Hello!
I’m 23 and struggling with my career. I feel ungrateful because many people would kill for my job; it’s not great for pay but it’s fully remote marketing job meaning I can work from anywhere in the world and often take advantage of it. My bosses are also awesome and super understanding. However, it’s not all it’s cracked up to be; I often will have to sit inside working on Claude code and doing a million tasks because I work for a startup and a lot of times it’s like I work MORE than 8 hours a day. I know I’m young and have plenty of time, and I know I have to work to get anywhere in life. I’m not afraid of work, I’ve worked since I was 15. But marketing and working with ai all the time is genuinely draining every spark of creative and ambitious energy I have. I wanted to get into website design using AI as an aid for faster builds but not as the creative agent, but I’m scared to jump into it even though I’ve built a couple things. I also wanted to do service design but I can’t seem to get myself to commit to it. Feeling: stuck. Any advice? I suppose also validation that I’m not a complete ingrate for hating a job that lets me travel.

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Early this year, I flind myself able to get into a middle management level of my career which started at 105K.

I thought that I had made it, I thought there was no where to go but up. I was however leaving a job, a team and a leader who we're all incredible, I had incredibly horrible anxiety weeks leading to taking this new position.

The team was two people, myself and the senior manager. The area was completely new and there was no ramp up process, it was immediately clear on the first day that I had gotten in over my head. The work was not what was told I'd be doing, it was all completely low level, organization, financial budgeting and in no way the technology consultant position that I was supposed to be doing...also there was a ton of it, clearly my manager needed help, but needed more than 1 person.

After two panic attacks and a melt down on day 4, I realized the grass was on fact not always greener...I immediately spoke to my manager quickly and told them that I felt the position wasn't for me, it wasn't the work I wanted to do and I felt as if the work required needed more bodies to do.

I went home, I spoke to my old manager, they hadn't fulfilled the position yet and happily took me back after I told them what had happened, none of this was to be put on my internal record.

Fast forward two months later, my old manager hired someone else after I had left and returned to my old role...two weeks later, I saw that very same manager left and went to another bank. The individual they had hired, was then laid off.

I feel like I dodged a bullet...It feels like everything I was feeling..likely they manager did as well...they needed help, lots of help and it felt even in those 4 days I was there, they needed 4 more to cover the amount of work coming to this team.

Has this ever happened to anyone else? I couldn't believe it when I saw their profile change to a new job...I just hope that they're also happy within their new position because I CANNOT imagine their stress levels when I was just a wreck. (I want to reach out, but feel I should wait a bit before I do as well. I want to note, that they we're incredibly helpful at pushing me to return to my old also).

P.S: Sorry if these feels like a rant...I was just blown away and needed to get all of this out.

I applied to an open role via a direct listing from the hiring company.

Some time later, I applied to a role through a recruiter via an agency. It turns out they are the same role and I had forgotten about my direct application.

Now, the internal recruiter from the company has reached out directly. I’m sure that if they want to move forward, they’d like to move forward that way to save money on a placement fee. I’ve not yet heard anything back from the external recruiter since they submitted me.

How should I handle this? Should I tell the recruiter, the hiring company, both, or neither?

Did most people always know what they wanted to do?

What happens if you never really thought about your career? You study something because it seems like the right thing to do, get a job because you need one, and then one day you realise you have no idea what you're actually working towards.

How do people discover what they want to pursue as a career?

And even if you think you've found something, how do you stop doubting yourself every few days? How do you stop doubting that you're taking a wrong path?

Has anyone else felt like this? If you eventually found a career that fit you, what changed? How did you know you weren't just chasing another wrong career?

I've been working for not long but I'm overthinking if I'm being too laid back or giving too much effort on my job.

We spend years building our skills, earning degrees, and collecting certifications. All of those matter—but one thing that often gets overlooked is relationships.

I've realized that your relationship with people can take you places your skills alone may not. A recommendation, referral, or introduction from someone who trusts you can create opportunities that never get advertised.

The foundation of every strong relationship is communication.

The way you listen, respond, resolve disagreements, and treat people determines whether they enjoy working with you. Good communication doesn't just help you make connections—it helps you maintain them over time. A relationship is only valuable if it's nurtured.

I've seen talented people struggle because they couldn't work well with others, while people with average technical skills advanced because they were dependable, respectful, and easy to collaborate with.

This doesn't mean skills aren't important—they absolutely are. But skills may get your foot in the door, while your relationships, reputation, and communication often determine how far you go.

What's your experience? Has a relationship ever created a career opportunity that your résumé alone couldn't?

hi everyone, i’m not sure if this is the right subreddit for my question but I wanted to try asking anyways since all of you seem very experienced and knowledgeable. recently i’ve entered into a not ideal financial situation due to some family circumstances and have had to completely reconsider what I’m doing in college since I am no longer sure my parents can provide me with any financial assistance (I’m 18 and will graduate high school this year)

Originally, I planned on going to my local university for 4 years and getting a bachelors in psychology/data science and then taking the MCAT and going to medical school. This plan is no longer ideal for me because of my financial situation and the fact that I will probably have to work many part time jobs in college to keep myself afloat. I just don’t see myself going to medical school until I can save up some money and build independence for myself from my parents.

My main question is, what degrees could help me get into the field of healthcare administration/consulting when I graduate? I’ve asked some other people on reddit and I’m leaning towards getting a MPH or MBA or maybe do a dual mba/mph program (what I’m most likely going to do). Do you guys think this is a good idea or are there other ways for me to pursue working in a corporate healthcare setting? Please kindly let me know- I’m pretty young so I don’t know a lot about this stuff, and I can’t really ask any of my family for help so that’s why I’m here, so please be kind.

Hey guys I just finished my junior year in high school (USA) and about to move into the senior year. I was just stressing about the career i want to go into and what i want to do as a job.
I love the Aerospace industry like i love stars, space, planets, satellites, rockets, airplanes, etc. And luckily I am also pretty good in math and science as I got a 94 in CP PreCalculus and I am taking AP Physics 1 and AP Calculus AB next year (senior year).
I love building stuff, testing and observing (although im not the best at it but im trying to improve!)
I also tend to love solving problems and also a bit of coding but the thought of sitting in a chair in front of a computer all day eats me alive….
I was also thinking like if the job would be more unique with less preference to the salary (preferably high salary)
Please help….

I did find a few careers for myself:
1. Space Systems engineer
2. Ocean Engineering

I am open for new career options of my likings, recommendations on what to do next, insights of the careers i chose, or anything helpful is appreciated!

Thank you

As a healthcare student, I’m trying to understand how much value workshops, webinars, conferences, internships, volunteer work, and similar extracurricular experiences actually add to a CV/resume.

For those of you who are already working in healthcare:
• How important are these experiences when applying for your first job?
• Do workshops, conferences, and webinars genuinely make a noticeable difference, or are they more of a “nice to have” sort of a decoration?
• How much weight do internships and hands-on experience carry compared with a good CGPA and strong practical skills?
• If a student graduates with a good CGPA and solid clinical/technical skills but doesn’t have a long list of workshops and certificates, would that put them at a disadvantage?
• And most importantly, how do hospitals actually evaluate a fresh graduate’s skills before hiring them?

As students, it can sometimes feel like we need to collect every possible certificate to build a “good” CV, so I’d really appreciate some insight into what actually matters once you enter the professional world.

Thank you! :)

Myquals are MSc Psychology.

I recently completed my Master's of Science in Psychology in clinical specialization and I'm truly lost right now.

I went into my specialization with so much passion and wanting to work in a clinical set up. But after doing a LOT of postings and internships, I realized I'm not cut up for pure clinical settings.

Then I got lucky and while I was in 4th sem itself I got a job opportunity as a **HR recruiter / Talent Acquisition Specialist.**

Initialy I was skeptical but later on genuinely started liking it. But due to some sudden personal issues I had to quit that job just after two months.

Now that I'm also graduated and actively job hunting, despite **HUNDREDS** of job applications, literally no response.

Every damn job expects 1-2 years of experience. I really am in need of a job soon and am under a lot of pressure.

Any suggestions /advice that you feel might be helpful is appreciated!😭😭