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I have 10 years of total experience with 3 years in product management. Is it worth going for a master's in marketing or an MBA at this point in career? Intention behind masters is one to g into product marketing or marketing field in general and also to get an opportunity to work abroad.

I am undergraduate majoring in Geography. I have been giving much thought to my career paths for a long time. I know what sparks my interest is anything related to animals and weather and climate, especially when related to marine environments (sea level rise, climate change, oceans, etc) and natural disasters (hurricanes!, tornadoes, tsunamis, etc). I always have been interested in the impact of climate change and natural disasters on society and the environment.

I grew up very aware of hurricane season, conservation/ecology of oceanic habitats, and areas prone to sea level rise, flooding, etc. I am trying to see if I can switch to a Meteorology (General Atmospheric Sciences or Applied Meteorology) major at my college, but I may most likely stay in Geography and minor in either Physics, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Statistics, or Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.

As you can see, my options are still really broad and open to many things. My interest in GIS is also growing and I have heard that is becoming a nice interdisciplinary skill to have. Despite my major being a B.A., I aim to build my science and math background more, too. At this moment, I plan on getting a Master's degree too but for now, my goal is to start exploring career and interest paths that fit what I love, what can make good pay, and what I am good at, or all of the above. I would like to try to get a sense + start so I can start looking into internships and experience with more foundation plus direction. Thank you for reading!

I completed the interview process with a new company ~2w ago. In the interview, the hiring manager asked how soon I could start if an offer was extended (HR did not attend the interview). I answered honestly with 4-6 weeks, to capture 1) 2w notice with current employer, and 2) 2-4w for international travel to visit a sick family member, which was acknowledged and condolences offered.

A contingent offer was extended at the end of last week. My counter was accepted and signed at the beginning of this week. Contingencies should be cleared next week; per HR once this is complete a start date will be provided.

I am planning my travel now but haven't booked since my start date is still TBD.

My questions:

• Is it reasonable to plan under the assumption that the 4-6w will be considered in the start date?
• From an employers perspective, when would the clock start for the 4-6w? It seems reasonable that this would start after contingencies are cleared (so I can officially put in my 2w notice), but not sure.
• Is this much time excessive / frowned upon?
• In the event that the start date provided is much sooner than 4w, is there typically room allowed to negotiate, or is it "take it or leave it"?

I'm really looking forward to the opportunity, I feel it will be a life changer for me. It's been a while since I've started with a new company, hence my uncertainty/ignorance. I want to put my best foot forward, but also am eager for the trip, since this is likely my last opportunity to spend time with this family member.

Thanks in advance!

Hi everyone.

I made a poor decision in undergrad and majored in psychology. I had a knack for it and really loved it at the time. I graduated and ended up pursuing a PhD in the same field. I have moderate success so far, have published some papers, things are going okay. Sometimes I DO feel like I have passion for what I do but my issue is that the pace of work is so painfully slow for me that I am constantly anxious and bored and wanting more work to do.

Throughout my life I’ve also been someone who gets things done. For example, my sisters passport was denied a few months ago and she needed it to be renewed URGENTLY and I was on that shit calling every senator and representative to get it expedited, emailing everyone, even messaging the reps on Instagram. I got her passport renewed in just 1.5 days. I was driven to solve the problem as I always am. If you ask me to do something I will get it done as fast as I possibly can.

In my old job when it was my job to recruit preschools, I would call preschools all day and have everything set up for the entire year. My boss said it usually takes lab managers like a month to recruit a single school so she was floored. But to me it was rather simple. When it was my job to find child participants for studies I was in every parenting Facebook group in the country posting flyers and would easily recruit 20 people in a single day. I am driven to get tasks done basically.

In academic research I feel so listless because often I have to rely on other people. Paper out for review? Just wait and wait and wait for it to get sent back. Need to get data collected? Welp the testing site only allows us to come at certain points, so outside of those time slots not much you can do. As a grad student at least there’s more independence but as a PI you end up relying entirely on grad students and undergraduates to get shit done for you.

I want to strike out on my own somehow and be as busy as I can be. I like the idea of planning trips for people, or helping people resolve crises such as missed flights or expired passports. I’ve helped my friends get jobs, they give me their LinkedIn info and I’ll network like crazy for them and write tons of cover letters. I just want to be busy and productive and to have purpose.

What’s your advice for me? What career will suit my personality? Thanks

Male coworker 35 asked me out I female 33 turned him down / rejected him, now he is very hostile towards me.

If i Greet him on the street he won’t say hi back, if I ask him something about work in the office he will ignore me, if I talk to him he will walk away and leave me talking alone, if I ask him how to do something related to work he will just ignore me, he talks shit about me to other coworkers, he raises his voice if I interact with him.

I try not to interact with him because of all this, but sometimes I have to deal worth him because of work.

I told my female boss about it, but she took his side and said I had to be more tolerant and i should improve my performance. He is like the favorite of the boss.

I can’t go to HR because this company and country don’t care about employees. I can’t leave the company.

There is also other coworker this one female 48 who raises her voice and talks harshly to me when I ask her something related to the job, she is like best friend with the boss.Honestly I think they are trying to make me lose my temper so they can get me fired or trying to crush my spirit.

I can’t find other job, I just ignore them and do my job. But maybe I should stand up for myself? Or that’s a bad idea… because they are favorites with the boss. Maybe I should just do my job and try to not interact with them much. I can’t reason with them because they are mean frustrated people who hate me.

We are like 4-5 people in the department. So I can’t ask other people for help with the work.

What should I do?

As the title states, i am so overwhelmed working in this store, i feel like a deer in the headlights at times. People will come in and ask about hoses , wires, tubing, gauges, connectors, fuses, you name it. Being new in this environment is stressing me out, everyone i work with almost seems like they expect me to know about most things and while they are trying to get their job done, i am bugging them, bringing the customer to them to ask a question, because i have no idea. The guy who was helping me had to stay an hr later after the store closed and i feel like i was partially responsible for that. I have been basically gotten training on day 1 and have been learning on the go since. I know i am new and it is expected but man its starting to weigh on me. I am doing research in my off time on boats and such but just wanted some advice. Can anyone help ease my anxiety?

BA in Business Administration/hotel management Certificate in leadership development Certificate in white belt six sigma

I’ve worked mainly in call centers and in a hotel

I am tired of talking on the phones . I’ve applied for online chat jobs, data entry, Tech jobs(although I do not have a degree I am good with computers)

I want a remote job that doesn’t require me being on the phone.

Any advice that doesn’t require me to go back to school for another 2 to 4 years. The most I will do is get a certificate

So I verbally accepted a semi important job through a placement service at a "Christian" ran manufacturing company. The owner actually interviewed me personally and during the interview with me he said God several times, and everything we do is for God. As a bonus, there was a tv in the lobby playing news headlines for a deeply conservative news source. My problem is that I am an atheist and leftist. I am worried that the company will find out about my personal views and make my life miserable. The second problem is I can't stay my current company and I am doing something that I hate . It's a dumpster fire, and people are leaving constantly. I haven't gotten a decent rise in years, and this new company will give me a decent rise and I will be something that I actually like. So reddit can you help me out

I am so angry at myself for not making the right career choices- in my 20s I worked at a gym, then started a nutrition company on the side and then went to work of a start up doing nutrition and now I am 3 years into working in HR at a large tech company.

All my friends went into tech early and rode the wave and are making 200k plus in their roles while I only make 85k. I’m 34 and can’t help but feel I ruined my life and like I said I am just so mad at myself for not being smart enough to make better career choices and just feel like a loser

How do I get over this?

I am currently work in a casual supervisor position. Because I work casually, I am often rusty at things and work does not always go smoothly. Today, I managed a lot of problems, but the woman who was taking over for me said I need to go back on orientation as some of the things I handed over to her were wrong. I have worked here for 1 year 1 month. She was in a crabby mood, but honestly I suck at the job about 35% of the time. She is also well-respected in this role, and is quite influential. Other people have mentioned it in a less direct way, too.

I am applying to new jobs as I just finished graduate school and moved far from this job. I NEED a positive reference from my current manager to get my next job. I was thinking I should quit now, before she really notices I suck. My manager has emailed me twice about mistakes I have made in the last 2 weeks, after not bothering me at all since I started. I wonder if people have begun to mention to her that I’m not doing well, which might tank my reference. She has not formally addressed any performance issues so I feel like she would have to give me a good reference if I leave now.

I think I could put in notice and ask if she will be a reference for my next job, but say I will work until the end of this next schedule to train people on and provide coverage. That keeps me employed until July, and I have an in-demand skill set from school. I bet I will find a new job before then and I have a large saving.

I'm currently working in a retail store with less pay and bad work environment but it's okay I guess just mainly worried about my future ahead. I'm currently also in community college but I was thinking of starting to take classes after 6 month of break. I tried my best to research but I'm going back and forth listening to everyone opinions and I have self doubts things like ai taking over jobs then job market being bad right now and ton of people with Layoffs. It's like am I even suitable for tech industry because I have zero knowledge and experience. I have no certification and don't know any literacy of tech. All I know is a bunch of popular career names and how much they make. The thing that sparks interest is able to work remotely and good pay. But I guess it's not all fun behind the scenes. I still don't know what to do. I thought maybe non tech related jobs in tech would be helpful.

I am a F(24). For a little background, I am graduating with my masters in neuroscience and have a BS in psychology. I have worked as a research assistant in multiple labs and conducted my own research projects from start to finish including interviewing/running participants through experiments, analysis, and writing. I originally planned to go for my PhD but this is not an ideal world, so I did not get into a program.

I also have work experience as a leasing consultant for an apartment community and assistant manager (just for a restaurant though). In addition, I have experience with some basic design through a retail signage creation job and through creating poster presentations for conferences based on my research.

I don’t want to still be in school when I’m 30, so I’m aiming to transition into industry, but I’m not sure what I want to do at this point. I almost have too diverse of a background that I’m having a hard time pinpointing what would be right for me. I’m looking into market researcher and UX researcher style positions, but still feel under qualified as I struggle to find anything that doesn’t ask for 5+ years of experience already. I’m also open to medical sales, but many of those require pharmaceutical experience.

I’m just feeling lost and could use some ideas to get started. I’ve been applying to a range of jobs in a range of fields but have heard nothing up to this point. Any advice?

Hello! I'm (21F) new to Reddit, but I thought this would be a good place to find some guidance. I'm trying to find some kind of paid internship to get my foot in the door with either backend or front end programming. I'm currently taking classes at a local community college (online because I already work full time) and am desperately wanting to get my bachelor's, but I can't do so without some kind of assistance. I'm already about $30k in debt from my first year at a 4-year university that didn't end well because of personal issues.

I'm trying to get my foot in the door early because my husband (21M & newly married) is going into the marine corps and potentially doing active duty once everything is approved and taken care of. I want to be sure that I can keep a stable job even with the potential to move every few years (like a remote programming job), but I don't even know where to start looking now. I was very interested in an internship with Garmin but they closed the application before I could get any certifications to give myself a better shot (money is super tight rn).

I'm sorry about the long post, but if anyone would be able to point me in a good direction or if you just have some pointers, it'd be greatly appreciated. 🤍🤍

2 months into a new job. No relevant training. I think my boss wants to get rid of me.

I recently started at a company after a few months of being unemployed. It was for a new role that was just created in early January. Im not the first new hire for this position, but 98% of the current team has been with the company for 5+ years. It’s a very high paced environment.

Since this was a new role, there was no relevant training that was provided to me during the “training period”. The training that I had was very basic, and didn’t scratch the surface of the intricacies of my role.

One month on the job I received scathing feedback from my manager who complained that I was not up to speed. He knew that the training wasn’t sufficient, and he himself told me to take the training that I got with one ear and let it out with the other. He said it wasn’t at all relevant to my role. That being said, he gave me no good reason to believe that he was interested in my growth.

Second month in, my manager tells me that he’s having thin patience with me for asking questions about how to do the role better. I have a buddy assigned to me and she’s been super helpful in helping me learn where I have my gaps , but earlier this week he asked me to spend no more than a few mins working with my buddy per week. Now last week, my manager sends me an email with all the feedback and cc’s his boss.

I feel like I’ve not been trained, the company knows that I wasn’t onboarded right and I’m afraid for my job security. I’ve been thinking about emailing the HR about this unfairness to have a paper trail on my experience, as well as writing an email to the trainer as well.

I’m actively applying. But open to any guidance. To say that I’ve been stressed is an understatement.

I'm in my thirties and I'm a Major in English; I have been working as ESL teacher but I would to switch careers and beging working in cybersecurity. I've always enjoy working with computers but I'm not sure where to start to make the change. I could study online and get a degree but not sure what major should I choose or where to begin with, could someone help me and give some direction?

hello, im 16 turning 17 in a couple days. I currently work at a landscaping company making 17 dollars an hour. I’ve been thinking about my future and possibly career options and it’s kinda been messing with my head. I really like computers, and I have been playing around rebuilding, fixing and upgrading computers since i was 7. It’s really interesting to me how they function, and even though it’s frustrating when fixing I always find it satisfying when fixing it. I first started thinking about possible trades like being an electrican or welder, but now I’m thinking about doing something with computers, but applying to expensive college wouldn’t be an option. I want to be able to atleast make 85k a year by 30-40

hey, im a senior in high school right now and i graduate in a month and i actually haven't applied anywhere yet. This is mostly because I knew there was no deadline to the college i am applying to so i wasn't initially worried about it, but i had a recent talk with my dad and he expressed his worries that what i originally planned to apply for (business administration) doesn't have a high demand and to just put this out there i've always been open to his advice and we usually make these decisions together. Anyways he said that some people find it hard to find a job unless there's a high demand like a trade and i asked him what if i did a trade? He replied and asked what trade i was thinking of at the time ar replied to nursing. He said thats a good idea anc a decent salary and in high demand. I just don't know and i really should apply soon but I just don't want to go to college and waste tuition money, and my dad said it's fine to have time to figure it out if it doesn't work out at first but i just dont know what to do should i stay with my original plan or go for nursing?

Jobs after the military

I’m planing to join the military, probably Army or Coast Guard; So after my service I have three career fields in mind. Here is a list of them and why I want the job, please consider my opinion and comment which one do you think is the most rewarding field.

1. Law Enforcement

Seems exciting, I would love to go patrol in a police cruiser. I love helping people and I’d love the tactical aspect to it. I also think some of the stuff they do sounds really exciting and fun, the stereotypical police chase or bank robbery scenario sounds exciting to be in. But in my area the highest crime is mostly domestic violence and drug use which I just find disgusting and boring. If I was to go into law enforcement it’d be state police, my states pay average is $64,000-$90,000, plus overtime and diverse duty pay; first year. But there is also a ton of other benefits and you get your own doge charger and a cool uniform…

2. Firefighter.

Firefighting sounds fun you don’t have to deal with a bunch of criminals but it does seem like you will see more messed up stuff and dead people which is traumatic. I would mainly like this job Beucase I like the idea of operating all the trucks and hoses and machines. Also I have connections with the local FD. The pay is 50k average the first year.

3. Deck Officer/3rd mate

I would love to work on a boat, I don’t really want to be a seaman or an oiler. So I think being a 3rd mate would be awesome. It sounds like really hard work, but I think being at sea would be really fun and the mission and all the principles of a maritime job seems amazing. A 3rd mate is basically the first rank of an officer aboard a ship its obtainable by your experience on a ship or attending a merchant marine academy for 4 years. I’d probably go with the merchant marine academy just Becuase it’s shorter and you have a guaranteed chance of getting all the certifications, and I could also use the GI bill becuase I’m going to join the military. The pay is very good 100k-150k average, and the industry is in need for more workers.

I'm considering a change in career at 39. Essentially, I'm concerned about my future prospects as I'm seeing more and more STEM people enter it (I'm just a business grad). My specific role is an Innovation/Process Improvement Program Manager.

I'm looking at 3 options;

1. Starting my own Consulting gig ( but with Blackjack and Hookers); again, tricky because of the STEM folks.
2. Going to Med School - I've always been interested in radiology specifically.
3. Get my JD and go into law.

Has anyone ever done a major career change in their early 40's? or maybe even advice or considerations which could help me narrow my focus?

A key consideration is that I'm the primary breadwinner of my family.

Im 23 and Ive worked in restruants all my life and recently as of last year I went and got my commercial license-A , I have all endorsements except the passenger one. I’m looking for jobs and having a hard time. I’m unable to do any over the road trucking as I have family to take care of. Any ideas? Thanks!!

I've been working in operations at a major bank for 2 years, and I'm interested to see what "individual contributor" roles are worth pursuring with high earning potential, it doesn't have to be at a bank or financial field and I'm willing to obtain certificates if needed.

I'm thinking about a risk management/AML role but also heard they have a low salary ceiling in my city (Toronto). Any advice, jobs or role suggestions would be great!

If there’s a better sub for this, please direct me there! Starting in August, I will be starting my Masters internship in mental health counseling while also working full time as a high school teacher. My schedule will essentially be M-F 7am-7pm. My only saving grace is that it is only for the next year. Any advice for managing life?

I have an MA in Organizational Psychology, but most of my experience is working with people with autism/disabilities(Instructional Paraprofessional/Direct support) I make so little money that it’s draining and depressing, so looking to change careers. It sucks not to be able to utilize my masters, but most HR jobs require multiple years of experience and sometimes an unpaid internship(I can’t swing that, have 2 kids) I’d be willing to do a certification program but can’t really afford multiple additional years of schooling. Any advice?

I'm 26 and currently homeless. I have a job now as a waiter but don't make enough to get on my feet. Newer restaurant that's hardly busy. Tips hit or miss. $40-100 most nights plus $10 per hour (5 hour shift) I am looking for a change, I want to be able to afford a real life which I don't have at the moment. I'm getting more and more depressed and desperate. What can I do to increase my earning potential, where can I find a job that pays me enough to actually survive? I only really have experience in retail and food service. Are there any well paying entry level jobs with no experience?

I recently graduated high school and am not 100% sure on what I should do with my life, I will most likley got to a university, I have not found a ui/ux design bachelor degree, so I thought studying somthing like graphic design then getting a master's in ui/ux is the clearist way possible to move forward, I don't know if I even should study at all in a university.

Hello 23f here

I’ve failed in 1st and 3rd year of pharmacy school. I’ve never done well in the pharmacy program and I’ve grown to hate the work itself, specifically retail, after exposure to my pharmacy job and previous practicums. Not interested in hospital pharmacy due to high competition and environment. Should I suck it up and redo 3rd year and finish up 4th year, and obtain my license or should I pursue another career? I’m currently eyeing accounting since I have an interest in business and took some electives in the past. However, it would be a while until I reach a pharmacist’s salary. Open to other suggestions

For context, West coast Canada VHCOL

I have a part time job as a remote digital marketing coordinator with 3 years experience and I'm having a hard time finding remote entry level marketing jobs to further my experience. I'm interested in getting into the fashion or beauty industry and have looked into apparel merchandising/marketing. Could I get a Masters degree online in something like that with a Bachelors in Marketing? I've also seen a lot of jobs looking for experience in Amazon Seller Central if anyone has any experience with that they'd like to share with me. Thanks

Was weak in math right from my childhood. I'm now an unemployed college graduate who wants to be a software developer but It's a great possibility i'm going to be a huge failure in coding too because it requires the aptitude of math . I'm not a bright student. I don't have any talent and strength in ANY subjects too. I want to make my maths strong only till 10th grade level. Math topics like ratio and proportions, word problems in algebra , forming equations makes me feel too dumb

I get along with one of my professors at community college pretty well and recently just started a new job. A couple weeks ago I asked for some extra materials to keep learning with over the summer via email and didn't see his reply for a week as my school email tends to get a little flooded. Then I saw that he had actually asked if I wanted to work with him on one of his projects, which I was (and still am) really excited about as a way to get some real world experience related to what I'm learning in his classes. I apologized for not seeing his email sooner, sent over a bunch of questions I have about the role and asked if he had some time to chat. Shortly after, my new job decided they were flying me out to their office for a couple days to work one of their big productions right now, I wanted to make a good impression so quickly agreed. When my professor replied with a day that worked for him, it was the day I was scheduled to fly out and I replied with times I could be available that week, though they were pretty limited. He didn't respond so I figured I'll just check in again after I'm back and more available.

It's been about another week and I came back from my work trip. Yesterday I reached out again to ask about working on his project, he usually responds within a day but it's been a bit more than that and I haven't heard back yet. Obviously it's the weekend and even if it's not the weekend, other things can come up so I will be patient. But I'm wondering if I blew it a bit with missing his first email for a week then not being able to make a time to talk about the project, and maybe gave him the impression that I'll be too unavailable to give his project enough attention now that I have this new job (he knows about the new job and was happy for me). I wasn't sure if the project was going to require regular amounts of my time or if it would be flexible since it's mostly his students working on it, and that was one of the things we were going to talk about. The project is in a different field from my new job, and one that I'm hoping to at least partially transition into eventually, so I'd consider it important experience that I would generally prioritize over other things besides my main job.

I still really want to work on my professor's project and keep a good relationship with him, so should I keep asking every few days to demonstrate interest or would there be a point where I should take a hint and assume that for whatever reason he doesn't want me to work on it anymore? Thanks in advance.

Hey, guys im looking for advice, i cant seem to make up my mind so ive come here to potentially seek advice. I would like to apologise on how big this post ended up being.

Fate has put me in a weird situation, where i have a Business Operations Internship lined up, with a very large firm (top 10 in the world), but the duration is very weird. The duration of my Internship is 6 Months, due to the timing i will not be able to continue with my next academic year meaning after thew 6 months i have nothing to do until the start of the next academic year.

My issue is that due to it being 6 months, my parents dont want me to take it and instead finish my third year. Although i understand this and strongly want to do as i dont want to take a year out and miss the opportunity with living with my friends and really vibing with them (i got really close with them this year, and living with them has been a long time thing weve all been planning).

However, on the other hand, working for this firm is like a dream when it comes to starting my career, the name alone is impressive especially considering the university i go to. The benefits are the pay, im making a full year placement salary in just 6 months. The experience will help me after I graduate and lets say i was to slack and get a 2:2 in my last year, i would still be good.

My original plan was to do a masters in case i dont gain experience so it covers the lack and helps me in my post graduate job hunt. But now that this has risen into play, i can take the internship and not do my masters (either way im happy).

Considering most people here are either in the work force or seeking guidance like me, what would you do, and what do you reccomend? i honestly apppreciate everything, thank you.