Rough situation here and I’m feeling really hurt. I stuck at my job for 7 years and was passed over for a promotion. My manager told me I’d get the job and just to stick around even tho he couldn’t pay much so I did. Then he hired his old friend from the outside. It’s a smallish company so there aren’t many opportunities to move up. I always had verygood reviews. I’m sad and frustrated. I feel dumb for trusting him and the owner. I yelled at them when I found out and this was 2 weeks ago and said sorry so I’m not getting fired prob. I like everyone else here and my small town. It’s Montana and not much where I live so I’d have to move my husband and kids probably, and my disabled mother. I guess I don’t know what to do. Try to work for new boss or just pick up my life because I got screwed. Any advice would help.

I have 2 years of experience and a BS in computer science but as you guys know the job market is absolute shit. here are some tricks that not a lot of people know about.

1. Slack communities are very under-rated. Join slack communities of people in your industry, in my example (Startup SWEs in SF). Those types of communities are amazing, you network with people directly.

2. GitHub is also very under-rated. If you are looking for internships there are many github repos that have lists of jobs you should look into. Simplify's big github repo is a very good example. Moreover, there are many github open source projects that in the end of the readme have a "we are hiring". If you search github for "hiring", etc they will come up!

3. Company blogs are also a very good place to find jobs. If you look at some blog posts from a company, especially technical blog posts, they will have a "we are hiring" link. Moreover, you can see the person who wrote it, that is usually the hiring manager. Reach out to them, and you know exactly what to talk about, the article!! Usually those roles are less competitive as well because they are not being advertised as heavily.

4. You have to apply to a ton of roles. There is not getting around that. 100s is the minimum now. The job market is absolutely brutal especially for those early career people. Download the Simplify extensions and all your manual applications should go through them. Furthermore, use a ApplyheroAI to have it automatically apply to the jobs for you. There is not way around this, you won't stand a chance applying to 5-10 roles in this market!

5. Use advanced search features on Google: `site:*.edu | site:*.org | site:*.gov -inurl:(login | sign up) "job opening"`. If you type what's inside the ``, into google you will see if finds edu, org, and gov job openings for you. Those roles are so much less competitive that you stand a way higher chance. Ask chatgpt on more queries on how you can do this for tech etc, it works extremely well.

i hope those tricks help! i wanted to give me to the reddit job communities because i actually learned a lot of tricks from them on my job search. Most of these tricks I learned from reddit! let me know if I can help with anything else :)

I’ve (30M) recently been laid off, now finding myself in a bit of a dilemma. Over the past few months, I’ve been working on a mobile game in my spare time, bootstrapping everything on my own. It’s gained some traction recently, and now a large company has come to me with an offer to buy it for around $50K.

The catch is that they want to change the game significantly, reshaping it into something different than what I originally envisioned. It’s just me working on this project, and I’ve poured my heart and soul into it.

On the personal side, I have a decent amount of student loan debt, and taking the offer would help alleviate some of that while I search for my next job. But at the same time, I wonder if I’m giving up too soon. I’m passionate about the game, and I believe it has more potential to grow.

My question is: Should I sell the game to to further my career or hold on to it, take the risk, and keep building something bigger?

Has anyone been in a similar position? How did you handle the decision between short-term financial relief and long-term potential in terms of building a career? Would love to hear thoughts from others in the community.

So I'm 23 years old now, I've been out of the military for a couple years now just working. I got kicked because I had a huge problem with alcohol. I just couldn't handle it, and it screwed my whole life up. Now that I've recently celebrated a year sober, I need to find something to do with my life. I've worked relentlessly to try and get back in the military but I unfortunately just don't think it's possible. I've never thought I'd be successful in school, but I feel mature enough and eager for the challenge, so I've been considering that. I was going to use my free schooling from the military to study psychology, I like talking to people and learning what makes them tick. Now I'm debating between that and law, I think I'd make a badass lawyer. Haven't been able to make up my mind yet. I'd totally add to my goals but my issue is knowing what's out there. I don't have many interests. I just know I need to not settle into some average 9-5. I've always wanted to be above average and larger than life, and I recently got over thinking that the military was the only way I could do that. Just need some more options and inputs. Thanks!!

This is the first time I've been able to talk about this, so I apologize if i made it way too long or messy. I've tried to break it up into paragraphs to maybe make it easier to read.

I am 20 years old, supposed to be starting college next year. So far i have completed 5 years of education in computer science, with stong focus on programming. I haven't really been enjoying the field since my second year of studying it, but i figured it was because some of my professors were objectively really awful and that i should just tough it out until the end of high school (19-20 years in my country). I also didn't want to switch educations because i did not have even the slightest idea of what i want to do with my life. I used to be somewhat interested in computers and was always considered “good with tech,” so it made sense to me at the time.

Starting to Hate Computer Science

Well... at least so i thought. I am now in my last year of high school and I truly despise it. Not just mild dislike. I genuently cannot stand it. I dread sitting in front of a screen and coding. I don't know if it’s the screen time, the school’s curriculum, or the environment. Whatever the case may be, at the moment, I am 100% sure I don’t want to continue studying or working in this field.

Other Interests

The only other thing i have ever had any real interest in is graphic design/digital art/video editing... basically still something digital, but more on the creative side of things. There are only 2 collages in my country that teach this sort of stuff. One requires a previous education in art so i can't even consider that one, the other one I have applied to.

The thing I am afraid of is; will it just be more of the same? Since it's digital and not traditional art, I will still be working from a computer. This doesn't bother me right now, but neither did coding when I first started out... On top of that, I also doubt I can compete with others at such a college, since a large majority of them come from a cretive education, while i have only ever done it as a hobby. On top of all this, the requirements for getting in are not low, so I am not really sure yet, if the choice i'm talking about is even on the table. I am also aware that a degree in design/art is very much worthless in most art/design related jjobs, if you are even lucky enough to find them.

Where I'm at Now / Blue Collar Work

This brings me here. I can apply to 2 more colleges, however there is genuently nothing in this world that seems to interest me, even in the slightest. I have researched every college i am able to apply to in the country.

I have considered going into a more blue colllar job, something more physical and hands-on. I know this may seem totally random but I’m a pretty big guy and I’ve always liked doing outdoor labor, at least as much as one can. I find it way more fulfilling, since the results are there, physically, in front of me, as soon as i'm done working.

Contrasting my work at school, where in the past 5 years i can barely even list 3 projects we have completed, and not ONE that i'm proud of. Needless to say, in true programmer fashion, they all took months of hard work, basically the same amount as a 9-5 would, if not more, just to see some half finished framework of a potential project, with no idea how to realize it in the slightest. I just really think that having a more physical job would be more fulfilling to me. I was also planning on starting a youtube channel as soon as i finish my final year of high school in a month. Not for any career related reason, but rather for a creative outlet, if i don't end up going to the creative college.

My Concerns

I am afraid to commit to this change in mindset, as i have been labeled "clever" or "smart" my whole life by my family and everyone around me. My parents both have at least a collegee degree and my mother is a professor herself, so naturally it is expected for me to reach academic heights too. My mother is already asking me about which options for continuing education i have after college and I don't have the gut to tell her i don't even want to apply to college.

Is this even a good idea? Am i going through an early life crisis? Is it worth taking a shot in the dark with a colllege and dropping out later on?

Colleges are fairly cheap or even free where I live, however i'm terrified of making the wrong choice again and wasting even more time, since that is exactly what I did with computer science.

I am sorry again for making this so overly long. I really needed to get this out. If anyone’s been through something similar or has any advice or thoughts, I would be very grateful to hear.

I have been experiencing extreme stress at work and not because I’m overworked, but because there’s so much disorganization. my job seems to keep shifting under my feet and there are too many managers, telling me different and opposite things. my colleagues on my team resist changes that I’m supposed to bring to the team. New manager has come in and is trying to micromanage me, changed my job description. I feel stressed out all the time. With the economy in the crapper, it seems prudent to stay. My pay is decent. But my gut says this is a s*** show. Better to find a better work situation possibly remote. Btw I’m in IT.

I worked retail at one store for about 3 years. Then i transferred to another store (same company) for a promotion. I am unhappy at the new job and it's entirely turned me off working retail / customer service in general. I don't want to go into work.

I actually quite enjoyed my old position / store. But going back isn't an option, it's a huge step backwards to marginally above minimum wage. I was fine with that when it was just a stepping stone to getting into a management position but going backwards to it would basically be accepting it as permanent.

There are some local public sector jobs that I'm interested in and would like to apply for, but they all require references listed out in the application and specifically want current direct managers.

This wouldn't be an issue if i had just stayed at the old store, they loved me. I had a reputation for being reliable and good at my job. I know they would say nothing but good things about me. They also knew i was looking to move on from entry level retail so asking them for references was easy.

The new location tho? I don't think I'm doing well in the position at all. I'm pretty sure the store manager thinks I'm doing badly, I'm even more sure my direct manager doesn't like me and would rather have the previous guy back. And I've barely been there for two months.

I don't know how to tell them that i want to leave and am applying elsewhere. Since i only recently took the position i think it's going to be pretty clear that it's because i don't like it there. I also don't know if I can expect them to give me good references.

I'm tempted to just keep my references limited to my former managers from the old store, who i know will give me good ones, and just hope the people screening applications don't get too hung up on the "1 of your references should be your current direct manager" line of the application instructions.

I also feel a bit embarrassed going back to my old store and asking them for references again so soon. They were so supportive when i left that store to come to this one, I don't want to go back and tell them it didn't work out.

I want out but i feel trapped by having moved to this new position so recently.

About four weeks ago I was made redundant from my company after 12 years. It was not performance based, and happened due to a company restructure.

Last Tuesday, the CTO reached out to me and advise that there was a job opportunity that my name came up for and asked if I was interested. I said yes, and asked who recommended me, it was one of my old bosses from about five years ago. After chatting with the CTO, he said the hiring manager would be in contact which I have spoken to.

I’ve officially applied for the job and I’m just in the waiting phase. My brain is a little bit stressed at the moment, because part of me thinks this is a big joke, and I don’t wanna get my hopes up just have them crashed again, like when I was made redundant.

It’s important to note, the CTO is the reason that I am redundant as he proposed the restructure, but I’ve always had a good working relationship with this person.

Fingers crossed reemployed in two weeks time!

Edit: I should know prior my redundancy I have a really good name within the company. We have about 300 employees.

hey guys, i joined this new company as a new manager reporting to this director…

my first day, one of my direct reports quit with no notice. another one is set to leave very soon. i am doing my best to learn and close the gap for the past three weeks but i believe the team attrition rate is due to this director micro managing and controlling behaviour…

for example, she expects me to drop everything when she emails or messages no matter what the hours to take care of the tasks … (7am, midnights, weekends). Constant last minute meetings/calls asking for status update within 1-2 days of each other.

i am still in probation but at this point , i don’t want to work with her anymore… the contract requires me to give minimum 3 weeks but i don’t want to stay for another day… any issues if i resigned with no notice? and should i do it in person or just by email?

thank you!

Hi all, looking for some advice. For context, I work at a large corporate company and have been here for 5.5 years.

Before my current role, I held 3 other roles and was promoted each time. I’ve had a strong track record — won multiple awards, and I’m generally well-liked across teams.

Six months ago, I transitioned into a new role (Project Specialist) that was introduced as a development path toward a more senior role (like Program Manager). I haven’t received formal feedback from my 6-month review yet, but I believe I’ve done well. The initial learning curve was steep, but I’ve grown into the role and feel confident in my work now. I enjoy the work itself — though, of course, there are some stressors.

The main stressor is my manager.

She’s openly admitted to being a control freak and “tough.” I’m her only direct report, and she often tells me she used to manage people in a past role. Here are some of the issues I’m facing: • There’s visible tension between her and other team members (at her level) and with her own boss. • She speaks passive-aggressively to stakeholders in meetings and written comms (docs, Teams, etc.). • She frequently badmouths other stakeholders behind their backs. • She’s been micromanaging me from the start — I let it go early on since I was onboarding. • She often makes me redo work she already approved and has me second-guessing everything. • We track work in multiple places (Asana, Google Sheet, 1:1 doc, biweekly updates to our department lead), yet she still pings me every single day asking what I’m working on right now or today. • She frames this constant checking in as “support” — saying she wants to help me prioritize or assess my bandwidth — but lately she doesn’t even respond after I share my list.

To manage this, I tried redirecting her by: • Pinning my Google Sheet in Slack for easy access • Pointing her to my Jira board • Asking if she wanted me to focus on anything specific

She clearly didn’t like that. She told me my “vibe was off” and said I’m “so quiet” she doesn’t know if something is wrong.

She brings up my introversion frequently — always as a joke, but it doesn’t feel funny. She’s the loudest voice in every meeting and loves to push back for the sake of it. I’m not like that, and I feel like she expects me to mimic her style.

Not everyone in our department is like her, but she acts like being loud, performative, and dominant is the only way to succeed here.

We had a very long 1:1 last week after I tried setting boundaries, and she made multiple digs at me, including: • “When you’re ready for an upper-level role — which you’re not, I have to say…” • Reframing her micromanaging as me being confusing or unclear • Having me redo work she approved just a week earlier, and telling me I didn’t understand it — even though she had previously signed off on it.

So I’m wondering… is this leaning into toxic territory?

What is your career history?

I'll go first: worked in retail while I got my BBA, then was an assistant controller in the building materials industry for 2 years.

I live in a digital nomad household and have been traveling while looking for remote work. I'm really curious about what other people's career paths look like irl outside of TikTok.

Long story short: I'm embarrassed asking this but i have had crippling social anxiety my whole life, and i just now got on a medication combo that seems to be helping!

Does anyone have any book recommendations or advice on networking and becoming a courageous, social person? I'm struggling, but it's a skill that's non-negotiable for my field.

More info: I want to be an illustrator, or graphic designer. Any creative role would make me happy. I'm graduating this May and moving to Columbus, Ohio to look for work. I grew up poor and with very antisocial parents so I've never had much guidance on this, but i'm realizing that getting a job in this industry is more about impressing and projecting value to "decision makers" than working harder than everyone else in silence. I've been grinding since i was 13. People tell me i work too hard and i fear it might be one of the reasons i didn't develop better social skills in the first place.

In college i had lots of trouble making friends, i've always either "tried to hard" or, conversely, came off as "cold and aloof" and peers thought i was pretentious about my skills because I am so quiet. So when people DO try to engage with me, I assume they don't like me!

When i'm feeling more social i'm suddenly too loud and obnoxious and never know the right time to talk. When people talk to me in public, my automatic response is fear and to try to get out of the interaction as quickly as possible, even if i'm trying my best to be pleasant. It seems like I make people feel awkward in every social interaction i have. I don't know how extroverted people do it. It's my biggest hinderance, but i don't have any extroverted friends to show me how it's properly done. As a man, it's expected that i just know this stuff already so when i don't i guess it seems intentional.

I've always been able to keep small groups of very close, fellow introvert / socially anxious friends. I've never had trouble in dating as i'm good at being authentic and flattering when i'm connecting with people one on one on an intimate level. My problem only lies in making solid acquaintance / casual friend / business connections, any arena where you have to project a different persona than who you might actually be inside.

Anyway any advice or book recs on this would be appreciated. Right now i'm reading "The Courage to Create" by Rollo May and it's pretty good, but doesn't cover social courage as much as creative or productive energy. I'm scared because the creative field is a very hard one already and i'm probably going to have to make a lot of connections in order to get a job.

5 years ago I made a significant attempt at a career change. Due to being overworked, dealing with wage stagnation, and taking a month long sabbatical due to a mental health crisis, I left my job to pursue another opportuniIty. I left the company on (somewhat) good terms, and received a lot of support from them, but I felt that I wasn't going to gain much more from staying there. My mental breakdown was really messy and involved threatening to do damage to the company's reputation. They were understanding but I felt at the time the writing was on the wall and I decided to leave.

Well, the new career path blew up in my face. I ended up laid off due to Covid which resulted in me unable to find similar positions , scrambling, and taking a very precarious job path that was even more damaging to my well being. It has resulted in me facing significant challenges getting back into the current job market and I have been struggling to find any type of employment since.

I admit I was hesitant to contact my former employers on account of everything that happened but I recently reached out to my former boss to see if I could still use them as a reference and they were really happy to hear from me, happy to give me a reference, and even recommended I apply again to my old position.

I really trust this person so I applied. But is this a good idea? It feels like a massive step back. I dont think I'll get very far with the company on account of my history with them but on the other hand this could potentially give me a way out of dealing with the massive black hole on my resume.

I have another interview coming up and plan on giving it my all but if that fails, should I go crawling back to my old company?

Hi,

I am a Director at a large Fortune 500 company; I've been here 10 years. Ive gotten stuck at the Director level for the past 5 years and I enjoy bigger challenges and would like a promotion. 3 years ago, I was being groomed to lead a $1B operating unit was being told I was on the path to Sr. Director, got pregnant with my 3rd, took 6 month maternity leave and the week I came back, one of my bosses was fired and the man who had been covering for me on maternity leave got the promotion. He kept telling me that if he became VP that he would promote me to Sr. Director, but he got fired under new leadership. I took a lateral in a new area in November 2024 and had a lot of doubts about the new boss, but everyone in the old operating unit was getting fired, so I took the role rather than risk being fired.

The week I started my new role, my new boss went on FMLA as did a Director on her team (a peer to me) and I was asked to cover part of the boss' role, my new role and also the role/team of the Director who went on leave. It was a shit ton of work and I kept getting praise, almost weekly, from everyone, including my boss' boss (CFO). The CFO shared org chart designs with me being a Sr Director and a large team to start in May. I was excited and felt up to it.

In March, my boss and peer came back from FMLA and its been awful. This boss works 6am -10pm and the work constantly has to be redone. Also, I was hired remote and was told last week to start going in 4 days a week (I am 30 min from an office).

She is also not going to promote me. I kind of understand because we havent really worked together, but I am disappointed. She is going to hire a Sr Director onto the team and she told me I am not being considered for the role. I still think I should apply and go through the process, but the other part of me wants to get away from her.

I am exhausted, miss my family and feel taken advantage of. I have a pit in my stomach and I dont know how to draw boundaries for work hours. What can I do?

I feel powerless and like I have no control over my career/fate. I’m burntout and feel stuck.

On one side, an organisational change at my company has left me disadvantaged, and shown that growth is not possible here. I feel undervalued, and now suddenly there are layoffs on top of this. But the pay is good and I’ve been here for several years.

On the other side, the job market is rough, economy bad, everything is in crisis.

I feel stuck. I feel low morale, angry and I’m sick of sitting tight and waiting while executives/the market decides my fate. But then I’m afraid to quit without anything and be stranded. I’ve been applying to jobs with not much luck, I did have a few interviews which is something but no further progress. And these roles were less money than what I currently make so it’s in no way an improvement or step up.

I could afford to live off savings and take some time off to travel but it’s still a big risk.

How do you have resilience and faith in your journey during these challenging times?

I currently live in Chattogram, Bangladesh. I got chance at University of Dhaka and I'll probably get medium subjects like Peace and conflict, Women and Gender studies, Anthropology etc there. It's away from my home. I also got chance at University of Chittagong. And I'll surely get IR (International Relations)there. IR was my dream subject to study. My ultimate goal is to Move to Europe for my masters.

Please suggest me what should I do? Does the university Matter? Or the subject?

I’m currently working on my Bachelors of Arts in social work. I have a year left but I have realized that I do not really want to work in the field as most positions are over worked and stress inducing. I know a lot of people get a degree and work in something unrelated so I’m thinking of doing that. The only problem is that I have a few learning disabilities such as dyscalculia which makes learning any math related skill like coding more difficult then for most people. What skills could I learn while also going to school full time and working part time to boost my chances of employment?

SORRY FOR LONG POST- NEED ADVICE ASAP!!! I have been having issues at work. I started in September at a large firm, with my probation due to finish early March. Around then I was pulled in for a capability review, which on paper was said to be informal. The review was with my manager and HR, to discuss the issues stated- none of these issues have been mentioned to me before. I dealt with the meeting well and a couple of days later received the meeting minute notes, which stated the meeting was formal. I freaked out and looked into the policies and found out they were breaking several policies and treating me unfairly. That evening, I sent an email asking for an extension to get back to HR about agreeing with the notes as I noticed there were discrepancies. The following morning I went into work and dealt with a fair bit of harassment and pressure from both my manager and the HR woman in charge of my case to accept the notes, stating "the notes are just to acknowledge the meeting happened, not what you think happened." and threatening to make the process formal if I didn't comply. I got bombarded with emails, and even professionally veiled threated regarding my probation. I stuck to my guns and clarified I still wanted the extension and refused to budge. I went home and looked into the policy and realise they broke 4-5 policies within my case.

1. It stated that any employee on probation was exempt from any formal capability reviews. At this time it had been 7 months with the company, and i hadn't heard about my probation so I assumed I had passed it. But the lack of their clarity on my status stood out to me.
2. They denied me a witness as initially they told me it was an informal meeting- I asked to bring in my mentor.
3. My manager was meant to chair the meeting and HR was to be a supporting role. In reality HR led the meeting with my manager in the background.
4. In the policy, there's a whole procedure that's a step by step guide on how to follow the process. The process wasn't followed, as the first step is an informal chat, where you're given time to improve. Then you can be brought into a formal meeting. This never happened. In the 7 months I worked at the company, no one had said anything to me about my performance. Also the laCK of consistency in writing that shows "informal" and "formal" being thrown around regarding the meeting and process.
5. There's also a bias from HR lady as she has called me unprofessional 2 weeks into starting my job as I was sick and didn't feel comfortable participating in an induction game she organised. I went to her after to explain my illness and reasons why, she acted nice to my face, and then went to my manager and told him I acted unprofessionally. In a meeting I'm allowed to have an unbiased person on the other side. Icl this feels like a witch hunt she's instigated against me since then.

I summarised this all in a response and sent it off, also saying I didn't agree with the notes. Within the next 2 days, I was informed my probation has been extended. Apparently it was extended 1 month ago??? but i was never informed- another breach of policy. I've looked and there is no policy on probation but the law of my country states that i must be informed in writing within the time period of before it ends- this hasn't happened. They said someone handling my probation was sick so that's why I found out so late but it feels like an excuse and a retaliation. The HR lady has now left, and my manager is still insisting that the whole formal process is to be followed regardless of me being on probation so I'm literally exempt as stated on the policy.

I have no idea what to do, I think at this point they wanna extend my probation and ALSO make me do a formal capability review that goes down on my HR file, even though it's whole contradiction of the policy. I feel like I'm being targeted, my manager is also the department head, and I have another HR + manager formal meeting this week. I feel like they're gonna double down, even though they've broken 6 policies at this point if you include the lack of being informed about probation extension. Am I powerless in this?

I am wondering what would make for a good job or internship before going into college. I know that my job hunt after college will most likely revolve around something computer related, whether it be cybersecurity, back-end, front-end or full-stack developing, or something else. However, I wonder if there is something that I can use to gain exposure to what exact career path I will be pursuing and can focus on throughout college. Any advice would be much appreciated! Thanks in advance!

I am trying to keep track of my wins, learnings, and impacts for the work that I do. I’m thinking it will be useful for every review with my manager.

Just wondering if any of you is already doing this.

If you do, do you do this daily? Weekly? And what do you keep track of?

Hello! I'm graduating this spring with a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from University of Houston. I was going to apply to dental schools but now I'm reconsidering my career goals. During my undergrad I did work in a research lab at UT school of dentistry in the biomedical sciences and craniofacial diseases department, I liked it so much that made me now consider a research career. So my question is what kind of master or PhD I can do after my biochem bachelor that would level up my education. I was thinking about bioinformatics sciences.

I want something that uses software, statistics, and algorithms to study biological data, especially genetics, genomics, and protein biology. Analyze DNA, RNA, or protein sequences. Study gene expression (e.g., from RNA-seq data). Build models of biological pathways or molecular interactions. That's the field that interest me the most but I'm not sure if that's what they do or they other things. There are just a lot of broad things in the biochemistry/biology field and I'm unsure about the paths.

Also, what kind of jobs that I can work in right after I graduate with a bachelor's degree that is related to Bioinformatics? Is it worth?

I don't want something like a research assistant or lab technician where they only follow protocols and that's it. Plus they don't make money a lot, I would make the same thing when I was working full time as a dental assistant and that's without a bachelor's degree. I want something that I could grow in in the science field and research (I'm dreaming big lol😅)

I'd appreciate it if you could share your thoughts about it or if you have experience in the field!

Thank you!!

Have had no clear career so far and thinking of getting CPA license. Will it change my life and make my life stable too?

Hello,

I was fortunate and was recently awarded a scholarship that would be able to pay for 5 years of schooling and a stipend at my univeristy. I am about to finish my freshman year, and wanted to look into my options, since the scholarship is forcing me to decide on my desired degree level in the next few weeks. What would you reccommend that I do, a BS which I can complete in 3.5 years, or a BS/MS which I can complete in 4.5 (including this year)? I wanted to know the benefits that a master's degree can offer me (salary, opprotunities, etc), and if it is worth the extra time and effort. Money would not be an issue since the scholarship would pay for all the cost and provide an additional stipend.

Thank you in advance.

Hi!

I'm a high school senior and set to go college this fall as a neuroscience major and premed. However, I am starting to question whether or not I actually want to pursue a career in medicine.

I'm mostly worried about how likely it is that I actually get into medical school/be successful as I'm not the best at STEM (got mostly Bs and some As in STEM classes) and don't have too much discipline when it comes to studying.

Here are my pros and cons for medicine:

Pros:

- linear advancement - the path to become a doctor seems very straightforward. bachelors>medical school> residency> certifications> practice as a doctor. I want to do something that is secure.

- meaningful work - I really like that I will actually be helping people. I don't want to dedicate a huge chunk of my life working on some meaningless corporate project. I want to make an impact and help someone change their life for the better.

- interesting work - I like the investigative work and problem-solving nature of being a doctor. I cannot do monotonous work at big company.

- money - this obviously isn't my main factor, but it does help that I would have a stable and comfortable income in the future.

- my parents will also be very happy if I can become a doctor

Cons:

- Very long - I'm not sure if I am willing to dedicate my entire 20s to become a Dr, especially since the work is very demanding. I want to have time for myself and developing relationships. I already feel a lot of FOMO when I see my friends enjoying their youth when I'm stuck inside studying.

- Very expensive - I got a scholarship to my college so that all of my class fees will be covered for all 8 semesters. The only things I would need to pay for would be textbooks/transportation/personal expenses (~10k). However, applying to medical school, medical school tuition, and residency are all very expensive. I am worried that I will amass a lot of debt and be miserable.

- Academically Stressful - My body hasn't taken academic stress very well throughout high school (hair loss, headaches, and weight fluctuation) so I'm not sure how I would deal with the academic stress in college and medical school

- Competitive - I am okay with a competitive environment, but I feel like its at a whole different level in medical school.

- I need sleep

Recently, my family has constantly been telling me that I will not survive in medicine and should instead look into other careers. My father tells me that I should go into law. I am not too sure about that. I am very strong in English and Social Sciences (have taken all APs and college classes and gotten high As) and have often been told that I am a great speaker. I also argue a lot with people so I think that's why my dad thinks I should be a lawyer. I don't think I would be that good of a lawyer though because I am kind of lazy and tend to wing things/procrastinate. I am also not that good at networking/playing the corporate games. I also will never drink (bad family history), so I feel like I would miss out a lot on making work connections.

Anyway, I was wondering how you all chose your career and how you found out about your options. I feel like I never really took the time to look into what I could do in the future and want to at least look at my options. Any advice/guidance would be very much appreciated.

Hi, i'm going to be applying to universities this year and thinking about going into business, information systems and stuff like that. I'm just worried that in a few years time jobs in those fields would be replaced by Al. What do u guys think. 😭