#CareerAdvice #JobSearch #Reddit
Hey everyone! 👋 Have you ever noticed that no matter what job you research on Reddit, there always seems to be a flood of negativity surrounding it? I’ve been feeling a bit lost after working a string of dead end jobs and trying to find my next career move, but all the negative comments on Reddit are making it even harder to decide.
Here’s what I’ve been noticing:
– People seem to only have negative things to say about different jobs
– It’s leaving me feeling stuck and unsure of what to do next
So, what do we do in a situation like this? Here are a few suggestions that might help us navigate through the sea of negativity:
– Take Reddit comments with a grain of salt – everyone’s experience is different
– Reach out to professionals in the field for first-hand advice
– Consider your own interests and skills when making a decision
Let’s discuss! Have you encountered this problem? What advice do you have for someone feeling stuck in their career search? Let’s help each other out! 💡🤔
>I always thought the best thing to do is find advice
Nope the best thing is to give it a try
I have nothing good to say about this
I work in supply chain risk management and I mostly really like what I do. Good coworkers and good bosses can make almost anything a positive experience though.
The answer is that every job in every industry can suck. Enjoying your job for most people is more about liking your coworkers and enjoying the tasks you do.
And if you dislike your job, it’s probably going to be because of something specific to that company/organization.
So do something that keeps you interested enough that you can stand the thought of thinking about that topic for most of the rest of your adult life lol.
Most people’s first notion is negativity.
Look, i do workforce development for my career. I help college students get started in their field and part of my role is to provide work based learning for them, a.k.a. an insight to what they’re getting into.
I’ll give it to you straight, you have to really know what you want to do and commit to it. But before you decide, you need to know what you’re getting into. If you have a few career paths you like, then do the research. That means call a few and ask if you can do an informational interview with a staff member who ideally is in the role you want to be in. Now everyone is understaffed so don’t be surprised if you get more no’s before you get a yes. But you can’t give up, have to keep networking till you get a yes. You need to do this for all the careers you’re interested in. You need to know firsthand what you’re getting into so you don’t waste time with any training or education you need.
LinkedIn is a great tool to build your network and join a few professional groups that can also help you with getting an insight to the field. If you are putting pay rate as a high priority, then research what the average pay rate is for each career. Need to know if you can live with what average pay is.
Now, please take this as the one thing you remember out of all this, you will ALWAYS hear cons about every career, ALWAYS. You can’t make a decision based on what a few say because there’s always a disgruntled worker and half the time, it’s them as the issue as a shitty employee. But need to understand no career is 100% perfect, there’s always something. But is that something you can deal with or isn’t it a big deal to you.
This applies to what advice you get on a social platform. Some people had just ONE bad experience and they equate that to the career field, wrong. This is just meant to give you an idea, not to confirm to you which career is bad or good
Every job sucks all labor is exploitative. You just have to spend time trying out different fields or doing research on different fields.
It’s also helpful to think about what kind of life you want. Do you want to travel? Do you want a lot of family time? Etc… once you decide what life you want you can begin to narrow down jobs that will afford you that lifestyle.
Currently I want a semi complex job but where I don’t have to bring my work with me, I just interviewed for the financial aid department at my local college. I’d be reviewing students financial aid packets. Seems easy but also maybe complicated sometimes. But I get that clock in clock out experience
I love accounting to get out of poverty. But it’s not my life goal
Dude listen to me. When people on the internet spends time on your post, 99% of the times it’s going to be something negative. They use online forums to rant. The person who is really successful in the field is never going to sit and give you the positives. That is basically waste of time for him. I would suggest to research everything on your own and take the opinion on the internet like a pinch of salt.
Well yeah, no one is going to post about a job they kind of hate and kind of love.
They are only going to post about jobs they absolutely hate.
Honestly man in my experience I’ve realized everyone is going to have something bad to say about everything. My advice, as corny and cliche as this may sound; follow your passions.
In my life I’ve spent a lot of time listening to what other people had to say about their careers and I let that dictate the routes I’ve taken. I changed my degree midway through school because of this and changed my specialization midway through that degree as well. I’ve tried multiple jobs to chase a career that was “idolized” or what would offer me the most money, later realizing I was going after the wrong thing. You’ll soon realize everyone’s opinions are completely irrelevant because everyone has entirely unique experiences due to variety of factors.
If you know what your interests are and what your passions are, find a career that fulfills that. While input from others may be of use, in the end it’s going to boil down to what meets your own desires.
I love my job
That’s because all jobs suck
Haters are gonna hate. You will always find negative people out there. Take in the information. Look at the reasons why people like/hate their careers and figure out what matches up for you.
Do something you can be good at/excel in. It should also be able to pay you a decent living if at all possible. I’m a software engineer and as far as jobs go, I do it because I have the aptitude for doing it, and I can’t think of something that would have a better balance of all the things jobs give us (working hours, work benefits like time off/healthcare/pension etc, money, occupying and challenging the mind, and a working environment — for me, remote). If you have certain talents I would encourage you to explore things related to those, even if you aren’t sure about specific jobs.
The problem is, you never know if you’ll like or love a job until you do it for a while. And unfortunately a lot of people go into a job thinking it’ll be one way and realizing it is not like that. Often times they then feel like they are stuck there, and don’t like it. So that could be why you see a lot of negative comments about jobs.