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HELP! Career Related?
Hello! Advice/suggestions needed! I’ll try and include as much info as I can! I went to Uni with not very good A’levels to study Forensic Science but ended up leaving due to illness. (I was struggling anyway!) After that, once I got better I worked part time for the same company as my Dad (he’s accountant) and ended up working as a credit controller, getting money in for the company from credit accounts. I have done a few courses and I am about to do a 6 week course to get my diploma in credit control (very exciting, I know!!) so at least I have some kind of qualification. The money is ok, less than £20k, and I spend about £200 in petrol a month for work use only. The job is ok – I go through spells of hating it and then quite enjoying it which I realise most people will have with their jobs but just feel like I want to be passionate about what I do, and I’m not! Credit Controllers are not generally paid much more than what I’m on, except if you are the credit manager and getting this diploma would help me get a better paid job like that. (Once I’ve done the exams I am tied to this company for a year unless I pay them back for the course, which I know is fair, but the course could be £1000 or maybe more – I’m not sure.) But the trouble is it’s just not “me”. I feel really strongly that there is a definite path I should be following but I don’t know what it is. I wanted to work with disabled people when I was younger and I would also love to work with animals, but I am scared of some animals so that kind of limits me! I also dabble with tarot cards and feel like I’m quite open to that kind of thing, but I just can’t quite think of what it is I should be doing with my life!! I am a very caring kind of person although quite sensitive and really feel in my gut that I should be doing something to help others. I’m 24 and hoping to have kids around 30-ish so got a few years left before maternity leave/possible break from work to care for young kids etc. I have said to people before the kind of things I’d like to do and when I’ve said that I would need it to be paid similar to what I’m on now they say “well you should do it because it’s what you want to do, not for money!” Obviously they don’t have bills to pay and financial ties!! I have a year, while I fulfil the obligation to this company after the exam, to maybe train in my spare time for something else, then move on in a year, with my credit control diploma under my belt to fall back on. Please can anyone give me ideas or suggestions?!?! Thanks
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- Train a dog and go into pet therapy at the hospital or a nursing home... good luck =D)
- I know what you mean - I have a job that I love on some days and hate the next. The trade-off is that I make good money, so I stick with it. I have a child who will be going to college in 3 years, so I really don't have many options for now. However... I got to where I am because I took night and weekend courses. I had to spread it out because I had a child, so I wish I had been able to do it earlier. You are young enough to have choices in what you want to study and old enough to take school seriously. Because you have set goals for yourself, be sure to apply yourself to classes that will allow you follow your passion, or at least a career that will offer stability and growth. Write your plan down on paper and plaster it on the fridge, the vanity mirror, the door - whatever it takes to keep you on track. If you are determined enough and learn the proper learning skills (studying effectively, good note-taking, etc) you shouldn't have any problems. If you feel yourself floundering, get a tutor. In the end, think of your education as an INVESTMENT, not a chore. If there is some kind of financial aid, you may want to look into that as well. I'm glad you will wait until after graduation and into a career before you have children - it's very difficult at that point to do what you want to do. Good Luck!
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