Professionals feel trapped in unfulfilling careers
17 posts across 8 communities in the last 30 days; 41% from r/careeradvice.
“I'm 31 and have been working in quality control at a medical device manufacturing company ever since I graduated from college about 7 years ago with a degree in kinesiology and minors in chemistry and psychology. The corporate America environment is genuinely soul-sucking and…”
“Hello, I have degrees in Electrical Engineering up to PhD and I have been working on R&D on general projects so I don't have deep experience in one area. I am looking for new positions and am open to new roles or even careers. I understand and I am willing to start from a low…”
“I'm 29 and I'm at a point where I genuinely don't know what direction to take my career. I'm a civil engineer with a master's degree and currently work on a large infrastructure project. On paper, I probably shouldn't complain too much. I have a job during a difficult job…”
Several individuals express dissatisfaction with their current career paths. A civil engineer feels they're building a life they don't want, while others are exploring new options after experiencing burnout and poor management in previous roles.
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“I'm 31 and have been working in quality control at a medical device manufacturing company ever since I graduated from college about 7 years ago with a degree in kinesiology and minors in chemistry and psychology. The corporate America environment is genuinely soul-sucking and Quality…”
“I (24M) graduated in June with a degree in civil engineering. Five years of school, two summer internships, and I got a junior job at a mid sized construction firm right after graduating. Four months in, and I genuinely dread Monday mornings. It's not the coworkers, they're fine. It's the work itself. Reviewing drawings, chasing permits, sitting in site meetings about drainage. I kept telling myself that internships always feel boring and the "real" job would click, but it”
“Hello, I’m 28 years old and currently I work as a battery engineer for vehicles. While I enjoy the work I’ve done, I also am wanting to change up what I’m doing in life. I’ve always wanted to have a career in the gaming space and I’ve always liked to do coding on the side. (I also do low level programming at my job as well) I just came back from PAX AUS and see that Australia has many universities and schools that specialize in game development. It gave me some inspiration to want to change thin”
“I’m a freshman who is two months into college and I’m already thinking of pivoting my career pathway. I was originally Pre-PA, but i’m now thinking of other careers I can choose with a Master’s degree. I’ve only taken general biology, so maybe it’s just my doubts speaking, but idk. My undergrad degree is BS in psychology, and i’m not planning on switching it because I love psych, but now i’m trying to figure out what other Master’s degrees to consider once I apply for grad school. For more conte”
“Hello, I have degrees in Electrical Engineering up to PhD and I have been working on R&D on general projects so I don't have deep experience in one area. I am looking for new positions and am open to new roles or even careers. I understand and I am willing to start from a low position but usually those are geared to new grads. How do I position myself? How to find positions that are open to people with no direct experience but have the general skills? I wish there was something like an i”
“Hi everyone! I’m new here i just recently graduated and have practically no work experience where do you think i should start building my career? I think i’m mostly interested or intrigued by either industry or anything UN/ WHO/ NGO related. But I heard from multiple people that it’s really hard to get it especially now. Do you know any internships I can pursue or even any courses that would help build my cv by the time i land a job? Or even if you have any resources on how to fix my cv i would”
“I'm currently a licensed civil engineer looking to switch career fields entirely and going back to school. Is it worth pursuing a part-time position as a CAD Technician or a Project Engineer for the time being while I'm studying? I really am not looking to stay in that field in the far future once I get my degree. submitted by /u/eroticsoysauce [link] [comments]”
“Hey Graduated a couple years ago and now I’ve been working as a Transmission Line Engineer (EIT) for a couple years and idk if it’s for me long term. I think I’m gonna grind it through and get my P. Eng but I’ve been thinking about studying and getting my CFA level 1 as I work towards the P. Eng. Has anyone done something similar? Pivoted out to finance from engineering? Anyone working in finance for renewables, power or the utilities industry? Just tryna get some feedback or perspective from pe”
“That’s it. Im almost 30 and haven’t had a good job with ethical management in the fields I have a degree in (bsc in hospitality, marketing). I’m open to hearing anything from anyone who has had this feeling and then did something about it. I consider going back to school for a MSW or JD. I just want to make a positive impact in this world, work with nice people, financial security, and feel fulfilled in my work. But I need to figure out something in the meantime to even afford continuing my educ”
“I’m trying to figure out what career best fits the way I think. I love: * Researching unfamiliar subjects and finding opportunities, gaps, solutions, suppliers, etc. * Studying existing systems and inventing new things from their underlying logic. * Extracting principles from one field and applying them to completely different fields. * Learning about almost anything—AI, biology, technology, business, history, psychology, random phenomena, etc. I want work where I can constantly learn, investiga”
“I’m 28 and work as a Project Coordinator for a commercial construction company. My job is mostly administrative, and I don’t enjoy it. I have little interest in the technical side of construction, so becoming a Construction PM isn’t appealing. Before this, I owned a small renovation company. Although it ultimately failed due to cash-flow and business-planning issues, I enjoyed managing people, improving systems, solving problems, and making the business run more efficiently. Long term, I want to”
“I'm 29 and I'm at a point where I genuinely don't know what direction to take my career. I'm a civil engineer with a master's degree and currently work on a large infrastructure project. On paper, I probably shouldn't complain too much. I have a job during a difficult job market, I'm gaining experience on a good project, I'm learning a lot, and having this experience on my CV will probably help me in the future. The problem is that I'm not happy with the life”
“I'm trying to start a new career path. I've been in fuel transportation management for the last 6 years starting as a driver and working my way up to a regional manager for 2 different companies. I left my job back in June simply due to burnout. The last 2.5-3 years were spent working under 2 CEOs that simply didn't have the best interest at heart for the company. With that being said, what careers/jobs can you break into with limited experience and accelerate fairly quickly to a $30”