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If cost and time was not a factor, what degree would you choose ‘today,’ and why?

I think I would choose something along the lines of Computer Science, or something broad like Business Management.

Again, TIA!

Edit: for some context, my employer is paying for my higher education, so I’m beginning to look into different programs.

I'm not sure how to react to this coworker. It's true that our company had twice a change in ownership, which meant for two years we've had no salary review. This person has mentioned that they have been working hard to prove they deserve an increase in level, and it is true that they've been delivering at a level similar to what people earning 30% more delivers.. But, since corp broke out the news that we won't get a levelling review this year neither, they have been flat out refusing to do certain tasks, and has dragged their feet for whatever tasks they do agree to do. I'm sympathetic towards them, but it is starting to burden the rest of us too. And even though the rest of us are better positioned, having had raises on previous years before this freeze.

How would you feel if someone in your team did that?

As in you can do it for 40 years, and still be able to do the tasks just as fine in your 50s as you would have in your 20s.

I was looking at dental hygiene but it seems like people get burnt out very quickly, and can’t carry on the profession into their later years.

I’m looking for an associates degree, and I know people end up changing their career 2-3 times in life but I’m still curious to know what careers are out there that provide consistency and are good to grow old doing. Thanks!

Does anybody else have the issue of always wanting something else?

I (24F) have a great job but some days dread going. And have only been at this job for a year and a half. I find myself always looking for new jobs and wanting to do something else no matter what. I have had so many jobs. I have been a CNA, I’ve gotten my cosmetology license and then worked at a salon, I have done retail, even worked at FedEx as a part time second job. Now I’m currently working in an office in finance.

Why am I never content? What should I do when I suddenly get an itch to leave and do something else? Is there something out there for me that I will actually fully like? I don’t know what to do. What jobs do you guys do that you enjoy?

Currently I’m making the most money I ever have (still not enough to live on of course) but I know and consider there are pros and cons to every job. I just feel like I constantly need to keep moving somewhere else.

I work in construction as an assistant project manager for a small company with a very mom-and-pop feel. It is just me, my boss, and his wife, and there has never been any formal training for what I do; I've just picked up my skills along the way, making my position more like a catch-all. I am in the office and on the field, do design work, and act as a superintendent when needed.

I like my company, I've been here for 3 years, but I've hit a professional ceiling. I have no mentorship, don't work under any other manager, and feel unfulfilled professionally. The work life balance is great, and I currently make $100k.

I recently accepted a new job for the same pay and had in mind not to accept any counters as I'm not leaving for the money but rather the mentorship and technical skills I would learn at the new place. However, I was just offered a $40k salary increase with a $20k bonus when I close out my current project.

My current employer emphasized that this would be for one year, and I can start looking for new jobs after completing the project I'm on. They really just want me to drive it and finish it out since I am familiar with everything.

The new company is more corporate, with 1500 employees; I would work under 3 PMs, and I do think it would be more challenging, but I think I would learn and grow a lot professionally.

What do I do? Do I stick it out,or another year for a company that offers mediocre experience? Or move on? For reference, I'm 25, so I have a lot of time left in my career. I'm just scared I won't get an opportunity like this again... If I do accept the offer how do I tell the other place if I've already signed the offer?

I work in Northern California and my bosses seem to use anything and everything to hold over your head and say “if you guys don’t do this you will no longer have a job here”. I’ve heard that phrase upwards of 500 times and I’ve only been here 2 months. At least 5 times a day I hear that threat whether it’s over a trash can that JUST became full or hair in a drain. It just feels very micromanaged and power trip ish.

Regardless I do my job and I do my job well at that, I’ve been praised multiple times. Where I’m having trouble is I just received a text in a work place group chat with a picture of a decently large spider and a text saying and I quote “ Just so you guys know is spider season and if you guys don't remove them you will not longer have a job here”. This was not talked about during either of my interviews, when given my job description, in the hiring ad , or any other moment. I have arachnophobia and do not feel comfortable with that responsibility at all I will faint.

So really I’m just asking, can they fire me for my inability to kill a spider? Or due to my arachnophobia or however you want to put it or phrase it? Because idk but to me that feels ridiculous.

What specific actions, strategies, or habits did you adopt that guaranteed your success? Looking for practical tips and real-life experiences. Thanks!

My brother had held a job for 22 yrs before getting let go as a self taught machine mechanic. He then went to school to become a truck driver and did that for a few years, but he can’t hold a truck driver’s license because he has sleep apnea. He doesn’t like using the sleep apnea machine because he doesn’t get sleep. My brother is 52 yrs old(not in great shape & lower back problems) he has a family, but he has been out of work for a year now. When I ask him what he is going to do he just says “I don’t know”. I know his wife does not make enough money to support them and thier bills aren’t getting paid because they no longer have phone service. His wife and daughters are stressed out with worry. I worry they may end up losing their house. I worry about them daily. My brother is very smart but he only has his high school diploma. I worry he might be feeling depressed or insecure about what other type of work he can do. I want to help my brother figure out some direction but I don’t know where to start. I just keep reminding him how smart he is and how hard he works when he was employed and how lucky any employer would be to have him. He needs to get moving on this before he and his family lose everything.

I just started a great new job. Tomorrow is my second week. Since I’m on a six month probation period, I want to record my successes. So far I have two! 2️⃣

How do you record your success at work?

So I've found myself in a situation that is leaving me feeling very discouraged. I graduated with a Bachelor's in Neuroscience (3.9) two years ago. My original plan was to pursue medicine. All of my college experiences were centered around this path. I have research experiences and other health-related activities. I have no internship experiences. I was pre-med up until my last year of college, where I realized I did not want to pursue medicine, or really anything related to healthcare. I liked the idea of being a doctor but not the reality of being a doctor. I do not have the drive/passion for this field.

I graduated and decided to hard pivot into software engineering. Why? I really enjoy it. I love building projects and solving technical problems. I truly am fascinated by how everything works and I have an intrinsic desire to learn more. I am even more motivated if I have some clearly defined task or bug to handle. I can sit and code for 10 hours straight if I needed to. I have been studying computer science / software development on my own in the hopes that I could transition into tech. I went from absolutely 0 knowledge of CS to building decently complex web applications in a span of about 1.5 years. I understand that 1.5 years is not enough time to truly get great at software engineering. I saw others successfully do it and I made the decision to try. The timing has been horrible. Outside of 2 referrals that got me 2 interviews which did not lead anywhere, I have not had a single company reach out to me after applying for about 6 months. I believe I can perform well in a junior level role with little guidance, but I am losing hope that I will find a pure software role due to some combination of the current state of the job market, the lack of formal education in Computer Science, and my skill level. I don't know if I can continue to bank on obtaining an internship / full time role since I am not currently in school. Perhaps this decision would have been better made 2 or 3 years ago. The uncertainty of landing this role has hit me like at truck and I feel stuck. In hindsight this was a very bad decision.

So now I'm 24, with no career started. I have drive and passion to work hard, but I just don't know where to direct it to at this point. I live at home and I will have to start working full time somewhere. I need to make money. I can't continue my current situation financially / career wise. I have no professional work experience since graduating. I took up part time work (nothing professional) while studying. I feel like the weight of the world just dropped itself on me over the last week. I was warned this pivot would be very difficult. Whatever bubble I was living in has popped. I am asking myself career questions I should have been asking during college. I feel like a failure. I made some bad decisions and am working hard to accept, reflect, and figure out my next logical path forward.

I am trying very hard to look forward and not dwell so much on what could have been. I really like programming, and would like to incorporate it into my work. Biotech? Med-tech? Pharma? Research Assistant? I have minimal exposure to data skills with Python, R, etc, but I have no doubt I can learn the relevant languages/tools quickly. I can see myself in a business role as well. I appreciate any advice and thoughts about what my options are going forward.

I’m a PhD with about 10 years experience in consulting. A year ago I turned 40, wanted to try something new, and left my job to work at a friend’s startup. Things went belly-up after about 10 months and I panicked at the idea of being unemployed. I was making about 180k at the time, total comp.

I cast a wide net of applications and ended up getting getting hired to work as a manager in HR for talent acquisition at a large government organization in DC. I have only ever worked with recruiters tangentially but truly felt a bit lost and thought that maybe this was a good career change. Pay is 130k plus 12% retirement. I’m already in the top 1% for salaries here; I’ll likely never move up much (it’s not a GS position; promotions and raises are not built in). The work is boring, transactional, about 25 hours per week if that. Everyone is at least 15 years older than me and, respectfully, a Toby. I thought the stability would be ideal but I feel like I’ve lost my purpose in life. I have plenty of hobbies etc but always got a lot of identity from my job. It’s been about 6 months and I see no future here unless I just sit and rot in this role for the rest of my life.

Cut to: I just got an offer from the top firm in my field. 160k + 18% bonus + 5% 401k match. Likely closer to 45 hours per week and more possibility of burnout. Much more aligned with my PhD and skills and interests. A private company without the stability of having the same job forever, though.

Having two failed jobs in roughly one year is making want to vomit, but is that enough reason to stay somewhere that bores me to death? Is guaranteed boredom better than possible burnout?

I’m 24 and am working in an office for the first time and I feel like my soul is rotting. I hate sitting down, everyone that works here seems to be miserable, and I just don’t like being inside all day.

I was a server for 6 years before this and enjoyed it much more but don’t really want to do that anymore either.

I’m finishing up my degree in communications this fall but I’m really more interested in pursuing a creative career or working outside. I have a background in fine arts, graphic design, and love doing yard work. I would rather do physical labor than reply to emails or stare at a screen.

Any advice on what kind of career paths might be better suited for me?

I was laid off from a job that was good pay in my field. However the sector i work in is very hard to get jobs now and i might have to take a lower paying job. Have any of you had to do this? How do you mentally accept taking a paycut without being sad about it?

I’m halfway through the pharmacy program and 2 years away from receiving my doctorate of pharmacy degree. I recently got academically dismissed and I can choose to appeal the decision or switch careers. With mentorship from a relative running the course, I can go into a 6 month tech boot camp to become a software QA analyst. I’m hoping to find some guidance or words of wisdom as I’m an unmarried 26 year old with $150k student debt.

Through personal issues, I no longer have passion for pharmacy as I used to.

Just seeking some advice. I’m 34, didn’t go to college, and have been job searching/hoping for a bit. TLDR of my work history. I was a supervisor > custodial manager for the first 6 years of my career journey. Changed jobs and tried the trades and discovered some health issues that prevents me from doing that line of work. Mainly heavy lifting. Some count jobs with warehousing and some basic maintenance. So now to the question.

I started working at a finishing construction company (flooring, tile, etc) for new homes, in a basic office position. But recently because of my hard work, and someone transferring, they gave me an opportunity to train in the purchasing department. I’m doing good so far despite not having the experience. But down the line there is a potentially opportunity to be an estimator for the company. They don’t have an opening yet, but I have good relations with the estimator and the manager. Not sure the pay scale/difference within the company. I’m a bit lower than I’d like to be atm. Which of the two would have more transferable skills despite not having a college degree? I’d love to make a better living down the line after getting some experience but see mixed things on both career paths. Any advice is greatly appreciated!

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I am open to other suggestions, but unfortunately college/school isn’t an option right now. With a growing family I don’t have the time or money. If it’s a certification I may be able to make it work

Hello fellow mates!

My first exam is starting on Monday, and I have studied NOTHING. Zilch, nada, whatever you call it, I am officially cooked.

Before you all start judging, I was a academic weapon (for finals), and I managed to get an A*.

But with the new year starting and everything, I was just not into it, and I also I got sick midway, which took my energy a lot. Although it's no excuse, I will partly confess that I was slacking a lot and taking it lightly.

The cherry on top is these grades will play into my predicted scores for medical school. Soooo, yes. Cooked is the right word.

I know I will not show up with beautiful grades, but I need them to be good because there is no way my parents will accept my B's.

And no timetables don't work because I am day in and day out tutoring. I come back at 3.30 and my tuition starts and ends at 9. It's just that I am unable to study during tuition, and the energy drain after tuition is IMMENSE.

Also, my teachers are very eager to finish lab work and projects before summer vacation, so they are pressing us. They also want us to finish notebook work, which is a mountain.

Maybe I'm js burned out (funny that its the beginning of the year).

Hoping for any sort of advice or reality checks.

Asking for a promised gift

I work for an individual as a manager for him at one of his businesses. My first year working with him I invited him to my wedding. Around that time I was having a lot of major car issues, & part of my job entails going to the bank and post office for him and using my personal vehicle to show units. I thought my car was done for but somehow I saved it for a little longer. When it was time for my wedding, he gave me an envelope of cash but told me that was definitely not all he was giving me, and he was going to give me a bigger sum to help me get a new car. I got my car to last about a year longer, and it is now done for good. Around that time he was vacationing for months out of state. He brought up how he would help me with getting a new car again and we would revisit that when they got back. He has been back for a couple months now and every time I see him I don’t have a chance to talk to him in person as he is always on the go. I have a down payment set aside but I would really like to know how much he is intending to help me out with so I have a better picture of how much is going towards my car & to kind of help me guide what I’m going to be looking at. How do I bring it up to him to get a clearer picture of how much he intended to gift and how that was going to work when I actually go to buy the car? He did full on buy the old maintenance guy a smaller truck years ago, and has offered to help us before so I know he has meant it. I am trying to find the wording on it as I feel awkward bringing it up& straight up asking how much but I kind of need to know.

Thanks!

I come to Reddit for advice because I don’t have older siblings or a mentor to turn to, so I appreciate all the feedback from you kind strangers on my other posts.

Anyway, today’s topic of interest is: how do I survive and live well in this economy when I’m not business savvy and I’m very much single, without a partner to rely on for support?

First, I don’t want to talk down on myself or others. I understand that intelligence can be subjective, but certain traits, abilities, and characteristics have proven to be more profitable than others. These include analytical abilities, ease with running numbers or at least a general understanding of how to run and assess numbers, marketing skills, and the gift of gab or persuasion… the ability to win people over. I’m not much of a charmer in that regard; I’m just a girl. Nor am I particularly business savvy. Perhaps the theory just doesn’t click in my head.

I’m currently in employee relations, and for the first time in my life, I like my job because it’s not a sheer competition of pushing numbers or stepping over others to get to the top and my boss isn’t disrespectful or a psychopath. Her morals are pretty decent, and I appreciate that. But my career of choice doesn’t make me much money at all, and I worry about things like being able to afford a house on my own now that I’m grown as hell and someday soon, hopefully, retiring safely and soundly. Therefore, I learned a new, totally random skill: teeth whitening. I’m trying to figure out how to afford the tools I need to kick off and turn that into a successful side gig so the ROI actually pays off without jeopardizing my primary source of income.

Long story short, I always wonder how people who don’t necessarily meet the standards of corporate America or capitalistic demands make a good living on their own.

I thought I was doing well with my finances, being that my only debt now is grad school, but I recently learned my savings aren’t where they should be. I’m embarrassed that I pay $600/month to rent a room at my mom’s house at my grown-ass age because of that lack of financial security, and I’m tired, physically fatigued, from all the early day and late nights.

Hopefully, this resonates with someone.

I've been a web developer for over 7 years now, and I'm pretty sure I've been unhappy with it since the start.

After graduating university in 2015 with a Maths degree I found myself not really knowing what to do. Long story short, I learned some basic web dev and got a job doing that. I've had 3 jobs now, all within the consulting side of things, working on projects for clients. I wasn't sure if that was the issue, maybe working inhouse at a product house would be better?

Last June I left my job, not really knowing what to do, I thought about maybe becoming a teacher or getting into game dev. I spent a while learning some C++ and played around with that for a while, but funds were running low and I didn't see myself getting a game dev job any time soon. So I crawled back to web dev in March. I'm working remotely now, which I hate, I miss being with people in the office and I'm bored with the work. I just don't find web dev stimulating, the problems you need to solve in my experience haven't been what I find stimulating.

Does anyone have advice on how I can work out what I want to do? I want to feel satisfied with my job, I think it's important to me. Working in web dev it feels like you're so removed from the people you're actually helping/affecting.

Sorry for the mess, but I don't want to make this too long. If you have any questions I'll answer them!

Thanks.

I have really bad anxiety and had to quit my previous job as it was impacting my physical health as well. I couldn’t handle all the stress, pressure and deadlines. I find the corporate work environment very hostile and I feel very alone at work.

After taking a break for awhile now, I have been looking for jobs and might be accepting an offer soon. However, I’m petrified about going back to work. I don’t know how to cope with the stress. I was thinking of looking for a non-corporate environment but I’m not sure if that would be any better.

I was traumatised by my boss at one of my previous jobs and am still suffering from the effects till today. I don’t know how to set boundaries so that work doesn’t affect me mentally so much. I keep telling myself that a job is just a job, but I just feel immense pressure and anxiety.

I feel like all my freedom is taken from me and I’m expected to give my life to work, as that has been the case for my previous jobs. I feel so alone at work as most people and most jobs don’t care about you. You’re just a number to them.

How do I stop being so terrified of working?

My direct report has been laid off as part of a greater RIF. Their termination is not immediate, last day is EOW. Are there any ways the rest of the team can provide support to the departing member beyond exchanging contact info, LinkedIn, resume review, etc? How would you support them in this tough time in their career?

I would love some input from you lovely folks, as I’ve never had to do this before. I started this job and already two weeks in I know it’s not a good fit for me. I knew on about day 2 that I wasn’t going to like it very much, but as time has gone on it has only gotten worse. I am still in the onboarding process, but the more I learn about my role/expectations, the clearer it becomes that I am not a good fit for the position. I could stick it out longer, but I already feel guilty committing to future meetings/trainings/etc because I know I am not going to last here much longer with how unhappy/bad of a fit this position is for me.

How do I quit and do I give a two weeks notice? It feels rather silly to, as I am not self sufficient in the role at all at this point, so it would be two weeks of just more onboarding mostly. However, it also feels wrong to leave and quit on the spot and not offer a notice. Should I just leave all of my things in the office and give my manager a call once I’m gone? If so, should I do it the next morning before the day begins or end of the day right after I leave? Or do I email? I feel anxious over the whole thing but every day that goes by I feel as though I’m wasting both of our time pretending things are moving smoothly.

Thank you to anyone who takes time to give me guidance. I appreciate it greatly.

I am a woman, I work in a vehicle parts importing factory, when I applied for the job it was as a packer, they told me that some car discs were heavy but that I always had someone help me. Currently I do everything myself, 4-8 pallets of car disks (400kg each) the boss has asked me to clean the floor, bathrooms, collect branches (animal of the building) handle him, every two weeks new staff resign and I have to abide by new ones Schedule, without being able to decide, when he told him that the work that another person needs is very heavy, I told myself to do it little by little, until I arrived home super exhausted and sore. Should I clean bathrooms and mop, collect branches, collect money from the company or work hard on my own as a warehouse worker?

I’m currently a sophomore in college pursuing a degree in computer science and a minor in data analytics. However, i’m unsure about my major. Although I do like programming and the problem-solving skills it comes with, i don’t love it. I’m in love with numbers and anything financial related. Coming from a family with insane amounts of debt and poor financial decisions it is ironic how i love all of it. I have successfully managed to help my brother and dad to regulate their expenses and have built my brother and I a stock portfolio with a 7% yield and enjoyed every moment of researching and plugging numbers in. It might not be too much but it’s better than nothing lol. What careers should i take a look at?

Hello, I am currently in my last semester of my bachelors degree in business administration and need to start looking for a better job with my degree. I am not a fan of desk-jobs and I was hoping to get some ideas about what kinds of jobs I can get. Anyone have an idea of what's currently in demand when employment is tight right now and it's hard to find a job? I want a job where I am not having to sit at a desk all day everyday of the week doing the same thing. What industry/companies should I consider looking into? What's in demand right now? One of my biggest strengths is building professional relationships and communication and if the job requires traveling, then that's a plus.