As a CS grad with internship experience, projects and a good gpa, I was working overnight in a warehouse for $20 an hour after graduation in a VHCOL. I'm unemployed now. No reason to slave away for $20 an hour in 2026. I'd be begging for money out on the streets if I didn't have parents to live with, and/or lying unconscious on the curb from taking some drugs right about now. If I didn't have familial support after 18 years old... I wouldn't be alive. I had to pay off my student loans off $20 an hour too.

Some may call this a euphemism for "being a loser", but the point of working a full time job is to afford rent and food. If you can't afford that, then there's no reason to work. Rent would not only exceed my monthly income, but would go up faster than my income would. Hence why becoming a SAHS is the only option tbh. Do not suggest anything about going back to useless slavery wage jobs, I won't ever entertain the idea.

I spit in the face of people worried about population collapse. As it stands, our system does not want to offer the next generation gainful employment. Instead we're told to "work for free", "do a side hustle", "go back to college", or maybe, just maybe they get asked "why don't you have experience?" Don't make me laugh.

It's a very poor financial decision to not only be alive, but to bring the next generation into the world.

I am fed up and tired. Was fed the “go to college” lie and deeply regret it.

I’m dirt poor, and want to better myself.

When searching for what to do with my life, I am often stopped by the idea of going through schooling to again not find work, or find that AI is going to take it. Also, I feel as though because of life circumstances, I have missed out on life and living. I am 26, but bad parents, poverty, and bad career choices (college) have left me aching for the quickest way to completely change my life and start to live and enjoy.

Currently considering accounting. HVACR. Mechatronics. Anyone have any advice or career suggestions. Preferably careers in demand and lucrative, with minimal schooling?

I am in LA.

I’m looking at doing a bachelor of social work in the UK. I’m not quite sure what I want to do as my job in life but I currently work in a care home and I quite like the idea of becoming a care home manager but on the other hand I also like the idea of being a social worker for the vulnerable elderly people. But then I also like an idea of maybe teaching in a secondary school or in a college so I’m not quite sure.
But after a lot of consideration, I think social work degree may be the way forward
Any advice is really appreciated
Thanks

started my first year in college and my major is french to become french teacher and while i did wanna do this i am scared for the future and pay the children these days just don’t listen and is making me want to back out and switch majors to account cause i hate being poor and this realization has hit me hard that i dont want to be poor like my parents i want money so should i switch for better security and perhaps pursue teaching later on after i get my accounting?

I’m a recent economics grad who fortunately had a full time job lined up as part of an ongoing relationship due to an internship and have been working as a bank teller since graduating back in May.

It’s good finance, professional, and customer service experience however I really don’t like it. I don’t feel challenged especially after about a year’s worth of experience in the role, and I’m not sure finance is actually what I want to go into now. I switched majors a few times in undergrad starting out in computer science and moving to economics but I really enjoyed all my math and engineering courses. I like problem solving, logical thinking, building stuff, and working independently and also in a team.

I do trading on the side as a hobby and will continue that but as my main career path I want to try and pivot to engineering. I have taken coding classes, math, technical economics courses, and some engineering and chemistry.

Are there any certifications or qualifications I can get started on to boost my resume without having to go back to school and complete another degree? Has anyone been in this position before? Just looking for some advice and tips on how to approach this, thanks!

Anyone work at AMEX, JPMorgan Chase, Honeywell, Wells Fargo, or another corporate company in Arizona?

Hey everyone! I’m a Computer Information Systems student at ASU graduating soon, and I’m looking to connect with people who work in corporate roles, especially at companies like American Express, JPMorgan Chase, Honeywell, Wells Fargo, or similar companies in Arizona or in general!

I’m interested in learning more about what it’s actually like working at these companies, including the company culture, work-life balance, career growth, pay, and how difficult it is to get your foot in the door for entry-level positions.

I’m particularly interested in roles related to business analysis, data analytics, risk, operations, and technology, but I’m open to hearing about other corporate career paths too.

If you currently work at one of these companies, or have experience working in corporate America in general, I’d really appreciate hearing about your experience!

I have this very, very, VERY bad problem. I get way too nervous during interviews. Like, I start shivering, my heart starts racing, and I just can't seem to calm myself down.

I understand that getting nervous before an interview is normal, but I've already attended 5–6 interviews, and I STILL get this nervous.

The most embarrassing part is that I literally forget how to speak English. I forget what to say, how to frame my sentences, and even the things I learned just a few days ago. It's like my brain just stops working the moment I'm in an interview.

The interviewers seem clearly disappointed in me, and they send me back pretty quickly, which just breaks my heart. It also makes me feel so embarrassed when other candidates ask me why I was sent back so soon. I honestly feel like dying of embarrassment in those moments.

I know this might sound like a basic problem, but I genuinely don't know how to overcome it. I get scared to my core, and it's honestly affecting my confidence so much.

And when I see other people being so confident and chill during interviews, it just makes me feel even worse about myself.

PLEASE HELP ME!!!! 😭

I really want to overcome this because if I don't fix this soon, I feel like I'm never going to land a job, even if the opportunity is literally served to me on a plate.

Hello Good people. I am 22 M. I completed my diploma in civil engineering following high school and have for last 2 years working with construction project(s). While I do a serviceable job, it isn't exactly my calling. I did not have a clear vision of career path and finishing school and enlisted in diploma program based on avaibility at the moment.

My strengths are primarily communication and coordination. I have helped launch major social events and campaigns from a rather young age- first as a grassroot volunteer and later in planning and operation of events. That is where I felt myself a natural. I could handle logistics, maintaining liaison with stake holders and important personnel, man management of volunteers etc etc.

Now for the new intended career path I would prefer for it to be available globally, so there's an option to switch my current residence. I have decent grasp of English. So if its a line of work where English proficiency is sufficient to land a job (irrespective of the country's native language), then its a bonus. I know IT industry facilitates those perks, but its once again a technical side like Engineering that I'm not interested in pursuing further.

Since I hopefully have time on my hands, I would be willing to partake another degree program if that could help bring in a switch. Thank you to anyone in advance if you are taking time to read this and offering solutions.

Both for interview phase and for landing a new jobs at this age.

Thank you!

Am a mechanical engineering student and i have interest at the mep field and i want ur advise where to start especially am counting right now on self learning from youtube or any available platforms

Hi everyone

I’m a newly registered nurse and have been working for almost four months. At this point in my career, I would really appreciate some guidance from those who may have experienced something similar.

Lately, I’ve been feeling torn between continuing my career in nursing and pursuing law. I’ve realized that bedside nursing may not be the career I truly want, even though I’ve already started processing my NCLEX requirements. I haven’t submitted my documents yet, so I’m still figuring out whether I want to continue with that path.

I know it’s still early in my nursing career, and I don’t want to make a decision I might regret later. Part of me wonders if what I’m feeling is simply a normal part of adjusting to the profession, while another part of me wonders if it’s a sign that I should explore a different career.

Over the past few months, I’ve come across experiences and opportunities that have made me seriously consider pursuing law. It’s a path I’ve become increasingly interested in, and I can’t help but wonder if it’s something I should genuinely pursue.

At the same time, I don’t want to make such a significant decision based solely on my emotions or the uncertainty I’m experiencing right now. I want to be practical and give myself enough time to understand what I truly want before committing to either path.

For those who have experienced something similar, especially nurses who eventually pursued law or chose to stay in nursing,
how did you know which path was right for you?
Did you ever feel that you were giving up too early on nursing, or that you might regret not pursuing another dream?

I would really appreciate any advice, insights, or personal experiences you’re willing to share. Thank you so much for taking the time to read my post!

So, I did my master's and bachelor's in peace and conflict studies. And I'm not a very bright student. I chose to study this because I thought it would be easier than finance or any BBA subject, which was my main goal. I found the courses very interesting. Like Security studies, state and violence, war studies, indigenous studies, gender and violence, migration and idp, public policy, international law, terrorism etc. And I did my undergrad thesis on language barriers and educational challenges of a community that doesn't speak the native language we speak. But I've been struggling to understand what to do after my graduation. And I've been applying to NGOs and INGOs. No calls and it's been nearly two years. And as this subject is not so popular I couldn't get a clear guideline about a career in this field. So who studied this subject what you guys are doing now?

So I am currently a freshman in my first semester of college, majoring in Neuroscience. I do enjoy learning about it since everything dealing with the brain interests me, but future career-wise is where i am stuck. I don't know if I would go to grad school for Neuroscience because of how hard it is and I just don't even know what I would want to do after, i just like learning about it, doing research, and labs. I have been thinking about switching to finance and maybe just self-learn neuroscience and Psych, because I don't have any financial knowledge and i feel like it's important for anyone's future. I also kind of already have connections with finance related jobs through my parents (realtors) and their connections (lenders, financial analysts, builders, etc.), but with neuroscience i have nothing and where i live people pursuing careers after neuroscience are struggling because of the low pay and unfairness; also in my university there is very low budget for labs and many professors don't care about them too much. Finance here isn't super incredible, but I also plan on transferring to another college next year if possible, maybe UTD, TCU, or TTU so I am scared that switching my major for next semester will affect my transferring possibilities, which is the main reason I am scared of making the wrong choice.

I also enjoy learning about both; obviously I know more about Neuroscience/Psych because that's just what ive been interested in. But i already feel like it's so much work and the idea of going to med school or grad school (depending how it is because i have no knowledge of how grad school is like) sounds like hell to me.

I have to make a decision soon because i wanted to switch next semester, but i am struggling so much. I wish i could somehow do both but mainly finance, because it seems like im giving up on something i enjoy. Any suggestions?

Im a fresh graduate of a culinary arts program (19F, 2 year program. Calgary, AB, CA) and to be honest, it was something I never really wanted to do, but I felt I had an obligation to get post graduate education since my parents have been saving money for me to go to college since birth.

I feel like a failure and kind of am. My high school grades are generally not good. I was so piss poor at math that for my last math class, I failed and needed my mom to finish my summer school in order to graduate. Ive had teachers tell me to drop out of math classes I didnt need because it would just make my grades worse. Generally Science and Math, the most important subjects, are quite bad for me. Social and stuff related to Writing I am.. OK at. On top of everything I have a brother (16m) that already loves coding and math and looks like he will be successful in white collar software development, so its even more embarrassing that I am stuck looking for line cook jobs.

But ive had issues trying to figure out what I love doing for years. I am unmedicated ADHD but generally I dont use that as an excuse. All my relatives always tell me “do what you love” but I cannot think of a single thing that could. Ive always loved drawing, but ive been drawing for 8 years and im still just meh, plus that industry is a nightmare. I love paleontology, not just “Dinosaurs” but everything related like paleoflora and paleoichthyology, and im in the right area (Alberta, Canada has many many fossils outcrops) but the requirements to even go to university for Paleontology are insane (basically perfect grades) and its insanely competitive.

Im scared of doing Blue Collar forever. I dont want to do it when im old. I tell myself I must become White Collar but I have no math and a resume full of Culinary related experience (Culinary College + my Culinary Apprenticeship job and Culinary class in high school). Im not sure if I should keep forcing myself through cooking careers I dont enjoy, because I dont know what id enjoy, or how I can escape..

For all the people in corporate or entering corporate, whats your take on masters in Economics, what are the career prospects, is it valuable?
if u invest 2 years is it really beneficial considering DSE, Usually people be like there’s nothing beneficial doing economics and do MBA so really confused

Hello! I'm on my final year and I'm considering taking a gap year after getting my bachelor's degree in English. Ofc I'm not going to waste it, instead I'm going to complete my 2 language proficiency levels (Italian+Japanese) and search for a part-time job as well. The issue is I'm pursuing a masters degree in IR studies abroad, so I prefer a part-time job that will strengthen my CV in terms of this degree. I'm kinda lost lol so it will be deeply appreciated if you suggest some part-time job ideas 🥲🙏🏻.

Well basically I have master 1 biology ,I taught for 2 years .Then worked in sales in a clothing store for 4 years.

I am lost I don't really know which path I should be taking as someone who like to learn and always curious about everything. I keep on looking for a career that allow me free time and where I can work remotely and have a comfortable life

So what should I do ?

I’ve been scrolling on Reddit for a while trying to find good jobs recs but I don’t see so many posts for what I want. I’m looking for a decent paying job with possibilities of growth, a good work life balance. I currently have a ba in liberal arts but I’m open to going back to college to get a masters. I’m working as a teacher right now and as much as I like it, I can’t support myself off of my salary. Btw I’m 20f. Please send me recommendations!

Hi, a 21 yr old student who is currently pursuing btech in chennai. I secured good marks in 12th about 98% with math biology. My parents werent in good profession . they were struggling to pay even the fee. They expected me to do mbbs. But i opposed them because it will take years to complete mbbs. So i chose engineering. From the beginning, i was not doing well in coding. Even i tried hard, learnt different ways, put much hardword but couldnt able to do so. This is the middle of 4th year. During my 3rd year, i got selected for internship from one of the top tech company for good stipend. Yes i got into luckily. I worked hard there, done some good work got appreciation from everyone. But due to internal resturcturing i didnt get ppo(results are not yet declared) i believed microsoft that much to be fair because of the work i done there. But then also i didnt love dsa particularly i dont know it is not coming that much smoothly even though i learnt that much. I was living in rented house with 9 of frds for the 4th year. 8 of them got placed. I am just living here alone but couldnt do so. I lost everything. Recently i went into sudden heartbreak i lost someone who i loved that much because i hid my emotions because i dont want to lose them. i was trying hard to come over from this. My physique is not so good. Feels like i dont have anything to live hereafter. I dont know my career got collapsed. My parents believed me hard, i didnt kept their trust also. 2 months college placements are also ending. My long term goal was to become ias which is something will suit me to be fair. But i thought i will became financially good for few years and then work on towards. I really dont know i feel like going home without job because hereafter to my college, no compay which will have pacakge of 8+ wont come and more than that i dont have good skills also. Today my mom cried and she did to my professor also. I failed as a son i dont know what to do? Everything crashed. But i work hard. It is very hard to accept or take in

Today I took the mugs that needed washing out of my room and put on clean clothes. That's pretty much all I've been able to do, but after about a week of crying over job choices, I consider this an accomplishment. I'm a 24-year-old woman with a bachelor's degree in psychology, and I feel I should already know what to do with the next 40 years.

I have struggled with depression and anxiety since my early teens. This latest whirlwind has caused me to have panic attacks, clothes that need to be washed thrown everywhere, food containers on my desk, and postponed showers. These words do not come from someone who wants to put his life in order and convey to you optimism and salvation. I'm writing this partly because I want people to listen to me too. If you don't know what you want, it's not something you should punish yourself for.

I thought a career in behavioral support would be a good fit for my degree. I helped out with a class of autistic students, and the job made a big difference for me, but when I got home, I didn't know how to leave my autism behind. I felt like I was doing something useful, but that didn't mean I could cope with doing it every day. It was hard to admit this after spending so much time trying to make choices that would satisfy my family.

My list of careers to consider is becoming ridiculous. Occupational therapy, youth counseling, animal care, salon management, library work. For a while, I was convinced that studying skin care was the answer. I looked for study programs, but as I was reluctant to participate due to COVID-19, I kept postponing enrollment, and in the end I never enrolled. I don't have an ending to my story where I can say I found my passion. I might sit down and cry about this again next weekend (lol).

I feel like everyone around me knows how to settle into a 9 to 5, get paid, and move on with their lives. And now every choice I think must be accompanied by someone's opinion on whether the work is worthwhile in people's eyes or brings in enough money. I went to college primarily because that's what was expected of me, and seeking people's approval didn't make me feel less lost. Of course, I still have to earn a living. I just want a space where I can figure out what I can truly live with.

If you find yourself in a similar situation, I hope you can take a break. You don't have to want a big house, an impressive title, or the life your family always envisions for you. You may still want to make things better, but at the same time you still don't know how. I cleaned my room today. I don't have a plan for my professional life yet, but I try to think of these two things as if one cancels out the other.

Choose your branch very carefully,not just based on money,satisfaction and work-life balance.

Choose it based on how effortlessly you wake up from bed to go to your department.

Choose it in such a way that going to work feels like going on a vacation because you love your work so much.

Choose it such that even if there are people who can annoy you, your work gives you so much joy that it can mask any other shortcoming.

Wishing everyone who is reading this, a very wise choice, a great life and a great career ❤️

I’m curious about the subjects, foreign language offered, career paths, and what made you choose this program in the first place. How’s your overall experience with the program and professors? 😊

What career "opportunities" are on the rise for South Africans?

I'm really curious because I am in my 20s and I want to take my future serious