Q: Jay asks, “I was just thinking about my future and what I want to be when I’m older. I want to know more about ethnography. What are the highlights of it, and the low-lights? Is there a lot of traveling involved?”

A: Hi Jay,

Well, here at Ethnographic Research, Inc., we think doing ethnography for a living is the bomb! We have a hard time imagining what we would be doing if not for this. The best part about my job is that I get paid to talk to people and to learn about their lives.

There is a lot of travel involved and depending on who you are, that can be a good thing or a not so good thing. The downside of this type of work, especially when working for corporate clients, is the time pressure to get the work done quickly.

Good luck to you,

Melinda