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All my friends have plans in life but me?
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Hey all. First post so ill keep it shortwinded. All of my friends seem to be set on where theyre going after college/uni etc and im clueless. I have no talent or interest in anything really which is a job (video games obv isnt a job really).
Has anyone else felt like this? feels like im stuck and everyone else is moving on.
Has anyone else felt like this? feels like im stuck and everyone else is moving on.
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So, although it may feel like everyone else know exactly what they're doing and what they're up to in the future, quite a few of them will be doing something completely different in life at a later stage.
If you are not sure what you are good at they try getting a job with varied roles. Then work out what you like and try to get jobs like that.
Don't give up hope just because you lack a clear vision of your future. There is time for you to experiment with jobs and to pick up valuable experience. Sometimes it is only through 'doing' that you find somewhere you fit.
Everyone in my situation keeps asking what im doing after uni and when i say i have absolutely no idea, will just see what happens, i get this look :eek2:
Hmm just realised i dont have any constructive advice but just wanted to say you're not the only one
It's good to think about what sorts of things you enjoy doing, but most people just blunder into a career and then find that they're quite good at it. It's what I've done.
1. Have jobs in the summer holiday
2. Graduate
3. Get a job in engineering
4. Get chartered
Then work out what to do next.
7 years later, the plan is no more specific.
This is pretty much what mine is like. Except it's computing and not engineering.
So how about putting that plan into action?
Just wondering if you've had a chance to read everyone's great responses and whether the situation is any more clearer for you?