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b31usz

Have disciplinary meeting this Friday. Should I just quit or should I bring improvement points and look for new job ASAP?

Ill start by saying I feel like I want to diffuse the situation or at least do the right thing. But afraid they will refuse to refer me to next employer or something. I already signed up for doordash and waiting on start day in a week but would like something better than that. If I can still make money at current job with honesty and an improvement plan and perfect performance til I ASAP find something better should I? Here s what happened: I have a manager who doesn t have a degree and I do. He was promoted almost a year ago and I think they may have wanted me to apply but I didn t because I didn t want to work under his boss who bullies people. Anyway he is really trying to be friends with everybody and I don t think he feels confident and the last thing I want is to undermine him or any other manager at my job. He has the experience but not guidance to succeed. I was asked by HR what I need from management to succeed (this is built in to the write up process). I got the final write up last Friday. I have been trying to figure out what happened and basically I think someone complained about me and I was warned but didn t improve. I think the reason is that I didn t recognize it as a warning because my immediate manager said we work with lots of bitchy women as you know and I basically was like ok... And stopped listening. This is pretty common - people get verbal warnings when the boss just acts like a buddy chatting and never says I will have to write you up if X and Y does not improve. For my improvement plan I have: that I will document exactly when I clock in and out and I have a list of how I ve contributed value above and beyond to the company such as writing 80% of edits and updates for our training documents and developing the main employee I work with. This main employee I work with once complained to me saying she was told she would be fired (manager guy told her that upper level manager wanted to fire her) and I coached her through that saying they won t fire her and apologizing that the upper boss was a bully.) Now she does extremely well there though she has taken a lot of liberties against policy that have been kind of smoothed over and they actually gave her many hours I asked for. On another related note lower level manager very often tells her to just call in sick if she wants some time off or to use for vacation reasons and seems to really encourage behavior like that in everyone I assume. Another big surprise people keep getting in trouble or taking advantage of the system and being allowed to or not improving. Tl Dr all company management isn t clear what is a warning and isn t people get blindsided and don t improve. Should I tell them and stick around til new job? Not tell them and stick around til new job? or just leave? I have lots of time to apply because I work there 2 days a week. Edit: deleted like half of that because it was long and ridiculous.

2019-03-19 19:41:24

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2019-06-11 06:16:29

have disciplinary meeting this friday should i just quit or should i bring improvement points and look for new job asap ill start by saying i feel like i want to diffuse the situation or at least do the right thing but afraid they will refuse to refer me to next employer or something i already signed up for doordash and waiting on start day in a week but would like something better than that if i can still make money at current job with honesty and an improvement plan and perfect performance til i asap find something better should i here s what happened i have a manager who doesn t have a degree and i do he was promoted almost a year ago and i think they may have wanted me to apply but i didn t because i didn t want to work under his boss who bullies people anyway he is really trying to be friends with everybody and i don t think he feels confident and the last thing i want is to undermine him or any other manager at my job he has the experience but not guidance to succeed i was asked by hr what i need from management to succeed this is built in to the write up process i got the final write up last friday i have been trying to figure out what happened and basically i think someone complained about me and i was warned but didn t improve i think the reason is that i didn t recognize it as a warning because my immediate manager said we work with lots of bitchy women as you know and i basically was like ok and stopped listening this is pretty common - people get verbal warnings when the boss just acts like a buddy chatting and never says i will have to write you up if x and y does not improve for my improvement plan i have that i will document exactly when i clock in and out and i have a list of how i ve contributed value above and beyond to the company such as writing 80 of edits and updates for our training documents and developing the main employee i work with this main employee i work with once complained to me saying she was told she would be fired manager guy told her that upper level manager wanted to fire her and i coached her through that saying they won t fire her and apologizing that the upper boss was a bully now she does extremely well there though she has taken a lot of liberties against policy that have been kind of smoothed over and they actually gave her many hours i asked for on another related note lower level manager very often tells her to just call in sick if she wants some time off or to use for vacation reasons and seems to really encourage behavior like that in everyone i assume another big surprise people keep getting in trouble or taking advantage of the system and being allowed to or not improving tl dr all company management isn t clear what is a warning and isn t people get blindsided and don t improve should i tell them and stick around til new job not tell them and stick around til new job or just leave i have lots of time to apply because i work there 2 days a week edit deleted like half of that because it was long and ridiculous

Workplace Challenges and Conflicts

es2f56

[22F] Unsure whether to pursue art or programming Advice on what to do?

My goals include paying off my debts getting my own place and either working in illustration or programming. I currently work as a receptionist full time and then part time on the weekends at a different place. Ideally I want to take art classes to the point where I could get an internship or support myself through freelance but I m also looking into the idea of getting into programming while keeping art as a hobby as it would provide more stability. I don t like my current job so I m not sure what s the best way to go about my goals. My options include: * Saving money moving home and taking classes while working part time * Quit working full time stay in part time job and enroll in CC (unsure about financial aid possibility of loans) * Stay in current job and learn on the side until I have a better job lined up (my lease ends in June and I don t think I d have enough experience by then to get into either industry) Each day I feel like I m being pulled towards different directions-- any guidance or advice would be appreciated thank you!

2020-01-21 22:40:29

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2020-04-17 08:06:54

22f unsure whether to pursue art or programming advice on what to do my goals include paying off my debts getting my own place and either working in illustration or programming i currently work as a receptionist full time and then part time on the weekends at a different place ideally i want to take art classes to the point where i could get an internship or support myself through freelance but i m also looking into the idea of getting into programming while keeping art as a hobby as it would provide more stability i don t like my current job so i m not sure what s the best way to go about my goals my options include saving money moving home and taking classes while working part time quit working full time stay in part time job and enroll in cc unsure about financial aid possibility of loans stay in current job and learn on the side until i have a better job lined up my lease ends in june and i don t think i d have enough experience by then to get into either industry each day i feel like i m being pulled towards different directions-- any guidance or advice would be appreciated thank you

Career Change for Non-Corporate Artist

jqkpe6

Business major &amp entrepreneur looking to get into DS or SWE. What should I expect?

**tl dr - shitton of unrelated experience how are my chances?** - Graduating with a MSc in Business IT in 2021 - Did 2 marketing and 1 politics internship - Co-founded a low maintenance business (specific market and only 1 employee but a real “innovative” company not selling t-shirts) - Recently founded a non-profit which makes sense on paper (but might fail) - Know some C and Python (numpy pandas) programming SQL general data science Do I have a chance on getting an entry-level job in a good company in DS or SWE would **you** consider hiring me? Or am I simply too far behind people who majored in CS DS and my other experience doesn t make up for it? If you have any insights to share Thank you :)

2020-11-08 22:06:50

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business major entrepreneur looking to get into ds or swe what should i expect tl dr - shitton of unrelated experience how are my chances - graduating with a msc in business it in 2021 - did 2 marketing and 1 politics internship - co-founded a low maintenance business specific market and only 1 employee but a real innovative company not selling t-shirts - recently founded a non-profit which makes sense on paper but might fail - know some c and python numpy pandas programming sql general data science do i have a chance on getting an entry-level job in a good company in ds or swe would you consider hiring me or am i simply too far behind people who majored in cs ds and my other experience doesn t make up for it if you have any insights to share thank you

Career Advancement in Data Analytics

huxmnp

How do I go into another interview tomorrow after feeling like I bombed today s?

First time poster here - hoping for any actionable advice in both short- and long-term. Today I interviewed for a position I really want with a company I would love to work for. The interview was not the worst ever but felt pretty rough. For example I felt like I didn t have some of the right technical jargon to fully answer the questions. The job is in BI and I have a Master s in Data Analytics but my career experience is not in those fields (it could be arguably applicable but doesn t help me with insider industry knowledge if that makes sense) so I think I had some decent work examples but had a hard time knowing if I was answering the questions as they were intended. Anyway this isn t a sob story about a less than ideal interview. My situation is that I have another interview for the same company position already set up for tomorrow and I am not sure how to approach it. It is with a director instead of managers. It feels like a shot in the dark now so I m trying to figure out how to regain confidence and also prepare better. I m not sure if I should plan to rectify previous answers or be ready for similar questions or if I should expect different questions entirely. Or do I even worry about it because there s not much hope at this point anyway? Additionally how can I prepare better in the future? I haven t had too many interviews since I ve started looking for work again and am fairly new to the industry so while I have a decent level of knowledge from my grad work I feel like I m missing some specific technical jargon and I m not sure how to fill the gaps other than actual work experience? It s a fairly junior position so I m not sure how much they expect but I d always like to be more prepared in the future (though it seems like every interview I ve prepped for I ve done so incorrectly). Any advice or resources would be super appreciated! Thanks!

2020-07-21 00:48:17

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how do i go into another interview tomorrow after feeling like i bombed today s first time poster here - hoping for any actionable advice in both short- and long-term today i interviewed for a position i really want with a company i would love to work for the interview was not the worst ever but felt pretty rough for example i felt like i didn t have some of the right technical jargon to fully answer the questions the job is in bi and i have a master s in data analytics but my career experience is not in those fields it could be arguably applicable but doesn t help me with insider industry knowledge if that makes sense so i think i had some decent work examples but had a hard time knowing if i was answering the questions as they were intended anyway this isn t a sob story about a less than ideal interview my situation is that i have another interview for the same company position already set up for tomorrow and i am not sure how to approach it it is with a director instead of managers it feels like a shot in the dark now so i m trying to figure out how to regain confidence and also prepare better i m not sure if i should plan to rectify previous answers or be ready for similar questions or if i should expect different questions entirely or do i even worry about it because there s not much hope at this point anyway additionally how can i prepare better in the future i haven t had too many interviews since i ve started looking for work again and am fairly new to the industry so while i have a decent level of knowledge from my grad work i feel like i m missing some specific technical jargon and i m not sure how to fill the gaps other than actual work experience it s a fairly junior position so i m not sure how much they expect but i d always like to be more prepared in the future though it seems like every interview i ve prepped for i ve done so incorrectly any advice or resources would be super appreciated thanks

Interview Preparation Tips

9yko7w

Another MSc degree in Social Work or Management (Business Analysis) UK?

I have a BSc in Psychology and an MSc in Health and Clinical Psychology. If my DclinPsy doesn t work out I am willing to change career paths but I am not sure. I know I enjoy working out people s problems strategy puzzle solving and a lot of RPG like games or CIV games. Not sure if I should base my decision on such misc things. Any help would be much appreciated. Btw I am located in the UK. Cheers

2018-11-19 20:36:14

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2019-01-28 06:40:51

another msc degree in social work or management business analysis uk i have a bsc in psychology and an msc in health and clinical psychology if my dclinpsy doesn t work out i am willing to change career paths but i am not sure i know i enjoy working out people s problems strategy puzzle solving and a lot of rpg like games or civ games not sure if i should base my decision on such misc things any help would be much appreciated btw i am located in the uk cheers

Career Transition to Psychology

ewv3nr

Does anyone have any advice for a promotional interview opening statement?

In a couple of weeks I ll be interviewing for a promotion for a higher-level management position at work. If it matters I ve been with the company for 13 years and it s retail. They always do panel interviews for these things and ask for an opening and closing statement. The way it has been explained to me is an opening statement is what led you this point in your career path and what drives you to keep going. A closing statement is you reiterating why you re the best candidate for the position and allows you to touch on anything you didn t get a chance to in the interview. They both should be around 3 minutes. I m currently working on my opening statement. I m trying to find a good way to combine my investment in the company and employees who I am as a leader as well as explaining my career highlights. Does anyone have any advice for an outline or examples of opening statements that might touch on some of that? I ve been doing a lot of research on the internet but have just been finding really generic advice that seems more geared towards people who are newer to interviewing. Maybe I just have writer s block? Who knows. Any help is really appreciated!

2020-01-31 21:15:03

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2020-04-19 02:49:17

does anyone have any advice for a promotional interview opening statement in a couple of weeks i ll be interviewing for a promotion for a higher-level management position at work if it matters i ve been with the company for 13 years and it s retail they always do panel interviews for these things and ask for an opening and closing statement the way it has been explained to me is an opening statement is what led you this point in your career path and what drives you to keep going a closing statement is you reiterating why you re the best candidate for the position and allows you to touch on anything you didn t get a chance to in the interview they both should be around 3 minutes i m currently working on my opening statement i m trying to find a good way to combine my investment in the company and employees who i am as a leader as well as explaining my career highlights does anyone have any advice for an outline or examples of opening statements that might touch on some of that i ve been doing a lot of research on the internet but have just been finding really generic advice that seems more geared towards people who are newer to interviewing maybe i just have writer s block who knows any help is really appreciated

Interview Preparation Tips

2h2ulu

How do I deal with a difficult co-worker who is significantly impacting my job performance?

I recently started a position (~6 mo. ago) and I share engineering cognizance over an area with another engineer who has the communication skills of an 4 year old who skipped their nap. We are supposed to work problems together that come up in our area and originally he agreed with this premise. However things seems to be spinning out of control. He simply doesn t tell me what he is working on and gets angry when I try to talk to him about problems that I am working. The area has basically been split in 2 where I work half and he does the other. But for instance If he goes away on training or vacation and I work on a problem at one of his stations he get angry and refuses to discuss anything I did. Shrugging and walks away while saying what the fuck are you telling me for . Then at a meeting with our boss he claims Well I was away so I don t know anything about this problem . He thinks I am stealing his work away from him and I am to certain extent because the area is too big for a single engineer to cover and he was there first. He is a problem to more people than just me in fact he has pretty much alienated the entire group and the majority of the technicians we work with. However I have to directly work with him and people have just starting coming to me with problems he should be solving but they can t work with him. I originally set out as a goal that I would be the one guy who could deal with this guy. I am failing. I have went to my boss but there isn t much he can do and I m pretty sure if he got too involved it would make things worse. I have been as nice as I could possibly be but this whole thing is getting exhausting. I love the work and position but I dread going to work because I know this prick will ruin my day somehow. Its bubbling over into other parts of my work where I don t have patience when other people are even a little short with me. I m looking for advice on how to deal with an unprofessional and difficult coworker in an environment where people simply do not get fired.

2014-09-21 23:55:19

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2015-09-02 02:08:33

how do i deal with a difficult co-worker who is significantly impacting my job performance i recently started a position 6 mo ago and i share engineering cognizance over an area with another engineer who has the communication skills of an 4 year old who skipped their nap we are supposed to work problems together that come up in our area and originally he agreed with this premise however things seems to be spinning out of control he simply doesn t tell me what he is working on and gets angry when i try to talk to him about problems that i am working the area has basically been split in 2 where i work half and he does the other but for instance if he goes away on training or vacation and i work on a problem at one of his stations he get angry and refuses to discuss anything i did shrugging and walks away while saying what the fuck are you telling me for then at a meeting with our boss he claims well i was away so i don t know anything about this problem he thinks i am stealing his work away from him and i am to certain extent because the area is too big for a single engineer to cover and he was there first he is a problem to more people than just me in fact he has pretty much alienated the entire group and the majority of the technicians we work with however i have to directly work with him and people have just starting coming to me with problems he should be solving but they can t work with him i originally set out as a goal that i would be the one guy who could deal with this guy i am failing i have went to my boss but there isn t much he can do and i m pretty sure if he got too involved it would make things worse i have been as nice as i could possibly be but this whole thing is getting exhausting i love the work and position but i dread going to work because i know this prick will ruin my day somehow its bubbling over into other parts of my work where i don t have patience when other people are even a little short with me i m looking for advice on how to deal with an unprofessional and difficult coworker in an environment where people simply do not get fired

Workplace Challenges and Conflicts

hhztmu

I want to drop out of my Master s degree but I am anxious about what that ll do to my career prospects. Any advice?

I am currently studying for a Master s degree in medieval history. I graduated (from undergraduate) last year with a 1st in modern languages. I began the Master s because I couldn t think of anything else to do at the time and I wanted some breathing space to think about my career. There were a lot of strikes throughout the year and I missed a lot of teaching. And then COVID happened and they shut the libraries and all the studying spaces obviously. So I came home and finished my coursework papers. Now I am trying to write a 25 000-word dissertation. I have never felt passionate about this course and right now I just want to cry every time I think about the dissertation. I do not get on with my supervisor but tbf I have only had one meeting with her via Zoom and the connection was really bad. I want to give up this course but I do feel sad that I ve already put in some work to my coursework. I want to apply to do graduate medicine one day and I am really worried that dropping out will look really bad on my application. Would there be a way I could just not talk about it? Would it be acceptable to do that? I don t know what to do.

2020-06-29 13:27:13

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i want to drop out of my master s degree but i am anxious about what that ll do to my career prospects any advice i am currently studying for a master s degree in medieval history i graduated from undergraduate last year with a 1st in modern languages i began the master s because i couldn t think of anything else to do at the time and i wanted some breathing space to think about my career there were a lot of strikes throughout the year and i missed a lot of teaching and then covid happened and they shut the libraries and all the studying spaces obviously so i came home and finished my coursework papers now i am trying to write a 25 000-word dissertation i have never felt passionate about this course and right now i just want to cry every time i think about the dissertation i do not get on with my supervisor but tbf i have only had one meeting with her via zoom and the connection was really bad i want to give up this course but i do feel sad that i ve already put in some work to my coursework i want to apply to do graduate medicine one day and i am really worried that dropping out will look really bad on my application would there be a way i could just not talk about it would it be acceptable to do that i don t know what to do

Career Exploration and Uncertainty

dm1vxi

E&amp E or Architecture? What major should I choose?

So I m in my last year of secondary school and my main career options at the moment are architecture and electrical and electronics engineering (E&amp E is a combined course in my country). I don t really like either of the courses in themselves but for what I would like to do with them. If I studied architecture would it be realistic and possible to lean towards a career in urban and transport planning? If yes how long would that take? And would it be better to do that over an E&amp E degree? I m a Science student but my Physics is not as strong as it should be. I also dont do Further Maths. If I choose this path I plan to struggle through university and get a good grade so i can collab with people to invent ideas I have in my head. I also want to improve the electricity situation in my country cause it s not constant. I also don t know if that would be realistic. Which one has greater flexibility (I really don t want to work a 9-5) and room for freelancing. I m more interested in how I can use them to help my country: Architecture- Improve city structure and planning influence policy reduce traffic on roads negotiate a bus or train transit system (more efficient than cars). Electrical engineering - Provide 24-hour light for my country invent things that ll help people find a more renewable local way to produce energy and market it. Please help are any of these career goals achievable or realistic? And within what possible time period?

2019-10-23 16:38:30

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2020-04-08 22:30:14

e e or architecture what major should i choose so i m in my last year of secondary school and my main career options at the moment are architecture and electrical and electronics engineering e e is a combined course in my country i don t really like either of the courses in themselves but for what i would like to do with them if i studied architecture would it be realistic and possible to lean towards a career in urban and transport planning if yes how long would that take and would it be better to do that over an e e degree i m a science student but my physics is not as strong as it should be i also dont do further maths if i choose this path i plan to struggle through university and get a good grade so i can collab with people to invent ideas i have in my head i also want to improve the electricity situation in my country cause it s not constant i also don t know if that would be realistic which one has greater flexibility i really don t want to work a 9-5 and room for freelancing i m more interested in how i can use them to help my country architecture- improve city structure and planning influence policy reduce traffic on roads negotiate a bus or train transit system more efficient than cars electrical engineering - provide 24-hour light for my country invent things that ll help people find a more renewable local way to produce energy and market it please help are any of these career goals achievable or realistic and within what possible time period

Software Development Career Transition

xokrkq

Data Science Analytics or Software Engineering?

I am a junior in college pursuing a Mathematics-Economics major with a minor in Computer Science. I have done a fair bit of coding on my own. I have experience using Java C++ C and MATLAB in school and I ve been exploring Python SQL and Excel (not a language I know) on my own time. I m looking for internships for the upcoming summer and I ve been looking at primarily data analytics data science type positions. My major typically fits their description and I have at least some experience coding in the languages they ask for. However software engineering keeps seeming more appealing. I would have to grind really hard to learn how to code well through LeetCode etc. The pay is great and the work life balance is supposedly great as well. I m not sure I m prepared for a software engineering internship this summer but it could be a longer term goal. Should I just pursue a data analytics science internship for the summer and see how it goes and decide from there? Anybody in any of these industries have any advice?

2022-09-26 14:24:59

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2022-10-10 20:10:15

data science analytics or software engineering i am a junior in college pursuing a mathematics-economics major with a minor in computer science i have done a fair bit of coding on my own i have experience using java c c and matlab in school and i ve been exploring python sql and excel not a language i know on my own time i m looking for internships for the upcoming summer and i ve been looking at primarily data analytics data science type positions my major typically fits their description and i have at least some experience coding in the languages they ask for however software engineering keeps seeming more appealing i would have to grind really hard to learn how to code well through leetcode etc the pay is great and the work life balance is supposedly great as well i m not sure i m prepared for a software engineering internship this summer but it could be a longer term goal should i just pursue a data analytics science internship for the summer and see how it goes and decide from there anybody in any of these industries have any advice

Career Advancement in Data Analytics

ehzg18

Can a welder have a regular schedule?

Title says most of it. Any welders out there with 8 hour days? My current job keeps me 10-ish hours daily and I m looking into a career switch with a more normal schedule.

2019-12-31 07:02:04

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2020-04-15 07:36:42

can a welder have a regular schedule title says most of it any welders out there with 8 hour days my current job keeps me 10-ish hours daily and i m looking into a career switch with a more normal schedule

Apprenticeship for Future Engineer

5m2qb9

What do I need to learn to transition to a career in business analytics data analysis?

I m a fairly recent MBA grad with 15 years of experience in operations management administrative support and customer service. In both my academic and professional careers I ve really enjoyed doing data analysis and spreadsheet reporting modeling. I m pretty handy with excel but that s about it. What are some skills I can develop and tools I should get familiar with in order to make myself a more marketable candidate for a data analyst type of role?

2017-01-04 23:39:16

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2017-03-13 10:33:57

what do i need to learn to transition to a career in business analytics data analysis i m a fairly recent mba grad with 15 years of experience in operations management administrative support and customer service in both my academic and professional careers i ve really enjoyed doing data analysis and spreadsheet reporting modeling i m pretty handy with excel but that s about it what are some skills i can develop and tools i should get familiar with in order to make myself a more marketable candidate for a data analyst type of role

Career Advancement in Data Analytics

5j2qqq

Non-technical career involving video games?

I ll try to stick to the rules and not make this a sad history. The bottom line is I m passionate about video games. I realized this while working on my budget plans for next year it suddenly hit me that everything that I do my income free time and focus is play videogames all my life everything (school college job) has been a means to an end (vidya). Even at school I would dread on the thought of having to read 3 pages for the next day but I would learn by heart a 10 page guide about tanking in WoW. Does it sounds like an addiction? maybe I know how it sounds but the way I look at it I have all this drive and sense of purpose wasted when I could make it profitable. I ve been thinking about doing something related to this area. I have 2 jobs so going to school again would be very hard (considering stuff like programming or videogame design). Streaming is out of the question most streamers are kids who can afford to be on their computer 24 7. I thought about having a blog but nowadays it seems like everyone and their mother has one. I dont know maybe this is just a crisis tomorrow I ll go back to work and be happy for 1 hour a day which is all I can afford to play but Im totally open for suggestions

2016-12-18 22:19:46

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2017-01-14 18:02:10

non-technical career involving video games i ll try to stick to the rules and not make this a sad history the bottom line is i m passionate about video games i realized this while working on my budget plans for next year it suddenly hit me that everything that i do my income free time and focus is play videogames all my life everything school college job has been a means to an end vidya even at school i would dread on the thought of having to read 3 pages for the next day but i would learn by heart a 10 page guide about tanking in wow does it sounds like an addiction maybe i know how it sounds but the way i look at it i have all this drive and sense of purpose wasted when i could make it profitable i ve been thinking about doing something related to this area i have 2 jobs so going to school again would be very hard considering stuff like programming or videogame design streaming is out of the question most streamers are kids who can afford to be on their computer 24 7 i thought about having a blog but nowadays it seems like everyone and their mother has one i dont know maybe this is just a crisis tomorrow i ll go back to work and be happy for 1 hour a day which is all i can afford to play but im totally open for suggestions

Career Change for Non-Corporate Artist

fr3imz

Can I get into the gaming industry if I study IT?

Dear Community I (m 17) want to be financially independent from my parents when I go to study and the fields I am interested are STEM Psychology and History. We in germany have a program that allows students to work in the field they are studying and earning money (“Duales Studium Dual Education“). So I will be able to have enough money even without taking student loan and getting money from my parents. But if I study IT will I be able to find a job in the gaming industry? I would love to help to develop games (I know the downsides) and it would be a valuable experience. We have here study places where you can learn game design or just IT in the direction of making games but most of the time they don‘t support this program. Will I be able to find a job there or do I have to do additional courses or my master for this goal?

2020-03-29 09:54:18

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2020-04-25 05:10:07

can i get into the gaming industry if i study it dear community i m 17 want to be financially independent from my parents when i go to study and the fields i am interested are stem psychology and history we in germany have a program that allows students to work in the field they are studying and earning money duales studium dual education so i will be able to have enough money even without taking student loan and getting money from my parents but if i study it will i be able to find a job in the gaming industry i would love to help to develop games i know the downsides and it would be a valuable experience we have here study places where you can learn game design or just it in the direction of making games but most of the time they don t support this program will i be able to find a job there or do i have to do additional courses or my master for this goal

Career Change for Non-Corporate Artist

r21ir0

A job for someone who is sick of people?

A career for someone who is tired of people In my current line of work I am tired of pretending to be someone I am not. Having to fake enthusiasm for the job is exhausting. Having to make small talk and babysit and try to boost others morale when I have none is exhausting. Is there a job where I can just simply do the job without all the extra bullshit mentioned above. A simple job which can be done by one person . Open to some suggestions sorry if a bit vague Thank

2021-11-25 17:21:19

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2022-06-24 16:51:21

a job for someone who is sick of people a career for someone who is tired of people in my current line of work i am tired of pretending to be someone i am not having to fake enthusiasm for the job is exhausting having to make small talk and babysit and try to boost others morale when i have none is exhausting is there a job where i can just simply do the job without all the extra bullshit mentioned above a simple job which can be done by one person open to some suggestions sorry if a bit vague thank

Remote Job Options and Advice

1zuhwi

At a crossroads - Want to change career paths but still pay the bills and getting older than planned before starting these goals... :

I m expressive creative fun social and turning 30 this year. I ve been to a couple colleges but never finished (life got in the way - moved military husband finances time availability etc). My finances and debt are worse than they ve ever been (but not so bad yet to file bankruptcy) so I need to find a job that pays well. At the same time I m turning 30 and have no clear career objective. I have a lot of experience in customer service (a lot!) and now 2 years as a recruiting admin. I m organized can work spreadsheets like a queen can prioritize make deadlines work great in fast-paced atmospheres work well with a team or individually. Okay great my resume looks alright but it s not substantial enough get me in the door of making good money. And not only that I m ready to be passionate about my job. I worked for a photography studio for a while both as photographer and assistant manager and that was the closest thing to passion I d ever had about what I did. I loved the work. I m not mathematical have no interest in politics... I could be corporate material but honestly that isn t something I want. Here s another kicker - While I m turning 30 this year I look like I m in my early 20 s. Which makes me feel good on a personal level but how often is someone who looks like a child taken seriously and respected in the working industry? What should I do? How should I do it? How do you start your life off years after you should have and in an economy where the luxury of just going to school isn t an option anymore if you have other responsibilities?? tl dr: At a crossroads. All my experience is customer service administrative management (retail)... And all I want to do is something creative active... Basically - to make things pretty.

2014-03-07 22:47:16

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2015-09-10 10:18:54

at a crossroads - want to change career paths but still pay the bills and getting older than planned before starting these goals i m expressive creative fun social and turning 30 this year i ve been to a couple colleges but never finished life got in the way - moved military husband finances time availability etc my finances and debt are worse than they ve ever been but not so bad yet to file bankruptcy so i need to find a job that pays well at the same time i m turning 30 and have no clear career objective i have a lot of experience in customer service a lot and now 2 years as a recruiting admin i m organized can work spreadsheets like a queen can prioritize make deadlines work great in fast-paced atmospheres work well with a team or individually okay great my resume looks alright but it s not substantial enough get me in the door of making good money and not only that i m ready to be passionate about my job i worked for a photography studio for a while both as photographer and assistant manager and that was the closest thing to passion i d ever had about what i did i loved the work i m not mathematical have no interest in politics i could be corporate material but honestly that isn t something i want here s another kicker - while i m turning 30 this year i look like i m in my early 20 s which makes me feel good on a personal level but how often is someone who looks like a child taken seriously and respected in the working industry what should i do how should i do it how do you start your life off years after you should have and in an economy where the luxury of just going to school isn t an option anymore if you have other responsibilities tl dr at a crossroads all my experience is customer service administrative management retail and all i want to do is something creative active basically - to make things pretty

Career Exploration and Uncertainty

b0a6q1

Advice on a decent entry level job to get?

I have been stuck in a rut in my life and like to make a change. Currently [M 25 ] living in a bigger size Midwest city I work at a random Data Entry job I got from previously working part time in the company as I was attending college. Issue is that the job pay is low and management is terrible making the day dreadful to come to work. I got my useless Biology degree in pursuit of Dental school but now I m uncertain if that is the route I want to pursue. Thus while I decide what I want to go back to school for I want to make as much money as I can for school but I been struggling with the process as the job titles confuse me and my degree related jobs pay very little. I currently only make 30k a year but like to find a job in range of 50k. I been applying to random entry level positions in bigger companies around here but had no luck so far as I have no experience in business or accounting terms. I wanted to ask you guys maybe you could advice some decent office or just decent not physical job to look for that I could possible make up to 50k a year that wouldn t cause too much stress and doesn t require long certification process as I have a one year window. The only experience I had before is working as a Quality assurance tech and Data entry clerk. I greatly appreciate any advice.

2019-03-12 17:02:53

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2019-06-10 16:05:10

advice on a decent entry level job to get i have been stuck in a rut in my life and like to make a change currently m 25 living in a bigger size midwest city i work at a random data entry job i got from previously working part time in the company as i was attending college issue is that the job pay is low and management is terrible making the day dreadful to come to work i got my useless biology degree in pursuit of dental school but now i m uncertain if that is the route i want to pursue thus while i decide what i want to go back to school for i want to make as much money as i can for school but i been struggling with the process as the job titles confuse me and my degree related jobs pay very little i currently only make 30k a year but like to find a job in range of 50k i been applying to random entry level positions in bigger companies around here but had no luck so far as i have no experience in business or accounting terms i wanted to ask you guys maybe you could advice some decent office or just decent not physical job to look for that i could possible make up to 50k a year that wouldn t cause too much stress and doesn t require long certification process as i have a one year window the only experience i had before is working as a quality assurance tech and data entry clerk i greatly appreciate any advice

Career Exploration and Uncertainty

845rz7

Where should i go from here in HVAC career?

Sorry if this isnt the right place to post this but im looking some advice. After high school i went straight into the hvac program at a local college. About a year after i started and halfway through the program i was hired by chance from my then job to start working as a helper for a small hvac company (just my boss and his sons). I like the company but im starting to get the feeling that my time there is quickly becoming a waste. My boss refuses to discuss my pay ($10 hr in a very high COL area) despite finishing school working here for about a year and half and obtaining an EPA license. Also despite requesting more challenging work to do my boss just seems content with me being the tool retriever hole digger. Im at a crossroads here and its time to move on to something more challenging and better paying. i was wondering if anyone has any experiences like this whether i should go union or not as well as if you think a real apprenticeship is a good idea or im past this point in my career. Ive also been interested in some specialty areas of the field such as refrigeration and building automation controls and was wondering what the best way to get into those markets Thanks alot any and all advice is a huge help

2018-03-13 17:03:33

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2018-03-29 04:46:08

where should i go from here in hvac career sorry if this isnt the right place to post this but im looking some advice after high school i went straight into the hvac program at a local college about a year after i started and halfway through the program i was hired by chance from my then job to start working as a helper for a small hvac company just my boss and his sons i like the company but im starting to get the feeling that my time there is quickly becoming a waste my boss refuses to discuss my pay 10 hr in a very high col area despite finishing school working here for about a year and half and obtaining an epa license also despite requesting more challenging work to do my boss just seems content with me being the tool retriever hole digger im at a crossroads here and its time to move on to something more challenging and better paying i was wondering if anyone has any experiences like this whether i should go union or not as well as if you think a real apprenticeship is a good idea or im past this point in my career ive also been interested in some specialty areas of the field such as refrigeration and building automation controls and was wondering what the best way to get into those markets thanks alot any and all advice is a huge help

Apprenticeship for Future Engineer

8nvhai

Torn between Animation illustrator or Art Teacher?

Thank you all for the advice! I have a BFA (bachelors of fine arts) in studio art &amp design from a prestigious art university. I ve worked in my industry for the past 2 years (design) and just don t feel passionate about it. Here are my issues: * Too political * Often poorly managed so that 6+ months of work often gets thrown out the window. * 9-5 but feels like I could do my job in 5hrs or less. * Nothing new to learn (skills cap out quickly nothing new happening in the field) * Not enough vacation time I really struggle with working 5 days a week for 49 weeks. * I find the work boring I do like the pay but it quickly feels like it s not worth it due to the lack of work &amp mismanagement. What I do love about my job is the illustration character development and the art portion of the job. It s a very small portion of my job so I m thinking of transitioning into illustration animation where it would be closer to 80-90% of my job. I know how difficult of a field that is to get into so as a back up I m considering teaching art in a k-12 setting. I love art enough that I could easily talk about it and enjoy passing it on to others. I feel like I could be happy in either industry but I am concerned about job stability and saving for retirement. I m only 25 but I do know that I want to prioritize traveling and save for a home. I ve always been told to take the risky option and you ll have a higher satisfaction in life. Thoughts?

2018-06-01 21:07:18

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2018-09-07 12:12:33

torn between animation illustrator or art teacher thank you all for the advice i have a bfa bachelors of fine arts in studio art design from a prestigious art university i ve worked in my industry for the past 2 years design and just don t feel passionate about it here are my issues too political often poorly managed so that 6 months of work often gets thrown out the window 9-5 but feels like i could do my job in 5hrs or less nothing new to learn skills cap out quickly nothing new happening in the field not enough vacation time i really struggle with working 5 days a week for 49 weeks i find the work boring i do like the pay but it quickly feels like it s not worth it due to the lack of work mismanagement what i do love about my job is the illustration character development and the art portion of the job it s a very small portion of my job so i m thinking of transitioning into illustration animation where it would be closer to 80-90 of my job i know how difficult of a field that is to get into so as a back up i m considering teaching art in a k-12 setting i love art enough that i could easily talk about it and enjoy passing it on to others i feel like i could be happy in either industry but i am concerned about job stability and saving for retirement i m only 25 but i do know that i want to prioritize traveling and save for a home i ve always been told to take the risky option and you ll have a higher satisfaction in life thoughts

Career Change for Non-Corporate Artist

dx4w8r

Should I do a Certificate III in Interactive Gaming and Programming Specialisation?

I will be doing grade 11 next year in Australia. I was wondering if anyone has had any experience doing this course before. I looked at the course structure and am not sure if it is right for me. At the moment I am looking to do Computer Science in university- and from there become a software engineer. My main concern is the emphasis on digital animation within the course (on the upskilled website). I am not an arty type and don t want to waste my time learning skills that won t be useful for me. If anyone has completed the course before and could let my know what to expect that would be great. Thanks

2019-11-16 09:45:03

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2020-04-11 04:11:11

should i do a certificate iii in interactive gaming and programming specialisation i will be doing grade 11 next year in australia i was wondering if anyone has had any experience doing this course before i looked at the course structure and am not sure if it is right for me at the moment i am looking to do computer science in university- and from there become a software engineer my main concern is the emphasis on digital animation within the course on the upskilled website i am not an arty type and don t want to waste my time learning skills that won t be useful for me if anyone has completed the course before and could let my know what to expect that would be great thanks

Career Change for Non-Corporate Artist

eo5fwg

What careers can I realistically get with a BS and MS in Psych?

Due to changes in my life I no longer want to pursue a doctorate degree in psychiatry. I currently have a BS in Psych and am about to obtain my Masters. I have some internship experience in a clinic and I have done office work for around 5 years once I complete my Masters. I have a handful of recommendations as well. My question is what kind of work can I find that will have decent pay (55k+ before taxes)?

2020-01-13 15:19:26

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2020-04-16 13:12:03

what careers can i realistically get with a bs and ms in psych due to changes in my life i no longer want to pursue a doctorate degree in psychiatry i currently have a bs in psych and am about to obtain my masters i have some internship experience in a clinic and i have done office work for around 5 years once i complete my masters i have a handful of recommendations as well my question is what kind of work can i find that will have decent pay 55k before taxes

Career Transition to Psychology

v8hnd4

Fields that one could pivot to from Pricing Analysis?

If one has a bachelors in Economics and experience in Real Estate and SaaS products as a Pricing Analyst what are some good roles to pivot into?

2022-06-09 14:08:10

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2022-07-06 23:20:04

fields that one could pivot to from pricing analysis if one has a bachelors in economics and experience in real estate and saas products as a pricing analyst what are some good roles to pivot into

Career Advancement in Data Analytics

kp97hl

Feeling lost after graduation and looking for some advice. Can anyone help me generate some ideas on what I might enjoy doing?

Hey everyone Happy New Year and I hope you re all doing very well. I m at a point in my life where I feel just completely lost and every day that goes by I feel like I m doing absolutely nothing with my life. There s no sob story I don t feel like I have depression or anything but I do feel like the more time goes by where I can t figure out what I want to do the more meaningless my life feels. Here s some backstory: I went to a pretty decent university for information systems and I did a dual major with business management. I graduated rank #1 in the business division and top 1% on campus as far as GPA went. The student organization that I was president of was Student Organization of the Year and I was also the recipient of Student of the Year award. I also had so much scholarship money that I went to school on a triple full ride scholarship. My goal was to get into IT but after 4 IT internships (and nearly upon graduation) I realized that I absolutely hated IT so I feel like I essentially scrapped my Information Systems major. I m not someone who is motivated by money and that isn t necessarily the end game. Being that I m not in any debt I m okay with something that s more fulfilling or rewarding to me intrinsically but money would be obviously be okay too. Other information that may or may not be useful: MBTI personality type (officially proctored exam - not some random online test): ENFP I love helping others grow and reach their goals. I love working with other people. I love being in a leadership position. I want to be in a position that has upward mobility. I really enjoy constantly learning however I am incredibly quick to get bored with one subject and quickly be moving on to another. I try to control this urge as much as I can and grind through learning when I have to. My management advisor (one of the smartest people I know) told me that they think I would be an incredible politician. I don t have any interest in being a politician. My information systems advisor said that I should just suck up how I feel and become a business analyst. My wife said she doesn t care what I do as long as I m happy. Young 20s male live in a rural town with limited job opportunities (wife is doing well at her job and works in the area so moving is out of the question unless she gets transferred) To be honest I don t even know where to begin and I m looking for people to ask questions in the comments and help me talk this out. I genuinely appreciate anyone who takes the time to help me out.

2021-01-03 00:10:49

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feeling lost after graduation and looking for some advice can anyone help me generate some ideas on what i might enjoy doing hey everyone happy new year and i hope you re all doing very well i m at a point in my life where i feel just completely lost and every day that goes by i feel like i m doing absolutely nothing with my life there s no sob story i don t feel like i have depression or anything but i do feel like the more time goes by where i can t figure out what i want to do the more meaningless my life feels here s some backstory i went to a pretty decent university for information systems and i did a dual major with business management i graduated rank 1 in the business division and top 1 on campus as far as gpa went the student organization that i was president of was student organization of the year and i was also the recipient of student of the year award i also had so much scholarship money that i went to school on a triple full ride scholarship my goal was to get into it but after 4 it internships and nearly upon graduation i realized that i absolutely hated it so i feel like i essentially scrapped my information systems major i m not someone who is motivated by money and that isn t necessarily the end game being that i m not in any debt i m okay with something that s more fulfilling or rewarding to me intrinsically but money would be obviously be okay too other information that may or may not be useful mbti personality type officially proctored exam - not some random online test enfp i love helping others grow and reach their goals i love working with other people i love being in a leadership position i want to be in a position that has upward mobility i really enjoy constantly learning however i am incredibly quick to get bored with one subject and quickly be moving on to another i try to control this urge as much as i can and grind through learning when i have to my management advisor one of the smartest people i know told me that they think i would be an incredible politician i don t have any interest in being a politician my information systems advisor said that i should just suck up how i feel and become a business analyst my wife said she doesn t care what i do as long as i m happy young 20s male live in a rural town with limited job opportunities wife is doing well at her job and works in the area so moving is out of the question unless she gets transferred to be honest i don t even know where to begin and i m looking for people to ask questions in the comments and help me talk this out i genuinely appreciate anyone who takes the time to help me out

Career Exploration and Uncertainty

smhq6t

Junior in college unsure of where to go or what to do with a degeee in Psychology help please?

I - 21M - have been studying psych for a while now per the encouragment of my parents whom I live with and whom are also paying for my college. I have a job and yet they refuse to let me pay them back. Lately I ve been feeling less motivated to do my studies and am not sure what else I could go into a career for nothing interests me that I have looked into aside from video games (believe me not a secure option.) Advice?

2022-02-07 04:59:39

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2022-06-02 00:59:00

junior in college unsure of where to go or what to do with a degeee in psychology help please i - 21m - have been studying psych for a while now per the encouragment of my parents whom i live with and whom are also paying for my college i have a job and yet they refuse to let me pay them back lately i ve been feeling less motivated to do my studies and am not sure what else i could go into a career for nothing interests me that i have looked into aside from video games believe me not a secure option advice

Career Transition to Psychology

p1763t

What to add to a Data Analyst portfolio?

I recently graduated from College and I m looking into starting a data analytics career. What types of projects can I add to my portfolio to help me with the process of finding a career. I ve been applying to positions since May but haven t even received an interview opportunity yet. Is there anything else I can do to help?

2021-08-09 18:19:10

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2022-06-25 19:29:12

what to add to a data analyst portfolio i recently graduated from college and i m looking into starting a data analytics career what types of projects can i add to my portfolio to help me with the process of finding a career i ve been applying to positions since may but haven t even received an interview opportunity yet is there anything else i can do to help

Career Advancement in Data Analytics

bmtl1t

Motorsports Technician or Sales Professional?

Good evening all! I ve been having a debate in my head for the past few years and it recently heated up. Apologies for the long post Some (a lot) context. I m 31m with 13+ years building racecars. US based. I m a mechanic fabricatior welder. I ve worked on amateur race cars all the way to professional racing cars. I ve traveled to racetracks all around the US. I most enjoyed working with professional teams in Grand-Am ALMS and IMSA Series. I m very passionate about Motorsports and it is something that will always be in my life. I was under paid a lot of the time. So I made a change. About 5 years ago I made a move into the Oil and Gas industry as a certified welder and mechanic. The pay was better but the work was absolutely draining and rough on my body. I knew I d never be able to do it forever. I made another change. Without a college education I decided I d pursue a career in sales. I m a relatively out-going person. Confident but not cocky. I took a job with the family business in the construction supply industry. They took me in with zero sales experience. It s a retail inside sales role which I specialize in service parts for the equipment we sell. I also manage the Parts inventory. My job is not hard. It s boring. I m not commission based yet. This is not the sales job I want. Very little training or room to grow. I know I have way more to offer than to sell carburetors at a counter all day. I know I could do great things in sales. I don t want to be an order taker I like people and am decent at networking. Networking has kept me relative with some professional race teams. I ve recently been in contact with some of those said teams. I have a few options to get back in Motorsports full time if I really want to. I am wiser now and have plenty of experience to make the money I deserve. I find great pleasure working in Motorsports. I long to be at the track most days wrenching on a car. There is just something about not sitting at a desk all day that I enjoy. Oh and because Racecars!! I also think about the financial freedom a sales career could bring me. I enjoy helping people and solving problems. I have a good attitude and could really work hard and make a living out of it. I ve only been in sales 9 months. I just can t decide. Can I do both? I could focus on my sales career now and miss out on an amazing Motorsports career experiences while I m young.. or throw away my new sales experience and enjoy Racing now. I m single with no children. If that makes a difference. Cheers

2019-05-10 03:52:39

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2019-06-16 11:18:56

motorsports technician or sales professional good evening all i ve been having a debate in my head for the past few years and it recently heated up apologies for the long post some a lot context i m 31m with 13 years building racecars us based i m a mechanic fabricatior welder i ve worked on amateur race cars all the way to professional racing cars i ve traveled to racetracks all around the us i most enjoyed working with professional teams in grand-am alms and imsa series i m very passionate about motorsports and it is something that will always be in my life i was under paid a lot of the time so i made a change about 5 years ago i made a move into the oil and gas industry as a certified welder and mechanic the pay was better but the work was absolutely draining and rough on my body i knew i d never be able to do it forever i made another change without a college education i decided i d pursue a career in sales i m a relatively out-going person confident but not cocky i took a job with the family business in the construction supply industry they took me in with zero sales experience it s a retail inside sales role which i specialize in service parts for the equipment we sell i also manage the parts inventory my job is not hard it s boring i m not commission based yet this is not the sales job i want very little training or room to grow i know i have way more to offer than to sell carburetors at a counter all day i know i could do great things in sales i don t want to be an order taker i like people and am decent at networking networking has kept me relative with some professional race teams i ve recently been in contact with some of those said teams i have a few options to get back in motorsports full time if i really want to i am wiser now and have plenty of experience to make the money i deserve i find great pleasure working in motorsports i long to be at the track most days wrenching on a car there is just something about not sitting at a desk all day that i enjoy oh and because racecars i also think about the financial freedom a sales career could bring me i enjoy helping people and solving problems i have a good attitude and could really work hard and make a living out of it i ve only been in sales 9 months i just can t decide can i do both i could focus on my sales career now and miss out on an amazing motorsports career experiences while i m young or throw away my new sales experience and enjoy racing now i m single with no children if that makes a difference cheers

Apprenticeship for Future Engineer

pua9un

Fun and mentally healthy OR stressful but very pationate?

Tldr: I m having to choose between two options. Option A means doing activities I ve been yearning for: being in the forest doing physical work with my body (something that I know does wonders to my mental health) but at the end of the day it isn t my favourite subject (although I do like it) and i ll also have to do some boring activities it won t be all fun forest outings Option B is working on a subject that I love and am extremely pationate about but the actual activities involved are lonely desk and screen work. Hours are strict and I need to be commited which idk if I can because I m super busy this semester it ll be stressful. But I am so pationate about the subjects that I might pick option A but still try to be involved in option B which isn t very time efficient either anayway. So I m studying a BSc in biology and my university requires us to work 480 hours of service helping out on stuff to advance research but not conduct a research project yourself (that s a separate requirement that I m almost done with). There are two researchers among the ones that have invited me to work for them that are both excellent opportunities and I don t know how to pick since they each open up different future opportunities for me. Dr. A conducts an ecological restoration lab. Usually the service consists of doing the menial and boring bits of research But with her Its really fun. I m tired of been stuck at home my uni is still online and won t be returning face to face until after I graduate which really upsets me. But with her I ll be doijf field trips to different forests planting saplings monitoring them applying herbicide measuring plants etc. I really dig field work and it s something I ve been missing a lot about biology since the pandemic. I will still be doing typical boring research service stuff like transcribing interview recordings into Excel sheets but the coolness of the forest trips makes up for it. Also Dr A is super chill and has said that she will count the hours I spend in trasportation as service hours round up hours if I ve finished the work and in general seems to be really light to work with. It d be useful if I ever decide to work as a park ranger a job I might be interested in. Dr B conducts a critical ecology lab. This is my favourite subject. She has a seminar where we read incredibly interesting articles and book chapters about subjects I love and we all discuss and debate about them. I m very pationate about the things and the projects of the students under her are all extremely interesting. Under her I d work helping to make and update a webpage for her lab summarizing the projects and making infographics. This could be cool because an interest of mine is maybe communication and divulgation of science specifically critical stuff. And the infographics and webpage could be a great first project to insert myself in that world and see if I like it. Also Id just learn a lot about the subject I love I d probably read all of her lab s work on my free time anyway so I d I can make it count toward my service even better! The problem is it s all lonely desk and screen work something I kinda want to avoid I d rather be planting saplings in the forest. Also she seems to be really strict about the schedules of when we work wants full commitment to our schedules like a part time job. She said if we were really busy these days we could start slow and she d count the hours but would not initiate the service contract until we were working in proper schedule (initiating the contract late means graduating later). She also said I m invited to pop into the seminars and help out with any projects whenever I want even if I don t end up doing the service with her. Also in lab B theres a bunch of my friends I really get along with. I also get along with Dr A very well. Theyre both great options in the end and im actually kinda willing to do both since I like both but I dont have enough time. I might try have the formal contract with A but still try to help out in lab B but in will probably end up in doing not enough B work as I d like because Im super busy this semester which upsets me. I wish I could think it through but I need to choose as quick as possible which is why I turn to Reddit.

2021-09-24 02:19:50

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2022-06-25 08:26:57

fun and mentally healthy or stressful but very pationate tldr i m having to choose between two options option a means doing activities i ve been yearning for being in the forest doing physical work with my body something that i know does wonders to my mental health but at the end of the day it isn t my favourite subject although i do like it and i ll also have to do some boring activities it won t be all fun forest outings option b is working on a subject that i love and am extremely pationate about but the actual activities involved are lonely desk and screen work hours are strict and i need to be commited which idk if i can because i m super busy this semester it ll be stressful but i am so pationate about the subjects that i might pick option a but still try to be involved in option b which isn t very time efficient either anayway so i m studying a bsc in biology and my university requires us to work 480 hours of service helping out on stuff to advance research but not conduct a research project yourself that s a separate requirement that i m almost done with there are two researchers among the ones that have invited me to work for them that are both excellent opportunities and i don t know how to pick since they each open up different future opportunities for me dr a conducts an ecological restoration lab usually the service consists of doing the menial and boring bits of research but with her its really fun i m tired of been stuck at home my uni is still online and won t be returning face to face until after i graduate which really upsets me but with her i ll be doijf field trips to different forests planting saplings monitoring them applying herbicide measuring plants etc i really dig field work and it s something i ve been missing a lot about biology since the pandemic i will still be doing typical boring research service stuff like transcribing interview recordings into excel sheets but the coolness of the forest trips makes up for it also dr a is super chill and has said that she will count the hours i spend in trasportation as service hours round up hours if i ve finished the work and in general seems to be really light to work with it d be useful if i ever decide to work as a park ranger a job i might be interested in dr b conducts a critical ecology lab this is my favourite subject she has a seminar where we read incredibly interesting articles and book chapters about subjects i love and we all discuss and debate about them i m very pationate about the things and the projects of the students under her are all extremely interesting under her i d work helping to make and update a webpage for her lab summarizing the projects and making infographics this could be cool because an interest of mine is maybe communication and divulgation of science specifically critical stuff and the infographics and webpage could be a great first project to insert myself in that world and see if i like it also id just learn a lot about the subject i love i d probably read all of her lab s work on my free time anyway so i d i can make it count toward my service even better the problem is it s all lonely desk and screen work something i kinda want to avoid i d rather be planting saplings in the forest also she seems to be really strict about the schedules of when we work wants full commitment to our schedules like a part time job she said if we were really busy these days we could start slow and she d count the hours but would not initiate the service contract until we were working in proper schedule initiating the contract late means graduating later she also said i m invited to pop into the seminars and help out with any projects whenever i want even if i don t end up doing the service with her also in lab b theres a bunch of my friends i really get along with i also get along with dr a very well theyre both great options in the end and im actually kinda willing to do both since i like both but i dont have enough time i might try have the formal contract with a but still try to help out in lab b but in will probably end up in doing not enough b work as i d like because im super busy this semester which upsets me i wish i could think it through but i need to choose as quick as possible which is why i turn to reddit

Career Exploration and Uncertainty

ne7iln

Career Fields thoughts or advice? Trades vs degrees?

Hello as a young adult I have both work and college experience. Right now I m maybe halfway done with my associates degree. My major is networking systems. I m decent with computers and I.T tasks but nothing special. I also worry about an associates not being enough and I m anxious to be out on my own again. I ve also spent a year or two working as a welder. I know that the two careers are nothing alike but I don t hate either of them. I ve basically gone back and forth from working to college for a few years unable to make up my mind. I m currently enrolled in classes to continue and finish my degree but I m ready to be done and start making money. There is also a 7 week Natural Gas Technician program near me that has kind of interested me. I know that these career paths are very different but I m just wondering if anyone with experience in any of the fields or just lots of work experience in general has any thoughts or advice.

2021-05-17 05:18:22

https://www.reddit.com/r/careerguidance/comments/ne7iln/career_fields_thoughts_or_advice_trades_vs_degrees/

career fields thoughts or advice trades vs degrees hello as a young adult i have both work and college experience right now i m maybe halfway done with my associates degree my major is networking systems i m decent with computers and i t tasks but nothing special i also worry about an associates not being enough and i m anxious to be out on my own again i ve also spent a year or two working as a welder i know that the two careers are nothing alike but i don t hate either of them i ve basically gone back and forth from working to college for a few years unable to make up my mind i m currently enrolled in classes to continue and finish my degree but i m ready to be done and start making money there is also a 7 week natural gas technician program near me that has kind of interested me i know that these career paths are very different but i m just wondering if anyone with experience in any of the fields or just lots of work experience in general has any thoughts or advice

Apprenticeship for Future Engineer

508z5l

How to figure out what to do with your life?

I m 19 in my first year of *General Studies* at a community college because it s easier and cheaper before I transfer out but I have absolutely no idea what I want to do with me life. People keep saying it s okay you have a year or two to decide no big deal. But a year or two isn t really all that long. Most people I went to school with and were friends with in high school that went to college already knew what they wanted to do and were very confident with it and went to a university that specialized in what they wanted to do. I m not really aware of anything I m all that good at nor do I have any real passions. Only thing I do know is I am NOT going to work in retail for the rest of my life so I need some help

2016-08-30 03:02:15

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2016-09-05 16:21:30

how to figure out what to do with your life i m 19 in my first year of general studies at a community college because it s easier and cheaper before i transfer out but i have absolutely no idea what i want to do with me life people keep saying it s okay you have a year or two to decide no big deal but a year or two isn t really all that long most people i went to school with and were friends with in high school that went to college already knew what they wanted to do and were very confident with it and went to a university that specialized in what they wanted to do i m not really aware of anything i m all that good at nor do i have any real passions only thing i do know is i am not going to work in retail for the rest of my life so i need some help

Career Exploration and Uncertainty

n6iyd0

Employer keeps pushing back promotion transfer while I continue to work for a toxic team. Should I throw in the towel?

I currently work in IT for a large higher education institution. Since I was hired 2 years ago the team I ve been working with has been nothing short of unbearable. They were severely understaffed and had a giant backlog of work to be done. The employees that were there are incompetent and some just call in sick every other day. This has resulted in me taking on all of their work on top of what I was told was my work. Every time I went to management about the lack of basic knowledge their team has to get the bare minimum work done I ve been told to work it out amongst the team . Whenever I would go to the team they either had no idea how to go about approaching an issue or would tell me to work on my own. They did end up hiring a few guys about a year in who ve helped a little bit but they are starting to get overwhelmed too with the work they keep asking of us. I ve had multiple anxiety-ridden nights from the shear amount of work I ve been asked to do and management doesn t seem to want to hear anything about it. They just keep telling me to timebox my work before going about other ways of finding solutions instead of acknowledging that half their team needs to either be trained properly or axed. During the height of the pandemic I decided to take the time I d normally be commuting to work to learn coding in an attempt to get a new job in a field I feel I d enjoy more. I also got an email from HR that another team in another department wanted to interview me for an internal position I applied for which would be a promotion of sorts and involve coding work. We had the interview and they said it went well but couldn t move forward due to our company s hiring freeze. Since then I ve been applying to other coding jobs and have been contacted by multiple companies but haven t made it to the point of an offer yet due my lack of experience. Last month (about a year later) HR called me and said they re-posted the position and that I should re-apply. I did and waited about a month before I had to follow-up with them to get a confirmed time for an interview. I interviewed with them this past week and I think it went well. Today HR told me that I might be another few months before I hear anything since they are doing a full search for candidates. Do I continue to be taken advantage of while I wait for a potential transfer promotion? Or do I accept my employer is toxic and quit and put all my time into looking for a coding job. I have almost a year s worth of savings and have been polishing my coding skills enough to where I feel I could get a junior dev job before I drain my savings.

2021-05-06 22:00:56

https://www.reddit.com/r/careerguidance/comments/n6iyd0/employer_keeps_pushing_back_promotiontransfer/

employer keeps pushing back promotion transfer while i continue to work for a toxic team should i throw in the towel i currently work in it for a large higher education institution since i was hired 2 years ago the team i ve been working with has been nothing short of unbearable they were severely understaffed and had a giant backlog of work to be done the employees that were there are incompetent and some just call in sick every other day this has resulted in me taking on all of their work on top of what i was told was my work every time i went to management about the lack of basic knowledge their team has to get the bare minimum work done i ve been told to work it out amongst the team whenever i would go to the team they either had no idea how to go about approaching an issue or would tell me to work on my own they did end up hiring a few guys about a year in who ve helped a little bit but they are starting to get overwhelmed too with the work they keep asking of us i ve had multiple anxiety-ridden nights from the shear amount of work i ve been asked to do and management doesn t seem to want to hear anything about it they just keep telling me to timebox my work before going about other ways of finding solutions instead of acknowledging that half their team needs to either be trained properly or axed during the height of the pandemic i decided to take the time i d normally be commuting to work to learn coding in an attempt to get a new job in a field i feel i d enjoy more i also got an email from hr that another team in another department wanted to interview me for an internal position i applied for which would be a promotion of sorts and involve coding work we had the interview and they said it went well but couldn t move forward due to our company s hiring freeze since then i ve been applying to other coding jobs and have been contacted by multiple companies but haven t made it to the point of an offer yet due my lack of experience last month about a year later hr called me and said they re-posted the position and that i should re-apply i did and waited about a month before i had to follow-up with them to get a confirmed time for an interview i interviewed with them this past week and i think it went well today hr told me that i might be another few months before i hear anything since they are doing a full search for candidates do i continue to be taken advantage of while i wait for a potential transfer promotion or do i accept my employer is toxic and quit and put all my time into looking for a coding job i have almost a year s worth of savings and have been polishing my coding skills enough to where i feel i could get a junior dev job before i drain my savings

Workplace Challenges and Conflicts

e8h8t1

WebDev Bootcamp?

Hi all I am a German Citizen and have just been approved for a three month fullstack web dev bootcamp in the US at DevMountain. Am 36 and an industrial engineer with 12 year of experience as a buyer procurement supply chain manager and consultant too. I am sick of the corporate management world and want to actually get things done and do stuff contrary to negotiate contracts for stuff I have no interests in for inefficient toxic organizations. What do you guys say to the WebDev Bootcamp? Would the combination supply chain and project management + Full Stack be good for the future? Would it help maintaining or to find future employment maybe also in the US? Thanks y all

2019-12-09 22:33:59

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2020-04-13 09:48:55

webdev bootcamp hi all i am a german citizen and have just been approved for a three month fullstack web dev bootcamp in the us at devmountain am 36 and an industrial engineer with 12 year of experience as a buyer procurement supply chain manager and consultant too i am sick of the corporate management world and want to actually get things done and do stuff contrary to negotiate contracts for stuff i have no interests in for inefficient toxic organizations what do you guys say to the webdev bootcamp would the combination supply chain and project management full stack be good for the future would it help maintaining or to find future employment maybe also in the us thanks y all

Software Development Career Transition

36ba6k

What training qualification can I complete in less than 12 months that will lead to a job with a reasonable salary?

I am unemployed 28M in the UK. I ve been sacked from my job in the police service after 8 years. I have no other work experience and only high school level qualifications. I would like to spend the next 12 months or less completing training or a qualification which will directly lead to a job with a reasonable salary. By reasonable I mean I would like to be earning around £35k $40k a year minimum. Happy with any type of field. Office 9to5 based or something skilled trade labour intensive or something completely different doesn t matter. So to summarise: 1. Must be able to complete in 12 months or less 2. Must lead to a job with a salary of around £35k $40k a year minimum The cost of the training is not a problem within reason. I have heard of welding being suggested but all the jobs I see advertised for welders are only paying around £20-25k a year.

2015-05-17 23:52:35

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2015-08-28 02:50:10

what training qualification can i complete in less than 12 months that will lead to a job with a reasonable salary i am unemployed 28m in the uk i ve been sacked from my job in the police service after 8 years i have no other work experience and only high school level qualifications i would like to spend the next 12 months or less completing training or a qualification which will directly lead to a job with a reasonable salary by reasonable i mean i would like to be earning around 35k 40k a year minimum happy with any type of field office 9to5 based or something skilled trade labour intensive or something completely different doesn t matter so to summarise 1 must be able to complete in 12 months or less 2 must lead to a job with a salary of around 35k 40k a year minimum the cost of the training is not a problem within reason i have heard of welding being suggested but all the jobs i see advertised for welders are only paying around 20-25k a year

Apprenticeship for Future Engineer

vxbfw7

Job suggestions?

Hi I m 20 years old looking for a job that suits my interests. I recently got out the Marine Corps due to unforeseen circumstances and am in need of a job. I ve been looking and haven t found anything because of lack of requirements or the pay isn t that great. Long term I wanna become a plumber or in a trade that has a high demand. Short term looking for something that can start me off some where to earn some decent money to help around the house. Are there any good jobs left?

2022-07-12 13:37:10

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2022-08-09 11:03:49

job suggestions hi i m 20 years old looking for a job that suits my interests i recently got out the marine corps due to unforeseen circumstances and am in need of a job i ve been looking and haven t found anything because of lack of requirements or the pay isn t that great long term i wanna become a plumber or in a trade that has a high demand short term looking for something that can start me off some where to earn some decent money to help around the house are there any good jobs left

Apprenticeship for Future Engineer

ic7w1l

Any advice for a 17 y o who has no idea what to do??

I m 17 years old senior in high school and soon to be in college. I would be content if I just knew what I wanted to do in life. I m wanting to do something challenging but not stressfully challenging and something that has variety to it. I also want something well paying but that I also don t have to go to school for super long like a doctor which is what I originally wanted to be but the amount of schooling turned me away. Any tips on how either I can try to find what I want to do like tests etc. or how you found out what you wanted to do? Anything would be greatly appreciated.

2020-08-18 19:30:56

https://www.reddit.com/r/careerguidance/comments/ic7w1l/any_advice_for_a_17_yo_who_has_no_idea_what_to_do/

any advice for a 17 y o who has no idea what to do i m 17 years old senior in high school and soon to be in college i would be content if i just knew what i wanted to do in life i m wanting to do something challenging but not stressfully challenging and something that has variety to it i also want something well paying but that i also don t have to go to school for super long like a doctor which is what i originally wanted to be but the amount of schooling turned me away any tips on how either i can try to find what i want to do like tests etc or how you found out what you wanted to do anything would be greatly appreciated

Career Exploration and Uncertainty

ssdhwi

Any remote positions within the Golf Health&amp Fitness Gaming industries?

I currently work in the DoD industry for a gov t contractor in Project Management (100% remote). It s an awesome job pays incredibly well however I just don t really enjoy the work and aren t passionate about my job. I want to find a job I truly support and am passionate about - there s 3 industries I d love to work in. Golf Fitness Gaming (in that order). I m trying to find a remote position (anything in the project program management or similar) for a company within those industries but haven t had much luck. Does anybody know of any companies in those industries that hire remote positions? Thanks in advance!

2022-02-14 15:40:01

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2022-06-01 21:08:32

any remote positions within the golf health fitness gaming industries i currently work in the dod industry for a gov t contractor in project management 100 remote it s an awesome job pays incredibly well however i just don t really enjoy the work and aren t passionate about my job i want to find a job i truly support and am passionate about - there s 3 industries i d love to work in golf fitness gaming in that order i m trying to find a remote position anything in the project program management or similar for a company within those industries but haven t had much luck does anybody know of any companies in those industries that hire remote positions thanks in advance

Remote Job Options and Advice

t2zxw4

(UK) What sort of work from home jobs can you get with basic GCSEs and what is the pay like for said jobs?

Just trying to get some ideas for a full-time career. Still in school at the moment.

2022-02-27 22:44:16

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2022-06-01 14:05:26

uk what sort of work from home jobs can you get with basic gcses and what is the pay like for said jobs just trying to get some ideas for a full-time career still in school at the moment

Remote Job Options and Advice

nq8hfv

Good Career change away from Master scheduler?

I am currently a master scheduler for an automotive manufacturing company. However due to the never ending weeks of 60+ hours I no longer want to work for this company. I also want to do something different. What are some good suggestions for similar roles for a skill set of a master scheduler? I have a lot of experience running a manufacturing floor as well as proficiency in excel and other Microsoft office programs.

2021-06-02 00:08:26

https://www.reddit.com/r/careerguidance/comments/nq8hfv/good_career_change_away_from_master_scheduler/

good career change away from master scheduler i am currently a master scheduler for an automotive manufacturing company however due to the never ending weeks of 60 hours i no longer want to work for this company i also want to do something different what are some good suggestions for similar roles for a skill set of a master scheduler i have a lot of experience running a manufacturing floor as well as proficiency in excel and other microsoft office programs

Remote Job Options and Advice

hgd1wc

Remote jobs?

Hello r careerguidance I have a remote job now but the hours are awful and not full time. How can I find a job where I can train and then work remotely? There s nothing around where I am now so I need something that I don t have to be physically present for. Do these jobs exist?

2020-06-26 18:27:25

https://www.reddit.com/r/careerguidance/comments/hgd1wc/remote_jobs/

remote jobs hello r careerguidance i have a remote job now but the hours are awful and not full time how can i find a job where i can train and then work remotely there s nothing around where i am now so i need something that i don t have to be physically present for do these jobs exist

Remote Job Options and Advice

u2bfxd

Advice On Career Change From Well Paid Job?

I ve been working in Payroll for around 15 years pretty much ever since I left school. I ve made a decent living from it fast-tracked in to management at an early age and currently sitting on a £60k(GBP)+ per annum salary. It may sound odd and largely ungrateful but I m sick of the Payrolling world. Quite why I never made the leap in to a different career is beyond me and something I beat myself up over every day. The sad part is I have built up such a career over it that I m largely dependent on the salary now. Over the years I have always toyed with the idea of delving in to becoming a Full Stack Developer or a Data Scientist. More so the latter as I love to build and prepare data for analysis for a wide range of scenarios. Subreddits such as [r dataisbeautiful](https: www.reddit.com r dataisbeautiful ) are things that motivate me to delve in to this field. I consider myself a dab-hand at Excel but I want to broaden that skillset in to learning coding languages. My issue however is the correct method to go about learning the necessary skills and gain subsequent employment. Bootcamps look and sound relatively doable but I ve heard some negative points in doing these. I wouldn t like to stump up large sums to find out they don t really hold much weight in the industry. Moreover there is the stark reality of having to take a drop in salary to fulfil these desires. Has anyone experienced something similar? How did you find the transition from a decent paying job to entering a career you had actual aspirations towards?

2022-04-12 22:45:30

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2022-05-31 15:03:30

advice on career change from well paid job i ve been working in payroll for around 15 years pretty much ever since i left school i ve made a decent living from it fast-tracked in to management at an early age and currently sitting on a 60k gbp per annum salary it may sound odd and largely ungrateful but i m sick of the payrolling world quite why i never made the leap in to a different career is beyond me and something i beat myself up over every day the sad part is i have built up such a career over it that i m largely dependent on the salary now over the years i have always toyed with the idea of delving in to becoming a full stack developer or a data scientist more so the latter as i love to build and prepare data for analysis for a wide range of scenarios subreddits such as r dataisbeautiful https www reddit com r dataisbeautiful are things that motivate me to delve in to this field i consider myself a dab-hand at excel but i want to broaden that skillset in to learning coding languages my issue however is the correct method to go about learning the necessary skills and gain subsequent employment bootcamps look and sound relatively doable but i ve heard some negative points in doing these i wouldn t like to stump up large sums to find out they don t really hold much weight in the industry moreover there is the stark reality of having to take a drop in salary to fulfil these desires has anyone experienced something similar how did you find the transition from a decent paying job to entering a career you had actual aspirations towards

Career Advancement in Data Analytics

li2msp

How is the market for Data science and how is the future for that? Would taking up a one year course in Canada for an international student worth the money?

Am working in IT domain with C C++ technology having 5 years of experience am currently planning to quit my job and switch my domain into data science by completing a diploma program in Canada. Need suggestion and help on the current situation and future of Data science in Canada. Thanks in advance.

2021-02-12 03:31:33

https://www.reddit.com/r/careerguidance/comments/li2msp/how_is_the_market_for_data_science_and_how_is_the/

how is the market for data science and how is the future for that would taking up a one year course in canada for an international student worth the money am working in it domain with c c technology having 5 years of experience am currently planning to quit my job and switch my domain into data science by completing a diploma program in canada need suggestion and help on the current situation and future of data science in canada thanks in advance

Career Advancement in Data Analytics

58obdn

Masters vs. Certification??

Hey Reddit :) I wanted some career life advice. I have a bachelor s of science degree in Conservation and Wildlife Management. I have worked at wolf sanctuaries bird banding teams in aquariums and in nature centers. My general career goal would be to work for a Nature Center Animal Sanctuary Environmental Center or anywhere that I could work both for animals and for environmental education. Recently I got career advice that most of those places would require you would need some type of higher education in nonprofit management. The options that I have looked into are getting a master s degree and getting certification (credited or non credited). Generally I am trying to look at it from a monetary standpoint since I am already fighting student loans from my bachelor s degree and out of all of those options a non-credit certification is by far the cheapest. I am just wondering if that would be a worthwhile investment. My questions are: -Does anyone have any career advice on whether I should be considering a masters degree or certification? - Has anyone ever completed a non credited certification and did they feel like it was a waste of time or did they feel as though it was a helpful investment? -Does anyone else have any other helpful advice? Thank you so much &lt 3

2016-10-21 17:02:48

https://www.reddit.com/r/careerguidance/comments/58obdn/masters_vs_certification/

2016-11-27 14:27:19

masters vs certification hey reddit i wanted some career life advice i have a bachelor s of science degree in conservation and wildlife management i have worked at wolf sanctuaries bird banding teams in aquariums and in nature centers my general career goal would be to work for a nature center animal sanctuary environmental center or anywhere that i could work both for animals and for environmental education recently i got career advice that most of those places would require you would need some type of higher education in nonprofit management the options that i have looked into are getting a master s degree and getting certification credited or non credited generally i am trying to look at it from a monetary standpoint since i am already fighting student loans from my bachelor s degree and out of all of those options a non-credit certification is by far the cheapest i am just wondering if that would be a worthwhile investment my questions are -does anyone have any career advice on whether i should be considering a masters degree or certification - has anyone ever completed a non credited certification and did they feel like it was a waste of time or did they feel as though it was a helpful investment -does anyone else have any other helpful advice thank you so much 3

Environmental Career Options

3e7e7k

EnviroSci Interpretation major: where do I look for semi-relevant jobs that pay the bills while I break into this career?

I recently graduated with a degree in Environmental Science with a focus on education interpretation. I m currently employed in a semi-relevant field but though I enjoy the actual work the pay hours aren t quite enough and the work environment is too toxic for me to want to stay. Since there are limited things I can do to change the work environment for the better I want to look at my choices. My end goal is to break into museum zoo education. I LOVE speaking in front of an audience. I m terrible in a traditional classroom environment but I do like teaching. My training is mainly around working with wildlife and educational programs. I know that s going to take a while and may require a move. That s fine but I want to find local work that pays the bills and hopefully enhances my career in some way even if it s not entirely relevant. I ve been so focused on a single career path that I have no idea where to look for jobs in the meantime. I ve mainly found animal jobs on craigslist and I ve had little luck with other websites. Instead I check local wildlife organizations for jobs but openings are so rare that it s not really productive in the short term. I m lost. I have a resume with respected zoos and tourism organizations but I want to find more ways to get myself out there. So where do I look? Are there any job search strategies I could be utilizing? How do I approach my (kinda small) network about jobs? Should I find a good bill-paying job while I volunteer instead of looking for relevant short-term work?

2015-07-22 15:06:00

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2015-08-26 13:33:15

envirosci interpretation major where do i look for semi-relevant jobs that pay the bills while i break into this career i recently graduated with a degree in environmental science with a focus on education interpretation i m currently employed in a semi-relevant field but though i enjoy the actual work the pay hours aren t quite enough and the work environment is too toxic for me to want to stay since there are limited things i can do to change the work environment for the better i want to look at my choices my end goal is to break into museum zoo education i love speaking in front of an audience i m terrible in a traditional classroom environment but i do like teaching my training is mainly around working with wildlife and educational programs i know that s going to take a while and may require a move that s fine but i want to find local work that pays the bills and hopefully enhances my career in some way even if it s not entirely relevant i ve been so focused on a single career path that i have no idea where to look for jobs in the meantime i ve mainly found animal jobs on craigslist and i ve had little luck with other websites instead i check local wildlife organizations for jobs but openings are so rare that it s not really productive in the short term i m lost i have a resume with respected zoos and tourism organizations but i want to find more ways to get myself out there so where do i look are there any job search strategies i could be utilizing how do i approach my kinda small network about jobs should i find a good bill-paying job while i volunteer instead of looking for relevant short-term work

Environmental Career Options

qghlhg

Which career do I pick?

Hello! So I am currently a freshman studying biology to become a veterinarian. It s something I ve wanted to do since I was in middle school and I really like the idea of it. Recently however I have seriously considered completely flipping and going for music teaching. My big thing with being a vet is the schooling. I really hate debt and the idea of going 200 000 dollars in debt for a career that doesn t pay a huge amount is just really daunting. I am also just not sure if I want so many years and so much of my valuable time on earth to be spent on my job. Being a vet in general also is revealing itself to be really time consuming with a lot of paper work and late night calls. I really want to have a family who I can spend time with and invest my life into. I want my job to be secondary to my family and I am just not sure if that will be the case as a vet. Music is something I am really passionate about and I would honestly love being a choir teacher just as much as I would love being a vet and I wouldn t have the insane amounts of debt and schooling. However with music teaching the pay is just really not great. Money kinda stresses me out if you couldn t tell haha. Any advice on how to pick which one I want to do would be extremely appreciated. Is the debt and stress of being a vet worth it? Should I be so worried about my pay?

2021-10-26 22:10:55

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2022-06-25 00:21:43

which career do i pick hello so i am currently a freshman studying biology to become a veterinarian it s something i ve wanted to do since i was in middle school and i really like the idea of it recently however i have seriously considered completely flipping and going for music teaching my big thing with being a vet is the schooling i really hate debt and the idea of going 200 000 dollars in debt for a career that doesn t pay a huge amount is just really daunting i am also just not sure if i want so many years and so much of my valuable time on earth to be spent on my job being a vet in general also is revealing itself to be really time consuming with a lot of paper work and late night calls i really want to have a family who i can spend time with and invest my life into i want my job to be secondary to my family and i am just not sure if that will be the case as a vet music is something i am really passionate about and i would honestly love being a choir teacher just as much as i would love being a vet and i wouldn t have the insane amounts of debt and schooling however with music teaching the pay is just really not great money kinda stresses me out if you couldn t tell haha any advice on how to pick which one i want to do would be extremely appreciated is the debt and stress of being a vet worth it should i be so worried about my pay

Environmental Career Options

3ap5z3

I am taking classes during the day- Are there any other opportunities for work besides waiting tables?

Monday Through Friday I am at school from 8 am to 4pm. I have a heavy school load but also need to pay bills. The only feasible way to make enough money I can think of is waiting tables- which I have done most of my life and I m sick of it. If I were to switch to an hourly position the job would need to pay more than $10 hr which most places in my area (North Carolina) do not.

2015-06-22 10:59:18

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2015-08-27 06:08:52

i am taking classes during the day- are there any other opportunities for work besides waiting tables monday through friday i am at school from 8 am to 4pm i have a heavy school load but also need to pay bills the only feasible way to make enough money i can think of is waiting tables- which i have done most of my life and i m sick of it if i were to switch to an hourly position the job would need to pay more than 10 hr which most places in my area north carolina do not

Remote Job Options and Advice

v16ys7

what careers can i go into at this point?

i just finished my junior year (11th grade) of high school. i ve always been pretty bad at school. the last time i ended the school year with only As and Bs was in 8th grade. this year i finished with 3Bs and 2Cs. I m scared that i wont be able to get a good job and have an ideal life. i m not exactly “great” at anything in particular because most of my life has just been me hyperfixating on topics and then after a few months i get bored of it. freshman year i wanted to be a doctor. last year i didn t know what i wanted. now i want to be a psychologist. i find the human mind very fascinating and i want to understand why people do the things they do. i m scared i don t have the grades for anything. what can i do?

2022-05-30 18:47:56

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2022-06-24 07:21:28

what careers can i go into at this point i just finished my junior year 11th grade of high school i ve always been pretty bad at school the last time i ended the school year with only as and bs was in 8th grade this year i finished with 3bs and 2cs i m scared that i wont be able to get a good job and have an ideal life i m not exactly great at anything in particular because most of my life has just been me hyperfixating on topics and then after a few months i get bored of it freshman year i wanted to be a doctor last year i didn t know what i wanted now i want to be a psychologist i find the human mind very fascinating and i want to understand why people do the things they do i m scared i don t have the grades for anything what can i do

Career Transition to Psychology

9r2aiz

Should i pursue data science machine intelligence career?

Bit of back story. I studied Business information technology got a 2:1 however didn t really enjoy my degree till final year. Where i got to do data mining and business enterprise which both had some creativity. I m currently working as an applications engineer for a fire and security company (cctv access control fire). It was originally a job to tie me over for a year till i go travelling. However i m a late graduate (26) and i feel like i need to get on with my life. The job is dull and static but the potential to earn good money is high. &amp #x200B If i m going to use my degree i am thinking about pursuing data science or machine intelligence. However my worries are that i do not have the initial skills to get a job or interview. I m have little programming experience (sql) and had trouble understanding languages like Java at university. But i m willing to learn! &amp #x200B **My question is am i out of my depth looking at data and machine intelligence roles**? &amp #x200B My maths could be considered average but i never tried that hard to improve it in school. Do you need to be a maths wiz? or do you just need a understanding. I ve read python and R are easy languages to learn but i m worried i will develop these skills and will be held back my maths in my career. I m not stupid but i would say i m quite average and wouldn t describe myself as a academic. I just have this desire to give something my all because right now every day it feels like i m wasting time. &amp #x200B &amp #x200B

2018-10-24 18:27:06

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2018-11-19 18:34:09

should i pursue data science machine intelligence career bit of back story i studied business information technology got a 2 1 however didn t really enjoy my degree till final year where i got to do data mining and business enterprise which both had some creativity i m currently working as an applications engineer for a fire and security company cctv access control fire it was originally a job to tie me over for a year till i go travelling however i m a late graduate 26 and i feel like i need to get on with my life the job is dull and static but the potential to earn good money is high x200b if i m going to use my degree i am thinking about pursuing data science or machine intelligence however my worries are that i do not have the initial skills to get a job or interview i m have little programming experience sql and had trouble understanding languages like java at university but i m willing to learn x200b my question is am i out of my depth looking at data and machine intelligence roles x200b my maths could be considered average but i never tried that hard to improve it in school do you need to be a maths wiz or do you just need a understanding i ve read python and r are easy languages to learn but i m worried i will develop these skills and will be held back my maths in my career i m not stupid but i would say i m quite average and wouldn t describe myself as a academic i just have this desire to give something my all because right now every day it feels like i m wasting time x200b x200b

Career Advancement in Data Analytics

cfad73

20 years old not satisfied with my job How do I know what s right for me?

I would have my associates degree in hand right now if I didn t owe the school money. My summer aid was messed up so even though I am done I still need to pay to get my degree which means I won t be able to transfer until I pay [it.so](https: it.so) even though I have all the classes done I don t have the degree in hand to take to an employer until I pay the school so the only schooling I can prove is my High School degree. I won t be able to start school back until January to finish my bachelors. My completed degree is just an associate in arts. I plan to get a bachelors in agriculture but I don t know if I have the drive to go back I ve taken a step back and I m having serious doubts about college. I am working fast food and I hate it. Out of that retail and hotel work The only work I like is hotel work the only reason I don t work at the one I used to is the owners wouldn t properly treat for bedbugs that were in a few rooms. I have tried the ones near me every time they are hiring with no avail. I worry there is nothing out there that would give me satisfaction. I want my work to be personal and meaningful in some way. When I worked at the hotel I worked at I liked the fact that I had a hand in making everyone having a good stay and tried to make the hotel as friendly and inviting and home-like as I could as a front desk person. When I did night audit for the hotel I would make breakfast good and get the papers out and ready and greeted everyone and helped people who were leaving with directions. I all around loved that type of work though I don t feel confident in a career with it. A lot of people talk about side hustles but I m in debt right now with no capital to start one. My creative interests don t seem like they would make money. Right now I am working on a Tabletop rpg (like d&amp d) writing a whole world by myself and I have a really good podcast idea and have always been interested in radio but I have a hard time getting over how embarrassing my voice sounds to me.

2019-07-19 17:22:11

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2019-08-28 03:01:15

20 years old not satisfied with my job how do i know what s right for me i would have my associates degree in hand right now if i didn t owe the school money my summer aid was messed up so even though i am done i still need to pay to get my degree which means i won t be able to transfer until i pay it so https it so even though i have all the classes done i don t have the degree in hand to take to an employer until i pay the school so the only schooling i can prove is my high school degree i won t be able to start school back until january to finish my bachelors my completed degree is just an associate in arts i plan to get a bachelors in agriculture but i don t know if i have the drive to go back i ve taken a step back and i m having serious doubts about college i am working fast food and i hate it out of that retail and hotel work the only work i like is hotel work the only reason i don t work at the one i used to is the owners wouldn t properly treat for bedbugs that were in a few rooms i have tried the ones near me every time they are hiring with no avail i worry there is nothing out there that would give me satisfaction i want my work to be personal and meaningful in some way when i worked at the hotel i worked at i liked the fact that i had a hand in making everyone having a good stay and tried to make the hotel as friendly and inviting and home-like as i could as a front desk person when i did night audit for the hotel i would make breakfast good and get the papers out and ready and greeted everyone and helped people who were leaving with directions i all around loved that type of work though i don t feel confident in a career with it a lot of people talk about side hustles but i m in debt right now with no capital to start one my creative interests don t seem like they would make money right now i am working on a tabletop rpg like d d writing a whole world by myself and i have a really good podcast idea and have always been interested in radio but i have a hard time getting over how embarrassing my voice sounds to me

Career Exploration and Uncertainty

ha04cg

Maybe I ll be a business analyst?

I am graduating soon and I m considering business analyst as a possible career path. Can anyone here tell me what the best way to become a business analyst is? A normal day in the life (I m familiar with the job description)? What entry level pay is and the potential pay when you become more experienced? Where does this career path lead? What are things you think a new hire should know or consider? Thanks in advance!

2020-06-16 08:46:02

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maybe i ll be a business analyst i am graduating soon and i m considering business analyst as a possible career path can anyone here tell me what the best way to become a business analyst is a normal day in the life i m familiar with the job description what entry level pay is and the potential pay when you become more experienced where does this career path lead what are things you think a new hire should know or consider thanks in advance

Career Advancement in Data Analytics

dq3z9o

what to do when your boss is no longer sending work your way?

I m a junior Congos tm1 BI developer i got the talk at 6 months and i ve tried to work on what my boss wanted. now im at month 10 and i don t have much to do. my tasks for a month have been: 1) Support and training during the budget process daily check of the logs and troubleshooting of any issues (i finish this in the morning) 2) Create list of all suggestions bugs changes for the new version of the application with possible solutions (done) 3) IT requests (all done) I m not sure if i have a job long term as im no longer included in interesting projects and im now in a support role which i would understand if there was much support left to do. i hate pretending to work my boss an team are really busy doing other things so i don t want to bother them with finding stuff from me to do.

2019-11-01 13:06:22

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2020-04-09 18:57:43

what to do when your boss is no longer sending work your way i m a junior congos tm1 bi developer i got the talk at 6 months and i ve tried to work on what my boss wanted now im at month 10 and i don t have much to do my tasks for a month have been 1 support and training during the budget process daily check of the logs and troubleshooting of any issues i finish this in the morning 2 create list of all suggestions bugs changes for the new version of the application with possible solutions done 3 it requests all done i m not sure if i have a job long term as im no longer included in interesting projects and im now in a support role which i would understand if there was much support left to do i hate pretending to work my boss an team are really busy doing other things so i don t want to bother them with finding stuff from me to do

Workplace Challenges and Conflicts

6x0wfy

Don t know what to do. Any help?

I just graduated with a BFA (graphics and photography). I went to school mostly cause of family and to leave the house. I m not terribly passionate about what I did (other than photography but the type I enjoy is def not portraits of people). I m dreading the though of a job in graphic design as I found my internship incredibly boring. I d consider a career change but I have no idea in what. I m kind of an unconventional free person and a corporate career would be torture. I d like something that pays well but it s fun and allows for some variety. I have minimum job experience. I d stay unemployed and traveling around doing crap jobs once in a while to pay bills until I find my calling but I have loans to pay so I can t do that. (20-25k not THAT much)

2017-08-30 17:52:06

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2017-09-06 23:55:55

don t know what to do any help i just graduated with a bfa graphics and photography i went to school mostly cause of family and to leave the house i m not terribly passionate about what i did other than photography but the type i enjoy is def not portraits of people i m dreading the though of a job in graphic design as i found my internship incredibly boring i d consider a career change but i have no idea in what i m kind of an unconventional free person and a corporate career would be torture i d like something that pays well but it s fun and allows for some variety i have minimum job experience i d stay unemployed and traveling around doing crap jobs once in a while to pay bills until i find my calling but i have loans to pay so i can t do that 20-25k not that much

Career Change for Non-Corporate Artist

8f9sgf

Should I just pursue what I m good at if I m struggling in my intended field?

Hey I m finishing my 3rd year at university and recently switched majors to computer science. There s been a consistent theme in my academic experience - the technical engineering classes don t seem to be my strong suit. I started as an engineering major struggled somewhat &amp eventually concluded that UX design is a career I actually want so computer science would be best. I m finishing my programming fundamentals class and I really don t know if I m cut out for it. It seems I fundamentally do not think the way you should to be able to code well. People can visualize the trajectory of the code and keep track of how each variable object is being manipulated and it just all gets jumbled in my head. I don t know that this will improve with practice. Quite frankly I feel stupid when I have to work with partners in a lab because I m no help &amp I m at the point where I m wondering if I should screw all this and focus on what I am good at. I have always been good at creative visually artistic pursuits &amp writing so I would commit to a major called Digital Arts &amp Sciences (a mix of 3D animation and game design). It s the closest thing to UX design HCI that the large state school I attend offers. Changing would delay my graduation by at least a year &amp waste a lot of time possibly lowering job prospects. So please I d appreciate anyone s opinion. Should I just pursue what I m good at if I am not doing well in CS?

2018-04-27 07:16:59

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2018-06-22 06:05:08

should i just pursue what i m good at if i m struggling in my intended field hey i m finishing my 3rd year at university and recently switched majors to computer science there s been a consistent theme in my academic experience - the technical engineering classes don t seem to be my strong suit i started as an engineering major struggled somewhat eventually concluded that ux design is a career i actually want so computer science would be best i m finishing my programming fundamentals class and i really don t know if i m cut out for it it seems i fundamentally do not think the way you should to be able to code well people can visualize the trajectory of the code and keep track of how each variable object is being manipulated and it just all gets jumbled in my head i don t know that this will improve with practice quite frankly i feel stupid when i have to work with partners in a lab because i m no help i m at the point where i m wondering if i should screw all this and focus on what i am good at i have always been good at creative visually artistic pursuits writing so i would commit to a major called digital arts sciences a mix of 3d animation and game design it s the closest thing to ux design hci that the large state school i attend offers changing would delay my graduation by at least a year waste a lot of time possibly lowering job prospects so please i d appreciate anyone s opinion should i just pursue what i m good at if i am not doing well in cs

Career Change for Non-Corporate Artist

khdpo8

What are some good paying jobs I can get with associates degree from community college?

I m 18 I ve recently graduated and I ve been attending community college I ve finished two classes that my academic advisor said I should complete as they will open the doors to many of the classes my college has to offer Now that the term is over my parents are pushing me to continue taking classes but I m not sure what to even sign up for. The two classes I took were almost $1200 so I don t want to take a class that will be for nothing as they are really expensive to me I currently have a job as a deli worker I feel like I m a pretty well rounded person who is has a lot of patience with people and is able to learn quickly. Essentially I m just confused on what to do and right now I m just trying to get advice on what degree I can get in community college that will quickly lead to a better paying job. I live in Oregon USA

2020-12-21 09:04:28

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what are some good paying jobs i can get with associates degree from community college i m 18 i ve recently graduated and i ve been attending community college i ve finished two classes that my academic advisor said i should complete as they will open the doors to many of the classes my college has to offer now that the term is over my parents are pushing me to continue taking classes but i m not sure what to even sign up for the two classes i took were almost 1200 so i don t want to take a class that will be for nothing as they are really expensive to me i currently have a job as a deli worker i feel like i m a pretty well rounded person who is has a lot of patience with people and is able to learn quickly essentially i m just confused on what to do and right now i m just trying to get advice on what degree i can get in community college that will quickly lead to a better paying job i live in oregon usa

Career Exploration and Uncertainty

2z8ohb

MSW-does it mean anything outside of social services?

I have an MSW. I ve moved outside of direct services and I currently work as a TA Help Desk person for a software vendor that works with social service agencies. The pay is still not good at all and I m getting pretty burnt out even by having this tangential contact to human misery. I want either A. Out of the field B. To be in a position even further removed from direct service One idea I ve had is to try to make the jump into medical informatics HIT. An ideal path would involve not having to go back to school but if that isn t possible I d be open to something very likely to get me to a place I d like to be. Regardless I also would really like to make more money. I m not a person who wants to keep up with the Joneses or hop on the hedonic treadmill but financial security and feeling like I won t have to work till I m 75 are very important to me. Is my MSW meaningless worthless outside of social services? It would be awesome to avoid having to go back to school.

2015-03-16 15:35:33

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2015-08-29 12:18:30

msw-does it mean anything outside of social services i have an msw i ve moved outside of direct services and i currently work as a ta help desk person for a software vendor that works with social service agencies the pay is still not good at all and i m getting pretty burnt out even by having this tangential contact to human misery i want either a out of the field b to be in a position even further removed from direct service one idea i ve had is to try to make the jump into medical informatics hit an ideal path would involve not having to go back to school but if that isn t possible i d be open to something very likely to get me to a place i d like to be regardless i also would really like to make more money i m not a person who wants to keep up with the joneses or hop on the hedonic treadmill but financial security and feeling like i won t have to work till i m 75 are very important to me is my msw meaningless worthless outside of social services it would be awesome to avoid having to go back to school

Career Transition to Psychology

xju7ki

Correct steps to financially prepare for marriage?

My girlfriend and I are ready to get married. Financially I don t feel prepared to take on expenses that a married life entails. My girlfriend is in college. I am working a comfortable job that I enjoy and that allows me to live close to my girlfriend. We are at a crossroads. I can stay and continue to work at my current job (20k per year) that will require us to wait 3 or 4 years before marriage or I have the opportunity to take a job that pays very well (100k+ per year) and would allow us to get married about a year after working this job. The bad thing about job that pays 100k+ is that it will take me on the road away from home and my girlfriend. It has been my dream to go on the road for sometime but people reading this who have been in love will understand when I say any dream of mine becomes nothing to me if it means that I get to spend my life with the one I love. My girlfriend and I have talked in depth about this. Just wondering what the people of reddit have to say. Looking for opinions thoughts.

2022-09-21 04:00:25

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2022-10-10 22:08:07

correct steps to financially prepare for marriage my girlfriend and i are ready to get married financially i don t feel prepared to take on expenses that a married life entails my girlfriend is in college i am working a comfortable job that i enjoy and that allows me to live close to my girlfriend we are at a crossroads i can stay and continue to work at my current job 20k per year that will require us to wait 3 or 4 years before marriage or i have the opportunity to take a job that pays very well 100k per year and would allow us to get married about a year after working this job the bad thing about job that pays 100k is that it will take me on the road away from home and my girlfriend it has been my dream to go on the road for sometime but people reading this who have been in love will understand when i say any dream of mine becomes nothing to me if it means that i get to spend my life with the one i love my girlfriend and i have talked in depth about this just wondering what the people of reddit have to say looking for opinions thoughts

Career Exploration and Uncertainty

f7zr0j

Are there any work from home jobs that don t require a degree?

I m saving up money for a laptop by next month so I can apply for a work from home position. A position where I can do my job from anywhere as long as there is a wifi connection. Are there any positions out there that are work from home that do not require any kind of college degree? Something like online tutoring or a transcriptionist job etc. I am extremely desperate for a source of income and transportation is a major issue for me so having a job where I can work from anywhere is a huge plus.

2020-02-22 22:10:11

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2020-04-21 08:25:51

are there any work from home jobs that don t require a degree i m saving up money for a laptop by next month so i can apply for a work from home position a position where i can do my job from anywhere as long as there is a wifi connection are there any positions out there that are work from home that do not require any kind of college degree something like online tutoring or a transcriptionist job etc i am extremely desperate for a source of income and transportation is a major issue for me so having a job where i can work from anywhere is a huge plus

Remote Job Options and Advice

9bx9g1

Introductory level jobs internships for a Game Narrative and Plot Story Content Writer?

This is a slight head in the clouds post I ll admit. I m still in College but my dream job is to enter the gaming industry and help sculpt the worlds in which gamers thrive. I ve been googling here and there but all I can find are senior positions full time in this (admittedly specific) field of work. Where is a good place to look for something of this niche? &amp #x200B To add to it I don t have experience in computer science and attempts to learn of it just gives frustration and headache I want to be part of the Plot side of the game instead of the mechanics...or is it not possible to have one without the other?

2018-08-31 20:45:52

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2018-09-13 10:28:49

introductory level jobs internships for a game narrative and plot story content writer this is a slight head in the clouds post i ll admit i m still in college but my dream job is to enter the gaming industry and help sculpt the worlds in which gamers thrive i ve been googling here and there but all i can find are senior positions full time in this admittedly specific field of work where is a good place to look for something of this niche x200b to add to it i don t have experience in computer science and attempts to learn of it just gives frustration and headache i want to be part of the plot side of the game instead of the mechanics or is it not possible to have one without the other

Career Change for Non-Corporate Artist

sx2jlg

What kind of jobs are always remote?

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2022-02-20 14:34:40

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2022-06-01 17:57:19

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Remote Job Options and Advice

58a7ro

What kind of career should I look into for work at home positions?

I am looking for a work at home position and I don t mind going back to school (online most likely due to my heavy work schedule) to get it. At the moment I am looking at medical transcription but what other career option would there be for me?

2016-10-19 13:19:27

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2016-11-27 12:15:42

what kind of career should i look into for work at home positions i am looking for a work at home position and i don t mind going back to school online most likely due to my heavy work schedule to get it at the moment i am looking at medical transcription but what other career option would there be for me

Remote Job Options and Advice

mm8iky

Am I making a bad decision to go back to school?

I ve recently started a new job a few months ago. Prior to that I ve worked at my previous company for close to two years. Jumping to my new job was the worst decision I ve made in my life. I m under constant stress I wasn t set up for success and within my first two months 5 people left. Right now I m 25. I been thinking alot about taking a year off to study and change careers. A one year program with an internship. I don t think I can stand my current industry for much longer and if we are to work for our whole lives I want to at least enjoy it and be very good at it. However I m worried that I ll just be seen as someone who runs away from things in my career history. A quitter I guess. And to start over at 25 is quite scary. I feel like at this point I should be settled and have my life together. I need to be in a good place to support my aging parents. Any advice or tips? Sorry to be vague I guess I m looking for some comradery. If you have been in a similar situation please let me know.

2021-04-07 18:26:06

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am i making a bad decision to go back to school i ve recently started a new job a few months ago prior to that i ve worked at my previous company for close to two years jumping to my new job was the worst decision i ve made in my life i m under constant stress i wasn t set up for success and within my first two months 5 people left right now i m 25 i been thinking alot about taking a year off to study and change careers a one year program with an internship i don t think i can stand my current industry for much longer and if we are to work for our whole lives i want to at least enjoy it and be very good at it however i m worried that i ll just be seen as someone who runs away from things in my career history a quitter i guess and to start over at 25 is quite scary i feel like at this point i should be settled and have my life together i need to be in a good place to support my aging parents any advice or tips sorry to be vague i guess i m looking for some comradery if you have been in a similar situation please let me know

Career Exploration and Uncertainty

elcteb

How do I know what career path to choose? Graduated in business 22 yo but can t land a job

Ok I know my country is dealing with endemic unemployment but all of my college colleagues are employed and some of them in excelent positions for their age this happens very often probably because my university is highly regarded here in my country specially in business. I discovered something when I graduated you can even call it a phenomena: when in college you get an internship and do everything to get a job on the company. If you don t do that you ll end up graduated no clear carreer path and applying to every shitty job that you see. I did start well tho. Did two internships in big companies my first one went reasonably well. Didn t get along with most of my cowokers (they were middled aged misogynists) but at least I lasted the whole contract. At the end of this one I discovered that I have lupus an autoimmune disease quickly treated it and two months later got my second internship. This one I had to quit in six months because I was kind of depressed of how boring the job was and my medicine was making me sweaty and bloated and uglier (I have deep self steem problems) these were the doings of the lovely corticosteroids. I started to feel anxious when I got to work feeling that I didn t belong at all that I conned my way in and I didn t deserve anything of that prestigious work (here in my country internships are well paid and come with a lot of juicy benefits). A month after I quit my job when anxiety hit an all time high I was very paranoid suffering from panic attacks and finally all of this culminated in me breaking up with was arguably the love of my life. This is a very blurry period that lasted a good 8 months or so until I got to my next job. On this one I worked as an apprentice in a cellphone assembly factory which was a horrible job far away from the city with extensive work hours if you included the traffic time and a course that was mandatory in which everything they taught I had seen extensivly and profoundly in college (let s face it: it was a shitty course). The job conditions were awful they gave you a 10 min break but you had to walk almost 1km and change shoes in your locker to get to the rest area. In lunch you had to walk almost 2km under strong sun (specially important to people with lupus) to get to the cafeteria. To sum it all up * it was at this moment I knew I fucked up* . I had (and still have) a feeling that I lost everyting and started regreting all my choices. My career I thought was stillborn all the hard work and money to graduate was for nothing. Today I m a lot less anxious without corticosteroids or panic attacks and eager to work but my carreer seems to be at a dead end. I m in a limbo where I can t get an entry level job at a decent company neither a high school job. ***What should I do?*** ***Hope some of you guys can help and some other to relate to this. Thanks in advance!*** **Let me be clear:** I am not a victim nor I am 100% to blame for all of this. My story seems like a cautionary tale where the main guy didn t value the things he has and lost it all. But from day one in college things were hard. I was a poor boy in an elitist college 18 yo studying with people who never stepped on a bus in their life I was to shy to do anything that wasn t attend classes. No extracurricular activities no academic research nothing. I was to scared thinking these weren t for me. I made good friends tho some of them very rich and learned that yes nice rich people are possible in nature. But everything was scary: the job the clothes that I had to buy and never had used before in my life the people the tasks at work that seemed senseless. Didn t feel natural I felt like a freak in all of these environments.

2020-01-07 15:16:15

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2020-04-15 23:58:14

how do i know what career path to choose graduated in business 22 yo but can t land a job ok i know my country is dealing with endemic unemployment but all of my college colleagues are employed and some of them in excelent positions for their age this happens very often probably because my university is highly regarded here in my country specially in business i discovered something when i graduated you can even call it a phenomena when in college you get an internship and do everything to get a job on the company if you don t do that you ll end up graduated no clear carreer path and applying to every shitty job that you see i did start well tho did two internships in big companies my first one went reasonably well didn t get along with most of my cowokers they were middled aged misogynists but at least i lasted the whole contract at the end of this one i discovered that i have lupus an autoimmune disease quickly treated it and two months later got my second internship this one i had to quit in six months because i was kind of depressed of how boring the job was and my medicine was making me sweaty and bloated and uglier i have deep self steem problems these were the doings of the lovely corticosteroids i started to feel anxious when i got to work feeling that i didn t belong at all that i conned my way in and i didn t deserve anything of that prestigious work here in my country internships are well paid and come with a lot of juicy benefits a month after i quit my job when anxiety hit an all time high i was very paranoid suffering from panic attacks and finally all of this culminated in me breaking up with was arguably the love of my life this is a very blurry period that lasted a good 8 months or so until i got to my next job on this one i worked as an apprentice in a cellphone assembly factory which was a horrible job far away from the city with extensive work hours if you included the traffic time and a course that was mandatory in which everything they taught i had seen extensivly and profoundly in college let s face it it was a shitty course the job conditions were awful they gave you a 10 min break but you had to walk almost 1km and change shoes in your locker to get to the rest area in lunch you had to walk almost 2km under strong sun specially important to people with lupus to get to the cafeteria to sum it all up it was at this moment i knew i fucked up i had and still have a feeling that i lost everyting and started regreting all my choices my career i thought was stillborn all the hard work and money to graduate was for nothing today i m a lot less anxious without corticosteroids or panic attacks and eager to work but my carreer seems to be at a dead end i m in a limbo where i can t get an entry level job at a decent company neither a high school job what should i do hope some of you guys can help and some other to relate to this thanks in advance let me be clear i am not a victim nor i am 100 to blame for all of this my story seems like a cautionary tale where the main guy didn t value the things he has and lost it all but from day one in college things were hard i was a poor boy in an elitist college 18 yo studying with people who never stepped on a bus in their life i was to shy to do anything that wasn t attend classes no extracurricular activities no academic research nothing i was to scared thinking these weren t for me i made good friends tho some of them very rich and learned that yes nice rich people are possible in nature but everything was scary the job the clothes that i had to buy and never had used before in my life the people the tasks at work that seemed senseless didn t feel natural i felt like a freak in all of these environments

Career Exploration and Uncertainty

2rvj1l

What degree holds the most flexibility but still holds good standing with a wide range of careers?

I am trying to decide on a path to follow but I m an ENFP type personality. So I know I ll be hopping careers at some point if not a couple times. I d like to avoid going back to school if at all possible. I m looking at Psychology Entrepreneurship or Teaching as my career choices for the start. Ideas on a degree field that will easily encompass all three still leave room to move outside those fields?

2015-01-09 17:35:22

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2015-08-30 23:06:46

what degree holds the most flexibility but still holds good standing with a wide range of careers i am trying to decide on a path to follow but i m an enfp type personality so i know i ll be hopping careers at some point if not a couple times i d like to avoid going back to school if at all possible i m looking at psychology entrepreneurship or teaching as my career choices for the start ideas on a degree field that will easily encompass all three still leave room to move outside those fields

Career Transition to Psychology

weg7yt

Would you take the job career restart when you don t know WHAT you want?

**tl dr:** I m on maternity leave and have worked for 9 years at a company I love but haven t really grown at. It s been kind of a comfort trap: I feel shame and frustration with myself for not excelling but the lack of oversight also gives me plenty of time and flexibility. I am being offered an administrative job in a friend s grant-writing department at a local university the job itself seems kind of dull but has more growth opportunities. On top of these choices I want to maximize time with my two kiddos while they re so little. I m just stuck in circles trying to figure out what I really want and how best to get it. 1) Do I just take the plunge get out of my head and try the new job even though I m not sure I want to go into grant-writing? 2) Talk to my current boss about a more admin less sales-y role? Maybe even something more officially part-time? or 3) Stick with the current job for a bit longer and make a more concrete plan to soul-search my next career move with more intention? I m not even sure who to talk to to try to figure this all out. **Longer version:** I ve worked for 9 years at the same small company in the book publishing industry. It s the only place I ve really worked. My coworkers feel like family. I have loved working in publishing editing manuscripts enabling writers to see their books in print. I m even paid semi-decently for the publishing industry ($70K for all of my assistant coordination job stuff plus commission on whatever manuscripts I sell [but it s NYC so your dollar doesn t go all that far... ]). But for years I ve felt like I m languishing. There is very little oversight or structure no annual reviews or sit-downs to talk about growth. I m great at the office coordination things I do and at editing writers work (I know my boss loves me and would gladly let me just keep doing what I m doing forever) but the sales aspect and the managing-someone-else s-career aspect of my job just doesn t feel like a great fit. One benefit of little oversight is that my time is very flexible and some weeks it feels like I can get everything done in just 20 hours not 40 *but* I feel guilty that in almost a decade I ve only tried to sell a handful of books -- and actually sold just two writers. This is a great role for someone with a lot of hustle and confidence someone who would use those extra hours to push themselves into finding more clients and I feel a fair bit of shame that I guess I don t have that? I suspect I m just more of an organizer field marshal kind of personality but it s hard not to feel embarrassed for not excelling. I just keep thinking If I could only double-down and MAKE myself do this... A friend is hiring for an office finance coordination role in his grant-writing department and I thought What the hell I ll apply! and after several rounds of interviews I think I m about to be offered the position. It s entry-level and would pay around $65K so a small step down but with great university benefits. I think the job would dovetail well into my organizational and problem-solving skills and would be pretty don t-think-about-work-when-not-working non-intensive (a perk for life with two little ones at home) though I suspect it will be pretty boring. He noted - and it seemed very true talking to others during the interview process - it would be a first step into something with lots of space to advance: work up their growing grant-writing department or scout a transition into another department like communications. (Like everyone basically said the university loves to hire from within.) To make it all a little more complicated I m one month from finishing 6 months of maternity leave and the woman covering my leave is expecting me to cover her upcoming maternity leave this fall... AND there is a part of me that can t stop toying with the idea of cutting back to part-time (or even all the way out...) to spend more time with my babies while they re so little. Is this a question for a career counselor? A therapist? Would also just welcome advice or anecdotal insight.

2022-08-02 16:29:58

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2022-09-10 17:56:01

would you take the job career restart when you don t know what you want tl dr i m on maternity leave and have worked for 9 years at a company i love but haven t really grown at it s been kind of a comfort trap i feel shame and frustration with myself for not excelling but the lack of oversight also gives me plenty of time and flexibility i am being offered an administrative job in a friend s grant-writing department at a local university the job itself seems kind of dull but has more growth opportunities on top of these choices i want to maximize time with my two kiddos while they re so little i m just stuck in circles trying to figure out what i really want and how best to get it 1 do i just take the plunge get out of my head and try the new job even though i m not sure i want to go into grant-writing 2 talk to my current boss about a more admin less sales-y role maybe even something more officially part-time or 3 stick with the current job for a bit longer and make a more concrete plan to soul-search my next career move with more intention i m not even sure who to talk to to try to figure this all out longer version i ve worked for 9 years at the same small company in the book publishing industry it s the only place i ve really worked my coworkers feel like family i have loved working in publishing editing manuscripts enabling writers to see their books in print i m even paid semi-decently for the publishing industry 70k for all of my assistant coordination job stuff plus commission on whatever manuscripts i sell but it s nyc so your dollar doesn t go all that far but for years i ve felt like i m languishing there is very little oversight or structure no annual reviews or sit-downs to talk about growth i m great at the office coordination things i do and at editing writers work i know my boss loves me and would gladly let me just keep doing what i m doing forever but the sales aspect and the managing-someone-else s-career aspect of my job just doesn t feel like a great fit one benefit of little oversight is that my time is very flexible and some weeks it feels like i can get everything done in just 20 hours not 40 but i feel guilty that in almost a decade i ve only tried to sell a handful of books -- and actually sold just two writers this is a great role for someone with a lot of hustle and confidence someone who would use those extra hours to push themselves into finding more clients and i feel a fair bit of shame that i guess i don t have that i suspect i m just more of an organizer field marshal kind of personality but it s hard not to feel embarrassed for not excelling i just keep thinking if i could only double-down and make myself do this a friend is hiring for an office finance coordination role in his grant-writing department and i thought what the hell i ll apply and after several rounds of interviews i think i m about to be offered the position it s entry-level and would pay around 65k so a small step down but with great university benefits i think the job would dovetail well into my organizational and problem-solving skills and would be pretty don t-think-about-work-when-not-working non-intensive a perk for life with two little ones at home though i suspect it will be pretty boring he noted - and it seemed very true talking to others during the interview process - it would be a first step into something with lots of space to advance work up their growing grant-writing department or scout a transition into another department like communications like everyone basically said the university loves to hire from within to make it all a little more complicated i m one month from finishing 6 months of maternity leave and the woman covering my leave is expecting me to cover her upcoming maternity leave this fall and there is a part of me that can t stop toying with the idea of cutting back to part-time or even all the way out to spend more time with my babies while they re so little is this a question for a career counselor a therapist would also just welcome advice or anecdotal insight

Career Exploration and Uncertainty

52codn

A job that has you do new things every day?

Like you re not doing working on the same thing for a month. I say a month but I move on from something extremely quick. Video games let me quickly change and re-change things and most of the time I swap my entire style in just under an hour because I got bored. I get bored with repetitive tasks and repetitive things like school and when I m bored I stop trying. In other words my grades plummet. It s not that I can t do the work or even learn it. It s just that if it doesn t interest me then I don t care. I like making things but I probably lack the attention span to finish anything I start making. In other words by halfway through the first thing I ve already made a plan for the next one and I want to make that. I m 18 and in highschool for a 5th year. I could go any direction I want. Soo pretty much everything is open. I did a Career test and one of the jobs stood out to me. Inventor. Only problem was I don t like to work over a period of time rather I just do it all at once.

2016-09-12 04:42:35

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2016-10-14 02:05:35

a job that has you do new things every day like you re not doing working on the same thing for a month i say a month but i move on from something extremely quick video games let me quickly change and re-change things and most of the time i swap my entire style in just under an hour because i got bored i get bored with repetitive tasks and repetitive things like school and when i m bored i stop trying in other words my grades plummet it s not that i can t do the work or even learn it it s just that if it doesn t interest me then i don t care i like making things but i probably lack the attention span to finish anything i start making in other words by halfway through the first thing i ve already made a plan for the next one and i want to make that i m 18 and in highschool for a 5th year i could go any direction i want soo pretty much everything is open i did a career test and one of the jobs stood out to me inventor only problem was i don t like to work over a period of time rather i just do it all at once

Career Exploration and Uncertainty

bga2q2

Feels like I can t catch up with workload but I haven t disclosed that what do I do?

I ve been a designer for about a year now. Recently I was put in charge of updating existing work on top of my regular workload. I ve been having trouble keeping everything up-to-date despite working extra hours. This wouldn t be much of an issue if some of my more recent work had a better reception. Some of them either don t work don t function conventionally or don t capture all necessary details. This means that the entire team (including me) has to fix these mistakes. Abstractly I know how to solve these issues: a.) understanding how good designs work b.) sticking to a solid process and c.) getting the actual workflow reviewed before actually designing but these are long-term processes that impede updating designs on a more granular timescale. My main issue is that I haven t discussed with my team that I m having trouble juggling updates and creating new designs. The design colleague on my team said to keep it on the down-low. However regardless of if I say anything about it I m constantly in fear that something bad will happen once one of my more vocal colleagues asks why my work isn t updated. I m banking on actually catching up before they make a stink but I m losing hope. At the same time I don t want more unneeded attention on me since I already have a bad reputation directly due to disorders I m undergoing treatment for. I ve already spoken about medical situation and workload with a supervisor of mine outside the team but that wasn t the right move since he thought everything was going fine but now might be concerned about my performance. What exactly do I do in this scenario?

2019-04-23 01:10:13

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2019-06-15 02:54:26

feels like i can t catch up with workload but i haven t disclosed that what do i do i ve been a designer for about a year now recently i was put in charge of updating existing work on top of my regular workload i ve been having trouble keeping everything up-to-date despite working extra hours this wouldn t be much of an issue if some of my more recent work had a better reception some of them either don t work don t function conventionally or don t capture all necessary details this means that the entire team including me has to fix these mistakes abstractly i know how to solve these issues a understanding how good designs work b sticking to a solid process and c getting the actual workflow reviewed before actually designing but these are long-term processes that impede updating designs on a more granular timescale my main issue is that i haven t discussed with my team that i m having trouble juggling updates and creating new designs the design colleague on my team said to keep it on the down-low however regardless of if i say anything about it i m constantly in fear that something bad will happen once one of my more vocal colleagues asks why my work isn t updated i m banking on actually catching up before they make a stink but i m losing hope at the same time i don t want more unneeded attention on me since i already have a bad reputation directly due to disorders i m undergoing treatment for i ve already spoken about medical situation and workload with a supervisor of mine outside the team but that wasn t the right move since he thought everything was going fine but now might be concerned about my performance what exactly do i do in this scenario

Workplace Challenges and Conflicts

3sdceu

what would YOU do if you were me?

Background: 20 year old third year into college I m on track in getting my bachelors degree in marketing after 1 more year. -I started my business 4 months ago last month I pulled in 3 grand in profits this month looks like it s going to be 3.5 I don t think it will get much more then that. The industry will eventually die off. Maybe in 3-5 years. -study fully time taking 18 units at school -just bought a 2013 bmw for 35k paying it off. -live with my parents because free rent free food :) and school is very close fortunately parents pay for school (cal state Fullerton) Problem: My grades are complete dog shit. I m going to barely pass my classes probably going to get less than a 3.0 anyways. What I m worried about is my future I feel like school is such a waste of time I could be making much more money I feel if I didn t go to I m almost done with school I m just going to get my degree I m majoring in marketing but after what would you guys do? Should I worry about not being able to get a job because of my grades? I feel like a grad school won t accept me because of my grades I don t know why it just worries me. Do you guys think companies will value me? Should I focus on starting a new business or improving my own right now after school I feel like when working for a corporation you get paid very low at the start and have to work for a long before you start to make a reasonable amount of money. My close friends are graphic designers and I have a lot of ambition and love what I do. I just want to make lots of money ) lol I feel like this post is so dumb What would You focus on if you were me?

2015-11-11 04:39:16

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2015-12-21 03:48:49

what would you do if you were me background 20 year old third year into college i m on track in getting my bachelors degree in marketing after 1 more year -i started my business 4 months ago last month i pulled in 3 grand in profits this month looks like it s going to be 3 5 i don t think it will get much more then that the industry will eventually die off maybe in 3-5 years -study fully time taking 18 units at school -just bought a 2013 bmw for 35k paying it off -live with my parents because free rent free food and school is very close fortunately parents pay for school cal state fullerton problem my grades are complete dog shit i m going to barely pass my classes probably going to get less than a 3 0 anyways what i m worried about is my future i feel like school is such a waste of time i could be making much more money i feel if i didn t go to i m almost done with school i m just going to get my degree i m majoring in marketing but after what would you guys do should i worry about not being able to get a job because of my grades i feel like a grad school won t accept me because of my grades i don t know why it just worries me do you guys think companies will value me should i focus on starting a new business or improving my own right now after school i feel like when working for a corporation you get paid very low at the start and have to work for a long before you start to make a reasonable amount of money my close friends are graphic designers and i have a lot of ambition and love what i do i just want to make lots of money lol i feel like this post is so dumb what would you focus on if you were me

Career Exploration and Uncertainty

sn8gxr

Can someone give me any advice?

(I apologized for the long paragraph) I m a cashier at Panera and my manager and I have always been going back n fourth for months about my performance and customer reports. My manager loved pleasing and kissing ass to customers. Let s talk about my personality I m very nonchalant I don t really express my emotions as much as others do. I ve been trying to be a little bit more personable. Most of the time I will be by myself on the cash register and when the lines get long it overwhelms me. So I try to move as quickly as possible. Which I guess bothers some customers. Recently this Anonymous customer made an anonymous review through some Panera reviews thing. The customer complained that it seemed like I wanted them to be gone fast. Idk what that even means I tend to ring up peoples order very fast because the menu is so basic. A lot of customers expect you to be high energy all day like I m a human too. Of course my manager found out and looked at the cameras (because he s always watching us for some reason) and he was saying that your not going to be here very long. Mind you this was the second time he has threatened to fire me. This isn t the first customer report about me. Overall our store has the worst reputation worst performance and overall worst customer satisfaction. People complain about such little things that we can t control. He does a lot of shady things like we don t get breaks sometimes he ll have minors work 12hr shifts. He says he schedules people based on performance which I think is dumb for a minimum wage job. My co workers have told me that I should leave that they (management) don t treat me right that if they were me they would have left a long time ago. I just really want to report my manager to corporate. I like my coworkers it s just the management is trash and money hungry. We opened during a blizzard when every other place was closed barely any customers coming in. I normally work 2 days a week (I ve been trying to get more days than that but I gave and got a second job). For the past couple of months my manager has not been giving me a lot of hours and also back in December there s a time when I have my availability open from sunrise to sundown and not once did he put me on the schedule to work. I did not get a paycheck for almost a month. Now I m choosing to work one day a week in adjunct to my second job because Panera is such a stressful job. What should I do? Any advice? Opinions? Reactions? Leave them down below.

2022-02-08 02:28:22

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2022-06-02 00:30:29

can someone give me any advice i apologized for the long paragraph i m a cashier at panera and my manager and i have always been going back n fourth for months about my performance and customer reports my manager loved pleasing and kissing ass to customers let s talk about my personality i m very nonchalant i don t really express my emotions as much as others do i ve been trying to be a little bit more personable most of the time i will be by myself on the cash register and when the lines get long it overwhelms me so i try to move as quickly as possible which i guess bothers some customers recently this anonymous customer made an anonymous review through some panera reviews thing the customer complained that it seemed like i wanted them to be gone fast idk what that even means i tend to ring up peoples order very fast because the menu is so basic a lot of customers expect you to be high energy all day like i m a human too of course my manager found out and looked at the cameras because he s always watching us for some reason and he was saying that your not going to be here very long mind you this was the second time he has threatened to fire me this isn t the first customer report about me overall our store has the worst reputation worst performance and overall worst customer satisfaction people complain about such little things that we can t control he does a lot of shady things like we don t get breaks sometimes he ll have minors work 12hr shifts he says he schedules people based on performance which i think is dumb for a minimum wage job my co workers have told me that i should leave that they management don t treat me right that if they were me they would have left a long time ago i just really want to report my manager to corporate i like my coworkers it s just the management is trash and money hungry we opened during a blizzard when every other place was closed barely any customers coming in i normally work 2 days a week i ve been trying to get more days than that but i gave and got a second job for the past couple of months my manager has not been giving me a lot of hours and also back in december there s a time when i have my availability open from sunrise to sundown and not once did he put me on the schedule to work i did not get a paycheck for almost a month now i m choosing to work one day a week in adjunct to my second job because panera is such a stressful job what should i do any advice opinions reactions leave them down below

Workplace Challenges and Conflicts

qnrd6c

Can I find a remote job with business degree?

Business degree ( bachelor) and remote job Hi I want to get my bachelor degree in business. Am I going to be able to find remote job. How much is starting salary with business management degree? I have more than ten years retails experience. I live in DC. Thanks in advance

2021-11-06 03:02:57

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2022-06-24 21:50:15

can i find a remote job with business degree business degree bachelor and remote job hi i want to get my bachelor degree in business am i going to be able to find remote job how much is starting salary with business management degree i have more than ten years retails experience i live in dc thanks in advance

Remote Job Options and Advice

egqccz

Tangible skills advice in preparing for a new life?

50F- stay-at-home mom needs practical advice for starting a new life. My youngest child died in an accident and suddenly there is no more reason to stay in our usual life pattern (life in a suburb with a good school etc cooking &amp cleaning for a family etc.) I want to go back to the city life I left behind when I started a family but need practical suggestions for a career that would support me. I d like to make about 50k a year in a real profession and need ideas for the shortest and most practical way to go about it. My stats: I ve owned a couple very small businesses (a fitness franchise and a cleaning company) and worked a million throwaway part-time jobs that I d be too embarrassed to put on a resume because I eventually quit all of them but over the years I ve gained a ton of soft skills and I have excellent written verbal and communication skills. I only have an AA degree but I do have time and a little money-I can take classes for certifications in whatever skills I need to make me a more viable candidate. I have a felony conviction from 32 years ago (I stole $ from my then-stepfather just after I turned 18 and he pressed charges) but have lived a normal suburban-mom life ever since but it will probably be a factor when choosing a career path (could not get it expunged sealed). I am in good shape have strong leadership skills and present myself well. I don t really want to sit at a computer all day but rather want to train teach or develop people. My thought was to go for an (online) accelerated BS in HR and get into training recruiting and then maybe get a TEFL certificate so I could teach English online to foreign students for extra income but am worried that only having an online degree at 50 won t necessarily get my foot in the door in any HR department. I need a plan on how to make myself more hireable- are there certain computer skills I could learn that would give me an advantage? Is there a career I m not thinking of that would hire me and pay well? Is there a shortcut or an accelerated path or just some good tips on how to start over quickly and efficiently?

2019-12-28 12:42:45

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2020-04-15 01:41:07

tangible skills advice in preparing for a new life 50f- stay-at-home mom needs practical advice for starting a new life my youngest child died in an accident and suddenly there is no more reason to stay in our usual life pattern life in a suburb with a good school etc cooking cleaning for a family etc i want to go back to the city life i left behind when i started a family but need practical suggestions for a career that would support me i d like to make about 50k a year in a real profession and need ideas for the shortest and most practical way to go about it my stats i ve owned a couple very small businesses a fitness franchise and a cleaning company and worked a million throwaway part-time jobs that i d be too embarrassed to put on a resume because i eventually quit all of them but over the years i ve gained a ton of soft skills and i have excellent written verbal and communication skills i only have an aa degree but i do have time and a little money-i can take classes for certifications in whatever skills i need to make me a more viable candidate i have a felony conviction from 32 years ago i stole from my then-stepfather just after i turned 18 and he pressed charges but have lived a normal suburban-mom life ever since but it will probably be a factor when choosing a career path could not get it expunged sealed i am in good shape have strong leadership skills and present myself well i don t really want to sit at a computer all day but rather want to train teach or develop people my thought was to go for an online accelerated bs in hr and get into training recruiting and then maybe get a tefl certificate so i could teach english online to foreign students for extra income but am worried that only having an online degree at 50 won t necessarily get my foot in the door in any hr department i need a plan on how to make myself more hireable- are there certain computer skills i could learn that would give me an advantage is there a career i m not thinking of that would hire me and pay well is there a shortcut or an accelerated path or just some good tips on how to start over quickly and efficiently

Career Exploration and Uncertainty

hiw7xs

Recruited by a different manager within the same company what to ask?

Hi All I got a call from a manager from a different department within the same company asking if I m interested in joining his team for an IT position opening up soon. I like my current team right now but interested in what the other role can offer. What are the list of questions I should be asking to that person to help me decide if I should proceed with the internal move?

2020-06-30 21:01:51

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recruited by a different manager within the same company what to ask hi all i got a call from a manager from a different department within the same company asking if i m interested in joining his team for an it position opening up soon i like my current team right now but interested in what the other role can offer what are the list of questions i should be asking to that person to help me decide if i should proceed with the internal move

Interview Preparation Tips

hrqeko

Psychology teaching or politics?

Hello everyone I m new to the subreddit im looking for so help. I absolutely love psychology and I know I want to be in a career that is based around that. A little about me I feel a calling to help people (not the medical field) Ive thought about two options teaching psychology to high school students or going into politics (I know big jump) both allow me to make a difference in some way. For more information about me please don t be afraid to ask

2020-07-15 16:09:34

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psychology teaching or politics hello everyone i m new to the subreddit im looking for so help i absolutely love psychology and i know i want to be in a career that is based around that a little about me i feel a calling to help people not the medical field ive thought about two options teaching psychology to high school students or going into politics i know big jump both allow me to make a difference in some way for more information about me please don t be afraid to ask

Career Transition to Psychology

ps9e66

Any advice on my career change?

I need advice pertaining to my career change. I m a (23F) single mom of one and still live with parents (out of convince). I have a degree in Bilingual Elementary Education. As a teacher I was making enough money to have a decent living but found my mental health deteriorating thanks to the Education realm being in fucking shambles thanks to COVID. I was completely miserable so I quit. I have some money in savings to get me by for the next two months. I just can t seem to figure out what my next move is. Luckily my parents are off financially well and I have my daughters needs under control thanks to my savings. I just feel like I back tracked on all of my hard work. Have any of you gone to school for something you didn t end up pursuing? Or had a career change? I guess I m just looking for some guidance. I really don t want to go back to teaching. I m sure there has to be someone who went through what I m going through currently. If so I d like your advice or a point in the right direction.

2021-09-21 02:20:39

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2022-06-25 09:23:51

any advice on my career change i need advice pertaining to my career change i m a 23f single mom of one and still live with parents out of convince i have a degree in bilingual elementary education as a teacher i was making enough money to have a decent living but found my mental health deteriorating thanks to the education realm being in fucking shambles thanks to covid i was completely miserable so i quit i have some money in savings to get me by for the next two months i just can t seem to figure out what my next move is luckily my parents are off financially well and i have my daughters needs under control thanks to my savings i just feel like i back tracked on all of my hard work have any of you gone to school for something you didn t end up pursuing or had a career change i guess i m just looking for some guidance i really don t want to go back to teaching i m sure there has to be someone who went through what i m going through currently if so i d like your advice or a point in the right direction

Career Exploration and Uncertainty

fvruw9

My dream is to graduate from a university. Is there any way i can turn this around?

**This may be an unusual post but I want to know if I m wasting my time and money.** **Im 25 years old** **Im currently in Community College and have 32 completed credits with a 1.58 GPA.** **2020WI** **C** **2019FA** **A** **F** **F** **2019WI** **D** **2018FA** **B** **F** **2016SP** **W** **W** **2015FA** **C** **F** **2015SU** **FW** **2015SP** **B** **F** **W** **D** **2015WI** **B** **2014FA** **C** **F** **F** **W** **B** **2014SU** **D** **F** **Im currently taking 10 credits and am feeling much more confident about my grades. I think ill be able to get As and Bs.** **I have been paying for all of my classes out of pocket working full time while I go to school. Luckily I have a place to stay for now that I can afford to pay for my credits but I may not have much longer.** **I just want to know is there any way I could get into a California State University or am i wasting my time? I m looking at schools like Humboldt State University Sonoma State University and Stanislaus University as having the highest acceptance rates.** **Is there any chance i could get into a school like that if i do well this semester as well as next semester?** **If there is any chance in the world i want to go for it as it has always been a dream to graduate from a university. I understand that my mistakes will prevent me from ever going to a prestigious university but i want I don t want to give up on my dream. Please be honest with me. I am determined and i feel like im ready to put in the work required and do what it takes to transfer if it is at all possible.**

2020-04-06 04:06:47

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2020-04-26 03:42:45

my dream is to graduate from a university is there any way i can turn this around this may be an unusual post but i want to know if i m wasting my time and money im 25 years old im currently in community college and have 32 completed credits with a 1 58 gpa 2020wi c 2019fa a f f 2019wi d 2018fa b f 2016sp w w 2015fa c f 2015su fw 2015sp b f w d 2015wi b 2014fa c f f w b 2014su d f im currently taking 10 credits and am feeling much more confident about my grades i think ill be able to get as and bs i have been paying for all of my classes out of pocket working full time while i go to school luckily i have a place to stay for now that i can afford to pay for my credits but i may not have much longer i just want to know is there any way i could get into a california state university or am i wasting my time i m looking at schools like humboldt state university sonoma state university and stanislaus university as having the highest acceptance rates is there any chance i could get into a school like that if i do well this semester as well as next semester if there is any chance in the world i want to go for it as it has always been a dream to graduate from a university i understand that my mistakes will prevent me from ever going to a prestigious university but i want i don t want to give up on my dream please be honest with me i am determined and i feel like im ready to put in the work required and do what it takes to transfer if it is at all possible

Career Exploration and Uncertainty

osnfqv

Deciding whether to leave my job or to partner with my father? UK based.

I have been working in data analytics now for a few years and it was an area I kind of fell into after applying for an internal job at the company I then worked for. My degree was in Business &amp Logistics. My decision behind this was to earn more money and pursue a meaningful career after advice from a friend. The pay is pretty good and the job is secure but over the past few months since being forced to work from home I have struggled with motivation and quite frankly I am struggling with the work because I am not naturally technically minded. This has led me to take a lot of time off and making excuses. I am now going to be on stage 3 for absence and have not made a good impression on my manager in this role where I have been for 18 months. I also miss the social aspect of speaking to people since I joined the data space and I now don t have much human interaction. Over the past few months I have got closer to my father and have spent my spare time at his food business which makes at least 4 times what I make in a bad year (it has been running for over 20 years). I enjoy having random chats with customers and other businesses in the area However it involves late hours and can be stressful if staff decide to leave. My logical side tells me to stay in the job because I could earn a lot more in the next few years and it has security and other benefits. The other side of me tells me to leave and work with my dad which would almost match my current salary but would also free up some time to focus on some other endeavours (learning property with my dad learning more about crypto etc...) due to the flexibility. What I am afraid of is all the years I have spent in this field and the risk involved in the business and what would happen if I ended up not liking it in the short to medium term or if something unrelated went wrong. I would then potentially have to start again if I was away from the job for a few years. I don t have a partner or any children. I am 32. Any advice would be appreciated!? Thanks

2021-07-27 14:02:37

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2022-06-25 22:57:13

deciding whether to leave my job or to partner with my father uk based i have been working in data analytics now for a few years and it was an area i kind of fell into after applying for an internal job at the company i then worked for my degree was in business logistics my decision behind this was to earn more money and pursue a meaningful career after advice from a friend the pay is pretty good and the job is secure but over the past few months since being forced to work from home i have struggled with motivation and quite frankly i am struggling with the work because i am not naturally technically minded this has led me to take a lot of time off and making excuses i am now going to be on stage 3 for absence and have not made a good impression on my manager in this role where i have been for 18 months i also miss the social aspect of speaking to people since i joined the data space and i now don t have much human interaction over the past few months i have got closer to my father and have spent my spare time at his food business which makes at least 4 times what i make in a bad year it has been running for over 20 years i enjoy having random chats with customers and other businesses in the area however it involves late hours and can be stressful if staff decide to leave my logical side tells me to stay in the job because i could earn a lot more in the next few years and it has security and other benefits the other side of me tells me to leave and work with my dad which would almost match my current salary but would also free up some time to focus on some other endeavours learning property with my dad learning more about crypto etc due to the flexibility what i am afraid of is all the years i have spent in this field and the risk involved in the business and what would happen if i ended up not liking it in the short to medium term or if something unrelated went wrong i would then potentially have to start again if i was away from the job for a few years i don t have a partner or any children i am 32 any advice would be appreciated thanks

Career Exploration and Uncertainty

8rzz0f

I need help because I am having trouble finding a place to work near me. PLS HELP?

Ok I just turned 15 in may And I live in oxford MI. And my interests are computer repair and weight lifting. But on [indeed.com](https: indeed.com) There is only a bunch of babysitting and house nannying jobs which is bad because I am terrible with kids. There are a few landscape laborer jobs around but I want to avoid those because so far it has being a hot summer averaging 80-95 degrees. I can t work in anyplace that sells food because legally I need to be 16 years old to do that kind of work. Now McDonalds is hiring 15 year old s but I am a bit of a health nerd so I also want to avoid that place to. But if I have to work at these places I am trying to avoid I will.

2018-06-18 14:34:46

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2018-09-08 09:39:11

i need help because i am having trouble finding a place to work near me pls help ok i just turned 15 in may and i live in oxford mi and my interests are computer repair and weight lifting but on indeed com https indeed com there is only a bunch of babysitting and house nannying jobs which is bad because i am terrible with kids there are a few landscape laborer jobs around but i want to avoid those because so far it has being a hot summer averaging 80-95 degrees i can t work in anyplace that sells food because legally i need to be 16 years old to do that kind of work now mcdonalds is hiring 15 year old s but i am a bit of a health nerd so i also want to avoid that place to but if i have to work at these places i am trying to avoid i will

Remote Job Options and Advice

tvnmyi

what should a fresh grad do ?

is there any certification that i can do that would help me land a remote job (im a fresh graduate electrical engineer looking for remote jobs ) i have done certain google IT courses .Our last 2 semesters ended up happening via online classes and so we didn t get a job fair and job counseling opportunities. what should i do ?

2022-04-03 23:49:25

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2022-05-31 19:45:46

what should a fresh grad do is there any certification that i can do that would help me land a remote job im a fresh graduate electrical engineer looking for remote jobs i have done certain google it courses our last 2 semesters ended up happening via online classes and so we didn t get a job fair and job counseling opportunities what should i do

Remote Job Options and Advice

zeu77r

i want money but i can t do anything. suggestions?

i ve made a previous post about wanting a job and thought my mom would be more open to it. sadly she is extremely strict and no matter what she will not allow me to get a job. i also have extreme social anxiety that s kind of holding me back but it s mostly my mom. is there anything i can do? i don t have a car i can t get a car and i can t even get a job outside of the house. i m not sure what i can do to earn money. i don t really know how to do anything but play video games type fast draw and.. really that s it. i probably will have to wait until i m a bit older before i can do anything but i just want suggestions if possible :(

2022-12-07 06:34:43

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2023-01-08 15:42:26

i want money but i can t do anything suggestions i ve made a previous post about wanting a job and thought my mom would be more open to it sadly she is extremely strict and no matter what she will not allow me to get a job i also have extreme social anxiety that s kind of holding me back but it s mostly my mom is there anything i can do i don t have a car i can t get a car and i can t even get a job outside of the house i m not sure what i can do to earn money i don t really know how to do anything but play video games type fast draw and really that s it i probably will have to wait until i m a bit older before i can do anything but i just want suggestions if possible

Remote Job Options and Advice

c8alrf

Could I still possibly get the job?

I am really sad. The other day I had a job interview. This was for a position that I really wanted. They surprised me with a quiz before the interview. It was 3 pages and I had 10 minutes to get through it. I am 100 percent sure that I did HORRIBLE on the quiz but decent on the interview part. I had anxiety really bad when they handed me the quiz. Do you think a job would not hire me because of my quiz score? 🙃

2019-07-02 15:29:29

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2019-08-26 08:38:38

could i still possibly get the job i am really sad the other day i had a job interview this was for a position that i really wanted they surprised me with a quiz before the interview it was 3 pages and i had 10 minutes to get through it i am 100 percent sure that i did horrible on the quiz but decent on the interview part i had anxiety really bad when they handed me the quiz do you think a job would not hire me because of my quiz score

Interview Preparation Tips

cpie8k

Stuck in a field job I hate - how can I change my career if I can t afford to go back to school?

I m 26 and have a BS in Statistics with Math &amp Psych minors. I worked in health insurance for two years which I hated (Underwriter then Actuarial) and now work in the music industry as a Financial Analyst. I love music and my job is much more interesting than health insurance but it s still sitting in a cube 8 hours a day with little human interaction doing mindless Excel work. I feel like I m not contributing anything to society and I am not learning anything. I have always wanted to help people - started as a Psych major but ended up switching to Stats after coercion from my parents. I worked with people with disabilities throughout college which I loved (but didn t pay well). I m also still very interested in statistics and math I LOVED learning and going to school. I absolutely love the problem solving aspect of math. However after working in finance for 4 years I definitely do not want to sit at a computer crunching numbers all day. I also love music and would love to work in music supervision for film (have become very familiar and work closely with them in my current job) but it s such a specialized career that requires starting at the very bottom and working up which I can t afford to do (see next paragraph) I have a HUGE student loan from undergrad (pay $1000 month) so I feel like going back to school and taking out more loans isn t an option at this point but it seems everything I would be interested in requires more schooling. I also live in a HCOL city and basically can t afford to make any less money than I currently do in order to pay all my bills and student loans. I feel stuck and miserable sitting in this office all day doing basically nothing and I want to feel fulfilled. Does anyone have any advice on career paths I could take? My student loan is crippling so taking another out sounds horrible but would consider if it meant increased happiness and fulfillment

2019-08-12 20:50:48

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2019-08-22 23:16:16

stuck in a field job i hate - how can i change my career if i can t afford to go back to school i m 26 and have a bs in statistics with math psych minors i worked in health insurance for two years which i hated underwriter then actuarial and now work in the music industry as a financial analyst i love music and my job is much more interesting than health insurance but it s still sitting in a cube 8 hours a day with little human interaction doing mindless excel work i feel like i m not contributing anything to society and i am not learning anything i have always wanted to help people - started as a psych major but ended up switching to stats after coercion from my parents i worked with people with disabilities throughout college which i loved but didn t pay well i m also still very interested in statistics and math i loved learning and going to school i absolutely love the problem solving aspect of math however after working in finance for 4 years i definitely do not want to sit at a computer crunching numbers all day i also love music and would love to work in music supervision for film have become very familiar and work closely with them in my current job but it s such a specialized career that requires starting at the very bottom and working up which i can t afford to do see next paragraph i have a huge student loan from undergrad pay 1000 month so i feel like going back to school and taking out more loans isn t an option at this point but it seems everything i would be interested in requires more schooling i also live in a hcol city and basically can t afford to make any less money than i currently do in order to pay all my bills and student loans i feel stuck and miserable sitting in this office all day doing basically nothing and i want to feel fulfilled does anyone have any advice on career paths i could take my student loan is crippling so taking another out sounds horrible but would consider if it meant increased happiness and fulfillment

Career Exploration and Uncertainty

c5zpse

Just finished my CS Bachelor should I start a business or work in a company?

Hello r careerguidance I ve just finished my CS Bachelor and I m thinking about what would be the best step in my career afterwards. In order to understand my doubts let me briefly clarify where I would like to be in the future and what my current situation is: I m really interested in UX design and Human-Computer Interaction and for a few years a goal of mine was working on the design of a major Mobile OS. But then this video came out and it completely picked my interest: [https: www.youtube.com watch?v=id86HeV-Vb8](https: www.youtube.com watch?v=id86HeV-Vb8) I got really interested in working on finding new ways of interacting with VR elements and help build the interfaces of virtual worlds AR applications etc. I think my dream goal would be being involved in the UX design of a major breakthrough in user interfaces but if not possible it will be fine for me to work in the design of a mobile OS or Mobile UIs. &amp #x200B Now my current situation is the following: * Finished my CS Bachelor * Participated in an international competition (not exactly CS related) with a team composed of students from different fields representing our university. Won the first prize against universities such as MIT Stanford etc. Also won a special prize for our Software. * Had the opportunity to do a semester abroad in one of the best universities in CS &amp #x200B Then here are the paths that I m considering: &amp #x200B * Start a business based on the project presented in the international competition with 3 more teammates and a few professors. This business will be backed by our university. As I said it is not explicitly related to CS but I will probably be involved in building the IT System developing the application validating it with users etc. I will probably have to figure out everything by myself. * Work as a mobile developer front-end developer or UX designer in a company and learn best practices. &amp #x200B After a few years of either managing the business or working in development UX I m considering doing a Master s Degree in Human-Computer Interaction in order to greatly improve at it. &amp #x200B This leads us to my doubts. I m not gonna lie a month ago I would have chosen to go directly to work at a company but talking with a friend who is working now at Silicon Valley I reconsidered it. He told me that starting a business no matter if it fails or succeeds will teach me a lot of things not only about development but also management leadership teamwork etc. And that it could be a great addition to my resume in case I apply to a major tech company.. &amp #x200B So which one of the two paths do you think could give me a better chance to reach a company working on state-of-the-art user interfaces and VR AR interfaces? As I said before independently of the path I m considering doing a Master s Degree in HCI. &amp #x200B Sorry for the long post. TL DR: * I want to work in futuristic user interfaces specially in Mobile OS and VR AR platforms * I participated with a team from my university in an international competition and won 1st prize. I am considering starting a business based on that idea with a few teammates (not exactly related to CS) * I am also considering working in a normal development job (either mobile or front-end) to learn best practices * Independently of the path I m considering doing a Human-Computer Interaction Masters Degree afterwards

2019-06-27 02:20:00

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2019-08-25 20:55:25

just finished my cs bachelor should i start a business or work in a company hello r careerguidance i ve just finished my cs bachelor and i m thinking about what would be the best step in my career afterwards in order to understand my doubts let me briefly clarify where i would like to be in the future and what my current situation is i m really interested in ux design and human-computer interaction and for a few years a goal of mine was working on the design of a major mobile os but then this video came out and it completely picked my interest https www youtube com watch v id86hev-vb8 https www youtube com watch v id86hev-vb8 i got really interested in working on finding new ways of interacting with vr elements and help build the interfaces of virtual worlds ar applications etc i think my dream goal would be being involved in the ux design of a major breakthrough in user interfaces but if not possible it will be fine for me to work in the design of a mobile os or mobile uis x200b now my current situation is the following finished my cs bachelor participated in an international competition not exactly cs related with a team composed of students from different fields representing our university won the first prize against universities such as mit stanford etc also won a special prize for our software had the opportunity to do a semester abroad in one of the best universities in cs x200b then here are the paths that i m considering x200b start a business based on the project presented in the international competition with 3 more teammates and a few professors this business will be backed by our university as i said it is not explicitly related to cs but i will probably be involved in building the it system developing the application validating it with users etc i will probably have to figure out everything by myself work as a mobile developer front-end developer or ux designer in a company and learn best practices x200b after a few years of either managing the business or working in development ux i m considering doing a master s degree in human-computer interaction in order to greatly improve at it x200b this leads us to my doubts i m not gonna lie a month ago i would have chosen to go directly to work at a company but talking with a friend who is working now at silicon valley i reconsidered it he told me that starting a business no matter if it fails or succeeds will teach me a lot of things not only about development but also management leadership teamwork etc and that it could be a great addition to my resume in case i apply to a major tech company x200b so which one of the two paths do you think could give me a better chance to reach a company working on state-of-the-art user interfaces and vr ar interfaces as i said before independently of the path i m considering doing a master s degree in hci x200b sorry for the long post tl dr i want to work in futuristic user interfaces specially in mobile os and vr ar platforms i participated with a team from my university in an international competition and won 1st prize i am considering starting a business based on that idea with a few teammates not exactly related to cs i am also considering working in a normal development job either mobile or front-end to learn best practices independently of the path i m considering doing a human-computer interaction masters degree afterwards

Career Change for Non-Corporate Artist

ib0lnm

I have a phone screen interview for a company that I already work at tomorrow for a job promotion. Does anyone have experience with interviewing at a place where they already work?

For some background: I ve been working at a place for the last four years in a variety of position as a student and contractor and became a permanent employee two years ago. I m currently looking to move up in my department but they do not give out direct advancements. All positions must be applied and interviewed for. Since transitioning to remote work about five months ago I have actually already been working with this specific team this position is for. I have a good feeling that I am a great candidate for this position since I have already been doing the job but outside of that I don t have anything on paper that makes me stand out. The interview process has changed over the last few years and now the interview teams do not actually consist of the people that work on the team which in all honesty is much fairer to external applicants. So does anyone have experience with this type of situation and have any recommendations? Also any pro-tips on phone interviews that have already been said to be fifteen minutes and to not react if I recognize my screeners as they have purposely not been given my name? I ve never done a phone interview before much less one where I potentially knew everyone who was on the other side of the call.

2020-08-16 21:15:38

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i have a phone screen interview for a company that i already work at tomorrow for a job promotion does anyone have experience with interviewing at a place where they already work for some background i ve been working at a place for the last four years in a variety of position as a student and contractor and became a permanent employee two years ago i m currently looking to move up in my department but they do not give out direct advancements all positions must be applied and interviewed for since transitioning to remote work about five months ago i have actually already been working with this specific team this position is for i have a good feeling that i am a great candidate for this position since i have already been doing the job but outside of that i don t have anything on paper that makes me stand out the interview process has changed over the last few years and now the interview teams do not actually consist of the people that work on the team which in all honesty is much fairer to external applicants so does anyone have experience with this type of situation and have any recommendations also any pro-tips on phone interviews that have already been said to be fifteen minutes and to not react if i recognize my screeners as they have purposely not been given my name i ve never done a phone interview before much less one where i potentially knew everyone who was on the other side of the call

Interview Preparation Tips

597kk2

Business Intelligence What should I be prepared for?

I need some help fairly quickly I have a interview in 3 days and need some assistance on how to prepare for a data analyst type of role. Its a rotational Analyst program for New Grads and i ve just landed the interview. Some key highlights are: working with large and complex data sets of both structured and unstructured data using technologies **such as HIVE PIG Lumaria SAS Visual Analyzer SAP Mobile BI.Building** on this practical foundation you will work with our Data Architects to develop your capacity to design create deploy and manage our corporate Data Architecture. Some questions I can think of when researching some of these technologies is they are fairly programming oriented. I have some experience in SQL and working knowledge of Java Python. The majority of my analytic experience is from Excel Access using Macros and automating a lot of data analysis for management. I am worried I may not possess enough knowledge to make a good impression and looking for some solid advice

2016-10-24 22:36:39

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2016-11-27 17:38:21

business intelligence what should i be prepared for i need some help fairly quickly i have a interview in 3 days and need some assistance on how to prepare for a data analyst type of role its a rotational analyst program for new grads and i ve just landed the interview some key highlights are working with large and complex data sets of both structured and unstructured data using technologies such as hive pig lumaria sas visual analyzer sap mobile bi building on this practical foundation you will work with our data architects to develop your capacity to design create deploy and manage our corporate data architecture some questions i can think of when researching some of these technologies is they are fairly programming oriented i have some experience in sql and working knowledge of java python the majority of my analytic experience is from excel access using macros and automating a lot of data analysis for management i am worried i may not possess enough knowledge to make a good impression and looking for some solid advice

Career Advancement in Data Analytics

4fvtbd

Advice for a graduating comm major looking to work in Seattle?

I m graduating this month with my bachelors so naturally my mind is racing about my next step. I am a communications major working in an internship with a startup tech company that is part creative copywriter part digital marketing. I m interested in pursuing a career path similar to my supervisor who is the Creative Director of the company. At the same time I want to be able to be valuable in the tech industry. I d like to learn some coding and design. Basically my thoughts are all over the place. I ve looked at Interaction Design masters programs and considered developer bootcamps. I also know I d like to move to Seattle in the near future. Anyone have some insight into my best choices?

2016-04-21 23:41:33

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2016-05-18 09:38:58

advice for a graduating comm major looking to work in seattle i m graduating this month with my bachelors so naturally my mind is racing about my next step i am a communications major working in an internship with a startup tech company that is part creative copywriter part digital marketing i m interested in pursuing a career path similar to my supervisor who is the creative director of the company at the same time i want to be able to be valuable in the tech industry i d like to learn some coding and design basically my thoughts are all over the place i ve looked at interaction design masters programs and considered developer bootcamps i also know i d like to move to seattle in the near future anyone have some insight into my best choices

Career Change for Non-Corporate Artist

uwj2q7

Lost high school senior. How do I know if this career is right for me?

I m registering for college classes soon and I m so fucking lost. I was thinking of entering psychology but thought “do I really want to spend the rest of my life emotionally draining myself?” I love the idea of psychology but I m scared that it ll destroy me emotionally. It s also hard because I have friends who over share trauma dump daily and I m not sure if I m just emotionally drained because it s a general thing or because it s unprompted and often rude. Although I know that talking to people helps me practice caring for myself but I get exhausted so easily. I m just not sure and I don t have any alternative choices lined up. But I don t want to end up miserable either.

2022-05-24 04:57:51

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2022-05-30 15:54:44

lost high school senior how do i know if this career is right for me i m registering for college classes soon and i m so fucking lost i was thinking of entering psychology but thought do i really want to spend the rest of my life emotionally draining myself i love the idea of psychology but i m scared that it ll destroy me emotionally it s also hard because i have friends who over share trauma dump daily and i m not sure if i m just emotionally drained because it s a general thing or because it s unprompted and often rude although i know that talking to people helps me practice caring for myself but i get exhausted so easily i m just not sure and i don t have any alternative choices lined up but i don t want to end up miserable either

Career Transition to Psychology

epdvsp

Career change or school in your mid 30s?

I m almost 34. I ve worked in retail and shipping jobs for about 3 years now. I wasted most of my 20s being unemployed and depressed. It s starting to look like I m never going to make more than 20K a year for the rest of my life. I ve looked into maybe going back to school and I ve been thinking about an Accounting program. The US Labor Department gives it a very positive outlook in terms of job growth in the future. I m not sure how I would pay for it or even I could do school and a full time job. I also take care of my mother who is disabled. Is school even worth it at this point? Should I just stay where I am and try to get promoted? I m not remotely passionate about the place I work I m sure it shows. I m just tired of drifting through life but I don t really know how to move ahead. I feel so far behind already.

2020-01-16 03:56:15

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2020-04-16 19:17:20

career change or school in your mid 30s i m almost 34 i ve worked in retail and shipping jobs for about 3 years now i wasted most of my 20s being unemployed and depressed it s starting to look like i m never going to make more than 20k a year for the rest of my life i ve looked into maybe going back to school and i ve been thinking about an accounting program the us labor department gives it a very positive outlook in terms of job growth in the future i m not sure how i would pay for it or even i could do school and a full time job i also take care of my mother who is disabled is school even worth it at this point should i just stay where i am and try to get promoted i m not remotely passionate about the place i work i m sure it shows i m just tired of drifting through life but i don t really know how to move ahead i feel so far behind already

Career Exploration and Uncertainty

hmmrxg

Medical school to UX design should I do a bootcamp or self study?

Hey everyone I am interested in pursuing a career in UX design. I just started my pre-work for General Assemblies design course. Although its expensive I have heard good things and am okay with giving up a percentage of my pay using their ISA program. I am receiving unemployment and have about 5k saved up. Unemployment ends in December so that gives me about 6 months to do this. I am willing to go into a bootcamp.. but as im doing this first assignment im realizing I can totally do this myself as long as I have assignments to work on. I am concerned however about being able to get feedback.. I feel like thats a key thing that GA or a Bootcamp can provide. Here are some qs I have: 1. Has anyone without a design background done a Bootcamp and had success? How long did it take you start to finish? 2. Whats better sketch or adobe xd? 3. Has anyone without a design background self taught themselves UX design and had success? How long did it take start to finish? 4. Is the Jr. UX Design market really saturated? What about research? Can this be overcome by doing free work being persistant and networking? 5. What is information architecture? is that part of UX design field? 6. Whats the best bootcamp? 7. Since I plan to do a month of self learning before I start a camp whats the best online course? I know some of these questions are repeat.. and I am continuing to do my research. Thank you so much hope to hear from you soon!

2020-07-07 03:22:23

https://www.reddit.com/r/careerguidance/comments/hmmrxg/medical_school_to_ux_design_should_i_do_a/

medical school to ux design should i do a bootcamp or self study hey everyone i am interested in pursuing a career in ux design i just started my pre-work for general assemblies design course although its expensive i have heard good things and am okay with giving up a percentage of my pay using their isa program i am receiving unemployment and have about 5k saved up unemployment ends in december so that gives me about 6 months to do this i am willing to go into a bootcamp but as im doing this first assignment im realizing i can totally do this myself as long as i have assignments to work on i am concerned however about being able to get feedback i feel like thats a key thing that ga or a bootcamp can provide here are some qs i have 1 has anyone without a design background done a bootcamp and had success how long did it take you start to finish 2 whats better sketch or adobe xd 3 has anyone without a design background self taught themselves ux design and had success how long did it take start to finish 4 is the jr ux design market really saturated what about research can this be overcome by doing free work being persistant and networking 5 what is information architecture is that part of ux design field 6 whats the best bootcamp 7 since i plan to do a month of self learning before i start a camp whats the best online course i know some of these questions are repeat and i am continuing to do my research thank you so much hope to hear from you soon

Career Change for Non-Corporate Artist

smi51d

Work at home for a low wage or try to go back to school for something that would pay higher but be significantly harder?

I have an associates degree in Graphic Design and have been at my current job for 6 years since right out of college. I do advertising design for a small community newspaper. Boring but easy and mundane. I ve been working from home for the last 2 year which I really enjoy (very easy barely feels like work) but I don t make enough money around 35k. I m not confident that I could get a higher paying job in my field or that I would even want to. I m not passionate about it anymore or really anything. I m still paying off student loans and will be for many years around 15k left. My sister in law is a nurse and hearing how much money she makes made me feel useless. I wish I could contribute more but I feel stuck and lost. Nursing is very challenging and I don t think I m smart enough. Is it worth going to school online for something with more income potential? I m not sure what I would even go for. I wanted to work my easy work from home job forever even thought it s not a lot of money I m only busy 2 weeks out of the month. The rest I am just sitting at home waiting for emails so I d like the possibility of being able to stay home with kids in the future and still earn something. But is it enough?

2022-02-07 05:20:40

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2022-06-02 00:58:33

work at home for a low wage or try to go back to school for something that would pay higher but be significantly harder i have an associates degree in graphic design and have been at my current job for 6 years since right out of college i do advertising design for a small community newspaper boring but easy and mundane i ve been working from home for the last 2 year which i really enjoy very easy barely feels like work but i don t make enough money around 35k i m not confident that i could get a higher paying job in my field or that i would even want to i m not passionate about it anymore or really anything i m still paying off student loans and will be for many years around 15k left my sister in law is a nurse and hearing how much money she makes made me feel useless i wish i could contribute more but i feel stuck and lost nursing is very challenging and i don t think i m smart enough is it worth going to school online for something with more income potential i m not sure what i would even go for i wanted to work my easy work from home job forever even thought it s not a lot of money i m only busy 2 weeks out of the month the rest i am just sitting at home waiting for emails so i d like the possibility of being able to stay home with kids in the future and still earn something but is it enough

Career Exploration and Uncertainty

ttk02k

How do I become a groundbreaking or elite software engineer computer scientist?

By groundbreaking or elite I mean building a software program and starting a company that significantly impacts the world or tackles top problems. I know it s probably best to complete my Bachelor s in computer science first but then should I start a master s right away? should I work somewhere to get experience? what kind of experience is best? Is there some sort of general process to this? I know this is a very general question and its hard to answer but how do I do it in general or even specific steps if you know yourself or know of any sources that answer this type of question?

2022-04-01 06:19:18

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2022-05-31 21:14:23

how do i become a groundbreaking or elite software engineer computer scientist by groundbreaking or elite i mean building a software program and starting a company that significantly impacts the world or tackles top problems i know it s probably best to complete my bachelor s in computer science first but then should i start a master s right away should i work somewhere to get experience what kind of experience is best is there some sort of general process to this i know this is a very general question and its hard to answer but how do i do it in general or even specific steps if you know yourself or know of any sources that answer this type of question

Software Development Career Transition

eq8ok7

What makes a lot of jobs you ve experienced stressful? And what is life like around it?

Of course I know this is a broad question and answers can range greatly in causes of stress but I m new to the salary job world so haven t experienced a stressful job yet.

2020-01-17 23:50:47

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2020-04-16 23:26:02

what makes a lot of jobs you ve experienced stressful and what is life like around it of course i know this is a broad question and answers can range greatly in causes of stress but i m new to the salary job world so haven t experienced a stressful job yet

Remote Job Options and Advice

ctjnck

Former coworker who was very troublesome came back and we suspect she s here for drama. What should we do about her?

tl dr: Former coworker is a compulsive liar and made up serious things about others while snapchatting our male managers. Quit the job and freaked a lot of us out with stalker-ish texts. She came back to work for us last night and people are upset over her. She confronted me for ignoring her. I would report her but she s snapchatting the managers I m supposed to report this to. What do I do? I work at a large warehouse with multiple shipping operations going on at this single location. Of the group I got hired with I became friends with two of them (V and M) and ended up dating another one (bf). It was great while we were all fresh and new but then a lot of drama seemed to happen to M within a month. She d tell me about how all these guys would hit on her and she wouldn t know why how the managers were trying to get her number how someone (J) at work tried to kill her in the parking lot and how someone at work was stalking her. Her boyfriend was in prison and no one knew why and she was a single mom to a bunch of kids and she has all of these sketchy baby daddies and her life is so sad. She d want to hang out with me all the time and wouldn t want to go around V while we were at work. I believed her I sympathized with her. She was really obsessed with me and bf we weren t even dating by this point but she was real obsessed with getting us together even though she ran around and told everyone he s a druggie and a devil-worshipper. About two months in she started calling off a lot which allowed me and bf to get closer on our own. And that s when I started realizing this girl is sketch as fuck. Bf told me the truth about this girl. Apparently M will throw herself at guys and if they reject her she goes crazy. Hence the reason she ran around telling everyone that bf does heroin and that J tried to kill her. I started investigating a bit on my own and found that multiple people could back up what my now-BF was saying she s crazy stay away she acts way differently around guys than she does with girls. Even V was saying that she was with M and J the night he tried to kill her M s story is not how it went down at all no where close. And her stalker? The parent of a co-worker who s driving their kid until he can afford a car. Month three M quits after one of the managers she was Snapchatting blocked her for some sketchy shit. She was talking to three managers at the same time she even sent me shirtless pics of the highest-up manager. She texts me like crazy after quitting she wants me to meet her boyfriend in prison and write him letters for her and write letters to our managers for her. I say no and her texts turn horror-story-level-shit. She s texting me nonstop saying things like Best friend. Best friend I love you. I love you best friend. Please talk to me. You re my best friend. I love you. I stopped talking to her because her boyfriend got released from prison (after staying longer than his sentence) and went missing. She wanted me and bf to help find him. I didn t respond and her texts got real fucking creepy for a week nonstop texting with no response from me. All the while she s doing the same shit to V and we both blocked her and put stories together and figured out that this girl really is fucking creepy. We forgot about her over the last year we ve been working hard at work and school and making new friends and everyone s moved on past M s sketchiness. I know other people have their stories with her but me and V s are the one ones I know well enough to share. Anyway she shows up last night working on me and V s area instead of her original area. No one was happy to see her and the whole warehouse is just buzzing with people asking what the fuck is she doing here and people telling me to report this girl because she could be here to get me my friends and our managers in serious trouble. Me and V don t know what to do with her we ve tried our best to avoid this girl and focus on work and M has been glaring at all of us all day. But then M finally cornered me in a trailer and was asking me all these questions and I ignored her and told her that I m just trying to work. I asked her why she s here and she told me she needs the money (she doesn t) she was working at the bigger building and she had guy issues and had to get transferred. The only one who would talk her her all day was the manager who blocked her who happens to be a higher up manager and the one I m expected to report this to. Should I go to HR with this directly or should I talk to the manager and try to deal with this on my own? I really have no idea why this girl would come back to work here a lot of us knew she loves drama but this is a whole new level of workplace drama. You can t just start drama and say things and then try to come back to work with us even the newer people that don t know her have heard things about her and know she s off.

2019-08-21 17:00:23

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2019-08-25 12:51:39

former coworker who was very troublesome came back and we suspect she s here for drama what should we do about her tl dr former coworker is a compulsive liar and made up serious things about others while snapchatting our male managers quit the job and freaked a lot of us out with stalker-ish texts she came back to work for us last night and people are upset over her she confronted me for ignoring her i would report her but she s snapchatting the managers i m supposed to report this to what do i do i work at a large warehouse with multiple shipping operations going on at this single location of the group i got hired with i became friends with two of them v and m and ended up dating another one bf it was great while we were all fresh and new but then a lot of drama seemed to happen to m within a month she d tell me about how all these guys would hit on her and she wouldn t know why how the managers were trying to get her number how someone j at work tried to kill her in the parking lot and how someone at work was stalking her her boyfriend was in prison and no one knew why and she was a single mom to a bunch of kids and she has all of these sketchy baby daddies and her life is so sad she d want to hang out with me all the time and wouldn t want to go around v while we were at work i believed her i sympathized with her she was really obsessed with me and bf we weren t even dating by this point but she was real obsessed with getting us together even though she ran around and told everyone he s a druggie and a devil-worshipper about two months in she started calling off a lot which allowed me and bf to get closer on our own and that s when i started realizing this girl is sketch as fuck bf told me the truth about this girl apparently m will throw herself at guys and if they reject her she goes crazy hence the reason she ran around telling everyone that bf does heroin and that j tried to kill her i started investigating a bit on my own and found that multiple people could back up what my now-bf was saying she s crazy stay away she acts way differently around guys than she does with girls even v was saying that she was with m and j the night he tried to kill her m s story is not how it went down at all no where close and her stalker the parent of a co-worker who s driving their kid until he can afford a car month three m quits after one of the managers she was snapchatting blocked her for some sketchy shit she was talking to three managers at the same time she even sent me shirtless pics of the highest-up manager she texts me like crazy after quitting she wants me to meet her boyfriend in prison and write him letters for her and write letters to our managers for her i say no and her texts turn horror-story-level-shit she s texting me nonstop saying things like best friend best friend i love you i love you best friend please talk to me you re my best friend i love you i stopped talking to her because her boyfriend got released from prison after staying longer than his sentence and went missing she wanted me and bf to help find him i didn t respond and her texts got real fucking creepy for a week nonstop texting with no response from me all the while she s doing the same shit to v and we both blocked her and put stories together and figured out that this girl really is fucking creepy we forgot about her over the last year we ve been working hard at work and school and making new friends and everyone s moved on past m s sketchiness i know other people have their stories with her but me and v s are the one ones i know well enough to share anyway she shows up last night working on me and v s area instead of her original area no one was happy to see her and the whole warehouse is just buzzing with people asking what the fuck is she doing here and people telling me to report this girl because she could be here to get me my friends and our managers in serious trouble me and v don t know what to do with her we ve tried our best to avoid this girl and focus on work and m has been glaring at all of us all day but then m finally cornered me in a trailer and was asking me all these questions and i ignored her and told her that i m just trying to work i asked her why she s here and she told me she needs the money she doesn t she was working at the bigger building and she had guy issues and had to get transferred the only one who would talk her her all day was the manager who blocked her who happens to be a higher up manager and the one i m expected to report this to should i go to hr with this directly or should i talk to the manager and try to deal with this on my own i really have no idea why this girl would come back to work here a lot of us knew she loves drama but this is a whole new level of workplace drama you can t just start drama and say things and then try to come back to work with us even the newer people that don t know her have heard things about her and know she s off

Workplace Challenges and Conflicts

aoocnj

How do I get an annoying co-worker to leave me alone?

I work in an office and I can t stand the guy who sits next to me. These are large cubes with taller walls but no doors. Everyone in the row has one individual they sit across from. Talking to anyone else means getting up or talking through the wall. My neighbor likes to talk way more than I care to. Considering our set up and proximity I m his go-to small talk guy. I consider myself more introverted than extroverted. That s not to say I m averse to conversation I have no desire for constant socialization. The workload for my role is heavy and involves a lot of risk(I work in compliance). I don t have time for constant chatter and need to pay attention to the details in my work. I m a more tenured individual on my team which means I m a go-to person for questions advice and have other projects outside of my core responsibilities. I m busy. This guy is a tool box. He is flapping his jaws before he sits his stuff down on his desk. Some days he stops by two desks to chit chat before he sets his stuff down on his desk. He will tell me a story and I hear him go a row over to tell the same damn story. He feels the need to recap to me difficult conversations he just had on on the phone. I sit next to you dude I heard your trainwreck of a phone call. We work in compliance so we deal with a lot of policy violations discipline risk etc. Phone calls we make can be tense but he is 40 and can t formulate coherent sentences to articulate policy. He will tell me about review items he has that he thinks are unique(they aren t). I ve been in the role longer than him and seen them a million times. He tells me about how he has to buy these $20 t-shirts that basically have cotton maxi pads in the armpits because he sweats too much. I believe him because I can smell his healthy slather of Old Spice emitting from his pits. He calls me my friend . We aren t in any sense of the word friends. I was running an hour late the other day and he texts me are you and your family ok? Excuse me? Thanks Mom! I told him I liked the TV show Breaking Bad one time. He made it clear that was taboo for him and didn t fit in with his religious views. He gave me that raised eyebrow oh really tone you might get if you told someone you lived in a bad part of town...like you are lower class. He constantly babbles all friggin day. Sometimes it s unclear if he is blabbing to me or just to anyone who will listen. I ignore him on those occasions. At this point I almost avoid most opportunities to engage in conversation with him. When it s necessary I do I keep responses minimal. It s clear he is oblivious to the social cue of being ignored. My leader mentioned my department will have a restructuring and there would be some desk moves. I asked her to get me as far away from him as possible. She supported that request. However this has been delayed. In the meantime I ve considered just being blunt and cutting him off when I don t have time. The whole team will hear if I do this at my desk and risk coming off like an ass. I feel like if I pull him into a conference room it would seem too confrontational. I m at my wit s end with him. I cringe when I hear him and his swishy coat coming down the isle at 8 AM. How do I get the most annoying co-worker neighbor off my back politely without being a jerk? Edit: I do not consider headphones a solution. I work for a very large conservative financial institution. Headphones are inappropriate for my role in my opinion. TL DR : My work neighbor won t quit talking to me. I m really busy and he sucks. How do I stop him? Thanks!

2019-02-09 03:06:30

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2019-03-20 00:37:45

how do i get an annoying co-worker to leave me alone i work in an office and i can t stand the guy who sits next to me these are large cubes with taller walls but no doors everyone in the row has one individual they sit across from talking to anyone else means getting up or talking through the wall my neighbor likes to talk way more than i care to considering our set up and proximity i m his go-to small talk guy i consider myself more introverted than extroverted that s not to say i m averse to conversation i have no desire for constant socialization the workload for my role is heavy and involves a lot of risk i work in compliance i don t have time for constant chatter and need to pay attention to the details in my work i m a more tenured individual on my team which means i m a go-to person for questions advice and have other projects outside of my core responsibilities i m busy this guy is a tool box he is flapping his jaws before he sits his stuff down on his desk some days he stops by two desks to chit chat before he sets his stuff down on his desk he will tell me a story and i hear him go a row over to tell the same damn story he feels the need to recap to me difficult conversations he just had on on the phone i sit next to you dude i heard your trainwreck of a phone call we work in compliance so we deal with a lot of policy violations discipline risk etc phone calls we make can be tense but he is 40 and can t formulate coherent sentences to articulate policy he will tell me about review items he has that he thinks are unique they aren t i ve been in the role longer than him and seen them a million times he tells me about how he has to buy these 20 t-shirts that basically have cotton maxi pads in the armpits because he sweats too much i believe him because i can smell his healthy slather of old spice emitting from his pits he calls me my friend we aren t in any sense of the word friends i was running an hour late the other day and he texts me are you and your family ok excuse me thanks mom i told him i liked the tv show breaking bad one time he made it clear that was taboo for him and didn t fit in with his religious views he gave me that raised eyebrow oh really tone you might get if you told someone you lived in a bad part of town like you are lower class he constantly babbles all friggin day sometimes it s unclear if he is blabbing to me or just to anyone who will listen i ignore him on those occasions at this point i almost avoid most opportunities to engage in conversation with him when it s necessary i do i keep responses minimal it s clear he is oblivious to the social cue of being ignored my leader mentioned my department will have a restructuring and there would be some desk moves i asked her to get me as far away from him as possible she supported that request however this has been delayed in the meantime i ve considered just being blunt and cutting him off when i don t have time the whole team will hear if i do this at my desk and risk coming off like an ass i feel like if i pull him into a conference room it would seem too confrontational i m at my wit s end with him i cringe when i hear him and his swishy coat coming down the isle at 8 am how do i get the most annoying co-worker neighbor off my back politely without being a jerk edit i do not consider headphones a solution i work for a very large conservative financial institution headphones are inappropriate for my role in my opinion tl dr my work neighbor won t quit talking to me i m really busy and he sucks how do i stop him thanks

Workplace Challenges and Conflicts

pasn43

My boss has been hard on me and not nice from day 1. I feel stuck. Can anyone give advice on how they would handle this since it s my first full time adult job?

I am struggling in my current role. I was never provided with training or SOPs for my current job. I just kind of wing it and try to learn. The entire department is filled with people in the same boat and most people stay less than a year. I ve reached out for help from my manager and she just says she doesn t have time or doesn t respond at all. I ve tried emailing calling and texting as well as speaking in person and I get brushed off. Lately my boss has been very critical of my work and she s made comments bordering on inappropriate. I just always try to be polite and respond kindly even though it s tough. She doesn t offer any advice on how to improve or what she is even wanting. She only offers critiques and complaints. It s wearing down on me and I dread going to work. Can anyone advise on how I can improve the situation? Additionally I don t feel like I fit in. I m the only employee who follows the mask policy and I have to come in even when coworkers are sick and have COVID-19 symptoms. I ve expressed my concern to my boss and corporate and they told me that I shouldn t complain and everyone is doing the best that they can and it s not my job to report sick coworkers. I ve been told to stay in my lane.

2021-08-24 18:02:14

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2022-06-25 15:55:01

my boss has been hard on me and not nice from day 1 i feel stuck can anyone give advice on how they would handle this since it s my first full time adult job i am struggling in my current role i was never provided with training or sops for my current job i just kind of wing it and try to learn the entire department is filled with people in the same boat and most people stay less than a year i ve reached out for help from my manager and she just says she doesn t have time or doesn t respond at all i ve tried emailing calling and texting as well as speaking in person and i get brushed off lately my boss has been very critical of my work and she s made comments bordering on inappropriate i just always try to be polite and respond kindly even though it s tough she doesn t offer any advice on how to improve or what she is even wanting she only offers critiques and complaints it s wearing down on me and i dread going to work can anyone advise on how i can improve the situation additionally i don t feel like i fit in i m the only employee who follows the mask policy and i have to come in even when coworkers are sick and have covid-19 symptoms i ve expressed my concern to my boss and corporate and they told me that i shouldn t complain and everyone is doing the best that they can and it s not my job to report sick coworkers i ve been told to stay in my lane

Workplace Challenges and Conflicts

e3kb8x

Have you ever made positive career decisions at the expense of your happiness? If so was it worth it?

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2019-11-29 20:24:15

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2020-04-12 10:31:58

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Career Exploration and Uncertainty

vlein2

Become a PA or switch to Computer Science?

I am currently going into my sophomore year of college and am on the premed track. Although I am not sure if I want to go through with it I have been changing my mind on either becoming a PA or doing CSE. What job will be more lucrative in the future??? It seems that PAs have high floors but low ceilings.

2022-06-26 21:09:28

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2022-07-06 06:14:56

become a pa or switch to computer science i am currently going into my sophomore year of college and am on the premed track although i am not sure if i want to go through with it i have been changing my mind on either becoming a pa or doing cse what job will be more lucrative in the future it seems that pas have high floors but low ceilings

Software Development Career Transition

lb2ifg

Anyone thinking about going back to college?

Hey guys I m 29. I wanted to become an industrial designer. School is not an option. Neither time-wise nor financially. So I decided to make a list of everything they teach at industrial design schools and learn the same material from the books myself. Then I decided to build a website with guides in the same fashion in emerging professions. Sort of decentralizing the universities. I would love to talk to people who are in my shoes. Who want to go back to school but are having second thoughts. You could help me figure out the right way of creating these guides. That would help people all around the world have access to quality education.

2021-02-02 18:21:25

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anyone thinking about going back to college hey guys i m 29 i wanted to become an industrial designer school is not an option neither time-wise nor financially so i decided to make a list of everything they teach at industrial design schools and learn the same material from the books myself then i decided to build a website with guides in the same fashion in emerging professions sort of decentralizing the universities i would love to talk to people who are in my shoes who want to go back to school but are having second thoughts you could help me figure out the right way of creating these guides that would help people all around the world have access to quality education

Career Change for Non-Corporate Artist

asr3pe

Harassment recourse for a co-worker that doesn t actually work for the company?

HI Y ALL this is a throwaway because HARASSMENT. The company I work for is currently in the process of a buyout. The partners have already moved into our office space. One partner is more of the managing partner while one is more an office manager sales person. Over the course of the acquisition which has been dragging on for months now me and the more silent partner have had to work pretty closely together and he s made some strange comments that bordered on inappropriate. I m often left alone with him and when he comes back from lunch they re often drunk. I m becoming increasingly uncomfortable with this person and don t see any opportunity to separate from having to work in close contact with him anytime soon. Uncomfortable instances include sexual jokes talking to me about his sex life asking for unwanted physical contact “won t you just give me a hug” but I feel there s no real recourse as he s not technically an employee and we re a small company there s no HR department. I could bring it up to the other partner who Is kind of his boss but they re very good friends so I have a feeling he s no stranger to his buddy and this type of behavior. Is it possible to quit and cite a hostile work environment so I still qualify for unemployment benefits I just feel like there s no end in sight.

2019-02-20 17:33:59

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2019-03-22 03:21:56

harassment recourse for a co-worker that doesn t actually work for the company hi y all this is a throwaway because harassment the company i work for is currently in the process of a buyout the partners have already moved into our office space one partner is more of the managing partner while one is more an office manager sales person over the course of the acquisition which has been dragging on for months now me and the more silent partner have had to work pretty closely together and he s made some strange comments that bordered on inappropriate i m often left alone with him and when he comes back from lunch they re often drunk i m becoming increasingly uncomfortable with this person and don t see any opportunity to separate from having to work in close contact with him anytime soon uncomfortable instances include sexual jokes talking to me about his sex life asking for unwanted physical contact won t you just give me a hug but i feel there s no real recourse as he s not technically an employee and we re a small company there s no hr department i could bring it up to the other partner who is kind of his boss but they re very good friends so i have a feeling he s no stranger to his buddy and this type of behavior is it possible to quit and cite a hostile work environment so i still qualify for unemployment benefits i just feel like there s no end in sight

Workplace Challenges and Conflicts

v6jf62

If I took a Masters in Psychology right now is there a job waiting for me abroad in the future?

Is there a general thing where no matter what nationality you are if you are in the field of psychology... There are some countries with such demand? Or is this just some pipe dream? Because I ve been googling and there seems to be nothing... For context I live in the Philippines. I can t find much data anywhere. Blue-collared jobs are most in demand for Filipinos... Although there are nurses and teachers....

2022-06-07 01:46:03

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2022-07-07 01:44:12

if i took a masters in psychology right now is there a job waiting for me abroad in the future is there a general thing where no matter what nationality you are if you are in the field of psychology there are some countries with such demand or is this just some pipe dream because i ve been googling and there seems to be nothing for context i live in the philippines i can t find much data anywhere blue-collared jobs are most in demand for filipinos although there are nurses and teachers

Career Transition to Psychology

wzwn4g

Should i accept an employer-funded apprenticeship in an area im not passionate about?

So i work an office job in the public sector in the UK and have been in talks with my employer about doing an apprenticeship related to department A as part of my current employment (so i ll be on the same salary just doing an apprenticeship on the side). I d happily take it if its this or nothing as its employer-funded and i figure i might as well be progressing rather than unnecessarily stagnating in the same role. However i really dont like working in department A. Its very customer facing and stressful which i really dont click with and definitely not an area i saw my career developing into. I received an email recently hinting at an upcoming meeting essentially for them to ensure i want to pursue a career in department A to make sure its a good investment before they sign off and vaguely hinting that there are a number of other employer-funder apprenticeships they could consider instead. I m minded to flag this up and push for an alternative apprenticeship more related to department B which im much more passionate about but i feel like this ll result in a we ll get back to you nothing happening and me losing out on the opportunity to get an apprenticeship at all as i feel like they just mentioned other apprenticeships being available as a way to dissuade us from taking it to make things easier on them (there are 2 other members of my small team who are also in talks about the apprenticeship so i think they re wary of losing team capacity if all 3 of us do it at the same time) Has anyone been in a similar situation or could offer some advice? I dont want to lock myself in to an area im not passionate about but im wary of taking a chance by pushing for something different only to shoot myself in the foot and end up with nothing at all

2022-08-28 14:20:30

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2022-09-10 07:00:49

should i accept an employer-funded apprenticeship in an area im not passionate about so i work an office job in the public sector in the uk and have been in talks with my employer about doing an apprenticeship related to department a as part of my current employment so i ll be on the same salary just doing an apprenticeship on the side i d happily take it if its this or nothing as its employer-funded and i figure i might as well be progressing rather than unnecessarily stagnating in the same role however i really dont like working in department a its very customer facing and stressful which i really dont click with and definitely not an area i saw my career developing into i received an email recently hinting at an upcoming meeting essentially for them to ensure i want to pursue a career in department a to make sure its a good investment before they sign off and vaguely hinting that there are a number of other employer-funder apprenticeships they could consider instead i m minded to flag this up and push for an alternative apprenticeship more related to department b which im much more passionate about but i feel like this ll result in a we ll get back to you nothing happening and me losing out on the opportunity to get an apprenticeship at all as i feel like they just mentioned other apprenticeships being available as a way to dissuade us from taking it to make things easier on them there are 2 other members of my small team who are also in talks about the apprenticeship so i think they re wary of losing team capacity if all 3 of us do it at the same time has anyone been in a similar situation or could offer some advice i dont want to lock myself in to an area im not passionate about but im wary of taking a chance by pushing for something different only to shoot myself in the foot and end up with nothing at all

Apprenticeship for Future Engineer

8twbyi

Wildlife Biologist -&gt Environmental Wildlife Toxicology Parasitology Genetics $$?

I am an aspiring Wildlife Biologist with a few years of experience and a Master s in Applied Ecology &amp Conservation Biology. I grew up in Maryland and have now been in Utah for 9 months. I love working outside and doing cool wildlife surveys and I have enjoyed the jobs I ve held so far but lately I ve been craving more mental stimulation. I am also currently a Wildlife Technician and make as much money as I could make at Walmart. I really do feel passionately about what I do but I m just considering other options. I don t want to limit myself and am wondering if I can build on what I have so far get an additional degree and make more money and still enjoy what I do. I got A s in and really enjoyed my genetics and cell bio classes in undergrad and grad school. Anyone have any idea what the job availability and pay is like in these fields? |wildlife biology|career|| |:-|:-|:-| ||||

2018-06-26 02:21:45

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2018-09-08 22:20:26

wildlife biologist - environmental wildlife toxicology parasitology genetics i am an aspiring wildlife biologist with a few years of experience and a master s in applied ecology conservation biology i grew up in maryland and have now been in utah for 9 months i love working outside and doing cool wildlife surveys and i have enjoyed the jobs i ve held so far but lately i ve been craving more mental stimulation i am also currently a wildlife technician and make as much money as i could make at walmart i really do feel passionately about what i do but i m just considering other options i don t want to limit myself and am wondering if i can build on what i have so far get an additional degree and make more money and still enjoy what i do i got a s in and really enjoyed my genetics and cell bio classes in undergrad and grad school anyone have any idea what the job availability and pay is like in these fields wildlife biology career - - -

Environmental Career Options

xqqvbd

Anyone struggle finding their chosen path?

I m currently a student at a business school (3rd yr) and am feeling pushed in all directions. I m generally a more creative person (hobbies include music graphic design philosophy nature art) but have a mind for business. Of course business can be applicable everywhere in life (ive been investing for years and intend to continue even buy real estate) but don t want to have a career in an office working for someone to push paper. I want to make things and be creative work with creative people. I don t care if I have to work for someone to do that I just want to have some agency. I dont necessarily need to be an artist but I want to find a way to have the best of both worlds. I feel like every second i spend thinking is opportunity slipping out the door. Can anyone relate? In what ways have you found peace with your self in this sense and how can I figure out. what I really want to do? I know I must try things but its hard to just try an internship even getting one is difficult and requires a lot of dedication. Please help!!! Lmk if you have any questions i can update this w more details.

2022-09-28 22:45:48

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2022-10-10 19:15:06

anyone struggle finding their chosen path i m currently a student at a business school 3rd yr and am feeling pushed in all directions i m generally a more creative person hobbies include music graphic design philosophy nature art but have a mind for business of course business can be applicable everywhere in life ive been investing for years and intend to continue even buy real estate but don t want to have a career in an office working for someone to push paper i want to make things and be creative work with creative people i don t care if i have to work for someone to do that i just want to have some agency i dont necessarily need to be an artist but i want to find a way to have the best of both worlds i feel like every second i spend thinking is opportunity slipping out the door can anyone relate in what ways have you found peace with your self in this sense and how can i figure out what i really want to do i know i must try things but its hard to just try an internship even getting one is difficult and requires a lot of dedication please help lmk if you have any questions i can update this w more details

Career Change for Non-Corporate Artist

jvzsj8

Choosing between two jobs higher pay or higher savings?

So I m stuck between two job offers right now. One would require I relocate to a neighboring state so I would be paying rent and other necessary expenses and is in pharmaceutical research and requires animal testing. The pay is around 37K but there s lots of mandatory overtime and will probably be around 50K a year. The other job is a work from home job basically like a veterinary hotline where I ll be helping people who have questions about their sick pets. This one will be probably 35K. But I ll be able to live with family and won t have to pay nearly as much rent and expenses and can pay off my student loans quickly. Both jobs have roughly the same benefits WFH job also includes pet insurance which is something I ve been interested in. I m going to be graduating with a BS in Animal Sciences and always wanted to work in animal welfare but the pay has been putting me off of it for a while. However I m worried that I ll be limited to call center type jobs if I choose the WFH job. Lately I ve been leaning towards working in a laboratory setting but have never cared for animal testing. Not sure what I should do when both jobs have their upsides.

2020-11-17 19:41:34

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choosing between two jobs higher pay or higher savings so i m stuck between two job offers right now one would require i relocate to a neighboring state so i would be paying rent and other necessary expenses and is in pharmaceutical research and requires animal testing the pay is around 37k but there s lots of mandatory overtime and will probably be around 50k a year the other job is a work from home job basically like a veterinary hotline where i ll be helping people who have questions about their sick pets this one will be probably 35k but i ll be able to live with family and won t have to pay nearly as much rent and expenses and can pay off my student loans quickly both jobs have roughly the same benefits wfh job also includes pet insurance which is something i ve been interested in i m going to be graduating with a bs in animal sciences and always wanted to work in animal welfare but the pay has been putting me off of it for a while however i m worried that i ll be limited to call center type jobs if i choose the wfh job lately i ve been leaning towards working in a laboratory setting but have never cared for animal testing not sure what i should do when both jobs have their upsides

Environmental Career Options