, however, what's most important to you is making a difference in this world, then maybe look elsewhere; you're probably not going to get spiritual fulfillment from making sure people can buy cookies online. You'd make us pretty happy, though.

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