| I did postgrad in Economics but found that I want to become a chef, but my family will never accept that?

I did postgrad in Economics but found that I want to become a chef, but my family will never accept that?

mahayi asked:


I am 26 years old guy from south asia. My parents want me to do PhD in Economics or join the civil service and become diplomat etc. But I dont have any more interest left in academics and office jobs.
If I tell them that i want to go to a cooking school and work as a chef, they would think i am out of my senses. How should I tell them ?

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3 Responses to “I did postgrad in Economics but found that I want to become a chef, but my family will never accept that?”

  1. neniaf on March 6th, 2009 5:51 pm

    Just tell them and accept that they won’t be happy about it. I had a hairdresser who had a degree in economics, then decided to go to beauty school. He is doing fine, by the way. My guess is that if you do well and eventually have your own restaurant or are executive chef at some great hotel or resort, they will be very proud of you, but it isn’t what they expected of you, so you will need to realize that they will take a few years to get used to it.

  2. David T on March 10th, 2009 5:49 am

    If you’re financing your own education the you could just do it and let them find out later…

    or just tell them that that’s what you’re going to do…. and point out all of the benefits of being a chef with a degree in economics.

    They might not be happy at the moment but they’ll get over it.

    In the end though, would rather
    a) that they be unhappy for a few weeks/or months or
    or
    b) you end up miserable for a lifetime.

  3. jb on March 10th, 2009 9:45 am

    You’re 16, why do they have any input?