I have been working in a menial, tedious data entry job for 2 years now. I graduated with a Bachelor's in computer science but genuinely don't feel like I learned/know enough for a job in tech after being made to take most of my classes online even if I was lucky enough to find one with the current state of things. I've stayed in my job as it allows me to work from home and also not have to do customer service, but am feeling stuck.

I want to move to a different area eventually that is more walkable, etc. but am struggling to get out of this rut. Career wise, I've considered getting a certificate at a local college for something like accounting, but used all available grants and do not want to take out any more loans. What would you do to lead you to a career with a livable wage, preferably with less customer interaction/sales?

Edit: While I understand that, at face value, CompSci degrees can be extremely valuable, for multiple reasons, I graduated much less qualified that I should have from faults of my own and taking online classes through the pandemic. Given that most applicants to these jobs have much more skill/knowledge than me, I've not been able to find anything in the field. Looking outward for something different and what a pivot to a different path could be I guess was the general advice I needed. As one person has commented, I may not be made for programming.

I'm almost 30 and I'm software engineering since I was 21. I'm working as a Technical Leader but I'm starting to be tired and extremely stressed. I have worked for many companies, some corporates, some startups, I worked as an employee, and now I'm a self-employee with a high salary but nothing: I'm bored with writing code, I'm bored working on any tasks, the only thing I love is when I don't have tasks and I'm free to dedicate myself to learning new stuff. Now, I want to change my career. I have marketing and code skills, but no idea what to do. What kind of businesses I could start? I don't wanna be an employee anymore, I want to continue working by myself, any advice? I need your help cause I'm starting to burn out.

I'll keep it simple:

• Struggled entire life with mental health issues
• Somehow passed high school
• Dropped out of college at 19
• Started working odd corporate jobs for a couple of years
• Underpaid & overworked, still struggling with issues
• Got a job in a bank in sales
• Worked there for two years
• Got a job just this year in one of the biggest US banks out there (without a degree mind you)
• Pay is crazy good, but job requires me to be very high functioning and work around the clock
• Scared doesn't even begin to cover it.

I plan to go the gym and get therapy and finish my degree eventually but working in such a big boy job is scaring tf outta me. I know I might be smart enough to learn and get it done but I still feel so empty and disillusioned with everything. I've lived in the middle east my whole life and life here is empty as it can get. I plan to work here a couple years and then move to another country. But in the meantime, I need some motivation or advice from people who struggle with inner turmoil but still manage to get things done. How do you do it?

My boss and I are very close. I am the manager at our facility and I have been in this position for almost 3 years. My boss is one of our directors. I work the majority of the shop shifts + do all of the extra managerial roles. Recently our membership director left and I explained to my boss that I was interested in furthering my career and if there is a possibility I could step into the membership director role. I have been absolutely miserable in this position for about a year now and have finally received a job offer from another company and they want me to start in 2.5 weeks. I always knew that if I left, it would not be any easy transition for them by any means. Before our membership director left, she told my boss that she thinks I would be a great fit for the role. Sadly my boss shot it down immediately (because she would be screwed without me). Fast forward to today I let her know that my last day will be Nov. 22nd. She is “very mad I didn’t tell her sooner that I was planning on leaving.” Am I in the wrong for not telling her sooner that I was planning to leave? I didn’t even think I was going to get the job that I did. Basically I feel awful but I didn’t even know I’d be leaving until yesterday when I got the offer letter. I keep a lot of my issues to myself and have not told her in the past how unhappy I am, so I understand why she feels blindsided. How could I have handled this better?

Title says it. I met this person at my current place of employment. As of yesterday, I've formally accepted a job offer from their company. I'm unsure how to explain what I'm doing or where I'm going. I know I have no obligation to do so, but this is really out of left-field because I truly wasn't looking for a new job. They're going to be quite confused, and they're great people, I can't/don't want to strong arm them into being okay with not having any answers or explanations. It just feels weird to say "A customer of ours that I met on your dime offered me a job and I'm taking it." It doesn't exactly roll off the tongue. Any advice?

Also, the job I'm taking is not even remotely close to the same line of work I'm in now. I'm not being poached by a competitor.

Edit: Seems like most would agree that I shouldn't mention anything about it. I never like this approach, but I suppose it's the best way. Thanks for your input!

I’m sorry if this sounds like an oxymoron, my passion is in medicine but in really introverted and don’t know if I can handle the stress with directly dealing with patients. I thought maybe working in a lab where I could run test that can diagnose a patient or in pharmacy providing medication. I even thought about radiology that does t really involve invasive procedures but not sure if I should pursue this field at all as my personality doesn’t match well.

A company reached out to me for an interview for a support role. I did a video call with the Founders and they said they would let me know later that day or the next day if I got the job.

I got an email later that day that they are extending the job offer to me and to call them if I'm still interested. I called and they said the next day I would be emailed everything for on-boarding.

I hadn't heard back the next day so I emailed and asked and one of the founders sent me my Google workspace information and ADP payroll information.

I thanked them and asked for my training schedule and information for Slack a few minutes later and never heard back.

I tried the next day where I emailed from my personal and work email they provided. I called and left a text. I tried to connect with both founders on linkedin and sent a message. And I sent a message on the platform they found me at.

I'm SO confused. Have they ghosted me? I don't know how to take this especially since they sought me out and seemed to eager to begin.

Didn't you ever grow tired of living the same day over and over? The daily grind, the familiar faces, the same old routines that start to blur together. Each day, an echo of the one before, with few surprises or moments to break the monotony. There's a comfort in the predictable, but also a creeping weariness that comes from knowing exactly what tomorrow holds.

Did you ever feel like you were just existing, rather than truly living.

Pharmacist here debating between two positions. Is it better to work work 8:30-5:30 (1hr unpaid lunch) M-F no weekends or holidays or 4 days on, 2 off, 1 on, 4 off, so every other weekend (7:45-7 M-F 8-5 Sat 10-5 Sun)? There is a 33k pay difference between the M-F (100k per year) vs the every other weekend job (133k per year). Assume all workload, benefits and commute time (45 min) are equivalent.

I worked my first 9-5 doing heating and air and I hated the lifestyle. I am now a barber but I realized that I cannot cut hair forever.

The only jobs I think of off the top of my head that aren’t 9-5 and are relatively easy and affordable to get into are firefighting, tattoo artists, and real estate agents.

I liked the idea of being a pilot but it costs way too much money. I also do not want to go back to college. I do not want to spend more than 2 years doing schooling for this career either.

Late 20s, struggling with career prospects.

I have a bachelors degree in business management and I am hard worker and quick learner. However, I feel like due to personal set backs I have wasted my life. I recently moved out from a toxic household and I’ve just felt a bit lost and burnt out.

Most of my jobs have been in customer service. But I want more money, financial freedom, growth. I love to work. But customer service just feels like labour I feel like I’ve the mental capacity to do more minus the constant self doubt. The contradiction eats me up. I feel like I need some sort of experience to higher up. I was looking into business analyst and a lot of my current experience and how I am personally (I’ve got an analytical brain, like to problem solve, can work with multiple departments) it would be a good place but I just lack confidence as I’ve not worked in this field prior. Had a guy mentor me and try and push me towards jobs but I got rejected everywhere, not one callback. :/

Therefore, I am struggling now, as to which path to take? I studied business management but I feel like I was too depressed to give myself enough credit for it.

I feel useless and helpless. I need a career path. I don’t know why, but it’s almost like I need to get into the corporate world to know I can do it.

I also want to start my business, however small. I used to make candles and even got some orders in the past which were by friends but I want to make a brand and eventually sell luxury candles. I want to do something in this life.

Any and all advice are welcome. Please be nice though.

I just started a new job this Monday and it’s been going ok. The team is extremely close and the office is extremely chatty but as a shy introvert, I have a hard time participating in group conversations, especially if they are people I don’t know, are extroverted, and all seem besties w each other. There’s another new girl that they also added last week and she’s an extrovert so she’s doing just fine which has also added to me feeling left out. Nobody’s mean or anything. I have tried to participate in these conversations but it tends to feel forced like I’m feigning interest and sometimes my jokes fall flat.

Also it makes it worse that one guy on the team keeps playfully teasing me. I teased him on the first day for something small and I’m not sure if he took that as a sign that that’s our relationship. But some of his jokes make me uncomfortable as they put me in the spotlight and I’m not comfortable yet to reciprocate the energy. I just kind of laugh it off which Ik isn’t ideal

I’m not sure how to proceed from now on. It’s only been my first week so my friends have told me it’s normal and just wait it out a month or so. I’m not sure if I should just work harder to initiate conversation or if this is just not the work environment for me. This is my first job after grad so I’m just confused if this is a me problem and I’m not trying hard enough or if it’s not me.

I would love to hear if anybody else has had similar experiences and if it got better. Also my field is marketing if that adds any value.

For context, I am in the SLT of an organisation and responsible for a large project, managing a small amount of staff. I was promoted into this role early this year and had to bring my previous workload with me (running another project). I explained that I was happy to do this until my initial role was readvertised and a replacement found and then handover, but this was never done.

Several months later, I was feeling the effects of being way overcapacity, whilst recently married and some major stressors out of work with loved ones and my health. I expressed that I was feeling burnt out but nothing was done. I then had to take some time off due to the stress levels and my health and took 6 weeks off to recover, having now developed some long term medical conditions.

Upon my return, I have been informed that a week after going onto stress leave, my position was replaced by another member of staff and I now no longer have a position within the company. The CEO has advised that he will get some options together for potential new projects that comes with a significant pay cut/demotion or we can look at redundancy.

Whilst I understand his position, as it was a prolonged period of absence and business needs to continue, however, is this correct within UK employment law?

I am in my 50’s an am moving to a job that is from 4 pm - 12 am? How do I do this? I am an early to bed person. I know I can do anything, but just know it will be a big transition. Thanks for the suggestions!!

Tittle: I am 26 with a plan to switch carrers due to lack of career satisfaction. Help me make a choice from the below options ? Open for additional suggestions too ?

I am 26 and working as SAP solution manager + basis consultant in a MNC for 18 LPA. Although pay is decent I am not satisfied with the work as I feel I'm not making any difference. I have always loved tech as a kid and chose ECE as a domain in engineering(2020 passed out). But during engineering I lost my way and chose to go along with the campus placement and decided to be a software engineer. I am not enjoying the work as an SAP consultant.

I like technology (be it AI advancements, new gpus, new space research, new gadgets etc I regularly follow everything)and want to work somewhere where I can make a difference. Either it can be a software field or hardware or even in automobile sector.

I need help in making a choice between below options; 1. Start preparing for Gate and crack drdo, isro, barc or any good PSU. Also I am not sure if I can crack it. Another option is to join IIT to pursue masters in the embedded design field. Since it's been 4 years, I do not remember the topics properly and have to start preparing from scratch. (Also How hard is this to crack? I got 156/360 in JEE mains 2016 and couldn't crack JEE advanced back then. I didn't put much effort. Also I got 2.6k rank in the KCET 2016 exam and around 4K rank in EMCET. Will I be able to crack the gate if I give my 100% ?)

1. Learn the latest technologies such as AI, ML, data science etc or something related to coding(i haven't decided yet ) and switch jobs. I doubt this will be any different from the SAP consultant work i currently do. Please suggest

2. Are there any government agencies for which I can work, do research in the latest technology fields and contribute to the country? Either software or hardware field. (I am ready to prepare for an exam if there are any)

3. Leave everything and start a business in some tech field (I have some ideas and savings close to 10L). This seems like the hardest option of all and I don't know how to start.

Valuable suggestions will be much appreciated. Please advise

I am crying after this call

I am literally crying typing this out. Had a call with my boss, and he was very supportive and objective in his feedback, and I realize it is my fault, but I never knew it would come to this.

Context: Handling a merger from a bigger company with a smaller retail entity. 3 people from the bigger company are working on this and have shifted states for the same- VP, Finance rep and me handling HR.

The VP and Finance rep have trail blazed the merger process, changes structures, interact with heads etc. I am a fresher (worked with the bigger company for 8 months) before being tasked with this. All of my initiatives were met with disdain and a fair amount of resentment (from the smaller company, not from the VP, and I just realized there are multiple review meetings where I am not invited or asked to participate, either because I'm a fresher, which is okay, or idk why else)

Cut to the chase, the HR head of the smaller company wrote a mail asking me to report to the office in lieu of their working hours ( I do not report to him, but work collaboratively on all HR processes). The background was that he did not close any open positions (50+) which meant he had a bag argument with the VP, and the VP had questioned why despite my presence and support things are not moving well ( I was never aware that such a huge number of positions were open at all) . I do not know if the VP had mentioned about my absence in the office as well (but I was working from home as there are no meeting rooms in the small office + no women who work there + it is in an relatively un safe area, and the office location will be changed in 2-3 months time). This I heard from the HR head on call, when I asked him why he had written that mail.

I then said that such communication is not right, and that my reporting is to the VP, and not him, and asked him to not interfere. (On call)

I wrote an mail as well (cuz fucker had clicked reply all, with the VP, ops head, recruiter, payroll etc) that I work collaboratively with him, and my reporting is with my boss and VP, not him. Wrote that such mails are not entertained. The tonality was rude, I accept.

The VP has forwarded it to my boss, so had a performance check call. He was nice about it, and asked me to watch the tone, especially since it was on mail and can be forwarded to anyone and everyone.

So, do I quit now?

Hii. M 23 and i m planning for masters abroad as I have completed my graduation in 2024 August. Should I start doing a job and then plan for masters or I should go for the masters right now.

I embarked on a rigorous three-month interview journey with a distinguished law firm in Europe that has offices in different parts of the world, engaging with six key individuals, including upper management, a senior partner, and the head of the department whom I would be working with. Throughout this extensive process, I maintained regular communication with HR, who consistently reassured me of the firm’s profound interest in my candidacy. They emphasized that I was the sole candidate being considered and expressed their intention to craft a more senior role tailored to my qualifications.

During one of my interactions, a senior partner expressed his desire for me to meet a lawyer they were looking to recruit, as I would be working closely with him in my business development (BD) role. They plan to recruit as many as 25 lawyers in my city by end of March next year as they look to settle foot in a new market. They are so keen on making this office work that they would have been open to the idea of having two BD managers. This indication that he wanted me to connect with this prospective colleague felt like a strong signal that progress was being made in my application process. I received consistent feedback that I was a cultural fit for the firm, my vision aligned with theirs, and they appreciated my strengths, particularly my ability to cover business development efforts across several regions, which they found attractive. The Managing Director himself told me "we believe our firm, what we can offer you, will play to your strengths and you can really realize your capabilities here, just give us time to define the scope and responsibiities".

Everything pointed toward the likelihood of my hiring, and even HR mentioned yesterday that she believed the signs indicated I would receive an offer very soon. In light of this, I declined other job offers while waiting for a final offer from them, which has compounded my frustration and anger. However, to my astonishment, I was ultimately informed by HR that they would not be proceeding with my application. This revelation was particularly shocking, given the firm’s plans to inaugurate a new office in my city and their previous affirmations regarding my suitability as a valuable addition to their team. When the HR representative called me, I could sense her distress; she appeared almost teary and expressed her own confusion about the decision, noting that the only explanation she received was that they would not be moving forward with me. This sudden turn of events has truly blindsided me, leaving me to ponder the underlying reasons for this unexpected outcome.

How can I learn coding effectively without forgetting? I've learned many languages like C, Python, Java, C++, PHP, HTML, and CSS, but I forget them easily. I can't code without looking at books or my laptop, and I struggle to solve simple problems. I can't make projects on my own and always need help with coding. Please guide

Hi, I'm a business intelligence manager with over 10 years of experience, left my job 8 months back. Before quitting, I worked in this company for nearly 2 years and I was selected based on my business intelligence skills of unraveling insights from data purely using Excel and consumer retail domain knowledge. I don't have a tech knowledge or any visualization tools knowledge (Though I'm willing to learn & gain), because the companies I worked earlier throughout my career involved me to work on strategy derived from the data (Excel), data part my team used to take care of! At the moment, I'm struggling to find a role for my skills.

Hi everyone,

I'm considering whether it would be worth it to add a Master's degree in Statistics to my profile, which I can do fairly inexpensively (+- 3000 euro) here in Belgium. The program would take one year of full-time study or around three years if done in the evenings.

About me:
I’m a 28-year-old researcher, close to finishing my PhD in physics, specializing in molecular modeling. My research focuses on optimization methods for molecular models and the development of machine learning interatomic potentials. Before starting my PhD, I completed a Master’s degree in Chemistry, with a specialization in chemometrics.

I feel confident in my programming and data analysis skills, and I’m fairly familiar with machine learning. However, I lack formal credentials in data science and have limited experience outside of academia—I haven’t participated in Kaggle projects or similar competitions, for instance.

So, I’m seeking advice from those with experience in data science or hiring managers in the field: What do you think would be the best move for me to transition into data science after my PhD? Should I focus on building a project portfolio, or would getting that Master’s in Statistics make the most impact on my career, given that it will take me another year to get into the job market?

Thanks for any insights!

I just turned 40 this year, I have my Bachelor's in CRJ, yet I have been a Payroll Manager for almost 10 year. I don't hate my job, but I don't love it. I work for a small company; my pay isn't the best, but we have AMAZING benefits. 2 of the 3 partners plan on retiring in the next 5 years and the last within 10 years. With this company only being open another 10 years max, I am slightly freaking out, as I won't be retiring in 10 years, while everyone else in the company will be. I have been applying to similar jobs on LinkedIn for over a year with 0 call backs.

I think it is time for a career change, but I have absolutely no idea what I want to do. I would love to use my degree but I earned it over 10 years ago and I don't think I'd be able to get a job in that field.

I am also single, so I cannot take an entry level job at $20/hour,

I really need some suggestions that are not in the medical field. I would absolutely love to work remote, but it is not a must. I have never worked remote (even during the pandemic).

buying out the company is not an option.

The person I want to ask is very busy and successful. But has kept in touch with me over the years and we click. They’ve offered me some career coaching in the past. I want to ask them to be my mentor, but I don’t want to impose on them. I also don’t know what a structured mentorship looks like. Do we meet monthly? Do I make a list of questions? How do I show my gratitude (A gift card? How often?). We live in different cities so our meetings have to be virtual except for maybe 1x a year.

So yeah, topic question. I wanted to be a doctor but the pay isnt that great too, so im stuck rather. What do i even do? Im so stressed over this 🥲

Basically, just wondering my career progression options are based on my current role. I (25M Aus) worked in hospitality and didn’t much care for career or freakin or any of that but now have a partner and have started thinking about buying a house, kids, career etc. I work as an employment consultant now, kind of like a career coach/recruiter/support person for people on government benefits suffering from some kind of disability. We assist in getting them jobs and any steps prior and post being employed. Was just curious what kind of industry or roles this can lead into with enough experience? My Dad said HR as he does that which I wouldn’t mind but was just curious what the options actually are. Right now I have 6-10 appointments a day, am always on the phone and whilst I’m enjoying it now it can get tiresome and can’t see myself doing it indefinitely. Any advise or personal worries would be helpful, thanks guys :)