hi everyone! i’m a girl, 23, european and still studying in uni, trying to figure out what can i do to make enough money while i study to be completely free after uni. i’ve worked as a waitress and in hospitality, and i hate it (maybe receptionist is the only thing i could accept). i’d prefer a remote job, but i have no idea where to start. any advice? i’m open to anything, i truly just want a job and to make enough money to settle down with my bf after uni

Hi, I've started a new job almost 3 months ago. It's an IT Service Desk position, so nothing crazy, but there are 3 different shifts and a lot of different projects in which we have to do various small things.

To give you some details, we have two stations here at work, the first one is more active during the day, but I've more or less managed to learn it. I mostly have to handle some tickets or call to certain locations.

The second station is the one I have difficulty with. During the day, barely anything happens there, but at night we have to handle two different ticketing systems on top of that we do during the day. I find them difficult to use, they load very long and the UI is a mess. Additionally the only "guide" I have for it, is a Google doc which is terrible formatted and doesn't have every ticket type described.

I'm trying to figure it out, but it takes me forever. The guy who's teaching me it, kinda doesn't care and gives me an impression I should be doing it a few times faster—like him.

Whats worse, I still don't have an actual access to those things, because someone is f*cking it up more and more, so I'm using colleagues account. This whole situation feels very stressful to me even though I know It's not my fault.

What can I do to not feel so bad? I searched for a job for a very long time and this one allowed me to actually move to the city.

Hello. I just recently resigned from my previous work and employer coz I was hired to another company but apparently it's for a night shift achedule. The night differential was not mentioned to me during the process and I relly thought that I will be working on a morning shift.

I have hypertension and already on a maintenance -- I got my FTW and yes, the salary is good and even the benefits -- but my health is my priority.

Anyone else who manage to transition on this? What did you do?

I’m about a month into a new job as a Solutions Engineer, and honestly, the experience has been pretty rough so far.

At my previous company, I had been there long enough to become one of the go-to people on the team. I was technically still a junior, but I was the senior person in my batch and had built up a lot of knowledge of the product.

If something wasn’t working, people would usually come to me before escalating it to Engineering. I handled a lot of troubleshooting, implementations, and client-facing situations, and I was often trusted to take ownership of things.

I eventually left because I felt like I had hit a ceiling in terms of opportunities and compensation.

I joined a new company expecting to learn, grow, and obviously go through a learning curve. I knew I wasn't going to be the guy who knew everything on day one.

But I didn't expect the transition to feel this brutal.

I've been put onto a fairly large project very early on. There was training, but honestly, it wasn't enough. There were quite a few things that weren't covered, and now I'm expected to work with the platform and project as if I already have that context.

The hardest part is the communication from the leads.

They'll sometimes say things like:

“Why are you doing it this way?”

“You shouldn't be wasting time on this.”

“Just do X, then Y, then Z.”

And I'm sitting there thinking... I genuinely don't know what X, Y and Z mean in the context of this system yet. 😅

It's not that I don't want to learn. I actually want to learn very badly. It's just that there's a huge amount of internal terminology, product knowledge, previous project context, and little things that apparently everyone else already knows.

I also feel like I'm going from being someone who was trusted to solve problems independently to someone who constantly has to ask questions.

And that's messing with my confidence more than I expected.

I'm trying not to compare myself to people who have been there much longer, but it's difficult. At my old company, I was the person people came to when they were stuck. Here, I'm the person who's being told I'm doing things wrong.

I know logically that being new means I won't know everything. But emotionally, it's hard to reconcile that with the fact that I know I was actually pretty good at my previous job.

So I'm curious about people who've gone through something similar:

> How long did it take you to feel competent again after switching companies/products?

> And how do you deal with a lead who expects you to know things that weren't really covered during onboarding?

I'm trying to figure out whether I just need to suck it up and push through the learning curve, or whether this is a sign that the environment itself isn't a good fit.

Long story short, I have two bachelors degrees (public relations and digital technology) and recently took on an administrative assistant role at a tech company in seattle. It's through an agency and pays $25 an hour with no possibility for conversion.

At first I thought this job would be a good entry level role to get my foot in the door but it's not at all what I expected. I spend most of my day on my feet stocking fridges, pantries, bathrooms (lots of free stuff) cross three floors while also being expected to do administrative work.

3 weeks into the job the office manager is about to go pn vacation for 2 entire weeks and expects me to take over for her despite me only being there 3 weeks.

I keep feeling really anxious because she keeps telling me how worried she is about leaving me alone. Im trying my best to learn everything I can but feel like im jusf getting the hang of my assistant role and much less the office managers role.

Today she said she was going to come in late so she could leave me alone to see how I handled things on my own.

An employee didn't have badge access for the elevators this morning so I gave him a temporary badge and reached out to security who told me to notify the building manager. Then 2 more employees had the same issue. I followed the same process and expedited things with the building. Long story short, the building managers had done an audit of badges which affected access for some employees but we were able to get them new badges right away.

When my manager came in before lunch, she was furious. Despite me having taken care of the badge issue and running around like crazy trying to stock and clean all three floors, she was mad that I didnt notify her while she was out and also was upset that in the midst of the chaos, i didnt fill the snacks on the main floor. She was especially upset about the badge issue because even though I was able to get it resolved, she said I dont have enough experience to be handling those issues.

On top of that, we had a large shipment from Costco that I had to take care of. I told her I had handled it and I thought id let her know once she comes in. Plus, I told her everything I had to do from the Costco delivery, to setting out breakfast, cleaning, stocking, etc.

I spoke about this with my agency who advised me to suggest to her that the company hire a dedicated facilties person to do the stocking and cleaning.

I brought up this suggestion and told her that way I could focus more on the administrative side of things especially when she's gone. She laughed at me and said, "that's why I have you here".

Later, I noticed a spilll outside the main entrance and asked her if I should contact the building's janitorial service but she told me no. She said there's a mop and bucket in the kitchen and that I could clean it up myself.

Im rarely ever at the desk, and when I am, she gets upset and implies I should be up and doing something like cleaning.

I feel like this job is mostly facilities work despite the title. Her lack of faith in me, the expectations, and especially her laughing at me today have all severely been affecting my mental health.

My agency plans to talk to the company on Thursday to see if they have another role better suited to my skills and said they're already looking for other placements outside of the company as well.

I just feel bad if I were to leave because she's going on vacation and there would be no one else to cover. At the same time, I'm really struggling to the point of crying almost daily and feeling like a servant.

Im torn between leaving as soon as my agency gets back to me on Thursday (they told me to keep my head down and keep working in the meantime) or sticking things out until my manager gets back.

For reference, I graduated in 2021 and have worked in marketing and Healthcare. I took this job since I recently relocated back to the seattle area from California to be closer to family.

Any thoughts or opinions are greatly appreciated.

I searched previous discussions about startups not providing PF and background verification, but my situation is slightly different, so I'm looking for advice from people with similar experience.

I'm currently working in a large Indian MNC. I don't have interest in the domain I am currently working for and the manager confirmed there are not many projects for junior level at this point.

I have around 1 year of experience and already have a UAN/PF account.

I've received an offer from a startup that is registered in the US but not registered in India. I verified that the company exists in US records. They have confirmed that they don't have an Indian entity and therefore won't be providing PF contributions in India.

The role is in a domain I'm genuinely interested in, and the offer also comes with a 50% salary hike, so I'm considering taking the risk.

My specific concern is about future background verification when switching back to an Indian MNC.

If I work at this US-registered company for 1–3 years and have proper documentation such as:

Offer letter

Employment agreement

Salary payments/bank statements

Experience/relieving letter

Official company email and communication

Would the absence of PF records for that employment period create problems during BGV, especially since I already have a UAN and PF history from my current MNC?

I'm specifically looking for experiences from people who worked for a foreign-registered/remote company without Indian PF and later joined an Indian MNC.

I completed my Bachelor's in Human Nutrition and Dietetics (from Pakistan), and I'm currently looking into Master's programs (from China or Europe). My long-term plan is to work in an NGO, but I don't know if it is worth it. Or should I go for something else?

I also plan on going to Canada after my studies to do a PhD or another Master's (but it's not confirmed yet).

I'm looking for a Master's degree that can easily land me a job and will pay at least $50k/year. Maybe hotel management?

I'm 23 and recently did my BS with Major in Econ and minor in maths & data analytics. My ideal role would've been something related to data (a somewhat specialised field ). During my uni, I did a partime project coordinator job with a global NGO for 2 years, and after graduating I started as an Executive financial coordinator, reporting directly to the cfo, at a really good top company in my city- which I believed would expose me to real world financial processes. Problem is, in my first month all I have done is set up meetings, reply to emails, make presentations (very basic), and get docs approved- essentially having nothing to do for 95% of my day, and even tho, in a few months (or years), I might be able to learn how they work and how they are shifting to an ERP based SAP system; I perosnally will not be getting any practical experience and will only ever be a bystander.

I wish to get a data analytics role- or atleast something more technical, cuz at this point in my career my first priority is to learn and develop skills that would make me a highly valuable asset a couple of years down the line.

The work I am doing right now is entirely administrative, and Im afraid this will move my career trajectory towards similar roles- leaving me feeling listless and useless ( as I currently do).

I am adept in SQL, Python, power BI, R studio, Excel, and the things needed for my current job can be fulfiled without a specialised degree, or set of skills.

I will also be applying for a masters based on my job experience, and I was leaning more towrads the analysis side.

What I want to know is:

1. Could anyone tell me if I am just being impatient, or am I wasting my time at a job which I am highly overqualified for?
2. What does an entry level data analyst position look like?
3. Do all entry level jobs make you feel this inapt?

At the momemt, I feel like I am highly replaceable and bring nothing special to the table; which could be understandable with my experience level, but this job makes me dread of life of feeling no sense of accomplishment and instead standing stagnant and providing no meaning to anything.

Would love to hear about similar experiences, opinions, or suggestions!

I (26m) have been working in civil engineering as an EIT in Ontario for the past 2 years and am expecting to be a fully licensed engineer by the end of the year. I currently work in a consulting firm doing civil design in drainage and servicing for private sites. This includes doing design for these projects, working through municipal approvals, and managing project delivery from our end.

I’m going to be leaving my current role next year because I know I really don’t want to work in consulting here. I was going to leave without lining up anything immediately as I’m planning on a road trip I’ve been wanting to do for years, and thought getting my licence would be a good point to do that. I also know I won’t be able to fully unplug unless I resign, and I have the funds and support system to support myself until I find another job.

The question is what I should consider next. I don’t want to get back into consulting because it feels too chaotic for me. It feels like there’s uncertainty that’s baked into the field, such as municipalities having different standards and changing them every so often, dealing with situations I’ve never seen before like with approvals/scope while under client pressure, and being expected to manage disputes during project delivery that I frankly don’t think I have the judgement built to properly handle.

I really do enjoy technical design work in general, and it’s something I want to continue doing. I also suspect that most of my misgivings with my perception of the uncertainty could be solved with time and experience in the field, but I think it’ll just end up as something I’ll barely tolerate even if I do get to that point. I’ve also mentioned to my managers multiple times that I really do feel more effective working on the technical side than the management side, but I keep getting pushed further into project management since I keep assigned this stuff. One of them even told me that this is the expectation of an engineer, and implied that actual design stuff should be left to the civil technicians.

I want to know what other options I could look to considering based off this. I think my ideal arrangement would be a technical role where my work is contained to more controlled environments such as internally focused roles or through controlled processes. Are there specific roles or positions I should be looking to that have a more technical focus? Or is my understanding of the field wrong, and civil engineering isn’t something that meshes well with what I want?

By the end of next year, I want a new job that pays 25 or more an hour, but I don't know what jobs I would actually be good at and could hold down for a long time. I have ADHD and anxiety, and sometimes job descriptions can be intimidating. However, I have also been told that companies will make them sound that way on purpose SO I am not sure what the right thing to do is. If anyone has any sound advice, websites, tests, or counselors, I'd really appreciate it.

I’m 24 and I recently completed my Master’s in Philosophy from the University of Hyderabad. Right now I’m in Hyderabad and looking for a job, while also trying to prepare for UGC NET.

The problem is, I’m really confused about what I actually want to do!?

I chose Philosophy and completed my master’s, and I do enjoy some parts of it, but I don’t think I want to spend the next few years doing a PhD or following the usual academic path. At the same time, I don’t really have a clear idea of what career I should choose instead.

I’m applying for jobs, but with a Philosophy degree, I’m not even sure what kind of jobs I should realistically be looking for. I’m interested in things like writing, content, creativity and communication, but I don’t have much professional experience in those areas.

Then there’s NET. I keep thinking that maybe I should seriously prepare for it because at least it gives me a direction, but whenever I sit down to study, I start questioning whether this is actually what I want. I end up feeling like I’m studying just because I don’t know what else to do? And ended up not studying at all.

I know I need to earn and become financially independent, and I don’t want to keep sitting around being confused. I’m willing to learn new skills and start from the beginning if necessary. I just don’t know which direction makes sense for me.

For people who have done a degree in Philosophy or humanities and decided not to pursue academia what did you end up doing?

And if you were in my position, would you focus on NET for now, start looking seriously for jobs, or spend some time learning a completely new skill?

I’d really appreciate honest advice, especially from people who have actually gone through something similar.

I’m currently a community college student and plan to transfer fall 2028. I’m doing TAG for UC Davis for their economics BA and I also plan to apply to CSUS for business administration, hoping to do a double concentration in finance and business analytics.

I don’t know if I should go to a UC because of their prestige or go to a CSU for business school.

Hello everyone. I’m 25 year old guy from Turkey, and I’m honestly pretty lost about what to do with my career.

I recently graduated with a degree in English Literature from an average university. It took me 6 years instead of 4. COVID disrupted my education, and I also had to deal with severe arthritis for about two years during that. I’m doing alright health-wise now, but during those years, I had to focus almost entirely on my health. I also don't feel like my university gave me a particularly competitive skill set.

I've been looking for a job for almost 10 months. So far, I've had two interviews: one for an Erasmus internship and another for an international sales/customer support position. I didn't get either.

I've mainly been applying for teaching, customer support, international sales, administrative/office and other entry-level positions.

I have some teaching experience, although not much. I occasionally worked as a backup English teacher, where I'd be called in whenever another teacher wasn't available. I also completed pedagogical training and a teaching internship. Unfortunately, the internship was a pretty bad experience and left me questioning whether teaching is actually for me.

My English is around C1. I'm comfortable speaking and communicating with people, and my writing is decent. I'm planning to take IELTS by the end of the year, although I'm not sure how useful it will be.

I'm already living in a relatively large city, but the job market here is terrible. I'm willing to relocate abroad if I can find a realistic opportunity, and I'd also be open to remote work, although entry-level remote jobs seem almost impossible to find.

The good thing is that I'm willing to spend up to a year learning a completely new skill if it gives me a realistic chance of entering a better field. I don't need to make a lot of money immediately; I mainly want to get my first proper job, build useful skills and eventually have better opportunities.

I'm not interested in academia either. My GPA is around 2.6/4.0, and I don't think they're not interested in me either lol.

If you were in my position, what would you do?

Would you continue building on the English degree and pursue teaching, or spend the next year learning a completely new skill and changing fields entirely?

I'm not attached to my degree. I'm looking for a realistic career path that could eventually allow me to work internationally or relocate abroad.

I'd especially appreciate advice from people who changed careers after university or started out with a degree that wasn't particularly useful on its own.

What would you recommend?

I recently graduated college with a Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering. Didn't get placed anywhere; so currently sitting at home and applying to various places through LinkedIn and their career websites, but the responses are very few. I did attend a few interviews and got through to next rounds and all, but still no luck. I have good academic knowledge. I am the type of guy who knows a bit about a lotta topics rather than knowing deep about a certain topic. I am planning to use this time to upskill and get good at a certain niche. What are the some of the most sought after niches/skills by companies? Could be in the mechanical or automotive industries. Niches that have good career growth opportunities and stability? Any guidance or support would be appreciated. Thanks

I’m 34 and have been in finance for a while. I have always been interested in architecture. I wonder if it’s hard to get into the field at my age ? I know it’s a lot of work.

So I’m 26 years old. I graduated from Rutgers with a bachelor’s degree in political science as well as journalism. (3.9 GPA). I never did anything with those degrees, but it was what I loved learning about and I excelled at both. (Ignorant choices were made to not pursue it, I know. :/ but I felt lost after graduating. Neither field is very open to newcomers and I didn’t want to be a “journalist” per se).

After college I spent 2 years doing sales and I was really good at it but there was no growth for me and it was a devastatingly toxic workplace.

After I quit that job, I’ve been living off of my savings and my childhood collectibles that I’ve been selling slowly to pay my bills. It’s been 2 years of being unemployed and bills are starting to catch up to me.

I know I’m young enough to still make the right choices and build a career for myself, but I also feel like I’m far behind where I should have been.

I don’t know where to look for work, I don’t know what jobs to look for, and I don’t even know what I want to do. I’m hesitant to apply for physical labor as I have medical issues that limit me. I really want to do something that I feel has purpose. I love giving back and feeling like I’m helping people in some way.

Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated. I’m desperate to find work and I don’t know what to do. Thank you in advance to anyone that took the time out of their day to read about my situation. It means a lot, and hopefully I can learn a thing or two from you that will set me on the right path!

I am in my mid-30s and worked as an aviation mechanic. I enjoy this, but there is a physical limit to blue-collar work. My family of origin does not have anyone with a bachelor's degree. I had no guidance when I was younger, so I joined the military, and now I have a full GI Bill. I have an associate's degree in general studies. How do I know what the next step is from here? I know several people who earned a bachelor's degree that never turned into a job.

Just as the title says - I moved out of state (Midwest to east coast) upon receiving a job offer at a large scale hotel doing pastry.

I’ve worked in kitchens since I was 17 but have only been on the baking / dessert side of BOH for less than a year and was incredibly upfront upon interviewing with this establishment what my current scope / skill set was before being hired on.

Upon being hired on my life blew up in my face (this has been unfortunately the hardest year of my life) and it’s affected my mental health and thus job performance my first month at this establishment (to provide context im young, very inexperienced from a small town and have no support system or friends being so new to the city and 10 + hours away and was experiencing an unexpected housing crisis due to domestic issues living with my partner at the time).

I was upfront about my life circumstances and communicated this with my leadership team. I positively improved in all capacities (focus, retention, learning the recipes and role of the job) the following month and a half and felt like things were looking up for me.

Im at the end of my 90 day probationary period I have been executing all aspects of the job accurately and consistently but still got let go (first time ever being fired) due to the first month of my employment being a rough transition for me and things taking longer for me to learn due to the impact of the current negative circumstances of my life outside of work.

This job means so much to me and I’m absolutely devastated in more ways than I can even process currently. I come from an incredibly poor family and have never had guidance nor financial support from them and this job would have ensured a long standing career with amazing benefits considering the culinary field.

Has anyone been fired from their dream role / how did you bounce back from it?

Any wise advice I can get would be greatly appreciated - I’m just at a loss and feel incredibly blindsided and don’t have many adults to lean on.

Thanks to all who respond!

I have been at my current company for two years. When I was first hired, I was based in an office location about an hour outside of SF. I moved teams, and now work exclusively in one of their offices in SF. The rest of my new team is based in that SF office as well.

There is a difference in pay between those based in SF and those based in the office location outside of SF; the SF based employees make more.

I already got permission to work exclusively out of the SF office to be with my team, but I am still technically based in the office location outside of SF and am being paid on a lower salary structure.

I asked my manager about officially switching my location to SF so that I’m able to be paid more. He said it’s fine to just work out of SF without making an official change in the system, but if I do this I forgo the higher salary (even though I’m working out of SF and my entire new team is based there).

My question is do I push to be officially moved to SF for the higher salary? This would come out of the teams budget which I’m sure is why my manager doesn’t want to formalize it. I want the higher salary but also don’t want to piss him off since promotions are coming off soon.

I’m currently a finance major considering switching to management at Mizzou. I’m definitely more of a people person than a numbers person, and I feel like management fits my strengths better.
My biggest concern is limiting my career options or earning potential after college. Does a finance degree really give you that much more flexibility than management?
Looking for genuine advice from anyone who has experience with either major!

What to do? I got an offer for a job today! I have a job I love but it is going nowhere, so I applied for like 10 jobs and today one of them offered me a 30% increase in salary compared to my current job. And yet I'm not excited. In my current job, i am a true systems architect, building amazing programs from the ground up. The new job is to be a single subject expert and do only 1 thing.. I'm thinking about taking the job and continuing to apply for more interesting roles. I have already 2 big gaps in my career, one during Covid (1 year) and another health related (2 years). My question is this: is it truly a bad idea to job hop as I'm planning to do if I take this new job considering my resume gaps? I fear that leaving a job within months will be deleterious to my long term career considering the gaps. I think maybe I should stay put until I find a job I'm truly excited about...but then I'd be missing the salary increase the new job offers. How should I look at this?

Hi everyone!

I’m a sophomore majoring in MIS with a minor in Accounting, and I just landed a budget analyst internship with my city . I’m really excited about the opportunity, but I’m also trying to figure out how to best build on this experience and make sure I’m heading in the right direction.

1. Am I on the right path when it comes to building my skills and experience?
I’ve also put together a portfolio showcasing some of my projects.

2. What internships or entry-level roles should I be looking into for Summer 2027?

I’d really appreciate any advice, recommendations, or insights on roles, skills, or experiences I should focus on next.
Thank you!

I (25F) have a great job - I make $110k per year, my job is very easy, I work 3 days in person. It’s everything I wanted for so long- but I’ve always wanted to go on a backpacking trip through SE Asia. I visited a psychic with my friend recently who told me I should do this trip because if I don’t I will spend the rest of my life thinking about it. I know this will only get harder to do, but I’m worried I’m going to make a mistake leaving my job.

I don’t especially enjoy the job - I know I am smart and I feel like it is not challenging enough for me, but I love my boss. I also have been wanting to move out of the city I live in fora long time.

I almost feel like this could allow me to do some self reflection on my true calling career wise as well as get the adventure bug out I’ve been dying to experience. I know I want to get away from corporate & become an entrepreneur… but I’m worried life will only get harder with marriage, kids, mortgages, etc and I almost feel like this is the best/only time in my life to do it- especially while I am already craving a change. What do you think?

I also don’t know if I should wait until March if I do decide to quit for bonus season. If I do this I miss the best time of year to travel through Asia but I would miss out on an easy $15k after taxes.

Today was my second day at my new job, I had to fight for the position and got turned down at a lot of other companies. The company is amazing, coworkers seem great, and pay is decent. Only problem, it is about 2.5 hours of commuting in total every day, no work from home as an option. I live somewhere that gets hella snow too so who knows what winter will have in store. Am I crazy for staying? Does anyone else have a similar commute and if so how do you handle feeling like you have no time at home? Thanks in advance

So I (26F) have a Bachelor's degree in Biology I earned in 2022, and had originally intended to go into Wildlife Biology, but I've found that it's a very difficult field to get into and I don't have the resources to continually take seasonal jobs. So I've mainly worked in the veterinary field, which I've enjoyed for the most part because I do love working with animals, wild or domestic.

However, I have rent to pay and the veterinary field does not seem promising as a long term career. A recent position I had for 1.5 years didn't work out, forcing to take a job as a hotel front desk person for the time being a couple months ago. I have savings, but I can't survive on this wage for long. Luckily, I live in a relatively LCOL area. Atm, my goal is to either work in a lab or go into teaching high school biology, and perhaps get an associates in medical laboratory biology or radiology somewhere down the line.

I've been applying at all sorts of positions, dozens and dozens of applications. As of today, I have 2 job offers:

1. Veterinary Assistant, $17/hr, 35 minute commute
2. Data Entry at a mortgage/refi office (my friend works here): $16.50/hr, 25 min commute, potential promotions down the line?

Option 3 is to stay at the hotel front desk for now, which is fine aside from being similarly low pay.

What should I do, and what would potentially advance my career the most? I'm really in a bind over this. I really really want to have a decent career-building position in the near future.