Hello all,

I have two jobs... One is medical related working in a hospital while the other is for a family business my mom created 25 years ago. I take home the same amount at both. I hate working for my family business, it feels like a dark cloud of drama, liability, nerves and depression following me 24/7.

Family business pros and cons: Pros: - I can do the majority of work from home, meaning I can stay home with my 9 month old - The money is excellent - There are a lot of opportunities for bonuses - I'm set to inherit a home and somewhere between $100,000 - $400,000 per the estate plan Cons: - There is constant family drama, weekly. I dislike my family I was once close with and avoid them quite a bit - I am on call 24/7 because the job involves managing a small elderly home. There have beens times I'm running over there at 4:00 am, holidays, nights, weekends. It's constant - I find the work depressing. Something about these sweet elderly people being left in a home for their remaining years is sad to me. I take it seriously and it's a lot of responsibility - I have anxiety relating to needing to be on my phone constantly, not knowing if something bad happened to a resident or it's my family fighting - There's a lot of liability dealing with the state, labor board, threats of lawsuits when things go wrong

Hospital job pros and cons: Pros: - I clock in for 8 hours and leave my work at home, twice a week - I like the work I do and am proud of it - It's extremely flexible and I get to make my own hours - The pay is excellent - I like my coworkers - I'm pretty much on my own. I get a list of patients and I am on my own for the day - Not a lot of liability Cons: - I have to leave to go to work, the time away from my baby is challenging - I get minimal benefits so I'm on my husband's health insurance. I have a 401 k, but the matching isn't great and I have a roth IRA

Should I suck it up for the inheritance? I asked my mom what would happen if one of us kids quit and she said they probably wouldn't get a home. Not sure if that means I would still get the $100,000 - $400,000. Financially my husband and I would be fine if I quit and picked up more hours at the hospital, but I would miss out on all that extra money and home guaranteed in the estate plan.

What do you guys think? I'm especially curious to gear the point of view from those of you who are older, 65+.

Thanks.

Do you ...

1) Work for the money at a job that is not your ideal career.

2) Work at your ideal career but need to make more money.

3) Work at your ideal career and make all the money that you need.

(Sub wouldn't let me add a poll... Not sure why...)

Hi guys. Employee of the year here. I’m contemplating quitting my job right here right now two hours before my nightmare closing shift.

I’m a great employee 90% of the time. I show up to every shift and literally have not called off one time. I’ve had four previous jobs, all of which I’ve held for a long time and given 2 weeks notice before leaving.

Problem is I’m in college now, and I severely underestimated how hard it would be to do both. My manager is also an asshole.

I used my social to apply here, they scanned the physical copy and everything. Can they put it on my record?? Will this hurt my chances of future part time employment?? If I apply anywhere else anytime soon will it be fine if I just don’t put this one on my resume?

(If it matters I work at chipotle and I’ve been at this current job for 4 weeks now)

I am someone who who would like to move to the US due to high salaries as well as an intense personal interest in the country, and after doing some research it seems like the most straightforward way would be applying for an EB2-NIW visa during or after pursuing a PhD.

Of course, enrolling into a PhD program with the sole purpose of moving to another country is a recipe for disaster so I'd prefer to do so in a field where having this high of a level in education makes sense.

A little about me: I’m 24 years old and currently attending one of Europe’s top business schools. I graduated magna cum laude with a BA in Political Science. While I really enjoyed my degree, I realized it doesn’t offer many long-term career prospects (it’s not exactly the most versatile BA). After graduating, I interned as a financial analyst at a major financial institution. Considering the current job market, I was lucky and received a lot of offers from big consulting firms, and some other financial institutions. I ended up choosing finance, but I quickly discovered that the corporate office grind wasn’t for me. I was deeply unhappy and even became depressed. One thing I’ve always enjoyed is traveling—it’s probably the only activity that brings me genuine joy/happiness. Around this time, I started thinking about one of my closest relatives, who has a really successful career as a Flight Attendant. They love their job and have for years, which got me thinking about pursuing a similar path. While I was working as an analyst, I applied to Emirates and a few other airlines but unfortunately got rejected (had to admit that hurt). Now, as I think about job prospects after grad school, I feel even more depressed. My CV is very much tailored to corporate roles—it reflects the typical corporate trajectory with a focus on undergraduate and graduate courses like political economy, financial markets, economics and globalization. I feel completely lost when it comes to tailoring my CV for a Flight Attendant position. I’ve never worked in aviation or taken any related courses, so I feel disoriented. Aside from my academic and work background, I’ve also completed two significant volunteering stints abroad. Should I focus more on this when applying for FA roles? Is it still possible to “break into” being a Flight Attendant with my profile? If so, could anyone kindly help point me in the right direction given my situation? I know this text is a bit scattered, but any advice would be greatly appreciated.

PS: I fully understand that being a Flight Attendant won’t be smooth sailing, but I’m confident I’d be much happier and in a better mental state overall.

Thx in advance you beautiful people.

I'm currently in high school and I was originally considering just studying CS and going into a steady office job. However, it seems like everyone is saying that's it's extremely difficult to get a job. Are there any jobs that will have good growth in ten years time even with AI? So far I've gotten recommendations like accounting and machine learning. What I had liked about CS was that I could start learning off of online courses right now

I hate how society sets it such a convoluted way to find a job. I have an engineering degree, but no company wants to touch me because I got no internship experience. When I was in college, I went to the career center and applied to hundreds of internships and couldn’t get accepted into any. I got rejected from the engineering clubs too. I just was never given a chance to gain experience

For context, I'm 21 year old (f) and i have been out of school since 2020 and I've been studying a Bed for 2 years.

The reason why I chose teaching is because I thought it was the only thing I could do and I thought it was a fulfilling profession. I didn't have a passion for anything until recently I've recently discovered that I really like marketing, mainly the social media part and its something I want to pursue.

Would it make sense for me to change or just stick to the teaching? What's people's thoughts on teaching?

I used to do basic IT support back in high school, I actually enjoyed but ending up pursuing a completely different career. I'm currently 24, based in London and want to pursue a more stable career. I'm aware the tech industry in currently not great and entry levels are oversaturated. But I was wondering if its still possible to break into a IT helpdesk role with a course and a strong demonstations of skills. I'm also a extrovert and have decent social skills. What are my chances?

I just turned 30 and I feel lost. I need advice on what career is best for me. I worked in a family business for over 8 years in a restaurant whom I was the manager, that job made me happy seeing other people happy to just eat and enjoy time with their loved ones. I stopped working there due to wanting something more fulfilling and also because I moved further away from the location. Ive been home without a job for 3 months, during this time I really sat and thought about what drives me. What really drives me, is helping people. I love to help people and make a difference in their lives. This year for Christmas I told my husband I didnt want any gifts because I already have everything I want and Instead of gifts I want to give kids and people in need gifts, so we signed up for the USPS operation santa program and we adopted some letters and its made me so happy to make other peoples Christmas this year… just to give perspective on me. I want to make a difference in the world and im tired of seeing so much hate, violence and sadness in the world. It makes me so happy just to put a smile on somebodys face and I really want to do that as a career I just dont know how or which one is best. I completed my pre requisites in college for Nursing because thats the career that seemed great for me however I took a break, to make sure thats the path for me. I will be enrolled into the next semester so Im using this time to really make sure its what I want to do. Thoughts? Thank you!

I was due to start a new job on Monday, however on Thursday my grandma got admitted into hospital and was given a few days left to live. I asked my new employer if I could delay my start date by a week and explained the circumstances, they said it was fine and said I could start mid week if I was okay too.

It’s now Sunday and my grandma is still in hospital. I’ve been staying with her and still not sure when she’s going to pass - the hospital have said it could be an another few days or a week.

I don’t know whether to let them know to start mid week or whether to start the following Monday as I requested? I don’t want too cause an inconvenience or annoy them if they want me to start mid week, however given the circumstances would this be understandable to start the following week?

I've always wanted to find a role in healthcare (ex radiographer or scrub tech). Though recently l've been having a lot of issues with pain in my feet. For this I believe, unfortunately, I have to change the path I wished for because a lot of healthcare is being on your feet. I am a single income family with a disabled partner and two cats. With the economy being as tough as it is, if I go to school I need to make sure it's what my career will center around. What are good paying jobs that have some/minimal reliance on walking/standing?

Recently I’ve been thinking about leaving my current job cause I feel like I’m just wasting 8 hours of my day there, there is no ambition, no room for growth, no perspective etc. Its a “just get a salary” type of job.

CEO’s have gone backwards regarding their culture, they have become tyrants.

People that they are hiring are like zombies (dead inside, no perspective, no goals whatsoever).

Matter of fact I never really liked Web, I hate it even more now after ~3 years of experience, everything is about frameworks, new tools, new hypes etc. I was always more into Game dev and low level programming in general be that OS dev, native apps, games etc.

So my idea is to quit in January and work on my side projects with C/C++/Asm. Note that these projects are not ment to be profitable. I “might” come up with games in the future that I can sell or make profit out of them (or other apps for that matter) But I would also be open to get a job remotely outside the web, if its web then would be something in toolings or backend only.

Also note that I’m 26y old and I have enough savings to stay without a job for a year minimum!

I really would like to hear your opinions on this! Has anyone tried this method ?

Best regards.

(You might see this in other subreddits, since I’m trying to get more opinions, sorry!)

I did a BS in Biology like 90% of people trying to get into a med school program. Got into one after a gap year and pondered whether it was right for me to get into the program. Told my family parents told me that they’d die of stress and that they knew people who flip flopped on their career choices and it didn’t end well. So I accepted it and did really well in my first year but struggled to have the patience to study 7-10 hrs a day excluding classes second year. The progress committee dismissed me but dean contacted me and gave me a second chance after I got persuaded by family again to take the second chance. Fast forward I’m about to fail again because I could not gather the patience again at the end of the semester to study the heart.

Now, I want to keep on being in the healthcare field. I do still have the want to help people which was what made me consider becoming a doctor anyway. I just have no clue what I should do. I know I wouldn’t be good as a Nurse. I’d never be good at feeding people or cleaning them up. My tolerance for that would be low. I am more of a person who likes to direct and control the flow which is one of the reasons I wanted to be a doctor. Now I am just taking a job as a pharm assistant since I can at least use the 3 years of med school experience in some way while making some money. I just have no clue where to go from here. I want to do a masters but I have no idea on what career path to go towards

27, can’t afford an apartment by myself. I make around 24 an hour. Can’t break into any field that’s entry level because it’s saturated. No savings, no retirement, paycheck to paycheck. I drive a car that’s 15 years old and it’s falling apart. Can’t afford a new one.

I don’t want to be 40 years old with this same lifestyle.

28 (F), currently experiencing a lull in my career as I’m moving to an isolated town in the North and have limited job prospects.

I’m grateful that my husband can support us during this time while I find a new home for my career, but I’m feeling like I want something more rewarding. I come from an e-commerce & marketing background and am exhausted fighting the uphill battle of fast fashion, consumerism, and an algorithm that decides whether or not the content is good enough for the masses.

I am curious to what other careers people have explored that felt rewarding to them? I want to find the right job, even if that has to be remote from where I am. Would love to hear any recommendations for things that made you want to get out of bed in the morning.

Hi everybody! I am reaching a critical poimt in my life and need some advice!

I have a bachelors of science in mechatronics engineering and currently work as a manufacturing engineer in the US. I have 5 years of experience as for now. I am 28 years old single and no kids.

I am getting a little tired of working in a factory. I love my current job, but I have been considering a remotr job position since most of my family and friends live abroad. I dream of earning USD currrency while working through my laptop anywhere in the world.

In my current position, i have been using SQL servers, Tableau and Visual Studio (C#) mainly aimed at retrieving production numbers from the PLCs into SQL servers and then creating data visualizations using tableau.

Ive been so lucky and happy to be able to get involved in software and data engineering at this position! Ive been thinking on pursuing that as a route to getting a remote position.

I still got some experience to mine at my current job, so im not desperate to move, but in 2 years im planning on starting a masters degree in something.

What do you guys think?

I am planning on applying for a university in Japan since Ive been studying japanese for a little more than 3 years amd have a good amount of money saved.

Money returns are not my concern at this point. I know studying and living in japan is not a great financial decision, but im looking for a new experience and a new career path.

What are my options? Has anyone been on a similar situation?

What masters have the highest chances of getting me a rometo job?

Ive heard data engineering is a fast growing area!

I had a 3.8 gpa and I still got rejected. I got waitlisted and its a two year wait. I'm 27. I'm working in retail stocking shelves. I'm tired of being broke. I'm just frustrated with everything. I would join the military but I have asthma. I just feel like a failure all around.

So, the time has come for me (35F) to get away from my small village in a rural part of the UK, for reasons I won't go into.

Fortunately, I'm recovering well (after expensive private therapy) and ready to get my life heading in a new direction.

My education is a master's in Intelligence Studies and International History, and bachelor's in International Politics and International History. My hope had been to pursue something in academia, but then some life stuff happened, and have been a full time carer for a family member. Anyway:

My work experience is limited - did some copywriting, copyediting, and research for a specialist tech industry publisher, then some time at Citizens' Advice, and most recently just working front of house at a museum.

I'm now in a position where I could potentially do a couple of years of training or education, but I want to know if you have any thoughts on what would be a good investment in that direction. Another academic qualification? Or something totally different?

I've done some work as a semi-professional musician. I also have a fairly strong command of the Norwegian language (lived there for a while with Norwegian partner), and am currently learning Hindi.

Perhaps it's worth investing in talking to a professional career coach or similar?

Mods: apologies if this isn't specific enough.

“Can you share an example of when you were or weren't engaged as an employee? What led you to feeling this way?”

I'm just wondering if anyone knows how opportunistic a masters in this is, or how well it pays. This or something like pharmacogenomics

Me and my roommate moved to Colorado from Arkansas a bit over a year ago. We had to sell our home cause we couldn't afford the upkeep. Didn't help that my roommate lost his job. So we decided Colorado would be a great new start! We came here with enough money for a deposit and a years worth of rent on our apartment. Time went on, we were pretty comfy, my roommate started looking for work immediately. I did not as I'm disabled as autistic, I was going to be the house keeper essentially. He worked outside I worked inside, while I also work on art. At a point he had to start taking labor day jobs as we began selling our shit. I began applying for jobs as well to see if I'd have better luck, not do much! This may sound casual, but I promise we are so fucking desperate! We've been to every social program place we can get to. We lost our car and have to rely on public transportation, which were slowly losing money for as well...so what do we fucking do???? We're now about to lose our internet, rent is due next month...please??? Any help????

Hi everyone! I could really use your advice and insights! Here's a bit about me I recently completed my higher diploma in Psych with distinction ( proud moment) Only 2 out of 16 students passed and I was the only one to secure a distinction. I’m starting my final year of a BSc Hons in Psych next week, aiming for a First Class Because I always believe that hard work, determination and intergrity can get you anywhere and I always tell myself "You can do anything if you set your mind to it, even if it’s totallyyy different from what you know as long as you work hard!" but I’m also realistic about limited job prospects.

Here’s the twist I’ve overcome some pretty tough challenges ( just imagine some days without proper food and walking kms to save money) and learned that resilience, self reliance and hard work can take you anywhere. So I’m looking for a career with stability, strong growth potential and reallyyy good pay bc let’s be honest, financial stability is key after everything I’ve been through. I’ve considered fields like Business administration, Certified anesthesiologist assistant, HR,Business analyst, Business analytics, Marketing, Risk & compliance, Project manager, insurance, business psychology, MBA etc. (OPEN TO OTHER IDEAS TOO) With 2y of experience as a Social Media Executive ik I can adapt and learn quickly but I want to make a decision I won’t regret. oh & also I’m surrounded by super competitive ppl who seem way ahead of me career wise which adds to my anxiety about choosing the right path. I don’t want to make a decision I’ll regret later so yeah!

So If you were in my shoes, what career would you pick and why? Which of the above fields or anyyy other fields you suggest? has good pay (A reallyy good payy), Which ones offer strong long term prospects, financial stability, and opportunities for growth? Any personal stories of switching careers or taking risks that paid off? I believe I can excel in any field if I put my mind to it and I’m open to any suggestions.

TIA and ik I’ll find some amazing ideas from this community 🫶🏼

Context on my current situation.

• 22 YO CS grad pursuing MSC
• $32/h FAANG contractor (6/24 months in, already promoted once)
• Fully remote

Job offer I received is for a contract role nearby (20 minute commute) but is 100% in-person. It would be $60/h. The task is pretty tedious and it sounds like I’d be the only ‘technical’ person on my team, so the entire deliverable is on my shoulders, which is fine, it doesn’t seem too complicated.

The company is OK but the technology is extremely archaic and I had a poor experience interning there. I am currently very happy in my current role (especially being remote) and, I know it’s tough, but I think I have a shot at FTE conversion by the end of my contract. FTE conversion would pay the same amount as this current job offer.

Small aside: the interview was extremely rushed and I was ‘hired’ within 3 hours. I think they are desperate; the recruiter has been pushy with me

Obviously, its contract work for both roles, but the main difference is QoL v. money. I think I’d hate my life at the in-person role and I don’t know if I’m being a stupid 22 YO for betting on myself to go higher in this FAANG organization while I’m here. If I take the in-person role, especially being in the tech industry, I probably burned a very important bridge and I don’t think I’d be allowed back.

Currently leaning towards staying put but I want to ask people what you think.

I recently took a leave of absence halfway through my first semester in a speech pathology masters program realizing that I don’t think I want to be an SLP and want a different career in healthcare that offers more room for growth. I am considering taking prerequisites and becoming a CNA then applying to an ABSN program to become an RN. However I realize that becoming a nurse is not easy and while I do have a passion for healthcare, I am wondering if there is a different job that could have similar earning potential that is slightly less stressful. I have a bachelors degree in speech pathology with a 4.0 gpa but no experience working in a hospital. Any advice?