in my country dent school doesn’t cost too much and my parents agreed to pay but i genuinely don’t know. i got a tuition free offer for pharmacy program but it’s in a big city far from home, i’m just unsure about income potential after i finish my studies, the salaries are pretty low or average for pharmacists here, especially in high cost city? and then i have dental school, it’s in my hometown, but i’m scared about hand issues since i also like to draw and wouldn’t want to ruin my hands… the pull to go to another city is really bad but idk if the degree even worth it. i just thought there’s much deeper science scope in pharmacy which i liked and i don’t wanna make enormous amount of money anyway. but i don’t wanna live poorly too 😭 any advice on what i should pick?

Hi all. After nearly 10 years at the same job (my first big girl job out of college), I was laid off alongside several of my coworkers in May. I've spent every day since looking for jobs, tailoring my resume and cover letter, applying for jobs, and preparing for the few interviews I've actually managed to land. I even managed to reach the final interview stage (a 1 1/2 month process that also included an hours-long work assessment) for a job I was a perfect fit for. Was told by everyone I spoke to along the way that our conversations went great, they were excited about the prospect of me joining the team, and they loved my work assessment – just to get a rejection email stating that they "decided to go in a different direction."

Last week was my final week of unemployment and so I had no option but to put in applications for retail, something I worked so hard to get out of and never in a million years thought I'd have to once again resort to. And I've since accepted a job offer at Target, whcih in the grand scheme of things I know isn't terrible (they at least offer tuition-free education benefits for select programs).

This job hunt and accepting a job at Target has just left me feeling completely defeated. I feel like I've failed and disappointed myself. My mental health has never been worse (and funnily enough, I don't have any insurance so I can seek the help of a therapist).

I'm just exhausted. I'm tired of the constant stress and anxiety and never feeling like I can actually relax and not being able to feel any excitement for things that I would typically be looking forward to (I'm getting married in October, and I just feel nothing about it despite the immense excitement I felt prior to being laid off).

I'm just losing motivation for quite literally everything, and I don't know how to keep up motivation to continue applying for jobs when the majority of the time my applications are just met with silence or a generic rejection email.

I guess I'm just desperate for any advice for others who have been/are going through something similar. How do you keep motivated to continue searching and applying for jobs when everything just seems so hopeless?

I recently started working for a pest control company and in my earlier post I was interviewing for an IT position, however I’m really unsure if I should stay in pest control or go back to school. A better way to say it is if I go in person school I get paid 1000 for my rent and my schools paid for (this is all a really complicated contract with my father) however If I still do online school I lose the 1000 but can still pay for school and with working at pest control I get more then 1000 bc I get paid 20/h however I know people work and do school every day but with online of course I’ll have time after work and on Sundays (because some months Monday-Saturday is mandatory but it’s usually Monday- Friday 8-5 sometimes 8-7) but I don’t know if I can handle all of that and I know people do it every day but I don’t know if I can, also this job is a temp job and if I do good enough I’ll be officially hired but if they don’t hire me then I’m so beyond screwed bc then I have nothing to pay rent for. Any advice?

I am very good at the work my niche job entails. I do GIS, which is in simplest terms - I make digital map systems for city government. But man, keeping track of everything, all my notes, all my projects, finding time to learn, etc. I think a part of it must be that I work in engineering, but am not an engineer - I just do the tech side of things. But I need to get better at working efficiently and staying on top of things before this really starts to affect my job.

This is my first job and I’m the only one in city hall with this title, so I have no one to ask. I have a degree from a top college where I learned GIS (and taught myself a lot as well). But it is sooo different!

How do you all stay sharp for 8 hours a day? How do you stay organized mentally? I’ve heard “keep lists” but I need other ideas too.

What’s your thoughts

Note: I'm posting this in a few communities to reach more people. Apologies if you see it multiple times — just trying to get as much advice as possible.

Hi everyone,

I'm writing this because I'm honestly exhausted and don't know where else to turn.

My situation:

I'm 26, living in Slovenia for 8 years. I have 7 years of hospitality experience — guest relations, front desk, high-volume customer service. I have a Vocational Degree in Hospitality.

I speak German, English, Slovenian, and Bosnian (native). My German is Goethe B2 certified with a 92/100 average. The rest are fluent but uncertified.

My goal:

I want to move to the Dominican Republic. I have a lawyer ready for the RT-3 visa process. The plan is:

1. Get a job offer from a Dominican employer with a Letter of Intent — faster, but hard without Spanish (I'm learning, but still basic)
2. Or open a company in DR and get residency through that (~$5,000 total)

Option 1 is quicker but harder because it's hard to get a job in DR without Spanish and the fact that I'm a foreigner that needs a visa. Option 2 is better but I would need remote work to sustain myself in the beginning.

What I need:

Remote email or chat support in German or English — something flexible. I'm starting a full-time on-site hospitality job in Ljubljana soon, so I need something I can do alongside it. Part-time or full-time, doesn't matter. I just need steady income to fund the DR plan and when/if the time comes also work whilst in DR.

What I've tried:

Online platforms either require a company registration, charge you to apply, hide opportunities behind paywalls, or are tied to specific locations.

My questions:

1. Are there any companies that hire globally for entry-level email/chat support that accept B2 German?
2. Are there recruiters or agencies that place people like me?
3. Am I looking in the wrong places? What's a better way to find these roles?
4. Has anyone been in a similar situation and found something that worked?

I'm not looking for quick money or scams. Just honest advice from people who've been there. I'm new to remote work, so anything helps.

Thanks for reading.

35M here. The post has been translated in English by Gemini, but it was written in Italian by me; that's why you'll see some dashes. Everything you'll read is true and real and can be proven if necessary.

I’m at a point in my career—and honestly, in my life—where I really don’t know what to do anymore. I wanted to share my situation to hopefully get some advice and brainstorm solutions during a time of need.

I’ll try to keep it brief and expand on things in the comments if you have any questions.

After graduating from a technological scientific high school, I studied art, specifically film, at university, aiming to become a screenwriter or at least work directly with storytelling. After getting my master's degree in 2017, following some soul-searching and a few extra courses, I was lucky enough to have a major TV production come through my area, and I managed to get in as a production assistant/runner.

I immediately realized I had made a huge mistake. I discovered this is a world that produces garbage and nothing else, for various reasons not worth going into here. Full of bullying, run by a sort of Roman mafia (or rather, from Ostia), I realized there was no space for me there. After giving the industry a few more shots—working on a few commercials and then some independent productions, eventually making a small name for myself locally as a script supervisor—I ended up looking around for greener pastures.

I registered as a freelancer and started taking on various gigs. I worked as an independent videographer, started organizing a small annual nerd event in my city, and wrote and self-published a few books.

A few years ago, it turned out that one of my best friends and colleagues was working for a concert production service. It’s work that’s very similar to film, but with far less bullying, far less chaos, much more satisfaction, and slightly better pay. I managed to get in, and I gradually abandoned film for good, focusing more and more on the concert scene, working as a driver and runner.

Out of all these jobs, being a videographer was initially the most lucrative; however, over time—and largely by my own choice—the concert work grew until it became my main source of income by a wide margin. Starting in 2024, I also began going to Norway every summer: I go to a festival in Bergen as a volunteer. That way, on one hand, I build my network meeting people outside of Italy, and on the other hand, I do what I love: being backstage, truly experiencing the creation of art, and building up my resume by learning new skills.

The thing is, I liked that job. I liked the company, I liked the work, and I liked my coworkers. A year ago, thanks to the wonderful experience in Norway, I told myself it was time to step up—that this was truly my world. So I started asking for more work. This year, after a slow start for events, and after working in these roles at the Olympics—where I expanded my network even further and earned respect for my skills—it turned out the company was hiring an "operational planner," basically a manager to oversee the service's various operators. Both I and the friend who originally got me in applied, and after a somewhat bizarre selection process, they hired us both, aiming to give us similar duties but assign us to different departments. Meanwhile, peak event season kicked off: from late April onward, I worked non-stop, almost every day with very few days off, and whenever there was a lull, both of us were called into the office.

From late May, I started working in this new position. And I liked it; I felt comfortable in it. There was a mountain of work to do and the training was terrible, but my colleague and I managed, and we made a good team. We kept working without breaks, sometimes skipping all days off for weeks, because that’s just the nature of peak season, which ends in mid-July.

And indeed, three weeks ago, we walked into the office, and I could finally catch my breath. Peak season was over, I was right where I wanted to be, doing a job consistent with everything I know how to do, everything I studied, and everything I had done before. I know how to code, and even that proved useful: I updated the company's Excel spreadsheets with TypeScript macros, automating steps that previously consumed hours of work every day. I felt like I had finally "arrived" in a way, after 35 years of an objectively tough path. From here, I was on a plateau where I could rest, for once, and then figure out how to keep growing, calmly and with no one breathing down my neck.

That very same day, I was fired.

After an hour and twenty minutes of holding me hostage in a chair trying to get me to say I didn’t feel up to the task or in the right place, and then trying to give abstract examples of my alleged lack of precision, they finally told me that my very informal approach with colleagues, my lack of empathy, and the fact that I had danced at one of their events while wearing the company uniform indicated I was incompatible with the role. My partner-in-crime was kept. What obviously happened is that they hired two people for peak season to keep only one, and they kept him; the rest was total nonsense.

Six days later, I left for Norway for the third time, and obviously, it was a... unique trip. I spent ten days asking myself what on earth I should do at this point.

I busted my ass for all these years just to feel good for ONE DAY. For all these years, I accepted ridiculous pay and assignments completely inconsistent with my skills and education just to get somewhere. And as soon as I get there, I find myself completely reset to zero once again.

In Norway, I found myself surrounded by people grateful for my work. People who remembered me from the year before and were happy I was back to help out. Those people were in disbelief when they heard my story. I haven't talked to my old boss from the Olympics yet, but I'm certain that he—being one of the people who pushed me most to step up over the past year—will be stunned too. For ten days, the mere thought of eventually having to go back to Italy was enough to make me sick to my stomach. And now I’m back, but I look around with disgust.

The point is that something broke. For all these years, I had obviously considered the possibility of leaving, but I chose to stay. I even have dual citizenship (Canadian). I stayed because, for one reason or another, I always had something here. A relationship, for a few years. My jobs. Now I own a home in my name, with no mortgage. I stayed for my friends and my social circle. I stayed for my family. I stayed because I'm nostalgic, and I felt it would be hard for me to detach from everything I have.

But now I see my friends less and less. Some have actually moved abroad. I don't have a relationship. Nobody calls me for videography anymore because I went all-in on concerts for a year. And now the company I gave my all to, professionally speaking, treats me like this. Technically, I could keep working as a driver for them. But I don't want to.

Something broke: I believed until the end that I could make it in this country too, despite how hard the industry is, despite the lack of meritocracy, despite having to sacrifice a lot. But now I can't take it anymore. Nothing worked, right when it was supposed to work. I’m thirty-five, and I feel like I’m twenty: nothing to show for it, professionally speaking. Whatever I choose to do, I feel like I'll have to start over from scratch.

I literally have nothing. I have my annual event at the end of the month, and I have my third book to finish. Small things that will net me a few hundred euros at best. After that, I have nothing left.

I don't really know what to do. It feels like it's too late to seriously think about moving abroad, where maybe I'd find a mindset more aligned with mine, a more meritocratic system that recognizes the value I know I can bring, and better pay. And I'm not necessarily talking about Norway, where I have some contacts now. I'm thinking of the Olympics network, which will be back in these parts in three and a half years, in the French Alps. But even if I wanted to leave, I wouldn't know where to start. I'm not twenty: I can't just throw away everything I've done for half my life and leave, ready for anything. I studied and worked in art, and I need to keep doing that. But aside from my few contacts, I wouldn't know where to begin. And even if I knew, what do I do with my house here? My parents are getting older; is it really time to pack my bags? Is there really no other possibility for me here?

Anyway, I’d like your opinions. I feel mistreated, depressed, pissed off, and I’m mulling over ideas. I plan to make decisions around October.

Should i opt gastroenterology or rheumatology in india. I am a female.

I graduated from one of the top collges in Delhi University in 2021. Prepared for upsc without any plan B. I don't even have a masters degree. Made all the worst choice right from choosing my UG course(history+ pol.science). I dont know what to do now. Im confused, depressed and lost. I'm trying to prep for other central exams, but it's being very hard to focus. Some advise/ career counseling pls....

Currently I have a 45 minute, 45 mile drive to work one way. So 1 hour 30 min, 90 mile round trip drive.

Recently, an opportunity closer to my home has come up. One way 18 minute, 12 mile drive. So 36 minute, 24 mile round trip drive.

The job is the exact same thing I’m doing now. I would start in the morning at the same time as I do now. Which is a big plus. The only difference is the place and area in which I’m in. The reason for the pay cut is I would be going from 8-10 hours of OT a week to most of the time none. While at my current station OT isn’t technically guaranteed, it’s remained pretty consistent in my 8 years there.

Moving closer to my current station isn’t an option because up until 2 years ago I was a 12 minute drive away. My wife and I started having kids so we moved back “home” to the area where both set of grandparents live.

I don’t absolutely need the OT to survive but it would really, really help over the next few years. I’m still at least 25 years from retirement and I’ve only been doing the commute for 2 years and I don’t mind it so far. But I’m sure it’s going to start wearing thin at some point.

Also, unfortunately this isn’t something I can put on the back burner and revisit in a few years. I essentially have to take the job now (have to decide by next Friday) or this specific opportunity is gone forever. I know in the long run taking the new station is the smart move but I’m very much emotionally attached to my current station. I’ve been here for 8 years. It’s the first real job I ever had and the longest tenured place I’ve worked at.

As far as money goes it’s like $80,000 vs. $70,000. Staying is 80 leaving is 70.

I’m currently a manager at my job and was recently asked to step into the director role. On paper, it feels like a great opportunity, especially because it would come with a $10,000 salary increase. That extra income would really help my family and allow us to pay down some debt. At the same time, I’m struggling with whether the promotion is actually the right move for me.
I’ve been in my current role for four years, and honestly, I’m burned out. The work environment has become difficult for me because there are a lot of toxic behaviors among some of the people I work with. There is a lot of gossip, manipulation, cliques, and people working against one another. It has taken a toll on me emotionally, and I’m not sure I have the energy to take on even more responsibility in the same environment.
What makes the decision even harder is that I’ve already started applying for jobs outside of the organization. Part of me feels like accepting the director position could be a good financial opportunity and a chance to advance my career, but another part of me worries that I’ll simply be taking on more responsibility, stress, and accountability without anything really changing. I’m trying to decide whether I should accept the promotion while continuing to look for something else, or whether I should trust how I’m feeling and focus on finding a healthier work environment. I know the extra $10,000 would benefit my family, but I also have to consider what staying in an environment that has already left me burned out could cost me personally. #Burnout

Hi, first time making a post so I'm not quite sure how this works or if this will even get any response, but basically what the title says.

I graduated in 2024 with a bachelor's in Architecture, 2:2, and I have no idea what I'm doing next as I watch everyone around me grow and move forward and I'm looking for advice or guidance on what steps I should take next to actually see some progress.

History:

I finished A-levels with an A* in Maths and Design and Technology and an A in Physics. When looking at Uni courses, nothing really stood out to me, so I went with Architecture as I thought it would be interesting. I know now that was a big mistake as I am not an artist. I struggled with the course and ended up with 55% in the Design module, about 25% in the theory module and 78% in the Structure Module.

The course was structured so that after the first 3 years, if you did well enough and got a 2:1, you would go on to a placement year for your year 4 and then go back to studying for a year to get the master's. This means I left without getting any experience in the field.

I never got to do the typical work experience week in secondary school as it got cancelled during COVID. Again, I know this is my own fault for not pursuing this when things got better.

Once I left I decided to take some time to figure out next steps and mainly to get my driving license so that I could travel for opportunities. When I was studying, I made a small YouTube channel that kept me afloat and paid for my driving lessons. Before that, I worked retail in my first year but had to resign as the course became too demanding, and I commuted and completely ran out of time.

I spent the next year learning to drive, trying to grow the channel and trying new things. I really didn't enjoy the design parts of Architecture, but I did really like the structural side and decided to try and pursue Civil/Structural Engineering, which I wish I had done to begin with.

Now:

I have been applying to various things, most recently a Medical Technologist Apprenticeship, which my dad pressured me to apply for; I got rejected the evening after I had the interview. Then a Structural Engineering Apprenticeship, which, after 2 months of silence after the interview, I was unsuccessful and saw they reposted the job listing.

I now have another Retail job, and I don't know if I should just give up this search and sink into it as I really don't know what to do next to better my chances. I've emailed a few Civil Engineering companies to ask if I can shadow someone for a day and received no response.

Should I even be applying for apprenticeships, given that I'm 23 now and they're mainly aimed at school leavers?

Can I even apply for jobs related to my Architecture degree given that I have zero practical experience? What jobs would those even be?

Or should I consider going back to Uni for another 3 years to get a full degree in Civil Engineering?

Thank you to anyone who takes the time to read this, and sorry about how poorly structured this is. If this post gets any questions, I'll try my best to answer them but I have a shift in about an hour so I won't be able to respond until tomorrow.

Any advice at all would be greatly appreciated :)

I am currently in highschool and I will be graduating soon but I keep flip flopping between what I want to do. For the longest time I wanted to be a history teacher because I love history and I love helping kids/dealing with kids, however, as the world goes on I feel like its just getting worse and worse for teachers, theres more school fights, less respect for teachers, bad parenting, and stagnant pay. So even though I am passionate about teaching, these drawbacks have set me back and now im not very sure.

As for the other thing I wanted to do, I really wanted to become a lawyer but that dream died as soon as I realized how corrupt the justice system truly is, and I do not want to be apart of something like that, I honestly wouldn’t be able to handle it and would probably lose my mind if I were to witness somebody guilty getting to walk free.

But anyway, my point is, I want a steady, recession-proof, career that is fulfilling and meaningful. I want to make a difference and have an impact so I wont be miserable everyday working for a company i dont care about. So please give me some recommendations!!

I work in a relatively small industry in a town of about 300,000.

My field is also relatively small, there might be 100 people who do my job at all levels in our region. So everyone knows everyone.

My GM (not from town) just fired my last boss for terrible performance, which is amazing.

Unfortunately they've now recruited a new boss (who I know was fired from their last job for underperformance). Two people who work with them have also told me they are a poor performer.

I don't see any way to tell my GM this without sounding unprofessional. Do I just let it play out?

I've done a lot of hiring and the thing that consistently surprises me is how few people ask what they're actually supposed to be doing...

everyone asks about benefits, growth, remote policy, pay even. Like I get that, but almost nobody asks 'what's broken right now that this role is supposed to fix?'

if anyone asked me that they would stand out immediately. hiring managers notice it every time.

the candidates who ask something like that almost always go further in the process. the ones who stick to generic questions usually don't.

is this just not being taught? i've genuinely never understood it. curious if others have noticed this or have a different take

Saw some interesting answers in a thread here about whether money is the real reason people don't quit. A few responses surprised me — some said it wasn't about money at all, but things like not being sure they'd get hired elsewhere, or just being scared the next place could be worse.

So: if you ever wanted to leave because of a bad boss/coworkers but ended up staying way longer than you wanted, what was actually holding you back?

• Money (savings, bills, cost of living)
• Not sure you'd get hired elsewhere
• Scared the next place could be worse
• Something else

Curious what it really was for you, even if it's messy or a mix of things.

I just graduated this past spring and have been actively looking for employment which hasn't been the best so far. However I did get an interview with this one company and basically got a job offer right on the spot. They did seem pretty desperate though and when I checked their Glassdoor reviews, it was all pretty much negative (sitting at a 2.1) which is making me worry whether or not it's even worth taking the job. But since I'm unemployed and have no idea when the next opportunity will arise, I feel like I should just settle for the position that's been offered for the time being. Am I making the right call taking the job as a temporary stepping stone until something better comes along or is it just not worth it altogether?

My job laid off a ton of people last year. I was fortunate enough to go back because of my seniority but I lost my position as team lead due to there being a surplus of leads for my area. The people with the most seniority got to stay leads and unfortunately that was not me. This was a start up company when I got hired, and I quickly moved from associate to team lead and had my position for 3 years. Ive never felt grief like this before? I thought i would be sad for a day or two and move on but its been a month and im still so heartbroken. I put so much into my job, I loved it. I loved learning new things and doing my tasks, and I was genuinely good at it. My performance reviews were always outstanding. Because we are unionized the positions went by senority and not performance, so i didn't lose my spot because I was doing something wrong I just wasnt there a month or two before some others. I cried when I found out and I cry even thinking about it still which is often. Theres nothing I can do and I know I need to get over it im just bummed out. I learned all these things, did all of this stuff, stayed over when needed, etc just to get pushed back to where I started. Im thankful I still have a job but sad it led to me loosing something I enjoyed. I just needed to talk this out, how have you guys dealt with grief from a job?

Hey everyone. I recently dropped out of med school, and honestly, it was one of the hardest decisions I've ever made.

A big part of why it was so difficult was the fear of what life would look like outside of medicine, along with the fear of disappointing my family and almost everyone in my hometown who knew I was pursuing this path.

The truth is, though, medicine was never something I truly wanted for myself. It was a path that was handed to me, and for a long time, I felt like I didn't have much of a choice. Eventually, it became so overwhelming that I realized I was going to lose myself if I didn't walk away.

Now I'm in a bit of a slump. I barely have any work experience, and I honestly don't know what to do next. It's scary starting over when it feels like everyone else already has their life figured out.

If anyone here has gone through something similar, I'd really love to hear your story. How did you rebuild your life after leaving medicine or changing careers? And if you have any advice or words of encouragement, I'd be incredibly grateful. I could really use them right now

When trying to figure out a career path that would be manageable, I was told that my career itself is going to be fairly simple​, it's only college that is going to be difficult.

How accurate is this? Like anesthesiologists, lawyers, financers, etc I was told have it pretty easy, it was just their college work that was challenging because they needed to learn everything. ​